XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Teen-Age Romances #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1949
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #2 of 45 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand: none
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: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Marion McDermott
Disclose Notes: The new logo starting with this issue and continuing to the end was created by Warren Kremer; Credits from John Benson in http://www.fantagraphics.com/downloads/stjohnchecklist.pdf
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US ?
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In7
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (6 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Matt Baker
Inker(s): Matt Baker?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Maureen Bailey; Miss Chadwick; Dr. Frank Perry
First Line: I Dared to Kiss and Tell
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover illustrates a scene from the interior story "I Dared to Kiss and Tell."
Disclose
I Dared to Kiss and Tell

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Matt Baker
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Maureen Bailey; Miss Chadwick; Dr. Frank Perry; Doris; Mrs. Darney; Mr. Dempsey; Jimmy Benson; Miss Cole; Miss West
Synopsis: Student nurse Maureen loves Dr. Frank, but her nursing supervisors also have crushes on the handsome doctor and want to dismiss Maureen from the program. Maureen claims she is Frank’s fiancée, which will allow her to stay in school. She is relieved when Frank pops the question for real.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDiary Secrets #19 published August 1953
as My Rx Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Title in reprint: "My Rx Love"

Mrs. Darney's name is spelt "Darnay" on page 3.
Disclose
We Couldn't Be Kept Apart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dana Dutch
Penciller(s): Lily Renee
Inker(s): Lily Renee?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Fred Prentis; Bobby Kendall; Mr. Kendall; Mrs. Kendall; Mr. Prentis; Mrs. Prentis; Trish; Sissy Kendall
Synopsis: High school students Fred and Bobby love each other, but their parents don’t want them to get serious at such a young age. Fred and Bobby make a reasoned case that their “interest in each other brings forth the best qualities” in them both, and are permitted to keep dating each other.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDiary Secrets #19 published August 1953
as We Fought for Our Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRomance Without Tears #[nn] published November 2003
as We Couldn't Be Kept Apart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Title in reprint in Diary Secrets (St. John, 1952 series) #19: "We Fought for Our Love"
Disclose
They Made Me a Cinderella

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dana Dutch
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIllustrated Romances #2 published January 1950
as They Made Me a Cinderella [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDiary Secrets #19 published August 1953
as They Made Me a Cinderella [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: 2 illustrations
Disclose
How Could I Fight Temptation?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dana Dutch
Penciller(s): Matt Baker
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Ronnie White; Carolyn; Miss Foster; Gladys
Synopsis: Carolyn has a crush on fellow high school student Ronnie, even though he has a reputation as a “wolf.” They go on a date and Carolyn discovers the stories were true. She breaks up with Ronnie and vows to be smarter from now one.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDiary Secrets #19 published August 1953
as Temptation Was My Weakness [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Title in reprint: "Temptation Was My Weakness"
Disclose
I Took the Wrong Road to Romance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dana Dutch
Penciller(s): Matt Baker
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Phil Crawford; Jean Harrison; Mr. Harrison; Mrs. Harrison; Ethel Scott; Ray Halsey; Nurse Hendrix; Rita
Synopsis: When her boyfriend Phil enlists in the Army, 16 year old Jean decides to quit school to follow him to camp. She tells her parents the camp is located in a state where she can legally marry him without their consent. Getting a job at the Post Exchange, Jean hopes Phil will propose to her when he completes basic training, but catches him flirting with a nurse and accepts a date from Sgt. Ray on the rebound. They fall in love, but Jean is uncertain if it’s the real thing and decides to go home and finish school. Before she goes, Ray proposes to her and says when she graduates they can be wed.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTeen-Age Romances #12 published October 1950
as I Was Fooled by First Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Title in reprint: "I Was Fooled by First Love"

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.