Comic books in 'Romance', graded by CGC

Young Love (1963-1977 DC) 123 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Slab: Chipped/broken bracket

Four Scratches on Back Around 3" Long.

Label #4229237015

Stories by George Kashdan, Robert Kanigher, Barbara Friedlander and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, John Rosenberger, Alex Toth, Michael Netzer (as Mike Nasser), Liz Berube, Henry Scarpelli and Vince Colletta. Janice tries to figure out what is wrong with her boyfriend Hal when he returns from Vietnam after being presumed dead. The truth shocks her, but also inspires her to do something that will help Hal and also the community they live in in "Love Is the Answer!" Plus: Robin becomes impatient with her boyfriend Paul when he seems more interested in his college studies than in her, and she starts dating Brad. Months later, she learns that Paul has written and published a novel about their relationship and she finally realizes how much he loves her in "The Lost Love"! Also: As Melanie is hitchhiking out of town, she accepts a ride from Juan Perez and they discuss how society would never approve of them being together. They stop at a restaurant for dinner and decide to join other couples who are dancing, but a fight breaks out when others object to them. Melanie runs out and is hit by a car, and wakes up back at her mother's house where she learns that Juan was arrested in the reprint story "20 Miles to Heartbreak: Part II"! Plus: Joan is surprised by the real identity of a masked man she meets at a costume party in an untitled How We Met 1-pager; 2-page horoscope "Winter Forecast"; tips on dating manners in "Love Letters" letters page; different ways to wear and accessorize your hair in a Beauty on a Budget 1-pager; and 1-page poem "You're Young and You're In Love"! And: Batman and Robin star in a 1-page Hostess ad, "The Muse"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $224.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4677838022 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Mike Sekowsky? & John Romita, Sr.? Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky?, John Romita, Sr.? and unknown. Bonnie Taylor meets a stewardess in Holland who resembles her, who tells her of a man she met briefly when she was a nurse in the Korean War. Bonnie later discovers that the mysterious man is the same one she recently saw in London who seemed to recognize her, and she helps the two find each other again in "Too Late for Love!" Plus: Jen's sister Harriet took her boyfriend Jon a year ago. Now Harriet and Jon are back in town, but reveal that they never married because Jon was still in love with Jen. However, Jen now realizes that she's no longer in love with Jon in "Yesterday's Heartache"! Also: Judith flirts with Steve so that she can reject him and pay him back for breaking up with her friend Lucy, but to her surprise she falls in love with him for real in "A Stranger to Heartbreak!" And: Romance in Fashion 1-pager "Forecast: April Shower"! Plus: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page (2 pages). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 199 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4727469004

First 60c cover priced issue. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Ric Estrada, Tony Abruzzo, Irwin Hasen?, Liz Berube, Vince Colletta, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Karen finds that the perfect guy has been right in front of her -- her best friend Paul -- in "Love? Why Ruin a Perfect Friendship?" Plus: 1-page poems "My Creed," "Silent Song of Love" and "First Love"! Also: Humorous high school bulletin board postings with illustrations in 2-pager "Bulletin Board"; Sew Here's How 2-pager; Beauty on a Budget 1-pager; and 1-page Paul -- the Other Side! advice column. And: Reprint stories "Second Choice," "You Can't Ever Be Mine" (retitled), "Hopeless Love," "Reach for a Star" (retitled), "Make Love to His Friend" (retitled), "Why Can't I Fall in Love?" (retitled?) and "The Mirror" (retitled?). Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.