- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruth Atkinson
- Inks
- Ruth Atkinson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Frank Martin; Lynn; Miss Higgins; Peggy; Tom; Mr. Jamison; Mrs. Jamison; Billy Clarke
- Synopsis
- Lynn’s parents refuse to let her date because she’s only 15 but she convinces them to relent. Tom is interested in Lynn but she prefers Frank, while her friend Peggy has a crush on Tom. Lynn and Peggy switch babysitting jobs: Lynn works where Frank is tutoring the family’s son, and Peggy is escorted home by Tom, who expected to see Lynn. Peggy and Lynn thus each get a date with the boy they prefer.
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
- Script
- Charles Biro (credited)
- Pencils
- Charles Biro (credited)
- Inks
- Charles Biro (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Uncle Sam
Public Service Ad to buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Allen Baron [as Baron] (signed)
- Inks
- Allen Baron [as Baron] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Carol Henley; Dick Henley; Mr. Shannon; Mr. Henley; Mrs. Henley
- Synopsis
- Newlyweds Carol and Dick have different attitudes about money: he is thrifty, she is not. He gives her $200 to buy furniture but stipulates she has to pay in full. Carol spends some of the cash on clothes and has to purchase the furniture on the installment plan, keeping this a secret from Dick. She goes further into debt and can’t make the payments. When the store sends Dick a collection letter, Carol burns it. She eventually confesses and Dick says he knew about the debt but was waiting for her to tell him. They reconcile.
Signed as "Baron", these have been wrongly credited for decades to Tom Baron, but movie and tv director, Allen Baron claims them.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Wenzel
- Inks
- Al Wenzel
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've been going with Pete for almost a year now!
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Characters
- Lil; Pete; Ralph; Wendy
- Synopsis
- Wendy’s friend Lil says the country club dance is the perfect spot for Pete to propose to Wendy. However, at the dance Wendy sees Lil go out into the garden with Pete and gets jealous: Pete explains that he was asking Lil how to propose marriage to Wendy. Wendy accepts.
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Although the publisher offered readers $10 for stories of how their husband proposed, there is no attribution in this particular story regarding the source, so its "non-fiction" status is questionable.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al Bare
- Inks
- Al Bare
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Alice Craig; Dr. Bob Owens; Gramp Craig; Tess; Biff (a cat)
- Synopsis
- Alice loves Dr. Bob but when he decides to open his practice in their small town instead of going to New York, Alice says she won’t marry him: she would prefer to move to the city. When Alice’s grandfather falls ill, Bob can’t attend to him right away because of another emergency case involving a woman in childbirth. Gramp survives and says Bob did the right thing. Alice is angry, but when Bob enlists in the Army, she admits she loves him and they will be married.
- Keywords
- New York City
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
- Script
- Eloise Taylor
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I do hope you can help me
- Genre
- non-fiction; romance
- Characters
- Eloise Taylor; Ethel B.; Joyce
- Synopsis
- Eloise responds to a reader's letter, instructing her in how to relate to people.
This is not really a dramatic story, it is actually like an illustrated "advice" column, showing how young women can overcome shyness and make friends.
- Script
- Eloise Taylor (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Bare
- Inks
- Al Bare
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- romance; non-fiction
- Characters
- Eloise Taylor
Letters from readers - Nan D., Peggy F., Charlotte, B.N., Puzzled and Betty G.
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Kida ?
- Inks
- Al Wenzel
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bill Scott; Gail; Henry; Jerry; Lois; Miss Anderson; Miss Dean
- Synopsis
- Lois becomes friends with Bill because she plays the piano and he sings. Her friend Gail suggests Bill is using Lois as an unpaid accompanist. Bill becomes angry when Lois confronts him, and they break up. Gail moves in on Bill. Lois dates Jerry and encourages him to sing. However, Gail is not a good pianist and Jerry can’t sing. Lois quits the piano and Bill stops singing, but they are reunited when a teacher asks them to perform at a school function.
- Keywords
- piano
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.