comicbooks.com Join Free
Nurse Betsy Crane #12 cover
Cover: Dick Giordano
📖 Read freeFull issue · restored, free to read

Nurse Betsy Crane #12

Aug 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free

Nurse Betsy Crane encounters a mysterious man being brought to Dale Hospital with a bomb-related injury; he mentions "plans" and a woman who resembled his wife, creating intrigue about his true identity and intentions. The issue also features a separate story, "Elaine's Elopement," in which eighteen-year-old Barbara defies her parents' wishes by planning to elope with her boyfriend Joe Stibal, while her great-aunt Ellen reflects on her own youthful romance and offers unexpected support for the young couple's marriage.

Contains 3 stories
Go On, My Love
10 pp · Medical

Nurse Betsy Crane tends to Ron Makay, a wealthy and reckless young man recovering from a car crash, sparking an unexpected bond as she challenges his arrogance and helps him confront his privilege. As their relationship deepens, Ron begins to change, determined to rebuild his life and win Betsy’s love—only for tragedy to strike when he risks his life at his father’s chemical plant.

The First Time
3 pp · Romance
MadgeHoward

Madge is heartbroken after a sudden rift with Howard, her husband of only two months, and her thoughts drift to the joy of their early days together. As she recalls their sweet courtship and the happiness they shared, she begins to wonder if their recent quarrel was just a painful but temporary storm in their love.

Flight from Darkness
10 pp · Medical

Nurse Betsy Crane arrives at Dale General Hospital after a plane crash, where she helps treat the injured, including a distraught man believed to have planted the bomb. As she tends to the survivors, she becomes entangled in a mystery when the man, Larry Thorpe, insists she is his missing wife, Sally, and mentions "plans" and a woman who looked like her—sparking doubts about the true identity of the victim.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (VG) $12
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

Find on

Search eBay for Nurse Betsy Crane #12
No confirmed live listings for this exact issue right now — this opens an eBay search.

Read it digitally

Amazon Kindle Buy the digital edition GlobalComix Indie & digital reader
Opens a search on each platform — digital availability varies by title.

Sell my copy

Have this issue — or a whole collection? Get a fair offer from us, skip the marketplace fees and the hassle.

We Buy Collections ▸
Fast, fair offers · we handle grading & shipping

Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

Reprints

Reprinted in Registered Nurse #1 (1963), Soap Opera Romances #1 (1982), Soap Opera Romances #2 (1982)

Reviews

Reader reviews

No reader reviews yet.