Digital Comic Museum - Young Love 043 (v5 01) -JVJ


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Part of the Prize Spotlight Part 2 - Romance!
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Volume: #5, Issue: #1 (43)
Published: March 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 44, Editing: Joe Simon
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Golden, Then Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (12 pages)	Teen-Age Widow
Synopsis:	17-year-old Clara marries Ken before his military deployment. On their honeymoon, he’s reported killed in an avalanche. Clara takes a job as governess for widower Tod’s daughter so she can remain at the site until Ken’s body is recovered in the spring, but stays on even afterwards. Tod introduces Clara to his employee Herb and they date, but Herb’s mother disapproves. Tod tells Clara that she needs to stop mourning and get on with her life, as he intends to do; they realize they love each other.
Credits:	Script: Jack Kirby \| Pencils: Jack Kirby \| Inks: Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ? \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ken Shelby Clara Steve Marie Tod Benson Judy Benson Herb Carson Mrs. Carson

Text Article (1 page)	You're Engaged
Credits:	Script: ? [as Nancy Hale] \| Pencils: ? (illustration) \| Inks: ? (illustration) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (8 pages)	The Wonderful Person!
Synopsis:	Ella works for Bill, a middle-aged newcomer who appears to be altruistically helping improve their small town. She admires Bill and even falls in love with him, so she refuses to listen to her boyfriend Jim, who claims Bill must have ulterior motives. Eventually, Jim exposes Bill as the head of a company which is making money from all of the civic “improvements” Bill has proposed. Ella apologizes and marries Jim.
Credits:	Script: Natalie Krigstein \| Pencils: Bill Draut \| Inks: Bill Draut \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ella Stanley Roger Putnan [as Bill Gregory] Jim Daly Mrs. Lattimore Sam Stanley Mrs. Stanley Mayor Henry Cordell

Comic Story (1 page)	Marriage to a Tree!
Genre:	Non-fiction Romance

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring:	Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic
Synopsis:	Thelma has received marriage proposals from handsome football player Eddie and nice, studious assistant librarian Morton. She asks Nancy Hale which one she should marry. “The answer is neither!”
Credits:	Pencils: Jack Kirby \| Inks: Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ? \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Nancy Hale Thelma Eddie Walker Morton

Text Article (1 page)	Coiffure Magic
Credits:	Script: ? [as Charmaigne] \| Pencils: Mort Meskin (Illustration) \| Inks: Mort Meskin (Illustration) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (7 pages)	Girl Friday!
Synopsis:	Ella has been Bert’s private secretary for 8 years; she loves him, but he’s already married. After Bert’s invalid wife dies, Ella encourages him to take a vacation. Bert returns with a new, young girlfriend, Maude. However, Maude elopes with another man. Ella quits her job. Bert comes to her and explains he wasn’t in love with Maude, but he does love Ella. He apologizes for taking her for granted.
Credits:	Pencils: John Prentice \| Inks: John Prentice \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Ella Bert Keller Maude Higgens Tom

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