(November 1951)
Charlton,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Romantic Love Stories Inc.
- Editing
- Charles J. Levy and Charles Santangelo editors
[no title indexed]
Trudy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- By the way Trudy...
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
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in Foreign Intrigues (Charlton, 1956 series) #14 (March 1956) [Reprint adds color and removes artist's signature from last panel of original.]
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Indexer Notes
On inside front cover. Black-and-white. Character not related to the comic strip "Trudy".
Can Love Come Early
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Eileen; Rudy; Fred Snell; Irma
- Synopsis
- Resort waitress Eileen rejects the love of busboy Rudy, hoping to snare "a wealthy young man...who can take me away from this monotonous life!" She dates wealthy guest Fred, but when he takes her to some sleazy tourist cabins in anticipation of sex, she runs away. Rudy arrives and punches Fred. Eileen says she doesn't care if Rudy is just a busboy, she loves him--then he reveals that his father owns the resort, so she gets both love and money.
She Called Me Fast
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marilyn Reeves; Mrs. Reeves; Bill Delan; Mrs. Delan
- Synopsis
- Roller derby skater Marilyn and rich Bill fall in love, but his mother doesn't approve of Marilyn. Marilyn helps set up a roller derby match for charity and Bill's mother changes her mind.
Fall Into Love
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Susan Graphis; Peter Winters; Chris; Miss Downes; Hazel
- Synopsis
- Susan and Peter are sharing an elevator when it crashes. They are unhurt and eventually fall in love. While at a carnival, Susan sees Peter kissing a showgirl and jealously leaves. Peter later apologizes, saying the showgirl was just kissing him impulsively after he had sketched her. Peter and Susan reconcile.
Cupid Rode a Horse
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Phyllis Dawson; George Duval
- Synopsis
- Hoping to meet a rich young man, Phyllis goes riding regularly in the park. One day she encounters George; they date and fall in love, even after she's confessed her scheme. Phyllis later learns he is wealthy and thinks he's been mocking her. George says he truly loves her and they will wed.
I Yearned for New Love
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Fran Devin; Joe; Ted Malloy
- Synopsis
- Fran and Joe are longtime friends but she breaks up with him because he takes her for granted and is too possessive. She meets amateur photographer Ted and models for some contest photos. Joe angrily breaks in but Ted handles him easily and now Fran and Ted are a couple.
Love Lines
text story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- Five quotes about love, with three spot illustrations.
- Keywords
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning; George Bernard Shaw; Moliere
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover, black and white. The bottom half of the page is ad advertisement.
The largest of the spot illustrations appears to be by the same artist who did the inside front cover (signed "Sweet"--inside back cover not signed).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
["By the way Trudy..."]
Trudy -
2.
Can Love Come Early
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3.
She Called Me Fast
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4.
We Didn't Want the Same Kind of Love
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5.
Fall Into Love
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6.
Cupid Rode a Horse
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7.
I Yearned for New Love
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8.
Love Lines
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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