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'''''Teen-Age Romances''''' was an [[United States|American]] [[comic book]] series produced by [[St. John Publications]].
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| caption=''Teen-Age Romances'' #1 (Jan. 1949)<br>Cover art by penciler [[Matt Baker (artist)|Matt Baker]]
| schedule = Quarterly
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| publisher = [[St. John Publications]]
| date = 1949 - 1955
| issues = 45 <small>(#1-#45)</small>
| main_char_team =
| writers = various, including Dana Dutch
| artists =
| pencillers = various, including [[Matt Baker (artist)|Matt Baker]], [[Lily Renée]]
| inkers =
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'''''Teen-Age Romances''''' was an American [[romance comic]] series produced by [[St. John Publications]]. Each issue was a series of [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] stories involving a wide cast of characters. The first three issues began with a standard format of five stories each, and then it branched out to various larger numbers.


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
''Teen-Age Romances'', one of a late-1940s spate of [[romance comics]],<ref name="Goulart">{{cite book |last=Goulart, Ron |year=2001 |title=Great American Comic Books |publisher=Publications International, Ltd. |isbn=0-7853-5590-1 |pages=161,169&ndash;172}}</ref> ran 45 issues, [[cover-date]]d January 1949 to December 1955.<ref name=gcd>[http://www.comics.org/series/13467/ ''Teen-Age Romances''] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> Released by [[St. John Publications]], with at least two issues published under that publisher's [[Approved Comics]] [[imprint]], it included among its artists [[Lily Renée]] and [[Matt Baker]].
''Teen-Age Romances'', one of a late-1940s spate of [[romance comics]],<ref name="Goulart">{{cite book |last=Goulart, Ron |year=2001 |title=Great American Comic Books |publisher=Publications International, Ltd. |isbn=0-7853-5590-1 |pages=161,169&ndash;172}}</ref> ran 45 issues, [[cover-date]]d January 1949 to December 1955.<ref name=gcd>[http://www.comics.org/series/13467/ ''Teen-Age Romances''] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]</ref> Released by [[St. John Publications]], with at least two issues published under that publisher's [[Approved Comics]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]],<ref name= gcd /> it included among its artists [[Lily Renée]] and [[Matt Baker (artist)|Matt Baker]]. Many stories were written by Dana Dutch.

Issues #4-8 (Aug. 1949 - Feb. 1950) carried photographic covers, and issues #26-30 (Nov. 1952 - March 1953) used painted covers, rather than standard penciled-and-inked drawn covers.<ref name= gcd />

==Stories==
The titles of the various stories include:

===1949===
#January (Too Young for Love?)
##They Called Me a Wayward Girl
##Too Many Dates Were My Downfall
##Was I Too Young for Love?
##I Played Hide and Seek with Love
##I Spelled Ki$$e$ the Wrong Way
#April (no title)
##I Dared to Kiss and Tell
##We Couldn't Be Kept Apart
##They Made Me a Cinderella
##How Could I Fight Temptation?
##I Took the Wrong Road to Romance
#July (I Was Afraid to Fall in Love)
##I Didn't Want a Stepfather
##I Was Afraid to Fall in Love
##Did I Give My Love Too Freely?
##Stand-In for Scandal
##Spitework Was My Folly
#August (I couldn't give up my SECRET LOVE)
##Moonlight Escapade
##Never Gamble on a Lie
##You're What the Boys Like
##Does Necking Increase a Girl's Popularity?
##Hollywood Pin-Ups - [[Peter Lawford]]
##They Called Me a Love Thief
##Pleasure Boat
##[[Mopsy]] ["Beside the regular sales tax, there's an amusement tax on that model!"]
##Phony Love Affair
##I Couldn't Give Up My Secret Love
##I'll Not Date in August
##Short Cuts to Glamour
##Platter Chatter
##Step Out, Please!
##Movie Previews
#September (I was a HOLLYWOOD CINDERELLA)
##Come-On Girl
##I Was a Hollywood Cinderella
##My One Little Mistake
##Love Is Born
##Rival in Love
##Platter Chatter
##Brushes to Beauty
#October (I was Caught Stealing Kisses)
##Flame of Youth
##It Doesn't Pay to Steal Kisses
##Rx for a Broken Heart
##Was I a Fool to Go On Loving Him?
##I Lived a Lie
##Was I Really a Bad Girl?
#November (I RAN AWAY FROM HOME)
##I Ran Away from Home
##Reputation at Stake
##Suspicion Nearly Killed My Love
##The Love Bargain I Couldn't Keep


