There were a lot of comics with the word “confession” in the title during the romance comic craze of the 1950’s. But in my opinion, from that whole group one the best covers (Matt Baker aside) was this one by Wally Wood for My Confession #7 published by Fox Feature Syndicate, Inc.
From film Manpower by Raoul Walsh with Marlene Dietrich 1941
From film Manpower by Raoul Walsh with Marlene Dietrich 1941
What exactly is it about the sultry blonde woman in the red dress?
It may be that the image is a doppelganger for these classic publicity photos of actress and 1940’s pin-up Marlena Dietrich. A similar approach was used on the classic Dotty #36 cover.
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