Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) comic books 1972

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by John Rosenberger, Jack Abel, John Tartaglione, Mike Sekowsky, Vince Colletta and unknown. Featuring "A Fool In Love" and "The Facts of Life"! Plus: Do's and Don'ts of Dating! Also: Cindy's sister Marsha, unhappy over a broken engagement, tries to help Cindy and her boyfriend Bob, but Bob's pride is hurt by Marsha's expensive gifts in the reprint story "No Wedding For Me"! And: Reprint stories "To Have And To Hold!" and "Waiting For My Guy"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta? and unknown. When Lisa's boyfriend Phil is injured and suffers from amnesia, she stays by his side until she can make him fall in love with her again in the retitled reprint story "Love Me Again!" Also: Trina stands by Bart when he is released from prison, and eventually helps him to see that not everyone is against him in "Guilty of Love"! Plus: Girls should make a clean break when they want to end a relationship in a Do's & Don'ts of Dating 1-pager! And: Liz and Larry argue over everything, but they realize that it only shows how interested they are in each other in the retitled? reprint story "Kiss and Make Up!" Also: Anne is reluctant to marry Richard because of his desire to be a seaman, which will separate them for long periods of time, in the retitled? reprint story "Diary of Love!" Plus: 1-page article "Be Lucky in Love - Analyze Your Dreams!"; 2-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; and 1-page text story "Anything for You, Love"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Bernard Sachs? and unknown. Ted and Dina are drawn to each other but they realize they are only looking for comfort and that they both really love other people in "But I Still Love You!" Plus: Phyllis, a reporter working undercover on a story about film director Len Summit, falls in love with him in spite of his rude and impulsive behavior in "Love -- Hollywood Style!" Also: Emily's sister Florence gives her plenty of advice about how to overcome her shyness and behave with boys, but then Emily sees that Florence's tactics have ruined her marriage in the retitled? reprint story "Footsteps to Heartbreak"! And: Susan is is love with Don but she's sure she will never get him away from his possessive girlfriend Vicki in the retitled? reprint story "Afraid to Be Burned"! Plus: 1-page article "The Art of Kissing"; 1-page text story "My Love Was a Lie"; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, Irwin Hasen? and unknown. Gloria secretly starts dating her best friend's boyfriend Jim, deceiving both her friend Sandra and her own boyfriend Ned in "Ned & Gloria & Jim & Sandra"! Plus: When Donna learns that her boyfriend Carl was killed in Vietnam, his friend Ethan falls in love with her but her love for Carl stands in the way in "The Shadow Between Us"! Also: Jean works as a babysitter for young Penny, but falls in love with Penny's widowed father Craig. Unfortunately, Craig is engaged to Kay, who immediately senses a potential rival in the retitled reprint story "When You're in Love"! And: Former child star Janice Talbot wants to be famous again, not realizing that her real future lies in another direction in the reprint story "Wake Up and Dream!" Plus: 1-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; 2-page article "How to Handle a Blind Date"; Dos and Don'ts of Dating 1-pager; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Irene Vartanoff and unknown. Art by Jack Abel, Win Mortimer, Mike Sekowsky, Vince Colletta? and unknown. Gail saves money to buy the new dress she wants for the prom, but at the last minute her father needs to borrow her money for a sudden emergency in "The Price Is Right!" Plus: Freda's brother and her best friend warn her repeatedly that her boyfriend Rex will dump her when he's finished with medical school and doesn't need her support anymore in "Doctor Heal My Heart"! Also: Jan's older sister Charlotte advises her against dating Eric, but it turns out that Charlotte is jealous and wants Eric for herself in the retitled? reprint story "You've Got to Hang Loose"! And: Nancy inadvertently becomes involved with a married man, which nearly ruins her reputation in the reprint story "Heart of Shame"! Plus: "Get Your Man" recipe contest; Test Yourself 2-pager "Is He Meant for You?"; guys don't like girls who are mean to others in a Dos and Don'ts of Dating 1-pager; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Last 25c cover priced issue. Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Adelle's younger sister Nancy makes a play for Adelle's boyfriend Walt, but Walt is smart enough to see through her tricks in "Sister, Don't Steal My Man!" Plus: Caroline's former fiance Michael returns after seven years, trying to win her back, but secrets from the past endanger their lives in the reprint? story "Jealous Rival"! Also: Jan has amnesia following a car accident and it takes her a long time to remember her former love Ralph in the retitled? reprint story "Take Me in Your Arms"! And: Marie asks her friend Terri to find out if Bruce likes her, but it turns out to be Terri that Bruce really likes in the retitled? reprint story "Does He Love Me?" Plus: Girls shouldn't keep a guy waiting in a Do's and Don'ts of Dating 1-pager written by Dorothy Woolfolk (as Page Peterson) and drawn by Alan Kupperberg & Vince Colletta! (Note: Alan Kupperberg's first published work in comics.) Also: 1-page article "A Love Expert Talks about the Etiquette of Dating"! And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

