#1

Synopsis

Betty is forbidden by her parents to keep seeing Harry, who has a bad reputation. Her friends also warn her about him, but she stubbornly refuses to believe he’s bad. Even when he cheats on her with others and gets her in trouble, Betty is loyal. However, when Betty gets a cold and can’t attend a dance, Harry takes someone else, and she breaks up with him. Betty dates Ken, a decent fellow. Harry threatens to ruin Betty’s reputation unless she comes back to him, but she refuses. Ken promises to protect her and he and Betty fall in love.

Reprinted in

• Teen-Age Romances #21— under the title "I Learned My Lesson...the Hard Way!"
• Teen-Age Romances #38
• Pictorial Romances #9— title changed to "I Tried to Keep Up with Bad Company"
• Pictorial Romances #10
• Romance Without Tears #[nn]
• Pictorial Confessions #1
• Illustrated Romances #2
• Sweethearts Library #48
• Flashback Replica #7

Credits

Script

Dana Dutch

Pencils

Matt Baker, Chuck Miller

Inks

Matt Baker, Chuck Miller

Editor

Marion McDermott