Young Love #v4#3 [22]
(October-November 1960)

Prize, 1960 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-06-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Feature Publications Inc.
Brand
Prize Group
Editing
Joe Simon

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Little Miss Fixit (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon ?
Inks
Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
romance

I Was the Other Woman (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ted Galindo (signed) [as TED]
Inks
Ted Galindo (signed) [as TED]
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Bennett "Ben" Linders; Lewis Matson; Nora Gray; Dick Eddons; Alice Eddons; Cassandra "Cass" Parker
Synopsis
Nora is engaged to Ben, who is extremely jealous. Her boss Lew’s fiancée Cassandra is also that way. One night when Lew and Nora are working late, Ben and Cassandra arrive, angry. Ben takes a swing at Lew but is knocked down instead. Ben tells Nora “I’ve just grown up,” and promises never to be jealous again.

Indexer Notes

Ben's last name is given as "Linders" at the top of page one, but in the second panel's caption he's referred to as Ben Latham.

Hit the Road, My Heart (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Richard Doxsee (signed)
Inks
Richard Doxsee (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Chick Adams; Vera Lang; Dave Camata; Grace Talbot
Synopsis
Vera and Chick are a song-and-dance team but Vera wonders if they’ll ever have time to get married. Chick announces that he’s dumping Vera to marry the wealthy Grace. Grace says “you’re always good for a laugh!” but she won’t marry him. Chick comes back to Vera with an engagement ring.

Letters (Table of Contents: 3)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nancy Hale
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance
Keywords
advice

Indexer Notes

There is a small portrait-type panel of a woman at the introduction of the letters page.

Unwanted Interloper (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Jeff; Claire; Sheila; Peg
Synopsis
Claire dates Jeff but is unable to break into his group of school friends despite her best efforts. They finally say they were just testing her, but Claire tells them off: “I wouldn’t have any of you prejudiced snobs for friends if you were handed to me on a platter!” She will, however, keep Jeff as her boyfriend.

Little Miss Fixit (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4.66 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Jimmy Durkin; Patsy; Dotty; Tom Carny
Synopsis
Patsy has a crush on Jimmy but is too shy to tell him. Her friend Dotty tries to fix them up but only makes things worse. Finally, she gets them together and apologizes for her errors. In return, Jimmy and Patsy decide to fix Dotty up with another boy, but Dotty admits to Patsy that she also had a crush on Jimmy but Dotty is a better match for him.

Indexer Notes

The bottom third of the last page of this story is filled with an advertisement.

Neatness (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charmaigne
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance
Keywords
advice

Good for the Gander (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ted Galindo (signed) [as TED]
Inks
Ted Galindo (signed) [as TED]
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Jim Brant; Olivia; Ted; Gloria Watson; Burt Danners
Synopsis
Jim gets angry when Olivia dates Ted, following the advice of newspaper columnist Gloria to make sure of her love by seeing other people. Jim and Olivia break up, and Jim goes out with many other girls. Olivia complains to Gloria and says “I’ll never take anyone’s advice again!” Olivia dates Burt and they’re in an auto accident. Olivia is rescued by Jim, now a state trooper. In the hospital, Gloria accidentally reveals that Olivia still loves Jim, and he says he loves her too.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Little Miss Fixit
  2. 1. I Was the Other Woman
  3. 2. Hit the Road, My Heart
  4. 3. Letters
  5. 4. Unwanted Interloper
  6. 5. Little Miss Fixit
  7. 6. Neatness
  8. 7. Good for the Gander
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt