Issue | #68 |
Published | October 1957 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Leon Harvey |
Notes | Publisher in indicia: Home Comics, Inc., with contents copyright Harvey Features Syndicate. |
Genre | Romance |
Script | " |
Pencils | Al Avison |
Inks | Al Avison |
Notes | Publisher in indicia: Home Comics, Inc., with contents copyright Harvey Features Syndicate. |
Pencils | ? (Photo) |
Inks | ? (Photo) |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Ten free photos of your favorite stars for ten cents (to cover mailing and handling costs). |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Al Avison |
Inks | Warren Kremer |
Notes | Page served as the prelude to "Odd Girl Out", the first story of the issue. The page is the original splash page reprinted from the story "3 On An Island". |
Reprinted | From Hi-School Romance (Harvey, 1949 Series) #10 |
Letters | Typeset |
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Characters | Enid; Brad; Sally; Steve Bruckner |
Synopsis | Enid, the school's champion swimmer, has always liked Brad, but he is going steady with Sally. During a school outing on a boat, a freak accident leaves the three stranded on an island. While Sally has a sprained ankle, Enid leads the way providing food and shelter for the trio until Steve Bruckner arrives in his river patrol boat to rescue them. As they board the rescue boat, Brad tells Sally how much he cares for her, and Enid turns her eyes to strong and heroic Steve who is excited to be with her, too. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Al Avison |
Inks | Warren Kremer |
Notes | Original Title of the story was "3 on an Island". Splash page redrawn from original story. |
Reprinted | From Hi-School Romance (Harvey, 1949 Series) #10 |
Characters | Ruth; Spence: Ginny; Jim Kennedy |
Synopsis | Ruth lived with her sister Ginny and her husband Spence, but all was not going well for the married couple. Spence was unemployed and had large ambling debts but only Ruth knew the truth and Spence begged her not to tell Ginny. Amid all of that, Ruth's two-year courtship by Jim Kennedy was strained because Ruth felt her sister needed her. When Spence announced he had a job, Ginny was exuberant and Ruth decided it was time to call Jim to tell him he had been right all along. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Al Avison (attributed) |
Inks | Al Avison (attributed) |
Notes | Original art shows some Comics Code-mandated story and dialogue changes. |
Pencils | ? (Photo) |
Inks | ? (Photo) |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Have fuller calves, shapely thighs, hips and ankles! |
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Notes | The height of fashion in 1957. |
Pencils | ? (Photo) |
Inks | ? Photo |
Notes | The height of 1957 fashion! |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | House ad for Harvey's line of romance comics: First Love #82, True Love #48, Hi-School Romance #69, First Romance #48, and True Bride-To-Be Romances #26. |
Characters | Gladys; Dr. Henry Norman |
Synopsis | Gladys never thought that when she took the job as Dr. Henry Norman's assistant that she would end up engaged to him. Her euphoria was broken one day when she came in to help Henry with an experiment. An explosion sent acid into Gladys' face producing severe scars. Even though they married, Gladys doubted Henry even though he spent all of his money to provide plastic surgery for his wife over many years. When he shows up exhausted, he confesses that the strain has been too much for him. Felling guilty, she packs to leave, then collapses. When she awakens, Henry is there telling here beauty, money and possessions mean nothing. What is important is heing with her... forever. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | John Sink |
Inks | John Sink |
Notes | Original art shows some Comics Code-mandated story and dialogue changes. |
Genre | Romance |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | House ad for First Love #81. |
Characters | Stella Clayton; Steve Brady; Mrs. Clayton |
Synopsis | In Europe, Stella's family had been royalty and her mother resents that she has lost all of that by coming to America. When Stella falls in love with Steve Brady, her mother calls him a peasant and threatens to disown Stella... until Steve pushes Mrs. Clayton out of the way of a runaway car. He is severely injured but recovers quickly to hear Mrs. Clayton call him, "son". |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Tom Hickey |
Inks | Tom Hickey |
Notes | Original art shows a few Comics Code-mandated story/dialogue changes. |
Synopsis | Strange customs differnet cultures use to choose a mate. |
Genre | Romance |
Pencils | Vic Herman |
Inks | Vic Herman |
Letters | Typeset |
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Notes | Complete set of 12 dolls for $1.00 |
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Notes | You can make $50.00 for selling only 50 boxes of Christmas cards. |
Pencils | ? (Photo) |
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Notes | Learn practical nursing at home in 12 short weeks! |
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Inks | ? (Photo) |
Letters | Typeset |
Notes | Please give me a home. |
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Notes | 50 photos for only $2. |