(January 1949)
St. John,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Editing
- Marion McDermott
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Golden Age US ?
- Paper Stock
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- Was ongoing series
in 
They Called Me a Wayward Girl
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dana Dutch
- Pencils
- Matt Baker
- Inks
- Matt Baker?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dotty Jenkins; Doc Peters; Terry Ashford; Elmer Frye; Toni Brant; Mrs. Jenkins; Mr. Jenkins; Mr. Brant; Buster Jenkins
- Synopsis
- Dotty is fired from her job as a carhop because she attracts too much male attention. She flirts with Toni and asks him to get her a job in his family’s store but his father won’t agree. She dates Elmer, who gives her numerous gifts, but her mother sends them back. Decent, hardworking Terry buys the drive-in and hires Dotty back, and will also be her boyfriend.
- Reprints
-
in Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #10 (February 1952) which is reprinted
-
Too Many Dates Were My Downfall!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruth Atkinson (signed)
- Inks
- Ruth Atkinson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dahlia "Dolly" Preston; Mr. Preston; Mrs. Preston; Herb Jansen; Lena; Jock Harlow; Jim Sanford; Marge
- Synopsis
- Dolly is popular with the boys, but she only has eyes for hardworking farmer Jock. He doesn’t think she could give up her social life to go steady with him. Dolly narrowly escapes injury in a car wreck, and Jock says he doesn’t want to risk losing her, so they elope.
- Reprints
- in Teen-Age Romances (St. John, 1949 series) #12 (October 1950)
- in Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #10 (February 1952)
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Indexer Notes
Retitled "Everyone Called Me a Flirt" in Teen-Age Romances (St. John, 1949 series) #12 reprint.
Was I Too Young for Love?
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Dana Dutch
- Pencils
- Lily Renee (signed)
- Inks
- Lily Renee (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Eileen Hooper; Ted Burton; Chick; Lucille; Mrs. Hooper
- Synopsis
- High school student Eileen falls in love with Ted and they become engaged before he leaves to enter the Air Force. However, his letters seem cool and when she visits him on the base, they both realize that their infatuation is over. Eileen knows she’ll find true love when she’s more mature.
- Reprints
- in Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #10 (February 1952)
- in Romance Without Tears (Fantagraphics, 2003 series) (November 2003)
-
Indexer Notes
Dana Dutch credited by John Benson
I Played Hide and Seek with Love
text story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ken Bald
- Inks
- Ken Bald
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
- in Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #10 (February 1952)
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Indexer Notes
2 illustrations
I Spelled Ki$$e$ the Wrong Way!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruth Atkinson (signed)
- Inks
- Ruth Atkinson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dale Howard; Susan Warren; Marian; Dick Crandall; Cheryl
- Synopsis
- Susan dumps her working-class boyfriend Dick to go out with wealthy Dale. However, she discovers Dale isn’t serious about her and she reunites with Dick. He has a new job at a higher salary and Susan accepts his marriage proposal.
- Reprints
- in Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #10 (February 1952)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
They Called Me a Wayward Girl
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2.
Too Many Dates Were My Downfall!
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3.
Was I Too Young for Love?
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4.
I Played Hide and Seek with Love
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5.
I Spelled Ki$$e$ the Wrong Way!
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