| Comments |
| |
| Missing at least one page from the last story. |
|
| | |
| Additional Information |
| |
| Publication | May-June 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Joe Simon ink credit changed to Jack Kirby based on info from Greg Theakston. |
| |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Joe Simon ink credit changed to Jack Kirby based on info from Greg Theakston. |
| |
| Comic Story | The Town and Toni Benson! (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Toni and Stan get married and inherit a house from Toni’s grandmother. They face prejudice from some of the residents of their small town due to Stan's previous reputation as a "bad boy" and gambler. Urged to sell the house, Toni and Stan want to keep it and make ends meet by renting space to several veterans and their families who’ve come to work in the town’s steel mill. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Toni Benson Budko; Stanley Budko; Sarah Benson; Dr. Jenkins; Albert Rheinbeck; Amon Cleveland; Marshall Cleveland; Bob Scott; Sophie Morrison Scott; Don Savoldi; Jack Fontaine |
| Notes | Sequel to “I Was a Pick-Up!” in Young Romance 1 (Sept-Oct 1947). |
| |
| Comic Story | The Language of Love! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Librarian Nancy marries steelworker Steve. Her sister Ethel is appalled by Steve’s bad manners and low social status, and Steve orders her to leave their house. Nancy goes along. She invites Steve to Ethel’s town to see if he can behave in “civilised” company. He acts “vulgar” but Ethel’s friends like it, calling her a “stuffed shirt.” Nancy and Steve reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nancy Calkins Andrews; Steve Andrews; Louise Andrews; Ethel Calkins; William Thompson; Cecil Bartholomew; Miriam Hathaway |
| |
| Comic Story | My Father’s New Wife! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | College student Kit is shocked when her widowed father marries Carol, who’s only a few years older than Kit. Her boyfriend Pete sees nothing wrong with this and Kit breaks up with him as a result. She even thinks he’s having an affair with Carol. Kit’s father points out the error of her ways and Kit apologizes, then reconciles with Pete. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kit; Carol; Pete; Kit's father |
| |
| Text Story | Second Chance for Love (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
| |
| Comic Story | Steady Boy Friends (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | High school student Sue wants to go steady with Frankie, but her mother says she's too young. Sue visits Nancy Hale for advice and meets Mrs. M, who says she went steady with a boy when she was young. However, when they broke up she was very lonely because everyone thought she was "taken." Sue decides to wait before going steady with anyone. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nancy Hale; Sue B.; Frankie; Mrs. B.; Mrs. M. |
| |
| Comic Story | Big City Girl! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Vicki and her parents move to a small town from the big city. Vicki’s high school peers think all girls from the city are “fast” and this affects her social life. She dates Pete and when he is injured in an accident, Vicki is blamed. She considers suicide but Pete recovers and they eventually marry. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Vicki Russell; Mr. Russell; Mrs. Russell; Burt Struthers; Nina Vinson; Pete Davis; Mrs. Davis; Mrs. Tate |
| |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a
Creative Commons Attribution License.
More details about this comic may be available in their page here |
