Girls' Romances, #79

Published: October 1961

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Girls' Romances #79

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Issue Contents:
Eternally Yours!
1 page romance
Credits
Story Notes

cover art also used as splash for last story

Contents
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

inside front cover

Love without Hope
Story 2 9 pages romance

"I knew that romance with Fred could only end in heartbreak. I fought with every breath in my being to keep from loving him"

Storyline

Marie's college roommates fall in love with students away from home and have their hearts broken after four years when the boys leave. Marie vows she won't fall for a student away from home, but when she meets Bret she finds herself following the same path her roommates did.

Characters
  • Fred
  • Barbara
  • Jeanette
  • Bob
  • Dick
  • Marie
  • Bret
Credits
One Fateful Ring!
Story 3 6 pages romance

"I knew David couldn't be tied down to one woman--but I couldn't give up hoping."

Storyline

Evie had met David, a soldier, but also a free-spirit, by accident when he was trying to reach her sister to spend a three-hour layover with him. Instead he asked Evie to join him. Later she received a short note from him saying he will be in New York around 8 o'clock between trains and he won't be back for two years. As 8 o'clock approaches, Evie stares at the telephone, praying that it will ring.

Characters
  • David
  • Evie
  • Dick Martin
  • Louise
Credits
Forgive a Fool!
Story 4 7 pages romance

"Suddenly this man was no longer anyone I had ever known -- much less loved!"

Storyline

Kathy loves Ken but sometimes he seems to think more of his fishing than he does of her. Whenever the subject of marriage came up, his response was always "some day". Eventually, Kathy reaches her breaking point and when Ken tries to talk to her, her response is "some day".

Characters
  • Kathy
  • Ken
Credits
Story 5 2 pages romance
Credits
  • Script:
Story Notes

Advice Column

Eternally Yours!
Story 6 8 pages romance

"Rob was the sun and the moon and the stars to me ... but I could never mean the same to him as long as Marianna was in the picture."

Storyline

When Marianna breaks up with Rob's brother, Carol worries that she will take Rob away from her. Carol decides that the only thing she can do is let Rob have his fling with Marianna and hope he comes back to her.

Characters
  • Rob
  • Marianna
  • Carol
  • Steve
Credits
Story Notes

splash art also used for cover

You Are the Star in Our Love Stories!

Featuring Falling in Love

Story 7 1 page
Story Notes

inside back cover

A Moment of Love
Story 8 1 page
Story Notes

back cover