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| Name | Young Romance 8 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Romance |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Letters | Ben Oda |
| First Line | Love or Pity? |
| Notes | Although the cover alludes to the title of the first story inside ("Love or Pity?"), the characters on the cover and their situation do not reference the interior story at all. |
| Comic Story | Love or Pity? (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ginny is engaged to Ken but their future plans are disrupted when her brother Perry is charged with mail fraud by the FBI. The press and public opinion turn against the Crain family and her father has to resign as head of the local college’s physics department. Ken stands by Ginny but she suspects he just pities her. Ginny leaves for the city but on the trip she meets Danny, who says there are people who support them. Ginny goes home and marries Ken. Perry is eventually cleared. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Harlan Crain; Ginny Crain; Mrs. Crain; Ken Davis; Perry Crain; Mr. Brandon; Marty; Angeline Parks; Cissy; Chester; Danny Sutherland |
| Script | Jack Kirby ? |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Letters | Ben Oda |
| Notes | Although Perry is arrested by the FBI for "mail fraud," this story seems to allude to the anti-Communist "Red Scare" which began around 1947 in the USA. |
| Comic Story | Fortune Hunter (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sue clashes her with guardian Aunt Martha over Sue’s boyfriend Jimmy. When Aunt Martha learns Sue is planning to elope, she intends to stop it, but changes her mind and permits her to leave, even secretly giving Sue $500. Aunt Martha remembers her youth, when she allowed her father to prevent her marriage to a young man. That young man is now the beloved governor, and Martha is “a wasted, lonely old maid.” |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Aunt Martha Daniels; Sue Daniels; Jimmy Cameron |
| Pencils | Bill Draut |
| Inks | Bill Draut |
| Letters | Ben Oda |
| Comic Story | My Big Sister's Beau! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Teenager Irene is attracted to her older sister Verne’s boyfriend Frank. While Verne is out, Irene dresses in her sister’s clothes and dates Frank, but feels out of place. She sees Verne dressed in Irene’s “bobby-soxer” outfit, dancing with Irene’s boyfriend Buzzy. Irene decides to act her age from now on. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Irene; Frank Kennedy; Verne; Buzzy Bernard |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby Joe Simon ? |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Letters | Ben Oda |
| Text Story | A Lesson in Strategy (2 pages) |
| Script | ? [as Helen Perry] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Romance |
| Comic Story | To Love Again (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | In post-WWII Europe, Army nurse Cathy meets artist Paul, who had spent four years in a concentration camp and has lost his faith in humanity. Cathy returns to the USA and her fiancé Tom, but arranges for Paul to emigrate to America. Tom, jealous, punches Paul when he hears Paul admit he loves Cathy. Cathy rejects Tom and realizes she loves Paul. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Paul Walther; Cathy; Major; Tom |
| Pencils | Bill Draut |
| Inks | Bill Draut |
| Letters | Ben Oda |
| Comic Story | Love Can Strike so Suddenly! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Headstrong Evie travels to India with her sister Ann and Ann’s boss Warren. While Ann and Warren handle business matters, Evie is given a tour of the country by Deadeye, a former U.S. pilot now running a small airline and tour service. They fall in love, and Evie will soon return to India to join him. |
| Genre | Romance |
| Characters | Evie Froman; Rex Taylor; Ann Froman; Mrs. Froman; Warren Wright; Rajah of Chandavar; Bascom "Deadeye" Fuller |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Simon |
| Letters | Ben Oda |
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