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Issue: Teen-Age Temptations #4
Publication Date: October 1953
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Issues: #4 of 9 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand: St. JohnView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Archer St. John; Marion McDermott
Disclose Notes: Credits from John Benson in http://www.fantagraphics.com/downloads/stjohnchecklist.pdf
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:  
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In6
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Flirtation on Wheels

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Matt Baker
Inker(s): Matt Baker?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRomance Without Tears #[nn] published November 2003
as Flirtation on Wheels [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Love #4 published November 2014
as Trailer Trash Girl! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes: in Confessions, Romances, Secrets, and Temptations (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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My Foolish Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
Inker(s): Mike Peppe
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Fran; Bert; Jerry Hopper; Miss Brooks (teacher); Fran's mother; Fran’s father; policeman; stolen car owner; high school students
Synopsis: Bert and Fran have been perceived as a couple for years but in high school Fran craves a kind of excitement Bert apparently cannot provide. She dates bad boy Jerry Hopper. When he involves her in a stolen car incident, she returns to Bert who promises to do his best to provide her with the romantic excitement and attention she needs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagModern Marriage Library #32 published January 1958
as My Foolish Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Ruled By Hate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
Inker(s): Mike Peppe
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Emily; Helen; Emily's mother; Phil Menti (Emily's lover); John Wainor (Helen's lover)
Synopsis: Helen and Emily are cousins, and, when Emily's mother shows a preference for Helen, Emily spitefully uses all her wiles to snare Helen's boyfriend, John. Helen generously steps out of the way for her cousin, and Emily is overwhelmed with second thoughts about her cruel conduct. She leaves John and returns to Phil.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Flirtation On Wheels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ric Estrada (signed)
Inker(s): Ric Estrada
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Pam Rogers; Adam Wilson; Don (trailer bum); Pam's mother; Pam’s father; Miss Green (teacher); Mrs. Easton (Adam's grandmother); newspaper vendor
Synopsis: Pam's father is an engineer and is transferred frequently around the country. The family lives in a trailer and Pam enters one high school after another. The kids call her trailer trash. At a new school, Adam takes an interest in her but she lies to him about her background, fearing he may drop her if the truth is known. She says she's wealthy Mrs. Easton's grandaughter. He knows she is not because he is Mrs. Easton's grandson. He dates her, falls in love, and proposes. They plan marriage after graduation and his service in the armed forces.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLonely Hearts Library #23 published January 1957
as Flirtation on Wheels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Love #4 published November 2014
as Flirtation on Wheels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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My Only Way Out

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dana Dutch
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Bernard Sachs
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Lisa Powell; Pat Knowlton; Helen (Lisa's friend); Dick (Lisa's boyfriend); Lisa's mother; Lisa's father; Aunt Bess (Pat's aunt); Wedding Guests
Synopsis: Lisa lives in a small seaside tourist town and has been going with Dick, a surf fisherman, for two years. She drops him when he cannot make a decision about marriage. Lisa desperately wants to get out of town. She meets Pat, a lonely tavern operator who promises her everything she wants. After a brief courtship, they marry. Lisa learns from friends at the wedding that Pat's tavern is a distinguished landmark in Washington, D.C..
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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My Rival Hid Her Weakness

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dana Dutch
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Dotty; Mary (Dotty's friend); Wanda; George
Synopsis: Wanda steals Dotty's boyfriend George, but Dotty wins him back after overhauling her wardrobe, speaking sweetly instead of chattering, and baking delicious cakes and pies.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTeen-Age Romances #13 published December 1950
was My Rival Hid Her Weakness [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Beware, My Heart!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Matt Baker?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Rhoda; Frank (college reporter); Len (college halfback); college students; street kids
Synopsis: Rhoda is new to college life. She wants to date the big men on campus and join the "right crowd". She brushes off decent, quiet Frank to date rule-breaking bad boy Len and to pal around with his fast crowd. When Len orders her to take the blame for what appears to be a hit-and-run accident, she realizes he is a heel and drops him. Eventually, she finds a satisfying romance with Frank.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLonely Hearts Library #23 published January 1957
as Beware, My Heart! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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