| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January-February 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | "Dear John: I Love Someone Else-" |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Colors:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Dear John: I Love Someone Else--- (6.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Soldier Matt loves his hometown girlfriend Ruth, but when he and WAC Cathy are stranded in a hut in Korea overnight, he kisses her and is conflicted. Matt later receives a “Dear John” letter from Ruth, breaking up with him. Matt wastes no time in finding Cathy, and they are soon married. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Matt Sims; Cathy Gray |
| Notes | Produced by Simon & Kirby. |
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| Text Story | As You Were (1 page) |
| Featuring | Nancy Hale |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Synopsis | Frances and Michael are engaged, but her parents don’t think his antique store is a solid business venture. Michael gets a job as a mechanic then quits. He breaks up with Frances when her parents won’t give their consent to the marriage and she asks him to wait to open his store until they’ve been married for a year. Nancy Hale asks readers what advice they would give. |
| Featuring | What Advice Would You Have Given? |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Nancy Hale; Frances D.; Michael |
| Notes | Ger Apeldoorn previously suggested Jack Kirby on pencils.
This story does not have the "Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic" logo. That feature usually appeared in Young Love and Young Romance comics. Other issues of Young Brides had the "Ask Dan Wilson" series instead.
Nancy Hale's advice is printed upside-down in the final panel. |
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| Comic Story | Bride and Broom! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marge marries young dentist Bill. Marge doesn’t like having to economize because Bill is building up a practice; she envies her married friend Kay, who has a nice house and luxuries. Marge finally leaves Bill after an argument over dresses she bought. Kay tells Marge that she and her husband were poor at first, but they worked together. Marge returns to Bill and apologizes, and he says they can budget for “a few luxuries if we’re careful!” |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Marge; Kay Ligget; William "Bill" Stuart; Ted Ligget |
| Notes | Ger Apeldoorn suggests Joe Simon as penciller, noting Lots of crosshatching in the drawings. Nick Caputo suspects Simon either inked or heavily retouched the art. |
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| Text Story | Voice Charm (1 page) |
| Featuring | Charmaigne |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Romance |
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| Comic Story | Strange Honeymoon (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Against her mother’s advice, Laura decides to spend her honeymoon with Jeff in the small town where she grew up. The townspeople are surprised when they learn Laura is Dan Brice’s daughter: her mother told her that her father was a prominent man, but Laura discovers Dan still lives there and is "the town tramp." Laura and Jeff stand up to the townspeople. A cleaned-up Dan spends time with them before they depart. |
| Content | Genre: Romance | Characters: Jeff Walden; Laura Walden; Mrs. Brice; Bill Capper; Dan Brice |
| Notes | Crosshatching in the drawings suggests Simon input in the inks. |
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