Digital Comic Museum - Teen-Age Romances 002 -JVJ


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From the collection of JVJ

26-February-2012 2:02 am	\|
Username:	Yoc
Comment:	Lots of Baker and another Renee story.

Issue: #2
Published: April 1949, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Marion McDermott
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US ? Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: Matt Baker \| Inks: Matt Baker?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Maureen Bailey Miss Chadwick Dr. Frank Perry

Comic Story (7 pages)	I Dared to Kiss and Tell
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.
Credits:	Pencils: Matt Baker
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Maureen Bailey Miss Chadwick Dr. Frank Perry Doris Mrs. Darney Mr. Dempsey Jimmy Benson Miss Cole Miss West

Comic Story (6 pages)	We Couldn't Be Kept Apart
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.
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Pencils: Lily Renee \| Inks: Lily Renee?
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Fred Prentis Bobby Kendall Mr. Kendall Mrs. Kendall Mr. Prentis Mrs. Prentis Trish Sissy Kendall

Text Story (3 pages)	They Made Me a Cinderella
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (5 pages)	How Could I Fight Temptation?
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.
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Pencils: Matt Baker
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ronnie White Carolyn Miss Foster Gladys

Comic Story (8 pages)	I Took the Wrong Road to Romance
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.
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Pencils: Matt Baker
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Phil Crawford Jean Harrison Mr. Harrison Mrs. Harrison Ethel Scott Ray Halsey Nurse Hendrix Rita

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