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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Matt Baker

Inker(s): Matt Baker?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Dotty; Hal Ralston; Lois

First Line: I Misbehaved

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover references and depicts a scene from the story "I Misbehaved" inside this issue.

Heart on the Mend

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dana Dutch

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

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Cinderella Love #29 published October 1955
as Heart on the Mend [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 2

Notes: On inside front and back covers.

I Misbehaved

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dana Dutch

Penciller(s): Matt Baker

Inker(s): Matt Baker?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Dotty; Flash Ferguson; Lois; Larry; Bill; Hal Ralston; Thelma; Grace; Art; Charlies; Johnny; Mary

Synopsis: Farmgirl Dotty is dumped by her boyfriend Flash, and feels people are laughing at her as a result. She goes to a dance with Hal, then meets old friend Johnny and smooches with him in a nearby barn. Dotty learns that “town boys” think all farm girls are “free and easy.” Dotty decides to embrace her identity as a farm girl and stop chasing townies. She falls in love with longtime suitor Larry, a decent guy who promises to return for her after he does “his part to restore peace in the world.”

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Lonely Heart Library #21 published January 1957
as I Misbehaved [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: Two oblique references to the Korean War: Flash leaves to work in "a war plant," and Larry goes off to "restore peace in the world."

I Scorned Love

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Matt Baker

Inker(s): Matt Baker?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Will Richards; Lee Sharp; Mr. Bailey; Tom; Mary; Mrs. Richards

Synopsis: High school student and drugstore employee Will meets Lee while delivering to a fancy party and begins to date her, although he can’t afford to take her to fancy places. When Lee learns Will is poor, she dumps him. Lee later apologizes but Will says the difference in their socio-economic class is too great. Lee admits she’s just “a poor cousin” of the rich girl who threw the party, and she and Will reconcile.

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Teen-Age Romances #45 published December 1955
as I Scorned Love [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

I Carried Things Too Far

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dana Dutch

Penciller(s): Matt Baker

Inker(s): Matt Baker?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Ginny Haines; Don Thornton; Mrs. Haines; Mr. Haines; Miss Eames; Jim; Cliff Medford; Rhoda Thornton; Mr. Medford

Synopsis: “Plain” Ginny gets a glamorous makeover when her family moves to a new town, hoping to attract boyfriends. She dates Jim but is also attracted to Cliff. Hoping to snag Cliff, she befriends Rhoda, whom Cliff has a crush on. Ginny convinces Rhoda to have a makeover—which repels Cliff—and reverts to her own “honest and natural” self. She also gets a job in Cliff’s father’s greenhouse and this seals the deal: she and Cliff fall in love.

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Lonely Heart Library #21 published January 1957
as I Carried Things Too Far [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Teen-Age Diary Secrets #4 published September 1949
was I Was Tired of Being Good [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 8

Notes: Original title: "I Was Tired of Being Good"

I Played Hard-to-Get

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Matt Baker

Inker(s): Matt Baker?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Helen; Aunt Grace; Dick

Synopsis: Helen plans a summer campaign to capture the affections of Dick, and it works.

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Going Steady #14 published October 1955
as The Runaround [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Teen-Age Romances #45 published December 1955
as I Played Hard-to-Get [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 2

Notes: Retitled "The Runaround" in the Going Steady (St, John, 1954 series) #14 reprint.

Deceitful!

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): Cheryl; Edmund; Henry; Vera; Craig; Lucy; Ann

Synopsis: Cheryl has a crush on Edmund, but he ignores her. She asks Henry to take her to a lake resort during Easter vacation, where she schemes to attract Edmund’s attention even though he says “I’m not interested in girls---seriously, that is.” Back home, she continues her plotting, even abusing her friendships with others to get an edge. Edmund rejects her because of her “deceitful tricks” and Cheryl decides to change her ways. She regains her friends by being generous and friendly, and Edmund decides he likes her now.

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Going Steady #14 published October 1955
as Love Isn't for Deceivers [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Lonely Heart Library #21 published January 1957
as Deceitful! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 8

Notes: Retitled "Love Isn't for Deceivers" in the reprint.