Young Romance (1947-1963 Prize) comic books 1948-1950

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Marriage Contract," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; High school student Kitty and her working-class family live in a slum area; She is attracted to lawyer Eddie, but her father makes a deal with Mike: if Kitty marries Mike, hell pay them a weekly allowance to raise their standard of living. "Campus Outcast," art by Bill Draut; Department store clerk Pat envies the local college students, especially athlete Stan; Pat attends the prom with her would-be boyfriend Joe (attending college on the G.I. Bill), but uses the opportunity to meet Stan. "His Best Friend's Sweetheart!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Ruth and Jim get engaged before he leaves for service in the war; Jims friend Ted keeps Ruth company, but she suspects he wants to be more than a friend; When Jim comes home, Ted gives him a job as a salesman, which keeps Jim away from Ruth. "A Nice Point of Law" text story. "Love or a Career?", art by Jerry Robinson and Mort Meskin; Anne becomes the writer for radio commentator Eric, but rejects his romantic advances; Eric gets engaged to socialite Barbara; Annes work suffers and Barbara dumps Eric because its obvious he loves Anne. "Man-Hater!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Female athlete Bobbie says "no man will ever tame me!" and vows to become an architect "as good as any man!"; During summer vacation she meets Larry, who says he loves her; Bobbie will "never submit to becoming a disheveled drudge and humble wife as long as Ive a chance for a profession that will bring me respect and dignity!" 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon. Stories by Jack Oleck & Jack Kirby and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Jerry Robinson?, Joe Simon and unknown. Featuring: "Fraulein Sweetheart.."; "Blind Date!"; "Guilty!"; "I Love You, Frank Gerard"; and "Her Rival!" Plus: 2-page text story "You´re so Subtle, Baby"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "I Fell In Love With My Star Pupil!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Mary graduates from college and takes a teaching job in the rural town of Pinesville; She tutors farmer Jim, which provokes a "whispering campaign" by jealous Peggy; Jim proposes to Mary but she turns him down. "Substitute Sweetheart," art by Bill Draut; Connie agrees to escort newcomer Bruce to a skating party so he can meet Phyllis, the most popular girl in their high school; Phyllis uses Bruce to promote her candidacy for school president, but discards him when his usefulness is over. "Shame," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Secretary Joyce becomes engaged to her boss David; She claims her family is also high society, but in truth her mother is a scrub woman who scrimps to buy Joyce nice clothes; When Joyces mother is injured, David takes her to a hospital and Joyce thinks he wont care for her any more. "The Bachelor and the Baby-Sitter" text story. "Jealousy!", pencils by Jerry Robinson; Department store clerk Cathy doesnt want her fellow worker Jane to meet her boyfriend Bill, fearing Jane will steal him away; Jane and Bill become friends; after Cathy sees them together, she frames Jane for stealing at work; Then she learns Jane and Bill were just preparing a surprise birthday party for her. "Gold Digger," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Rusty refuses to date anyone unless they spend money on her, so the local men convince newcomer Gil to pretend to be wealthy and go out with her and teach her a lesson; She accepts his invitation, only to discover hes taking her to a barn dance. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Jerry Robinson, Joe Simon, Mort Meskin and unknown. Featuring: "Disgrace"; "Friend of the Family"; "The Love That Might Have Been.."; "The Inferior Male"; and "Gossip!" Plus: 2-page text story "Bachelor Girl"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#7 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 1 in indicia. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Lee Elias?, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and unknown. She thought he was Fred! War brides have never seen their men out of uniform, and it's been so long since she's seen Fred. So who was this man? Just the one who fell in love with her snapshot! Fred showed it to him when they were buddies in France. And now...she must brace herself for what he's going to tell her about Fred in..."War Bride"! Also featuring: "I'll Get Him Back!"; "Mother Said No"; "I Stole for Love"; and "Love on the Rebound!" Plus: 2-page text story "Troubles of a Troubadour"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#8 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 2 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut and Joe Simon. Tommy wonders what makes Sue so different from the rest of the crowd. Why does everyone call her 'wallflower'? She's not the most popular girl in town, yet he keeps dating her. Is it because of..."Love or Pity?" Also featuring: "Fortune Hunter"; "My Sister´s Big Beau"; "To Love Again"; and "Love Can Strike so Suddenly!" Plus: 2-page text story "A Lesson in Strategy"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#9 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 3 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Draut, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and unknown. Jane can't marry Larry -- she's the breadwinner in their family! If she leaves them, how will mother and Barbara live? But can they really expect Jane to give him up? They love each other, and have their own future to consider! Yes, she's the sole support of her family, but this was her..."Last Chance for Love"! Also featuring: "Was Love to Be My Sacrifice!"; "The Lie I Lived"; and "The Easy Life"! Plus: 2-page text story "They Both Got There"! And: "Good Manners" letters page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#10 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 4 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Bill Draut, Jack Kirby, Al Eadeh, Joe Simon, John Belfi and unknown. Joanie's parents