(August 1959)

Charlton, 1958 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
Corner Triangle CDC
Editing
Pat Masulli (executive editor)

How Can I Marry? (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Inking attribution by Nick Caputo (August 2010).

Turning Point! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
?
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
5386
Genre
romance
Characters
Louisa May Croft; Mrs. Croft; Cindy; Tyrus Rainey
Synopsis
Louisa lives with her widowed mother and uses her as an excuse to avoid social activities, because “I’m desperately afraid of marriage!” Her friend Cindy convinces her to fill in at a tennis match, and Louisa is paired with the handsome Ty. With some prodding from her mother, Louisa goes to a dance that night and she and Ty fall in love.

The Ghost of Love (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
4015
Genre
romance
Characters
Andy Ward; June Bland; Tad Emmons; Mr. Simms
Synopsis
On the day before their wedding, Andy sends June to his office to pick up their plane tickets. While there, she runs into Tad, her former boyfriend. Tad tries to get June to change her mind but she knows Andy is the better man. This was what Andy wanted her to find out.

Indexer Notes

credits per Nick Caputo, June 2015.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Letters to Lucy / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Lucy]
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Secret Money (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (signed)
Inks
Sal Trapani (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
5401
Genre
romance
Characters
Stu Baldwin; Mrs. Baldwin
Synopsis
Stu’s wife finds money hidden in a shoe. Stu “works late” every night for a week, but she discovers he isn’t at his office. Stu presents her with a new stereophonic set as an anniversary present: he worked a second job to get the money.

Mother Means Well (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
5161
Genre
romance
Characters
Jeff; Fran; Jeff's mother; Jeff's father
Synopsis
Jeff and Fran move back to his hometown after their wedding. At first Fran thinks Jeff’s mother is overbearing, but when Fran decorates her new home economically but in good taste, everything is fine.

Indexer Notes

credits per Nick Caputo, June 2015.

How Could I Marry? (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Vince Colletta (signed)
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
5337
Genre
romance
Characters
Stella; Dr. S.L. Mats; Roy
Synopsis
Stella is engaged to Roy, but when a doctor tells her she has an irregular heartbeat and shouldn’t exert herself, she becomes depressed. She decides to break her engagement, fearing an early death. Stella decides to seek a second opinion and is told her “heart is very good.” She marries Roy and they have two children.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. How Can I Marry?
  2. 1. Turning Point!
  3. 2. The Ghost of Love
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lucy
  5. 4. Secret Money
  6. 5. Mother Means Well
  7. 6. How Could I Marry?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • David Wilt