(September 1960)

Charlton, 1955 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bimonthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Pat Masulli (Executive Editor)

The Wreck of Romance (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Sinnott
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino; typeset

Genre
romance
Keywords
jewelry; telephones

Indexer Notes

Art attribution by Nick Caputo (August 2010). Cover images taken from interior story.

The Shining Lights (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Joe Sinnott ?
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Job Number
6600
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Fanny's father and boyfriend work in the mines like most of the people in town. All except the folks across the tracks with their big houses and lawns. At night, the lights from their houses shine out to Fanny and she dreams about what it would be like to live in their world.

Happy Obstacles (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance
Synopsis
Article recommending that a couple planning to wed should take a marriage preparation course.

Indexer Notes

At the end of the story, there is a single art panel of a man kissing a woman.

My Terrible Secret (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (signed as ChaSal)
Inks
Sal Trapani (signed as ChaSal)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Job Number
6646
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Anne is a domineering wife, always getting her way with her husband, Tony. But the constant wrangling causes them to drift apart. Feeling tired, Anne goes to the doctor and overhears a conversation that convinces her that she is dying. This makes her think about the way she has treated Tom and she decides to change.

The Wreck of Romance (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Joe Sinnott
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Job Number
6664
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Debbie Mays is the private secretary for Amos Granton, owner of the Granton Steel Company. When the boss's son, Clark, takes an interest in Debbie, he asks her out on his private boat despite the warnings of his captain, Jim Carter, about the weather. When a typhoon hits, they are shipwrecked together, along with the captain's sister, on a little island.

Indexer Notes

Cover art is taken from panels in this story.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Wreck of Romance
  2. 1. The Shining Lights
  3. 2. Happy Obstacles
  4. 3. My Terrible Secret
  5. 4. The Wreck of Romance
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson