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The Heart of Juliet Jones was an American comic strip series created by Stan Drake in 1953.
Contents
The strip was a soap opera, following the prototype set by Mary Worth but elevated by Drake's exceptional artwork. The figure drawing was characterized by Drake's pioneering use of naturalistic movement and expression, a style he achieved partly through the use of Polaroid photographic reference.
Characters and story
Much of the dramatic tension was realized through the interaction of two dissimilar sisters. Brunette Juliet Jones, the older, was modest, sensible and successful. Buxom blonde Eve Jones was flirty, flighty, and in and out of trouble. Their elderly father, a decent but dull man easily swayed by both of his daughters, also played a leading role.
Books
A full reprinting in book form of Drake's work on the strip was begun by Classic Comics Press in late 2008.
Awards
Drake received the National Cartoonists Society's Story Comic Strip Award in 1968, 1970 and 1972. Drake left the strip in 1989, and it was continued by Frank Bolle from 1982 through New Year's Day 2001.
