(August 1950)
St. John,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- St. John Publishing Company
- Editing
- Archer St. John; Marion McDermott
Issue Notes
Indexed from a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com.
Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Reprints
-
in Pictorial Romances (St. John, 1950 series) #6 (March 1951) - in Teen-Age Romances (St. John, 1949 series) #30 (March 1953)
- in Cinderella Love (St. John, 1953 series) #12 (October 1953)
- in Going Steady (St. John, 1954 series) #12 (April 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside front and back covers.
Could I Live Down My Past?
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Janet; Mack Houghton; Mr. Bentley; Mrs. Bentley; Fred Engel; Marge Wilson; Mr. Wilson
- Synopsis
- High-school student Janet goes on a date with Mack but his car breaks down and she’s picked up by the Bentleys, who spread gossip about her because Mack has a bad reputation. When Marge is later falsely accused of trying to elope, Janet helps her clear her name and her own reputation is restored as well.
I Had a Love Debt
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Clark Timmons; Drucie Lund; Sandy; Frank; Joy; Gloria; Mr. Phillips; Mr. Gregory; Grace
- Synopsis
- Jewelry firm clerk Drucie dates mechanic Sandy but wishes she could attend the jewelry association ball with wealthy Clark. She tells her boss that she sold an expensive bracelet so she can get a commission and buy a new outfit. Drucie doesn’t enjoy the ball and her boss demands she repay the commission. Clark won’t help her, but faithful Sandy agrees to use the money he was saving to buy a gas station to repay her debt.
- Reprints
in Love Made Me an Outcast
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Mr. Clagg; Louella; Cleve Fowler; Aunt Ethel; Uncle Dick; Irene Gibbs; Jack Bradley; Mr. Herman; Mr. Ames; Al Williams; Patty; Dr. A.C. Johnson
- Synopsis
- Louella and Cleve are suspended from school for kissing in the hallway. She has to hide this from her aunt and uncle because they don’t want her dating, but is found out. They send her back to her mother but her new classmates discover the “truth” and ostracise her. Louella takes a summer job supervising children at the local lake. She and lifeguard Al become a couple and Louella is accepted back into society.
- Reprints
in I Forfeited My Right to Love
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Carol Hodges; Glenn Carter; Ted; Mrs. Hodges; Jimmy Hodges; Jane Hodges; Tom Reese; Mr. Dodson
- Synopsis
- Carol dates Glenn, a supervisor at a plant, and they fall in love. Glenn has invented a new machine and plans to give it to factory owner Dodson, who has helped him in his career. Carol decides she can get Glenn a better deal from rival Reese, but Dodson learns this and fires Glenn. Glenn breaks up with Carol. She decides to change her domineering ways and clears Glenn with Dodson. Carol intends to move away and start again, but Glenn comes back and they reconcile.
Indexer Notes
"Jimmy" Hodges is later referred to as "Timmy."
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Love Made Me an Outcast
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1.
Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon
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2.
Could I Live Down My Past?
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3.
I Had a Love Debt
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4.
Love Made Me an Outcast
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5.
Our First Date Became a Campus Scandal
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6.
I Forfeited My Right to Love
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7.
New Silk-Finish Enlargement
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- David Wilt
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