(March 1957)

American Comics Group, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Best Syndicated Features Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Editing
Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com

Learn to Forget Him! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ken Bald ?
Inks
Ken Bald ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

The cover is not directly related to the interior story titled "Learn to Forget Him!" (which is actually a "how-to" feature not a dramatic story).

Ivy Hates Paul! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Beck
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Ivy; Paul
Synopsis
Ivy and Paul are each jilted by their prospective mates, and each decides to get away for a while. They wind up in a double cottage and begin to feud with each other. However, a flood strikes and they’re stranded together on the cottage’s roof. They learn each other’s stories, and Paul scares off a bear that swims up. By the time they’re rescued, Paul and Ivy are in love.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

Without Fear (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Learn to Forget Him! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Beck
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Laura
Synopsis
How to get over a failed romance.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

The Things That Count (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

That Girl's Got a Temper! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Lucy; Tommy; Bob; Frank; Dan Brewster; Mr. Kingsley; Sandra
Synopsis
Home for summer vacation, college student Lucy falls in love with Dan, but her jealousy and temper cause trouble between them. When one of her impetuous stunts damages Dan’s charter boat before the annual Tuna Derby, Lucy offers her boat as a substitute. Dan’s client Sandra is rude to Lucy but Lucy refrains from responding. Back on shore, Dan praises Lucy and she says she’s changed. They reconcile.

Everyday Girl! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Don Maxwell; Linda; Miss Schermerhorn; Hal Parks; Linda's mother; Linda's father
Synopsis
Linda isn’t “very bright” and feels out of place in her own family, since her parents are both wealthy lawyers who enjoy intellectual and highbrow topics. Linda is courted by brilliant young lawyer Don, but prefers the company of gas station owner Hal. Don proposes marriage but Linda says she’d “only drag you down in your work,” her beauty won’t last forever, and she knows Don doesn’t respect her. Linda tells her mother “all I want to do is cook and sew and clean house and bring up children” and she wants to marry Hal. Her parents understand, and Lucy and Hal will be happy.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Learn to Forget Him!
  2. 1. Ivy Hates Paul!
  3. 2. Without Fear
  4. 3. Learn to Forget Him!
  5. 4. The Things That Count
  6. 5. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
  7. 6. That Girl's Got a Temper!
  8. 7. Everyday Girl!
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