(June-July 1966)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-04-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Arleigh Publishing Corporation
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Miller

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[Episode 1] (Table of Contents)

3 Girls -- Their Lives -- Their Loves / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jay Scott Pike
Inks
Jay Scott Pike
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance
Characters
Sandy Simms; Marian Tyler; Chris Mason; Phil Preston

Last Stop for Love! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Abruzzo
Inks
Tony Abruzzo
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance
Synopsis
Susan finds it difficult to say "no" to the guys that ask her out, and now she finds herself trapped in an engagement with a man she doesn't love.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Don Heck on pencils.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 200,597
Actual number of copies sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 215,688
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.

Exposed! (Table of Contents: 3)

Reach for Happiness / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gene Colan (illustration)
Inks
Gene Colan (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

house ad for Secret Hearts (DC, 1949 series) #112

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Rhyme and Reason for Love and Romance / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

poetry submitted by readers Nanshelle Schatz, Robert Mathis, and Florence Wong

A Runaway Heart (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance
Synopsis
Betsey is humiliated when Joey breaks up with her, and admits that he only dated her on a bet. She vows to do the same to someone else one day and nearly loses her chance for happiness.
Reprints

Color Me White (Table of Contents: 6)

Romance in Fashion / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander
Pencils
Jay Scott Pike ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
fashion

Indexer Notes

fashions submitted by Barbara Leavens, Rita Torres, Caroline Kornbou, Karen Brown

Traffic Stoppers on Fashion Avenue (Table of Contents: 7)

Romance in Fashion / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander ?
Pencils
Jay Scott Pike ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
fashion

Indexer Notes

fashions submitted by Mary Spear, Marie Marturana, Leslie Wallace

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

You Can Be Beautiful! / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander (credited as Jill Taylor)
Pencils
Jay Scott Pike (logo illustration); Jay Scott Pike (illustration)
Inks
Jay Scott Pike (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi Girls! Ready for another beauty hint?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Beauty tips. According to an interview with Barbara Friedlander in Alter Ego #257 (March 2019), she created and wrote this feature as Jill Taylor.

Episode 1 (Table of Contents: 9)

3 Girls -- Their Lives -- Their Loves / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander
Pencils
Jay Scott Pike (signed)
Inks
Jay Scott Pike (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
romance
Characters
Chris Mason; Sandy Simms; Marian Tyler; Roy Peters; Phil Preston; William Simms; Mr. Patton
Synopsis
The girls give an interview about their successful careers, but Marian is rather secretive. Later, when she discovers that Sandy is dating Phil Preston, she decides to reveal that she was once engaged to Phil, who was only dating her to learn company secrets from her.

Indexer Notes

This is the first installment in DC's second continuing romance serial, following "Reach for Happiness" in Secret Hearts (DC, 1949 series).
According to an interview with Barbara Friedlander in Alter Ego #257 (March 2019), she was the writer of this serial.

Scooter? Who He? (Table of Contents: 10)

Swing with Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Joe Orlando (illustration)
Inks
Joe Orlando (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
teen

Indexer Notes

house ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Episode 1]
    3 Girls -- Their Lives -- Their Loves
  2. 1. Last Stop for Love!
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. Exposed!
    Reach for Happiness
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Rhyme and Reason for Love and Romance
  6. 5. A Runaway Heart
  7. 6. Color Me White
    Romance in Fashion
  8. 7. Traffic Stoppers on Fashion Avenue
    Romance in Fashion
  9. 8. ["Hi Girls! Ready for another beauty hint?"]
    You Can Be Beautiful!
  10. 9. Episode 1
    3 Girls -- Their Lives -- Their Loves
  11. 10. Scooter? Who He?
    Swing with Scooter
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore