"I Ran Away with a Truck Driver" is a 9-page
romance comics story published in ''
Teen-Age Romances
''Teen-Age Romances'' was an American romance comic series produced by St. John Publications. Each issue was a series of one-shot stories involving a wide cast of characters. The first three issues began with a standard format of five stories each ...
'', No. 23 by
St. John Publishing in August
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
with art (and possibly script) by
Matt Baker. The story tells of a small town girl rebelling against parents who want to send her to a girls' college. She would rather attend a coed school. However, she runs away to
Chicago with a handsome young
truck driver who promises her thrills galore. He steals her money and abandons her in the city. Disillusioned, she returns to her parents, abides by their wishes, and enters a wholesome relationship with a decent local boy. Like many other tales from the romance comics, "I Ran Away with a Truck Driver" depicts the suffering undergone by a young woman who believes she wants thrills but, disillusioned, returns to the quiet life. The story reiterated traditional male perspectives on female behavior.
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Romance comics
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