are pressuring Don like they have all the others! She thinks he'll never date her again -- and Don is the one man she could really care for! Don't miss..."Husband Hunter!" Also featuring: "This Man I Loved Was a Mama´s Boy!"; "Shadows"; "Unwanted"; "Heart´s Desire!"; and the 1-page story "Hip! Hip! Away!" Plus: 2-page text story "Dr. Biggers Prescription"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#11 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 5 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Leonard Starr, Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Lee Elias?, Joe Simon and unknown. April has got to keep on singing -- she mustn't let the gang see what losing Bill's love is doing to her! Featuring: "Big City Girl!" Plus: "The Town and Toni Benson!"; "The Language of Love"; "My Father´s New Wife!"; and a 3-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story! Also: 2-page text story "Second Chance for Love"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#12 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 6 in indicia. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Draut, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and unknown. Marge can never really love Al -- yet she wants him near her and can't let him go! But should he let her keep him on a string? Will he still be starry-eyed when she meets the man she's looking for? Don't miss..."The Man I Kept on a String!" Also featuring: "If You Want Me!"; "For Somebody Else!"; "Girl Shy"; and "Undesirable!" Plus: 2-page text story "One Romantic Adventure"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#13 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 1 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Vic Donahue, Joe Simon? and unknown. If she were his bride, she knew she would live a life of loneliness! Don't miss..."Sailor´s Girl!" Also featuring: "Daughter of Misfortune!"; "Friends -- Lovers no More!"; "Good Scout!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "[Other Side of the Tracks]"! Plus: 2-page text story "To a Lovely Lady"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#14 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 2 in indicia. Photo Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall of "Barbara Bates, Warner Bros. Starlet." Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Bruno Premiani?, Vic Donahue and Joe Simon. Featuring: "Runaway Bride!"; "No Prescription for Love!"; "The Man for Us!"; "The Barrier Between Us!"; and a 3-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story! Plus: 2-page text story "Cruise to Romance"! Also: 1-page Good Manners Will Make You RATE with Your Date advice column! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#15 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 3 in indicia. Photo Cover of Joan Vohs by Carlyle Blackwell, Jr. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bruno Premiani, Bill Draut, Vic Donahue, Joe Simon and unknown. The love she could not bring out in the open -- "Back Door Love!" Also featuring: "Lady, I´ll Break You!"; "Deathbed Vow!"; "Merciless!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "[Is it Wise to be Deceitful?]" Plus: 2-page text story "No Time for Laughter"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#16 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 4 in indicia. Photo Cover of Shirley Johns by Theda and Emerson Hall. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, George Roussos, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and unknown. Featuring: "Dance Hall Pickup!"; "The Wolves of the City!"; "The Girl I Left Behind!"; "Janet Loves Janet!"; and "His Engagement Ring!" Plus: Good Manners Will Make you Rate with your Date 1-pager; 1-page article "The Beauty Clinic"; and 1-page article "How to Get Over a Broken Heart!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#17 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 5 in indicia. Photo Cover of Alice Ann Kelly, Warner Bros. Starlet, by Carlyle Blackwell, Jr. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Lee Elias?, Bill Draut, Bruno Premiani, Joe Simon and unknown. From her nearness flowed a subtle power that could move a saint! Don't miss..."The Girl Who Tempted Me!" Also featuring: "I Want Him Back!"; "When a Puppy Love Grows up!"; "Love's little Teacher!"; 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "[Man-Stealer]"; and 1-page Charmaine story "Glamor Can be Yours"! Plus: 2-page text story "Love Trouble"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#18 on cover, Vol. 3 No. 6 in indicia. Photo Cover of Dona Hughes by Theda and Emerson Hall. Stories by Jack Kirby? and unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and unknown. Look into the heart of a woman who knows she is losing her man! Read..."Just No Good!" Also featuring: "Make Believe Lover"; "I Own this Man!"; "Mother Tags Along!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "How to Tell the Right Man!" Plus: 2-page text story "Flight from Love"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#19 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 7 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and unknown. The story of an ex G.I. who longed for the girl he left in Paris. Now he was back to claim her...but she had changed. Was she..."That Kind of Girl!" Also featuring: "The Fisherman's Daughter!"; "The Misfit!"; "Tainted!"; and 3-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story! Plus: Poise, background to beauty, that fresh look and your smile in 1-page The Beauty Clinic article! And: Understanding, character, appearance, taboos, personality quiz in 1-page What Men Think About Women article! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#20 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 8 in indicia. Photo Cover of Eva Gernhardt. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, John Severin, Bill Elder and unknown. What was this strange fascination that tied a girl to the man she feared? Read..."Hands off Lucy!" Also featuring: "Mad About the Boy!"; "The Prophecy!"; "No Girl Loves a Phoney!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "[Life holds enough problems]"! Plus: There's Romance in the Stars! 1-pager; 1-pager "Do You Know Your Wolves?"; 1-page article "Stop That Complex!"; and 1-page article "That Well-Dressed Look"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#21 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 9 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bill Draut, Leonard Starr, John Severin, Joe Simon, Bill Elder? and unknown. Featuring: "I Want Your Man!"; "The Woman Who Lost Him!"; "Let´s Pretend"; "With All My Love"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "[Happy Marriage]"! Plus: There´s Romance in the Stars! 1-pager; 1-page article "Age to Marry"; and 1-page article "Be Natural"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#22 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 10 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Leonard Starr, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, Joe Simon and unknown. Featuring: "The Savage in Me!"; "Sister Was a Stinker"; "Child Bride!"; "I Never See Helen Alone"; "Change Your Name to Mine!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story! Plus: 1-page article "Is Your Heart Lonely?" Also: 1-page article "Accent on Accessories"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#23 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 11 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby and unknown. Art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby and unknown. The shameful confessions of a wayward teenager! Read..."Gang Sweetheart"! Also featuring more tales of young love! Plus: 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story! And: 1-page article "Are You Fickle?" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Whole #24. Volume 3 No. 12. Art by Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, Bill Draut and Joe Simon. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #24 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 12 in indicia. Heiress Liza falls in love with Jeff, but her father thinks he's a fortune hunter. Nicky rebels against her criminal father in favor of peach farmer Swede. Sweethearts meet on V-J Day, in a story inspired by the famous Alfred Eisenstaedt photograph of a U.S. Navy sailor kissing a woman on the street in Times Square. Buy Me That Man!; Man Bait!; Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic; The Little Things Remind Him of You; Can Others See Through You?; Danger, Man Trap!; Take a Chance!; About Your Face; Portrait of a Lady! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#25 on cover; Vol. 4 No. 1 in indicia. Photo Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and unknown. Following Johnny's disastrous Carnegie Hall debut, Della manages to snag the great Paul Egan as her lover's promoter. He orders Johnny to sing pop rather than opera, and sends him on a long national tour. At home, Paul overwhelms Della with sex. She resents his self-assured smugness, but falls in love with him anyway. Johnny eventually becomes a swell-headed pop star and Della realizes he no longer wants or needs her. He disgusts her. Paul persuades her to marry him in "The Only Man Who Could Thrill Me!" Plus: Gale hires Keith to escort her to a party. She tells no one of Keith's job, presents him as an old boyfriend, and has a wonderful time. The two fall in love, but Gale does not want a boyfriend who is an escort. She breaks the relationship off. When the time is right, Keith reveals that he is actually Steve Graham, an insurance salesman, and was posing as an escort to protect a friend from a jealous girlfriend. Gale and Keith renew their love in "Gentleman For Hire!" Also: Nan and the elderly Peter are victims in an auto accident caused by Terry. Terry and Peter are both injured. Nan is forced to decide which man to save and chooses the youthful Terry. Peter dies. Nan grows to hate Terry, blaming him for the death of a brilliant man. She becomes a cold but efficient doctor. Terry wins her love, but she sends him away because he is an irresponsible young man who cut his medical studies short for fun and games. Four years later he reappears, now an intern atoning for the death of Peter. Nan sees the good in him and they marry in "The Doctor's Love"! Also featuring "Out Of The Running!" Plus: 3-page Will You Help Me? story; 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story; 1-page story "Are You A Gold Digger?"; 1-page article "Are You Bad For Him?"; and advice on buying perfumes in 1-page article "Buying Scents"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#26 on cover; Vol. 4 No. 2 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Leonard Starr?, Bruno Premani, Mort Meskin and unknown. Featuring: "Your Money or Your Love!"; "The Last Man on Earth!"; "Hired Wife!"; "Simpson and Elilah!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "Taken for Granted"! Plus: 1-pager "Do Something Nice for Your Sweetheart"; 1-page article "Let's Have a Good Time"; and 1-page article "Beauty Blemishes"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#27 on cover; Vol. 4 No. 3 in indicia. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, John Severin, Joe Simon, Bill Elder and unknown. Anne wants to play martyr, sacrificing herself for the sake of her kid sister! Featuring: "No Man Would Have Me!" Plus: "Monahan´s Madonna!"; "Chase Me Till I Catch You!"; "Heart of Steel"; "My Tormented Heart"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story! Also: 1-pager "Stay As Sweet As You Are!"; 1-pager "Let´s Make One Outfit do the Work of Four"; 1-page article "Getting Along With Men"; and 1-page article "The Hands He Loves to Hold"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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#28 on cover; Vol. 4 No. 4 in indicia. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bill Draut and unknown. Where death was part of the game of love -- "Hot Rod Crowd!" Also featuring: "His Father's Son!"; "Not Worth the Price!"; "A Shattered Dream!"; and 2-page Will You Help Me? story! Plus: 1-pager "Pickups Are Let-Downs"; 1-page article "[Nag]"; and 1-page article "Be a Bathing Beauty"! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.