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Going Steady #12

Apr 1955 · St. John · 0.10 USD
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# Going Steady #12 The lead story follows Joanie's romantic entanglement with Jimmy Carnese, son of a wealthy transportation magnate, during a whirlwind romance through Paris and back home. When Jimmy becomes a successful performer, Joanie grapples with her insecurity about their relationship, ultimately accepting his proposal after he reassures her of his love and commits to improving himself through intensive training. A secondary story features Gloria, a young woman whose desperate circumstances lead her to visit the laboratory of the famous Dr. Meadows, where she becomes his assistant and discovers her own worth and potential through meaningful work and dedication.

Contains 5 stories
Design for Loving
6 pp · Romance

A young woman from the city finds herself charmed by a waiter at a restaurant—until she learns he's actually an ambitious architect with revolutionary design ideas he's been keeping under wraps. When she helps him get his visionary plans in front of her employer, she overhears a phone call that makes her question everything she thought she knew about him. Before heartbreak can take hold, Phil reveals the truth behind his disguise and his real identity.

Shipboard Romance
7 pp · Romance

A young stewardess named Joan falls hard for Jimmy Crenshaw, a charming fellow crew member she meets aboard a ship bound for Paris—but his mysterious reluctance to share anything about himself plants seeds of doubt even as romance blooms. When a chance encounter in the streets of Paris and a revealing newspaper headline threaten to shatter her heart, Joan must confront whether the man she loves is truly who she thought he was, or if there's more to his story than his carefree kisses have let on.

My Heart's Desire
7 pp · Romance
My Secret Yearning
6 pp · Romance

Ellen Truett takes a job at Wycoff Laboratories hoping to work alongside the brilliant Dr. Bruce Meadows, only to watch helplessly as he's swept up by Gloria Wycoff, the boss's wealthy daughter who has everything Ellen lacks. When a critical moment arrives for their medical experiments, Ellen must decide whether her love for Bruce—or her devotion to science—will guide her next move.

I Learned My Lesson
1 pp · Romance

Mary is caught between two very different boys—the steady, cautious Jim and the thrilling, unpredictable Bill—and chooses excitement over dependability. When Jim's jealousy boils over into a public confrontation, Mary makes her feelings clear, but an evening of bliss with Bill leaves her with an unfinished thought that suggests her choices may have consequences she hasn't yet reckoned with.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $752
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $3,189*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $2,677*
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $2,082*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $2,082
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $1,579*
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CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $1,372*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $1,222*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $1,083
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $877*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $746*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $376*
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↩ Reprints Teen-Age Romances #11 (1950), Teen-Age Romances #24 (1952)

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