Digital Comic Museum - Teen-Age Romances 011 -JVJ


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Superbig thanks to JVJ for providing the comic and also to Twobyfour for the raws. It's a Matt Baker-heavy issue with three comics from him as well as the illustrations for a text story.

Issue: #11
Published: August 1950, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Archer St. John; Marion McDermott
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US ? Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indexed from a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	Love Made Me an Outcast
Credits:	Pencils: Matt Baker \| Inks: Matt Baker ?
Genre:	Romance

Text Story (2 pages)	Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (5 pages)	Could I Live Down My Past?
Synopsis:	High-school student Janet goes on a date with Mack but his car breaks down and she’s picked up by the Bentleys, who spread gossip about her because Mack has a bad reputation. When Marge is later falsely accused of trying to elope, Janet helps her clear her name and her own reputation is restored as well.
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Pencils: Matt Baker
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Janet Mack Houghton Mr. Bentley Mrs. Bentley Fred Engel Marge Wilson Mr. Wilson

Comic Story (7 pages)	I Had a Love Debt
Synopsis:	Jewelry firm clerk Drucie dates mechanic Sandy but wishes she could attend the jewelry association ball with wealthy Clark. She tells her boss that she sold an expensive bracelet so she can get a commission and buy a new outfit. Drucie doesn’t enjoy the ball and her boss demands she repay the commission. Clark won’t help her, but faithful Sandy agrees to use the money he was saving to buy a gas station to repay her debt.
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Pencils: Matt Baker
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Clark Timmons Drucie Lund Sandy Frank Joy Gloria Mr. Phillips Mr. Gregory Grace

Comic Story (7 pages)	Love Made Me an Outcast
Synopsis:	Louella and Cleve are suspended from school for kissing in the hallway. She has to hide this from her aunt and uncle because they don’t want her dating, but is found out. They send her back to her mother but her new classmates discover the “truth” and ostracise her. Louella takes a summer job supervising children at the local lake. She and lifeguard Al become a couple and Louella is accepted back into society.
Credits:	Pencils: Matt Baker
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Mr. Clagg Louella Cleve Fowler Aunt Ethel Uncle Dick Irene Gibbs Jack Bradley Mr. Herman Mr. Ames Al Williams Patty Dr. A.C. Johnson

Text Story (3 pages)	Our First Date Became a Campus Scandal
Credits:	Script: Dana Dutch \| Pencils: Matt Baker (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (10 pages)	I Forfeited My Right to Love
Synopsis:	Carol dates Glenn, a supervisor at a plant, and they fall in love. Glenn has invented a new machine and plans to give it to factory owner Dodson, who has helped him in his career. Carol decides she can get Glenn a better deal from rival Reese, but Dodson learns this and fires Glenn. Glenn breaks up with Carol. She decides to change her domineering ways and clears Glenn with Dodson. Carol intends to move away and start again, but Glenn comes back and they reconcile.
Credits:	Pencils: ? [as TAL]
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Carol Hodges Glenn Carter Ted Mrs. Hodges Jimmy Hodges Jane Hodges Tom Reese Mr. Dodson

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