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| Name | Hi-School Romance 68 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Contents copyright Harvey Features Syndicate. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Romance |
| Pencils | Al Avison ? |
| Inks | Al Avison ? |
| First Line | I was told I was too pretty to date! |
| Advertisement | Free Photos Of Your Favorite Stars / Studio Fotos (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (Photo) |
| Inks | ? (Photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Ten free photos of your favorite stars for ten cents (to cover mailing and handling costs). |
| Comic Story | Contents (1 page) |
| Genre | Romance |
| Pencils | Al Avison ? |
| Inks | Warren Kremer ? |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Notes | Page served as the prelude to "Odd Girl Out", the first story of the issue. The page is the original splash page reprinted from the story "3 On An Island". |
| Advertisement | Flashing Simulated Diamond Rings At Fabulous Savings! / Flashing Simulated Diamond Rings (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Beautiful fake diamonds for only $1.00, from The Jewelry King. |
| Comic Story | Odd Girl Out (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Enid, the school's champion swimmer, has always liked Brad, but he is going steady with Sally. During a school outing on a boat, a freak accident leaves the three stranded on an island. While Sally has a sprained ankle, Enid leads the way providing food and shelter for the trio until Steve Bruckner arrives in his river patrol boat to rescue them. As they board the rescue boat, Brad tells Sally how much he cares for her, and Enid turns her eyes to strong and heroic Steve who is excited to be with her, too. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Enid; Brad; Sally; Steve Bruckner |
| Pencils | Al Avison ? |
| Inks | Warren Kremer ? |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Notes | Original Title of the story was "3 on an Island". Splash page redrawn from original story. |
| Comic Story | My Sister's Husband (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ruth lived with her sister Ginny and her husband Spence, but all was not going well for the married couple. Spence was unemployed and had large gambling debts but only Ruth knew the truth and Spence begged her not to tell Ginny. Amid all of that, Ruth's two-year courtship by Jim Kennedy was strained because Ruth felt her sister needed her. When Spence announced he had a job, Ginny was exuberant and Ruth decided it was time to call Jim to tell him he had been right all along. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Ruth; Spence; Ginny; Jim Kennedy |
| Pencils | Al Avison ? |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Notes | Original art shows some Comics Code-mandated story and dialogue changes. Unknown inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Al Avison. |
| Advertisement | She Once Had Thin Legs / Modern Methods Shapely Legs Home Method (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (Photo) |
| Inks | ? (Photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Have fuller calves, shapely thighs, hips and ankles! |
| Advertisement | Skylark Sets the Pace in Fashion / Skylark Originals (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | The height of fashion in 1957. |
| Advertisement | Prize Winning Skylark Fashions / Skylark Originals (1 page) |
| Notes | The height of 1957 fashion! |
| Publisher advertisement | Acclaimed by Millions (1 page) |
| Feature | Harvey Publishing |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | House ad for Harvey's line of romance comics: First Love #82, True Love #48, Hi-School Romance #69, First Romance #48, and True Bride-To-Be Romances #26. |
| Comic Story | My Answer! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Gladys took a job as Dr. Henry Norman's assistant she never thought she'd end up engaged to him. Her euphoria was destroyed when she assisted Henry with an experiment. An explosion sent acid into Gladys' face leaving severe scars. While they married Gladys doubted Henry who spent all his money on plastic surgery for his wife over the years. Eventually an exhausted Henry confesses the strain has been too much for him. Feeling guilty she packs to leave but collapses. When she awakens Henry tells her beauty, money and possessions mean nothing. Only being together always is important. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Gladys; Dr. Henry Norman |
| Pencils | John Sink ? |
| Inks | John Sink ? |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Notes | Original art shows some Comics Code-mandated story and dialogue changes. |
| Text Story | Engagement |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Romance |
| Publisher advertisement | From Shop Girl to Television Star! |
| Feature | Harvey Publishing |
| Notes | House ad for First Love #81. |
| Comic Story | Not Good Enough - for me! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | In Europe, Stella's family had been royalty and her mother resents that she has lost all of that by coming to America. When Stella falls in love with Steve Brady, her mother calls him a peasant and threatens to disown Stella, until Steve pushes Mrs. Clayton out of the way of a runaway car. He is severely injured but recovers quickly to hear Mrs. Clayton call him, "son". |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Stella Clayton; Steve Brady; Mrs. Clayton |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey |
| Inks | Tom Hickey |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Notes | Original art shows a few Comics Code-mandated story/dialogue changes. |
| Comic Story | Strange Romantic Customs (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Strange customs differnet cultures use to choose a mate. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Pencils | Vic Herman |
| Inks | Vic Herman |
| Advertisement | Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds With Vacutex! / Vacutex Blackhead Remover |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Vacutex is a painless, safe and fast way to remove blackheads. Sold by Ballco Products, Company. |
| Advertisement | 12 Little Dolls / 12 Little Dolls / 12 Real Dolls |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Complete set of 12 dolls for $1.00. |
| Advertisement | First Time Ideas in Christmas Cards / Wallace Brown Greeting Cards (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | You can make $50.00 for selling only 50 boxes of Christmas cards. |
| Advertisement | Make $15.00 A Day and More! / Post Graduate Hospital School of Nursing Courses (1 page) |
| Pencils | ? (Photo) |
| Inks | ? (Photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Learn practical nursing at home in 12 short weeks! |
| Advertisement | Live Miniature Monkey and World's Tiniest Dog / Dean Studios Photo Enlargements |
| Pencils | ? (Photo) |
| Inks | ? (Photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Please give me a home. |
| Advertisement | 25 Billfold Photos / Movyland Studios Photos |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | 50 photos for only $2. |
| 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 | |

