Hi-School Romance #7
In "The Wrong Girl," Randy’s hopes of becoming the school paper’s drama critic take a surprising turn when he’s assigned to cover the debutantes—especially after meeting the vibrant Ellen. Though Ellen finds him intriguing, their mismatched interests leave Randy searching for connection, until a double-date at a play reveals a surprising truth. With Warren Kremer’s expressive art and Joe Rosen’s crisp lettering, this 1951 Harvey gem captures teenage longing with quiet honesty, and Al Avison’s cover perfectly frames the moment of realization.
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Randy had hoped to become drama critic for the newspaper and was disappointed when he was assigned to interview the new debutantes until he met Ellen. Ellen was young, beautiful and full of life, and Randy fell for her quickly. Ellen found him exciting, but try as he might, none of their interests matched. While Randy was covering a big news story he arranged a double-date with his friend Ron and Ellen's roommate. At the play Randy knew Ellen was bored but Rosalie was interested in him. Randy realized it was Rosalie he really loved, which relieved Randy, happy to be free to play the field.
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