Prom Night: Dream or Nightmare? JETTA OF THE 21st CENTURY "Jet Jaunt"

It's Prime Time for Prom time...Even If It's in the Future...as Seen from the 1950s!

(We didn't skip the 1950s, just moved it down the line)

But, in teen humor comic books (even set in the future), things never go smoothly!

 

OK, maybe it's just as well that we of the real 21st Century still don't have flying cars...

As you might have guessed, Archie artist Dan DeCarlo was the illustrator for this tale from Standard Comics' Jetta of the 21st Century #5 (1952), which was actually her first issue!

(Issues 1-4 were a romance comic called Today's Romance!)

Next week:

Our Final Prom Story, Set in the Swinging '70s! And we can guarantee that...

You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!

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Dan DeCarlo's Jetta

Prom Night: Dream or Nightmare? TEEN-AGE ROMANCE "When a Teen-Ager Falls in Love!"

It's Said That Girls Mature Emotionally Faster than Boys...

...so how does a 15 year-old sophomore get the attention of an 18 year-old senior?

(And yes, the prom is an integral part of this story!)

As you can see, a prom does play a critical part in this tale!

We know this never-reprinted story from Atlas' Teen-Age Romance #78 (1960) was penciled by Dick Giordano and inked by Vince Colletta.

But, the plotter/scripter is, sadly, unknown.

We speculate that the book's editor, Stan Lee, plotted it, with his brother, Larry Lieber the likely scripter!
And, you'll note that last week's tale was from the 1940s, with this one from the 1960s!
Did we leave out the 1950s?
Heck and gosh, no!
The 1950s prom tale will appear next week, with the 1970s tale winding up the month the week after!
Why aren't we running them in chronological order?
Be here next week to find out!

Next Week:

We Know Exactly What We'll Present, and We're Not Going to Tell You!

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Prom Night: Dream or Nightmare? YOUNG ROMANCE "Campus Outcast"

It's May, the month of the annual high school/college ritual known as "The Prom"!

Will it be a fond memory...or something best forgotten?

We're starting the month off with a story from the guys who created the romance comics genre, Joe Simon & Jack Kirby in a never-reprinted tale from Prize's Young Romance #3 (1948)!

Though penciled and inked by long-time Simon & Kirby Studio artist Bill Draut, it's obvious the layouts are by Jack Kirby.
And, though no scripter can be traced, it's more than likely that, with that melancholy ending, Kirby and/or editor Joe Simon penned the story.
Note: We're beginning with a Young Romance story from the 1940s, and we'll end the month with a Young Romance story from the 1970s!
In between we'll look at proms in the 1950s, 60s, and even the future!

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Young Romance

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