History:(Girl Confessions I#33/2 (fb)) - Mary Jane Bromley worked as a typist in an office. One year at the office Christmas party, she noticed her co-worker Grant Kingsley took time to dance and kiss each of the women in the office except for her.
MARY JANE BROMLEY
Real Name: Mary Jane Bromley
Identity/Class: Human (post-World War II era)
Occupation: Model;
former typist
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Hank Bromley, Louise Bromley, Johnny Griffin, Joe, Grant Kingsley, Mr. Peters, Kenneth Schuster
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: Hank Bromley (father), Louise Bromley (mother)
Aliases: M.J.
Base of Operations: An unidentified city in the USA
First Appearance: Girl Confessions I#33/2 (April, 1954)
Powers/Abilities: Mary Jane is gifted at modeling.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'10")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 125 lbs.)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
History:
(Girl Confessions I#33/2 (fb)) - Mary Jane Bromley worked as a typist
in an office. One year at the office Christmas party, she noticed her
co-worker Grant Kingsley took time to dance and kiss each of the women
in the office except for her.
(Girl Confessions I#33/2) - One year later, Mary Jane again went to the office Christmas party. This year, Grant again danced with the other women from her office but never danced with Mary Jane. Mary Jane did accept a dance from Mr. Peters but she yearned to have Grant's attention. She feared that she wasn't beautiful because she was taller than the other women.
Dejected, Mary Jane went home. Although she didn't inform her parents about what had happened at the party, they quickly surmised she'd been ignored by someone she had a crush on. Her parents decided to help Mary Jane overcome her problems and started escorting her to nightclubs. One night, they went to Johnny Griffin's nightclub and Mary Jane saw that all of Griffin's showgirls were 5'9" or taller. Griffin mentioned that he was always looking for more dancers and told Mary Jane she could dance at the club if she was interested.
The following week, Mary Jane was a ladies' club where a model was showing off her dress. One of the other women noted that tall women like Mary Jane could wear anything. Realizing she might have a gift for modeling and through it finally get Grant's attention, Mary Jane decided to become a model. She quit her job as a typist and soon received modeling offers, winding up on the covers of fashion magazines including Mode, Lady and Bazaar. She also received the attention of men such as Joe the photographer and Kenneth Schuster the writer but Mary Jane rejected their attempts to date her because she wanted to win Grant.
Finally, the annual Christmas party came up again and Mary Jane attended. She received attention from all of the men at the party, including Grant, who danced with her. The entire time, Grant enthused over Mary Jane, having seen her photo in magazines. After the dance, Grant kissed her but Mary Jane realized she felt nothing for him. She told Grant she hoped they'd always be friends but she could never be in love with him. Mary Jane had learned that she was truly beautiful and that when she met someone she truly loved, she could win them with her newfound self-confidence.
Comments: Created by an unidentified writer and J. Makowski.
Based on the date of publication, the Christmas at the end of the story was most likely Christmas 1953. That means the Christmas flashback was Christmas 1951 and the Christmas that began the story was Christmas 1952.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mary Jane Bromley should not be confused with:
Hank Bromley was Mary Jane's father. He and Louise realized Mary Jane was depressed after being ignored at her Christmas party and helped her find confidence by taking her to nightclubs and seeing the tall dancers there.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4
Louise Bromley was Mary Jane's mother. She and Hank realized Mary Jane was depressed after being ignored at her Christmas party and helped her find confidence by taking her to nightclubs and seeing the tall dancers there.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4
Johnny Griffin was a nightclub owner. Johnny used tall showgirls at his club with none of them shorter than 5'9". When Mary Jane's parents brought her to Johnny's club, he introduced himself to her and invited her to become a showgirl. This encouraged Mary Jane but she chose to become a model instead.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4
Joe was a photographer who admired Mary Jane Bromley. One day while taking Mary Jane's photo, Joe asked her for a date but Mary Jane replied she wasn't dating anyone at the time.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4
Grant Kingsley was a handsome man whom Mary Jane had a crush on when they worked in the same office but each year at the Christmas party, Grant would dance with the other women from the office and kiss them but never asked Mary Jane for a dance. Mary Jane eventually went into modeling to prove her beauty. Grant saw her photo and admired her from afar, not realizing she'd been pining for him for years. At the next Christmas party, Mary Jane danced with Grant and they kissed but Mary Jane realized she felt nothing for him. She told Grant they could be friends.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4 (#33/4 (fb), #33/4,
Mr. PetersMr. Peters was a man who worked at Mary Jane's office. At a Christmas party, Mary Jane danced with Mr. Peters but, at the time, she wanted to dance with Grant Kingsley.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4
Kenneth Schuster was a writer who took an interest in Mary Jane Bromley. However, she wasn't interested in dating him because she was determined to attract Grant Kingsley.
--Girl Confessions I#33/4
images: (without ads)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 4, panel 7 (Mary Jane, main)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 1, panel 1 (Mary Jane, face)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 2, panel 4 (Hank)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 3, panel 4 (Louise)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 2, panel 7 (Johnny)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 4, panel 4 (Joe)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 5, panel 7 (Grant)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 1, panel 3 (Peters)
Girl Confessions I#33/2, page 4, panel 5 (Schuster)
Appearances:
Girl Confessions I#33/2 (April, 1954) - unidentified writer, J. Makowski (artist), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 12/25/2025
Last updated:
12/25/2025
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