Teen-Age Romances #18

(October 1951)

Heart on the Mend (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dana Dutch

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

Reprints

• in Cinderella Love (St. John, 1954 series) #29 (October 1955)

Indexer Notes

On inside front and back covers.

I Misbehaved (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Dana Dutch

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Matt Baker?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Dotty; Flash Ferguson; Lois; Larry; Bill; Hal Ralston; Thelma; Grace; Art; Charlies; Johnny; Mary

Synopsis

Farmgirl Dotty is dumped by her boyfriend Flash, and feels people are laughing at her as a result. She goes to a dance with Hal, then meets old friend Johnny and smooches with him in a nearby barn. Dotty learns that “town boys” think all farm girls are “free and easy.” Dotty decides to embrace her identity as a farm girl and stop chasing townies. She falls in love with longtime suitor Larry, a decent guy who promises to return for her after he does “his part to restore peace in the world.”

Reprints

• in All Picture All True Love Story (St. John, 1952 series) #1 (October 1952)
• in Lonely Heart Library (Frew Publications, 1955 ? series) #21 ([1957])

Indexer Notes

Two oblique references to the Korean War: Flash leaves to work in "a war plant," and Larry goes off to "restore peace in the world."

I Scorned Love (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Matt Baker?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Will Richards; Lee Sharp; Mr. Bailey; Tom; Mary; Mrs. Richards

Synopsis

High school student and drugstore employee Will meets Lee while delivering to a fancy party and begins to date her, although he can’t afford to take her to fancy places. When Lee learns Will is poor, she dumps him. Lee later apologizes but Will says the difference in their socio-economic class is too great. Lee admits she’s just “a poor cousin” of the rich girl who threw the party, and she and Will reconcile.

Reprints

• in All Picture All True Love Story (St. John, 1952 series) #1 (October 1952)
• in Teen-Age Romances (St. John, 1949 series) #45 (December 1955)

I Carried Things Too Far (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Dana Dutch

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Matt Baker?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Ginny Haines; Don Thornton; Mrs. Haines; Mr. Haines; Miss Eames; Jim; Cliff Medford; Rhoda Thornton; Mr. Medford

Synopsis

“Plain” Ginny gets a glamorous makeover when her family moves to a new town, hoping to attract boyfriends. She dates Jim but is also attracted to Cliff. Hoping to snag Cliff, she befriends Rhoda, whom Cliff has a crush on. Ginny convinces Rhoda to have a makeover—which repels Cliff—and reverts to her own “honest and natural” self. She also gets a job in Cliff’s father’s greenhouse and this seals the deal: she and Cliff fall in love.

Reprints

• from Teen-Age Diary Secrets (St. John, 1949 series) #4 (September 1949)
• in Wedding Ring Library (World Distributors, 1965 ? series) #3
• in All Picture All True Love Story (St. John, 1952 series) #1 (October 1952)
• in Lonely Heart Library (Frew Publications, 1955 ? series) #21 ([1957])

Indexer Notes

Original title: "I Was Tired of Being Good"

I Played Hard-to-Get (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Matt Baker?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Helen; Aunt Grace; Dick

Synopsis

Helen plans a summer campaign to capture the affections of Dick, and it works.

Reprints

• in All Picture All True Love Story (St. John, 1952 series) #1 (October 1952)
• in Going Steady (St. John, 1954 series) #14 (October 1955)
• in Teen-Age Romances (St. John, 1949 series) #45 (December 1955)

Indexer Notes

Retitled "The Runaround" in the Going Steady (St, John, 1954 series) #14 reprint.

Deceitful! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Dana Dutch

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Cheryl; Edmund; Henry; Vera; Craig; Lucy; Ann

Synopsis

Cheryl has a crush on Edmund, but he ignores her. She asks Henry to take her to a lake resort during Easter vacation, where she schemes to attract Edmund’s attention even though he says “I’m not interested in girls---seriously, that is.” Back home, she continues her plotting, even abusing her friendships with others to get an edge. Edmund rejects her because of her “deceitful tricks” and Cheryl decides to change her ways. She regains her friends by being generous and friendly, and Edmund decides he likes her now.

Reprints

• in All Picture All True Love Story (St. John, 1952 series) #1 (October 1952)
• in Going Steady (St. John, 1954 series) #14 (October 1955)
• in Lonely Heart Library (Frew Publications, 1955 ? series) #21 ([1957])

Indexer Notes

Retitled "Love Isn't for Deceivers" in the reprint.