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Secret Story Romances #1 (1953) · The Collector

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Secret Story Romances (1953)
#1

Marvel#1

Secret Story Romances

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Secret Story Romances #1

Worth Waiting For! / The Tragic Truth! / I Do! / Mary Parker's Man!

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: November 1953
On sale: Jul 24, 1953
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Writer: Paul S. Newman
Pencillers: Jay Scott Pike, John Tartaglione, Bill Everett
Inkers: Jay Scott Pike, John Tartaglione, Bill Everett
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Wally asks Ann to wait for marriage until he finishes medical school in two years. She becomes frustrated seeing her friends getting married, having children, etc. Ann gives Wally an ultimatum and he decides to quit medical school with only a few months to go. However, Ann’s mother suffers a heart attack and Wally’s quick action saves her life. Ann decides their wedding can wait after all.

Joe Letterese, Sam Rosen, Bill Everett

Cover

Jay Scott Pike

Cover colors

Stan Goldberg

Editor

Stan Lee

Characters

Alice Boswell
Ann Wilson
Danny
Doris
Dr. Calder
Flo
Frank Masters
Frankie
Irma
Mabel
Mary
Mary Parker
Mrs. Wilson
Professor Bates
Ronald Desmond
Wally
Walter Boswell

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