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:1949 comic debuts]]
[[Category:Comics magazines published in the United States]]
[[Category:1949 comics debuts]]
[[Category:1955 comics endings]]
[[Category:Defunct American comics]]
[[Category:Romance comics]]
[[Category:Magazines established in 1949]]
[[Category:Magazines disestablished in 1955]]


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Latest revision as of 20:04, 17 January 2022

Young Romance
Teen-Age Romances #1 (Jan. 1949)
Cover art by penciler Matt Baker
Publication information
PublisherSt. John Publications
ScheduleQuarterly
Publication date1949 - 1955
No. of issues45 (#1-#45)
Creative team
Written byvarious, including Dana Dutch
Penciller(s)various, including Matt Baker, Lily Renée

Teen-Age Romances was an American romance comic series produced by St. John Publications. Each issue was a series of one-shot stories involving a wide cast of characters. The first three issues began with a standard format of five stories each, and then it branched out to various larger numbers.

Publication history

[edit]

Teen-Age Romances, one of a late-1940s spate of romance comics,[1] ran 45 issues, cover-dated January 1949 to December 1955.[2] Released by St. John Publications, with at least two issues published under that publisher's Approved Comics imprint,[2] it included among its artists Lily Renée and Matt Baker. Many stories were written by Dana Dutch.

Issues #4-8 (Aug. 1949 - Feb. 1950) carried photographic covers, and issues #26-30 (Nov. 1952 - March 1953) used painted covers, rather than standard penciled-and-inked drawn covers.[2]

Stories

[edit]

The titles of the various stories include:

1949

[edit]
  1. January (Too Young for Love?)
    1. They Called Me a Wayward Girl
    2. Too Many Dates Were My Downfall
    3. Was I Too Young for Love?
    4. I Played Hide and Seek with Love
    5. I Spelled Ki$$e$ the Wrong Way
  2. April (no title)
    1. I Dared to Kiss and Tell
    2. We Couldn't Be Kept Apart
    3. They Made Me a Cinderella
    4. How Could I Fight Temptation?
    5. I Took the Wrong Road to Romance
  3. July (I Was Afraid to Fall in Love)
    1. I Didn't Want a Stepfather
    2. I Was Afraid to Fall in Love
    3. Did I Give My Love Too Freely?
    4. Stand-In for Scandal
    5. Spitework Was My Folly
  4. August (I couldn't give up my SECRET LOVE)
    1. Moonlight Escapade
    2. Never Gamble on a Lie
    3. You're What the Boys Like
    4. Does Necking Increase a Girl's Popularity?
    5. Hollywood Pin-Ups - Peter Lawford
    6. They Called Me a Love Thief
    7. Pleasure Boat
    8. Mopsy ["Beside the regular sales tax, there's an amusement tax on that model!"]
    9. Phony Love Affair
    10. I Couldn't Give Up My Secret Love
    11. I'll Not Date in August
    12. Short Cuts to Glamour
    13. Platter Chatter
    14. Step Out, Please!
    15. Movie Previews
  5. September (I was a HOLLYWOOD CINDERELLA)
    1. Come-On Girl
    2. I Was a Hollywood Cinderella
    3. My One Little Mistake
    4. Love Is Born
    5. Rival in Love
    6. Platter Chatter
    7. Brushes to Beauty
  6. October (I was Caught Stealing Kisses)
    1. Flame of Youth
    2. It Doesn't Pay to Steal Kisses
    3. Rx for a Broken Heart
    4. Was I a Fool to Go On Loving Him?
    5. I Lived a Lie
    6. Was I Really a Bad Girl?
  7. November (I RAN AWAY FROM HOME)
    1. I Ran Away from Home
    2. Reputation at Stake
    3. Suspicion Nearly Killed My Love
    4. The Love Bargain I Couldn't Keep

References

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  1. ^ Goulart, Ron (2001). Great American Comic Books. Publications International, Ltd. pp. 161, 169–172. ISBN 0-7853-5590-1.
  2. ^ a b c Teen-Age Romances at the Grand Comics Database