Young Love (1963-1977 DC) comic books 1968

Cover by Tony Abruzzo? "If It Isn't Love, What Is It?", pencils by Gene Colan; Lily dates several guys and thinks she might be in love with them, but is never sure how she would know she's really in love; She asks her friend Janie, but gets no real help; When she is assigned as secretary to the boss's son, she feels sick and decides to go home. "Tears for My Love!", inks by Bernard Sachs; A girl who works in an art museum doesn't feel there is anyone for her until a new painting of a young man comes in; She visits the portrait every day, telling it her thoughts such as the skaters in the plaza being like dancing dolls and the view from the skyscraper towers making the city like a carpet of lights in a fairyland for people in love. "Sweet Mystery of Love!"; Debbie had been in love with Hal and had thrown herself at him; She knew he was lying to her and seeing someone else, but she loved him so much she couldn't break off with him; Eventually Hal told her he had fallen in love with someone else; She felt she would never forget him until she met Gerry. Plus: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pager! And: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Gene Colan, Arthur Peddy & Bernard Sachs, Ric Estrada and unknown. Your heart pleads you to trust him! But can you trust your heart? A searing story of romance in..."Temporary Love"! Also featuring "Love, Love -- Come Again" and "A Dream for Diana"! Plus: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pager! And: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! Statement of ownership -- average print run 357,000; average paid circulation 187,400. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike and unknown. He wanted her...and she lost him because of one stupid mistake! A searing love story about a girl who cried..."I Gave My Love Away!" Plus: Photographer Steve's business is failing until he comes up with a plan that involves turning his girlfriend Kate into 'Carnaby Kate,' a fashion pop idol. They become wildly successful but Steve nearly loses Kate for good when she feels that his priorities have changed for the worse in "Deep in the Heart of Steve"! Also: A music teacher in love with his younger student doesn't believe she could really love him with so many younger men around in "Remembering Rosalie"! And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pager "Extra! Extra!" Plus: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Jack Miller & Dick Giordano and unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, John Rosenberger? and unknown. Beginning in this issue -- a continuing drama of young love! Spoiled rich girl Lisa believes that any man who shows any interest in her is only after her money, just like the first boy she loved. She is shocked when her father's business manager, Blake Whitney, tells her he loves her in "The Life and Loves of Lisa St. Claire! [Chapter One]" Plus: Investment counselor Gary Woods' secretary Beth tries to "protect" him from the many women who want his services, but she realizes that she's really in love with him herself in "Guardian of His Heart!" Also: Stella lets Greg take her out, but she is still obsessed by her old boyfriend Gary in "The One I Loved"! And: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Werner Roth, Jay Scott Pike, Bill Draut, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Giant-size issue of reprint love stories you will never forget! Ginger fears that her sister Jean is going to steal her boyfriend Roger as she has others in the past in "Tears for a Dream!" Plus: Ginny has read lots of books about how to attract a man, and she follows all the rules when she meets Les Harper. But though they share many interests and spend all their free time together, Les ends up resenting her for monopolizing him. Ginny takes some advice from his mother and backs off until he comes back to her in "Heartbreak in Paradise!" Also: When rich Rory Maxwell pursues Mary Lou, she can only remember the way he treated her when they were children and she thinks he's laughing at her all over again. He stops her from leaving town at the last minute by proposing marriage in "A Shoe for Cinderella!" And: When Mary falls in love with Curtis, she doesn't know he was previously engaged to her late sister in "Moment of Truth!" Plus: Paul and Leslie have an argument and separate but he never stops hoping she will return in "To Hide From Love!" Also: Though she tries mightily to resist, Nola falls in love with Jack, but she has not told him that she is dying in "Forgive Me, Forget Me!" And: Producer Victor tells Brenda that she's all wrong for a role in the play he's casting because she has never been in love. She meets a younger man and finally begins to understand what love is, but learns that he has only been trying to get her to introduce him to her producer friend. Luckily, it turns out that Victor has been in love with her the whole time in "Curtain for a Heart!" Plus: four Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pagers! Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by Jack Miller & Dick Giordano and unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Win Mortimer?, Jay Scott Pike? and unknown. Jonathan St. Claire learns of his business manager's interest in Lisa and fires him. Lisa doesn't know whether she really cared for Blake or whether she was just trying to get her father's attention. Later, Lisa meets an artist who is literally starving and decides to help him in "The Life and Loves of Lisa St. Claire! [Chapter Two]" Plus: Debbie spends her whole first date with Peter waiting for him to kiss her in "My First Date, My First Kiss!" Also: Teacher Mr. Forrest falls for Celia, one of his students, but keeps his distance. Four years later, Celia returns to claim him in the reprint story "Return to My Heart!" And: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pager! Plus: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano? Stories by unknown. Art by John Rosenberger? & Vince Colletta?, Win Mortimer? & unknown and Mike Sekowsky & Mike Peppe? At last...she's found someone...who needs her! A new and unforgettable episode in..."The Life and Loves of Lisa St. Claire! [Chapter Three]" Also featuring "Tall Dark And Married" and the reprint story "Come To My Arms"! Plus: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.