Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Sisterhood

Romance comics give us some of the most...interesting...family relationships:





Let's summarize:
  • Despite apparently being broke, our unnamed heroine gave her sister money for a wedding gift. And not just money--cash!!
  • Even though Jane and Ted live a life of "drudgery" and "they can't afford it," they haven't spent that cash yet, and just have it lying around the apartment
  • Our heroine bemoans the fact that she can't afford to go to a fancy resort, only a "cheap" one, where she'd have to "compete" against "office girls."
  • Jane decides that the best way to spend the money is to finance her sister's husband-seeking expedition, so she "can marry a rich boy" and then return the money--no doubt with interest!!
I guess in a 1970s DC romance comic, pimping out financing your sister so she can find a rich husband just good family values!!

SPOILER ALERT: Our heroine does hook up with a rich boor, but discovers she's really in love with the poor but handsome sailing instructor. So much for Jane's investment!!

From Girls' Love Stories #159 (1971)

2 comments:

  1. To be fair, back then it wasn't inconceivable for even a less well-off family to have some savings; as opposed to buying flat-screens and maxing out all the cards.

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  2. God, I love old Romance comics. They are...completely insane.

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