In Love #6
(July 1955)

Charlton, 1955 Series
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
Al Fago ? (editor)

Issue Notes

No editor credit.

Text box on cover reads "Another Simon Kirby Smash Hit." This box had appeared on the last issue (#4) of the Mainline version of this title, but the first Charlton issue (#5) did not have this on the cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

Among Us Girls! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Bill Draut
Inks
Bill Draut
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

Genre
romance
Characters
Kay Norton; Clayton Ames; Laura Ames; Thelma; Ted Rogers; Diana Randall; Mrs. Ames; Brad Rollins
Synopsis
College student Kay is denied membership in a sorority by snobbish Laura. Kay dates Laura’s brother Clayton, intending to break his heart in revenge. However, she and Clayton fall in love, and Laura eventually apologizes for her bad behavior.

Indexer Notes

Wessler credit per Biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics Vol 24, #9, September 2013.

A Love That Was True! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
Inks
Art Gates (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Caroline; John Day
Synopsis
Elderly Caroline returns to her hometown after many years. As a teen, she and John were in love, but her family moved away. She learns John is now dead, but he had never married and had loved her until the day he died.

Love Letters (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Peggy; Ben
Synopsis
Ben is suspicious when he sees his wife reading some letters. He discovers they are his love letters to her, written before they were married. He promises to pay more attention to her.

I Deeply Regret (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marc Swayze
Inks
Marc Swayze
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Larry Cumbley; Connie Kimball; Carter J. Michim; Audrey Michim
Synopsis
Connie and her boyfriend Larry both work in a factory. Audrey, the factory owner’s daughter, falls in love with Larry but he is faithful to Connie. Audrey’s father offers Connie $15,000 to dump Larry so his daughter can marry him. She accepts the money then changes her mind, but Larry has already found out and breaks up with Connie. Connie returns the check to Audrey’s father before she leaves town. Audrey and Larry overhear Connie declare her love for Larry. Larry and Connie reconcile.

Altar Bound (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
Inks
Art Gates (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Ned; Lisa
Synopsis
Ned and Lisa date, but he doesn’t propose marriage, fearing responsibility. One day, Lisa says she’s lost her job and is moving away. Ned decides to marry her. Afterwards, he says it was lucky she got fired because it forced his hand, and Lisa admits she wasn't fired: she quit her job.

The New Girl (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ask Ray Hart / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ray Hart didn’t have to go far to locate this particular case
Genre
romance
Characters
Ray Hart; Miss Roberts; Glenn
Synopsis
Miss Roberts tells "Love Counsellor at Large" Ray Hart that she’s engaged to lawyer Glenn, but they have differing opinions on “politics, religion, clothes, everything,” and constantly disagree. Ray tells her “a difference of opinions always is stimulating...Keep your mind alert and your sense of humor, and you’ll have a rare and wonderful marriage!”

A Typical Teen Ager (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
Inks
Art Gates (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Two men spot a teen girl dancing in a malt shoppe and ask her to pose for a "teen age ad." But when she shows up at their office, she's now dressed in mature, fancy clothes.

Once Too Often (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
Inks
Art Gates (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Tom; Pam
Synopsis
Pam and Tom argue and break up. After two weeks, she swallows her pride and writes a letter of apology. They reconcile and are married. Tom admits that he stayed away for those two weeks on the advice of Pam’s mother.

Indexer Notes

Signature is the last page's final panel.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Among Us Girls!
  3. 2. A Love That Was True!
  4. 3. Love Letters
  5. 4. I Deeply Regret
  6. 5. Altar Bound
  7. 6. The New Girl
  8. 7. ["Ray Hart didn’t have to go far to locate this particular case"]
    Ask Ray Hart
  9. 8. A Typical Teen Ager
  10. 9. Once Too Often
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Nick Caputo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Harry Mendryk
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Ramon Schenk
  • David Wilt