First 20c cover priced issue. Cover by Art Saaf & Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Vince Colletta, Jack Abel? and unknown. When rich girl Barbara meets Hunt, a struggling playwright, she doesn't reveal her fortune, but when she later learns that he knew who she really was, she accuses him of trying to trick her into secretly helping him in "Love Came C.O.D."! Plus: Sharon and Glenn argue and nearly break up over her ladylike attitude in "Goodbye, My Lady Love"! Also: Jane is jealous because her boyfriend Claude's job requires him to work with Marianna, a glamorous fashion designer, in "Lucky to Be Me"! And: 1-page article "Things You Can Do With Him"; 1-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; and "Get Your Man" recipe contest. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Werner Roth, Howard Chaykin & Sal Trapani and John Rosenberger & Vince Colletta. Nurse Cathy falls in love with her amnesiac patient, but when he begins to regain his memory, she fears that he may already be married, so she starts her own search for his true identity in "His Forgotten Love!" Plus: Ginny is afraid that her date Eric will think she's too young, so she pretends to be a few years older, but discovers that Eric is doing the same thing in "Not Old Enough!" Also: Helen goes on a trip to New York with her employer, Mrs. Potter, who hires two professional escorts without telling Helen, who falls in love with one of them in "You Bet Your Love"! And: 1-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; "Get Your Man" contest recipes; boys should be more considerate of girls in a Do's and Don'ts of Dating 1-pager; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Nestor Redondo? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Was she the wrong age for him? Read..."Mad About the Boy"! Also featuring: "His Kind of Love" and "Rags Is Riches!" Plus: 1-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; "Get Your Man" contest recipes; 1-page article "What to Do If You're a Loser in Love"; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Nick Cardy. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer?, Vince Colletta and unknown. Penny has a reputation for being shy and demure, but she plots to get Pete's attention with a very different attitude in "Sweet and Simple"! Plus: Jane believes what her mother has always told her, that she is plain and will never attract a man, so she is frightened when any man shows an interest in her in "Please Don't Kiss Me!" Also: Doug and Bobbie are paired to compete in a game show, and he surprises her by knowing things she never expected him to know, which enables them to win in "Diamond in the Rough"! And: "Get Your Man" contest recipes; 1-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; 1-page article "When You're Between Boyfriends"; 1-page text story "My Sacrifice"; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta and unknown. Rita believes that she has no choice but to go through with an arranged marriage to Miklos even though she truly loves Neil, but Neil is determined that they will be together somehow in "Affair of Honor"! Plus: Elena's plans to marry a rich husband disappear when she meets Tony, a beach bum who is studying oceanography, in "Treasure Hunt"! Also: Sue isn't sure of her feelings for Tony until they nearly break up in the reprint? story "When a Man Loves You"! And: "Get Your Man" contest recipes; 1-page article "Why You Should Never Trap a Man into Marriage"; poetry in 1-page "Secret Garden of Love"; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer?, Werner Roth, Vince Colletta, Jack Abel and unknown. Joan is in love with Tony even though he only thinks of her as a friend in "Hide Your Love"! Plus: Sherry's romance with Lee is endangered when she meets Carl, who's older and more successful, in "Change of Heart!" Also: Jenny is someone who everyone turns to when they're in trouble, which makes her boyfriend Mark wonder about her commitment to him in "Your Man's Gone!" And: 1-page article "What to Do If You're Too Shy"; "Get Your Man" contest recipes; guys don't like girls who put them down all the time in a Do's and Don'ts of Dating 1-pager; poetry in 1-page "Secret Garden of Love"; and Test Yourself 2-pager "Does He Treat You Right?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.