Love Diary #8
"Man Shy" in Love Diary #8 (1950) captures a tender, bittersweet romance between secretary Violet and Johnny, a struggling artist in Greenwich Village. When Johnny refuses Violet’s offer to help him financially, insisting they part until he proves himself, she turns to another man—only to realize her true feelings when he wins a major award. With the help of Ray Mann and readers’ advice, Violet must prove her love before it’s too late. Art by John Rosenberger brings quiet emotion to every panel.
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Secretary Violet meets Johnny, an artist who lives in the same Greenwich Village apartment building as she. They fall in love but he is too poor to marry her. She offers to get him a job with her company but he refuses and says they need to stay apart until he’s a success. Violet, on the rebound, agrees to marry executive Roger, then learns Johnny has won a prestigious award. Violet wants to reconcile with Johnny but he is suspicious and demands proof she loves him. Violet comes to Ray Mann for help and he asks the readers of Love Diary comics to write in with their suggestions.
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