Intimate (1957) #1

Charlton 1957–1958 series Cover date Dec 1957

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Intimate #1 (1957) is issue #1 of Charlton's Intimate (1957–1958), with a cover date of December 1957. Drawn by Bill Molno and Charles Nicholas.

Creators

Pencillers: Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas
Inkers: Vince Alascia, Sal Trapani
Letterer: Jon D'Agostino
Cover artists: Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas

The stories

“Ashamed of My Baby”

Widow Sara has a young son. She goes back to work and is courted by co-worker Jimmy. Sara is afraid to tell Jimmy that she's a mother but he says he's known about her situation "for quite a while" and it doesn't matter to him.

“Late Love”

Carmen and Brick have been in love since high school, but she says two poor people can't marry. She wants a rich husband like Clay. Carmen changes her mind and agrees to marry Brick, only to learn that he's sold his grandfather's farm to a developer and is going to be financially secure anyway.

“Heart's Desire”

Cleo takes an acting class from John and later gets a part in a play. Cleo fills in when the leading actress gets sick and is poised to become a star, but decides she loves John and gives up her career for him.

“Love's Servant”

Sheila moves back into her family's mansion to help her father after her mother's death. She is reunited with Tupper, the son of the family's former caretaker. They are attracted to each other, but Sheila's mother had told her to "marry in your class." Sheila asks Tupper to park cars at a big party she's giving, then learns he's actually richer than her family now. Sheila is embarrassed but Tupper doesn't care: he loves her.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.