Teen-Age Love comic books issue 61

Cover by Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico (credited as Tony Williams). Stories and art by Nestor Olivera, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico (credited as Tony Williams), and Joe Gill. Charlton's long-running romance comic coincides with the blossoming of America's teen culture from the 1950s to the 1970s. Joy travels to Haight-Ashbury and meets Jonnie Love, in the debut appearance of Charlton's romantic hippie hero. She accompanies Jonnie through a tour of San Francisco's 1960s counterculture, as interpreted by Charlton's main writer, Joe Gill. Slender Ellen secretly longs for the curves of redheaded neighbor Rita and the attentions of Rita's boyfriend, Mike. As Junior Prom approaches, Ralph is reluctant to make the first move, so a young woman takes matters into her own hands. Plus romantic advice for 1960s teens. Hey, Skinny!; Canteen Corner; The First Time Doesn't Count; Meet Jonnie Love and the Hippies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.