(May 1952)
Charlton,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Romantic Love Stories, Inc.
- Editing
- Alfred V. Fago
Shoulds and Should Not Hints on Beauty
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- Humorous beauty tips.
- Keywords
- beauty tips
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover, black-and-white.
My Fatal Weakness
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tom Shane; Roger Hartly; Mrs. Shane; Miss Baxter
- Synopsis
- Newlyweds Tom and his wife are hired as a butler and “practical nurse” for wealthy invalid Roger. Roger and Mrs. Shane begin an affair; to get Tom out of the way, they frame him for robbery. However, Roger hires a new nurse and Mrs. Shane discovers she’s going to be accused of a crime just as her husband was. She goes to the police. Roger, who has only a week to live, confesses. Mrs. Shane is sent to prison for two years, and hopes she’ll reconcile with Tom when she’s released.
Indexer Notes
The first name of the female protagonist of this story (who narrates) is never mentioned.
Flames Fed My Foolish Heart
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dottie Orlin; Frank; Jim Dardis; Tom; Helen; Fred Turner; Jane Simpson; Mrs. Orlin
- Synopsis
- College student Dottie is tired of having no dates. She calls various boys for dates: Jim mooches money from her; Bill gets drunk and grabby; Frank tries to kiss her but their rowboat overturns and he’s exposed as a coward and a hypochondriac. On their way home, they see a car wreck. Dottie rescues a man and woman from the flames and becomes a hero. She understands now that she was trying too hard to be popular, and is rewarded with an invitation to a date from handsome Tom.
The Curse of Being Misjudged
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Madge; Douglas Spranger; Walt; Joe; Mr. Carson
- Synopsis
- During World War II, lonely high school student Madge is raped by a soldier on leave. She gets a “loose” reputation among the male students. On a picnic with three boys and another girl, she is raped again. New student Douglas learns about this and beat up the boys. Douglas and Madge begin dating, but when he tries to kiss her and she gives in, he says the accusations about her lack of morals must have been true, and they break up. Madge runs away but is saved from turning to prostitution when Mr. Carson gives her a job in an orphanage. One day Doug finds her and they will be married.
Indexer Notes
Rape and prostitution are implied; streetwalker splash panel.
My Undecided Soul
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Rita; Steve Moran; Dorothy Gilmore; Tony Barton; Mrs. Riley; Paul Boyd; Wilma Jones
- Synopsis
- Rita leaves the city and goes to a small town in search of “decent husband material.” She turns down Steve and Tony, then meets Paul but discovers he’s engaged to Wilma. Wilma says she’ll give up Paul if Rita will agree not to see Steve any more. Rita discovers this was just a ploy by Steve to see if Rita cared for him. Rita realizes her “mistake was in deliberately hunting for a husband when [she] should have been sincere.” She and Steve reconcile and get married.
Indexer Notes
Tony "Barton" is later referred to as Tony "Barret."
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Shoulds and Should Not Hints on Beauty
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2.
My Fatal Weakness
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3.
Flames Fed My Foolish Heart
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4.
Pick-Up Girl
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5.
The Curse of Being Misjudged
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6.
My Undecided Soul
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7.
Love -- in the Old Days!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Kenneth English
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walls
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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