From Teen-Age Romances #28 (December 1952), here’s “Temptress and Trouble-maker,” with pencils and inks both by Cuban-American cartoonist Ric Estrada (26 February 1928 – 01 May 2009); the earliest “signed” pencilling credit for Estrada at the Grand Comics Database is from 1952, so his work on “Temptress and Trouble-maker” is obviously from very early in his career, and yet, Estrada already displays a bold, confident style that is fully formed and extremely attractive:

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Estrada was only 24 years old when “Temptress and Trouble-maker” was published.