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Issue: First Kiss #12 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1960
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Issues: #12 of 40 Issues (41 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand: A Charlton PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Hello, Beautiful

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover images taken from inside stories.
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Playin' It Cool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Laurie; Roger "Rajah" Gates; Anne; Jimmy Ellis; Laurie's father; Laurie's mother
Synopsis: Mousy 16-year-old Laurie comes out of her shell and begins dating Rajah, a “wild” young man. Her parents don’t approve, and they prevent her from eloping with him. “He acted tough…but he’s a phoney!” Laurie agrees to conform to her parents’ expectations from now on.
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Pages: 8
Job Number: 5262
Disclose Notes: The bottom image on the cover (with different coloring) is taken from a panel in this story.
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The Necklace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Don; Cecilie; Don's mother
Synopsis: Don’s mother, a “society queen,” gives him a necklace so he can propose to Cecile, even though she’s “from a poor family.”
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 6004
Disclose Notes: This story appeared in several Charlton romance titles during this era.
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Heartbreaker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Jill Stevens; Toni Jackson; Tom; Bill; Ron Aldridge
Synopsis: Jill is the “campus queen,” who flirts with boys and breaks their hearts. She becomes interested in new student Ron and thinks she’s found true love at last. However, Ron says he’s taking someone else to the prom, and now Jill has “learned my lesson…the hard way!”
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Pages: 5
Job Number: 6061
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Lovers' Quarrel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Alan; Marie
Synopsis: Marie and Alan have broken up, but she signals that she wants him to call her by leaving her makeup compact (in the shape of a telephone dial) on a soda fountain counter.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 6005
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Too Young To Marry?

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: romantic
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Pages: 2
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Hello Beautiful

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Amy; Mr. Alison; Mrs. Alison; Amy's mother; Danny Alison
Synopsis: Amy was unable to have a social life for years because she was caring for her invalid mother. When her mother recovers, Amy decides to rebel against her “nice girl” image. Danny calls her bluff: he knows she’s not that way and he loves her.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: 5969
Disclose Notes: The top cover image (with different coloring) is taken from a splash page panel in this story.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Sweetheart Prizes Just for You!
Synopsis: Readers can cut the red "CDC" corner off the cover and send it in for various prizes, including a compact, scarves, and bracelets.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The "Dial L for Love" compact offered on this page figures in the plot of the story "Lover's Quarrel" in this issue.
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Love Call

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Tom Ford; Molly; Ruth Miller
Synopsis: Ruth begins to date co-worker Tom, but breaks up with him when she sees him in the company of another woman. She walks away and Tom calls her back: it’s actually a talking mynah bird he bought her as a present, but that’s good enough. They reconcile.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: 5660
Disclose Notes: Tom is "Tom Ford" on page 1 but on page 2 he's called "Tom Richards."
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A Good Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, romantic
Synopsis: A dog is jealous when his owner meets a woman in the park. However, the woman has a French poodle and the dog thinks “this may not be so bad.”
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 5729
Disclose Notes: An unusual story taking place from a dog's point of view.

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