Digital Comic Museum - Young Brides v1 003 -JVJ


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From the JVJ Collection.

Volume: #1, Issue: #3 [3]
Published: January-February 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	"Dear John: I Love Someone Else-"
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photograph) \| Inks: ? (photograph) \| Colours: ? (photograph) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	Dear John: I Love Someone Else---
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.
Credits:	Script: Joe Simon ? \| Pencils: Jack Kirby \| Inks: Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ? \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Matt Sims Cathy Gray

Text Story (1 page)	As You Were
Featuring:	Nancy Hale
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring:	What Advice Would You Have Given?
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.
Credits:	Pencils: Mort Meskin \| Inks: George Roussos ? \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Nancy Hale Frances D. Michael

Comic Story (8 pages)	Bride and Broom!
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!”
Credits:	Pencils: Mort Meskin; Joe Simon ? (see notes) \| Inks: George Roussos ?; Joe Simon ? (see notes) \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Marge Kay Ligget William "Bill" Stuart Ted Ligget

Text Story (1 page)	Voice Charm
Featuring:	Charmaigne
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Romance

Comic Story (7 pages)	Strange Honeymoon
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.
Credits:	Pencils: Mort Meskin \| Inks: George Roussos ?; Joe Simon ? (see notes) \| Letters: Ben Oda
Genre:	Romance
Characters:	Jeff Walden Laura Walden Mrs. Brice Bill Capper Dan Brice

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