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| It's nice to see the original art when it's not covered up by the terrible color (muddy, off-register) printing in the comic book. |
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| Publication | June-July 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Cover photo is of "Joy Lansing, Hal Roach Television Starlet." She later changed the spelling of her first name to "Joi" and appeared in various movies and television shows. Curiously, she appeared on 3 consecutive "Young Love" covers (#3-5). |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Cover photo is of "Joy Lansing, Hal Roach Television Starlet." She later changed the spelling of her first name to "Joi" and appeared in various movies and television shows. Curiously, she appeared on 3 consecutive "Young Love" covers (#3-5). |
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| Comic Story | Wallflower! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | After several embarrassing experiences as a teen, Amy gets a reputation as a “wallflower” at social events and loses confidence in herself. Photographer Bix offers her a job, modelling in a nightclub, and she performs well. Then he reveals it was all a set-up in order to restore her self-esteem. Amy and Bix fall in love. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Amy Martin; Bix Jackson; Joan; Bob; Art; Ned Arden; Jim Burns; Patricia Gibbings; Marion; Don Irvine; Mr. Sanderson |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. |
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| Comic Story | Look Before You Love! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Secretary Joyce falls in love with Kerry at first sight. However, after he proposes, she catches him in an embrace with former girlfriend Myra. Kerry claims he initially used her to make Myra jealous, but now he really loves Joyce. Joyce forgives him but the love she felt is gone. She eventually begins dating Kerry’s friend George, and may marry him some day. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Kerry Blanchard; Joyce Ryan; Myra Whitcomb; George Sumner |
| Notes | Kirby pencils and Simon inks per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. Nick Caputo suspects Joe Simon was involved in the penciling of this story. |
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| Comic Story | Headstrong! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Vicki is hired as a reporter for a small town newspaper. She interviews Duke and begins to date him, despite his reputation as a wolf. However, when one of Duke’s former girlfriends blames Vicki for stealing his affections and tries to commit suicide, Vicki is tarred by scandal and fired from her job. Her friend Jerry admits he loves her and helps Vicki through the tough times. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Vicki Allen; Mr. Carson; Jerry Snyder; Duke Wilson; Ruth Jackson; Dolly Madsen; Marcia Thompson |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. |
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| Synopsis | Alice tells Nancy Hale that her boyfriend Bob dumped her because she refused to drink alcohol at parties. Nancy introduces her to various people who say drinking is a personal choice for mature people and can be dangerous for young people, and perhaps Alice was “going out with the wrong crowd.” |
| Content | Characters: Nancy Hale; Alice J.; Bob; Mrs. R.; Miss C. |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. |
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| Text Story | I Didn't Want Love (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. |
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| Comic Story | Match Makers! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Paula’s parents are immigrants from Europe and raise her in a strict, old-fashioned manner. When her parents insist she get married before she turns 20 and that they will pick her husband, she rebels. Even though the man they’ve chosen is Arthur, whom she loves, Paula refuses on principle. She decides to elope with Alex instead, but Arthur intervenes. Paula says that she was “lucky in loving the man” that her parents chose for her. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Paula Bethany; Igor Bethany; Freda Bethany; Mrs. Arnold; Arthur Arnold; Alex Jameson |
| Notes | Igor is referred to as "Igar" on the first page. |
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| Comic Story | Clinging Vine (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mary Lou pretends to be a “helpless, wide-eyed, clinging vine” type to attract dates. She becomes engaged to Stan, but he is soon irritated by her feigned helplessness. Mary Lou thinks newcomer Wilma has stolen Stan’s affection, but Wilma says Stan merely got tired of Mary Lou’s act: “Men like women to be feminine, but they don’t like them to be dopes!” Mary Lou apologizes to Stan and they reconcile. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Mary Lou; Stan Walker; Jerry; Frankie; Wilma Mason |
| Notes | credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. |
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