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| Interesting issue: none of the 3 main stories has a conventional "happy" ending. In the first one, the lovers are separated at the end; in the second one, the girl gets a "loose" reputation and will have to live it down; in the third one, the boy is killed! |
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| Publication | December 1960 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
| Notes | Main cover image and inset panel are both redrawn versions of interior story panels. |
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| Content | Genre: Romance |
| Notes | Main cover image and inset panel are both redrawn versions of interior story panels. |
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| Comic Story | They Didn't Understand (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Donna and Alex feel a kinship, despite their backgrounds. But when Donna's parents find out she is seeing a 'dirty foreign kid', they forbid her to have contact with him. |
| Credits | Job #: 7000 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Donna; Alex; Miriam; Mr. Carter; Mrs. Carter |
| Notes | Although Mr. Carter calls Alex "a dirty foreign kid," Alex is not discernibly foreign or ethnic in any way. |
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| Comic Story | What Is Love? (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Attempts to define what love is and how to identify if your love is real. |
| Credits | Job #: 7159 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Romance |
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| Comic Story | My Reputation (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joan Harden wants to be popular, but doesn't feel as pretty as the other girls. One night a TV show suggests that a plain girl can be noticed by the boys if they do the best with what they have physically and develop a vivacious, feminine character. Joan does this and boys start to notice. But she gets a reputation as a fun-girl, easy to kiss by anybody. When Joan meets Paul, she feels differently about him than the other boys. But Paul leaves Joan when he finds out about her reputation. |
| Credits | Job #: 6999 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Joan Harden; Peg; Paul Dunn |
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| Comic Story | What Is A "School"? (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Discusses different aspects of what a school is. |
| Credits | Job #: 6623 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Synopsis | Dr. Harold Gluck answers letters related to the problems of teenagers in high school. |
| Featuring | Canteen Corner |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | My Empty Heart (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Judy's parents move to Florida from the North. Judy starts going out with Hal, but is ostracized because Hal is half Indian. While canoeing in the Everglades, an alligator attacks their canoe. Hal lifts Judy to safety, but dies in a struggle with the 'gator. |
| Credits | Job #: 7001 |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Judy; Hal Temple; Tina |
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| Comic Story | What Am I? (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Discusses genetics vs. environment and the role each play in determining what you are. |
| Credits | Job #: 7004 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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