Hi-School Romance #32
"Unholy Passion" in Hi-School Romance #32 (1954) delivers a raw, emotionally charged tale of longing and self-reinvention, spotlighting Ellen Wilson’s journey from overlooked outcast to a girl testing the limits of affection and identity. With art and inks by Bob Powell and letters by Sam Rosen, the story unfolds with quiet intensity, capturing the fragile hopes of adolescence. The cover by Al Avison captures the mood’s tension in bold, expressive lines.
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Ellen Wilson was a sickly child who didn't do well in school and even when her health improved, she remained an "Ugly Duckling". So, she took matters in her own hands dressing provocatively, and going further than other girls. That worked for a while with Joe Wilson, until he got what he wanted and dumped her. Then she met Ronny, who was good to her and really cared. He cared so much, she wondered if he was just like all the other men. Humiliating Ronny by offering to date another guy, he confessed that he was truly in love with her and she with him.
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