Romantic Story #71

Charlton Comics Group

United States

Published
March 1964
Page count
36
Cover price
0.12 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/171139

Credits

Management
Pat Masulli, Executive Editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Wild One Cover, 1 page

"Oh, Chuck... I love you... I don't care what the others say.. I love you!"

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Characters
Chuck Conniff; Betty; policeman

Credits

Art
Dick Giordano, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Notes

Cover partially based on the splash panel of the inside story of the same title.

Show/hide 1. The Wild One Comic story, 10 pages

"As Chuck's lips touched mine, my heart pounded..."

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
A-2964
Characters
Betty; Chuck Conniff; Mimi; policeman; Marion; Charles Millard; Aunt Bess; Uncle Dan; Harry; Norma; Andrews; Johnny White

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill , scripter
Art
Hal Grauer , penciller
 
Vince Colletta, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Romantic Story (Murray, 1981) (July 1981)
The Wild One
 
Australia
Romantic Story (Murray, 1983?) #Second Release ([August 1983?])
The Wild One

Synopsis

Betty graduates from high school, moves to a new town, meets Chuck at the country club and gets blamed as a bad influence on Chuck and his wild antics.

Show/hide 2. Home Body Comic story, 5 pages

"Our mother died when I was eleven..."

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Code
A-3279
Characters
Edna; Lisa; Roger; Edna's father; Kent; Bill

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill , scripter
Art
, penciller
 
Vince Colletta, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Synopsis

After her mother died, Edna helped her father raise the younger children. Now she's afraid that she will become an old maid.

Show/hide 3. Who Knows Best? Text story, 1.8 pages

"Mother, if you want to faint I suggest you do it right now."

Featuring

Genre
Romance
Characters
Florence Ader; Mary Ader; Edwin Cole; Harry Ader; the three Boyson boys; Police Chief John Matser; three actors

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

Synopsis

Florence doesn't love Edwin and intends to break their engagement, however her parents each have a plan to save the wedding day.

Show/hide 4. Untitled Statement of ownership, 0.2 pages

Credits

Writing
Burton Levey, scripter [as Burton N. Levey]
Text
, typeset

Notes

Information is located at the bottom of the first page of the text story.

Date of Filing - September 30, 1963

Publisher - Burton N. Levey, Woodbridge, Conn.

Editor - William Anderson, Derby, Conn.

Managing Editor - Patrick J. Masulli, New Haven, Conn.

Owners - John Santangelo, Derby, Conn.; Burton N. Levey, Woodbridge, Conn.

Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months:

Total No. Copies Printed 231,145

Paid Circulation to Subscribers 4

Paid Circulation Sales Through Agents, News Dealers or Otherwise 128,898

Free Distribution 25

Total No. Copies Distributed 128,927

Single Issue Nearest To Filing Date:

Total No. Copies Printed 230,234

Paid Circulation to Subscribers 4

Paid Circulation Sales Through Agents, News Dealers or Otherwise 132,354

Free Distribution 25

Total No. Copies Distributed 132,383

Show/hide 5. No Happy Hours Comic story, 10 pages

"Of course I'd been in love with Albie Mills right along..."

Featuring

Genre
Medical; romance
Code
A-3281
Characters
Maggi; Dr. Albie Mills; Dorrie; Dr. Lahrens; Henry Gosser; Henry's brother; Gino

Credits

Writing
Joe Gill , scripter
Art
Hal Grauer , penciller
 
Vince Colletta, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Time for Love (Murray, 1982) (February 1982)
No Happy Hours

Synopsis

Maggi is in love with her girlfriend Dorrie's boyfriend, Albie. Then Dorrie falls ill and Albie blames Maggi for not doing enough to save Dorrie's life.