Girls' Love Stories, #165
Published: January 1972
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I Was Too Shy
Credits
- Pencils: John Darkow
- Inks: John Darkow
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Heavy Date!
Storyline
Julie lacks confidence because she's overweight. When Earl takes an interest in her, she is finally able to lose weight with his support. But when she starts to attract attention from other guys, her attitude changes and she wants to get back at the people who shunned her before.
Credits
- Pencils: George Tuska
- Inks: Vince Colletta
How to Tell If He Loves You
Story Notes
quiz
I Was Too Shy...
Storyline
Tina is painfully shy and unable to talk to boys even when they show some interest in her. She begins to believe that she will be alone forever until she meets a boy who is just as shy as she is.
Credits
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Gene Colan (uncertain)
- Inks: Bernard Sachs (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Original title: "Too Shy for Romance!" Some re-inking to update hairstyles and fashions.
Too Smart for Her Own Good
Storyline
Diana wants to attract her boss's attention by appearing more "girlish," but she finds out almost too late that he prefers the competent woman she originally seemed to be.
Credits
- Script: Carol Fein
- Pencils: John Romita
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
advice column
Initiation to Love
Storyline
Marcy is eager to join an exclusive club at her high school, but to pass the initiation she has to date a handsome senior and then dump him.
"You flooded our office!"
Credits
- Pencils: John Darkow
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
Solicits reader letters suggesting the resolution to the interracial romance story "Black + White = Heartbreak," which appeared two issues earlier.
I Loved Two Men
Storyline
Arlene should be happy with David, but she is tempted by memories from the past when she sees Nicky again, years after they broke up.
Credits
- Pencils: Werner Roth (uncertain)
- Inks: John Romita
Story Notes
Original title: "No Home for My Heart." The original first page of this story has been replaced with art by unknown artists. Some re-inking to update hairstyles and fashions.
One to Startle You...
Credits
- Pencils: Werner Roth
- Inks: Vince Colletta
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Story Notes
House ad for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #117, on sale October 26.