| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
| Notes | Cover images taken from inside stories. |
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| Cover | Hello, Beautiful |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas;? | Inks: Vince Colletta; Dick Giordano? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Cover images taken from inside stories. |
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| Comic Story | Playin' It Cool (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mousy 16-year-old Laurie comes out of her shell and begins dating Rajah, a “wild” young man. Her parents don’t approve, and they prevent her from eloping with him. “He acted tough…but he’s a phoney!” Laurie agrees to conform to her parents’ expectations from now on. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Vince Colletta | Letters: Jon D'Agostino | Job #: 5262 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Laurie; Roger "Rajah" Gates; Anne; Jimmy Ellis; Laurie's father; Laurie's mother |
| Notes | The bottom image on the cover (with different coloring) is taken from a panel in this story. |
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| Comic Story | The Necklace (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Don’s mother, a “society queen,” gives him a necklace so he can propose to Cecile, even though she’s “from a poor family.” |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Vince Alascia?; Charles Nicholas? | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6004 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Don; Cecilie; Don's mother |
| Notes | This story appeared in several Charlton romance titles during this era. |
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| Comic Story | Heartbreaker (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jill is the “campus queen,” who flirts with boys and breaks their hearts. She becomes interested in new student Ron and thinks she’s found true love at last. However, Ron says he’s taking someone else to the prom, and now Jill has “learned my lesson…the hard way!” |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Inks: Sal Trapani | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6061 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jill Stevens; Toni Jackson; Tom; Bill; Ron Aldridge |
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| Comic Story | Lovers' Quarrel (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Marie and Alan have broken up, but she signals that she wants him to call her by leaving her makeup compact (in the shape of a telephone dial) on a soda fountain counter. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Charles Nicholas?; Vince Alascia? | Letters: typeset | Job #: 6005 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Alan; Marie |
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| Text Story | Too Young To Marry? (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Hello Beautiful (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Amy was unable to have a social life for years because she was caring for her invalid mother. When her mother recovers, Amy decides to rebel against her “nice girl” image. Danny calls her bluff: he knows she’s not that way and he loves her. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Inks: Dick Giordano? | Letters: typeset | Job #: 5969 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Amy; Mr. Alison; Mrs. Alison; Amy's mother; Danny Alison |
| Notes | The top cover image (with different coloring) is taken from a splash page panel in this story. |
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| Synopsis | Readers can cut the red "CDC" corner off the cover and send it in for various prizes, including a compact, scarves, and bracelets. |
| Notes | The "Dial L for Love" compact offered on this page figures in the plot of the story "Lover's Quarrel" in this issue. |
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| Comic Story | Love Call (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ruth begins to date co-worker Tom, but breaks up with him when she sees him in the company of another woman. She walks away and Tom calls her back: it’s actually a talking mynah bird he bought her as a present, but that’s good enough. They reconcile. |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Vince Alascia | Letters: typeset | Job #: 5660 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Tom Ford; Molly; Ruth Miller |
| Notes | Tom is "Tom Ford" on page 1 but on page 2 he's called "Tom Richards." |
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| Comic Story | A Good Life (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A dog is jealous when his owner meets a woman in the park. However, the woman has a French poodle and the dog thinks “this may not be so bad.” |
| Credits | Script: Joe Gill? | Pencils: Sam Glanzman? | Inks: Sam Glanzman? | Letters: typeset | Job #: 5729 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Romance |
| Notes | An unusual story taking place from a dog's point of view. |
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