Young Love #v1#3 [3]

(June-July 1949)

Wallflower! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

romance

Characters

Amy Martin; Bix Jackson; Joan; Bob; Art; Ned Arden; Jim Burns; Patricia Gibbings; Marion; Don Irvine; Mr. Sanderson

Synopsis

After several embarrassing experiences as a teen, Amy gets a reputation as a “wallflower” at social events and loses confidence in herself. Photographer Bix offers her a job, modelling in a nightclub, and she performs well. Then he reveals it was all a set-up in order to restore her self-esteem. Amy and Bix fall in love.

Indexer Notes

credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.

Look Before You Love! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ? (see notes)

Inks

Joe Simon ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

romance

Characters

Kerry Blanchard; Joyce Ryan; Myra Whitcomb; George Sumner

Synopsis

Secretary Joyce falls in love with Kerry at first sight. However, after he proposes, she catches him in an embrace with former girlfriend Myra. Kerry claims he initially used her to make Myra jealous, but now he really loves Joyce. Joyce forgives him but the love she felt is gone. She eventually begins dating Kerry’s friend George, and may marry him some day.

Indexer Notes

Kirby pencils and Simon inks per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. Nick Caputo suspects Joe Simon was involved in the penciling of this story.

Headstrong! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

romance

Characters

Vicki Allen; Mr. Carson; Jerry Snyder; Duke Wilson; Ruth Jackson; Dolly Madsen; Marcia Thompson

Synopsis

Vicki is hired as a reporter for a small town newspaper. She interviews Duke and begins to date him, despite his reputation as a wolf. However, when one of Duke’s former girlfriends blames Vicki for stealing his affections and tries to commit suicide, Vicki is tarred by scandal and fired from her job. Her friend Jerry admits he loves her and helps Vicki through the tough times.

Keywords

suicide

Indexer Notes

credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Nancy Hale

Pencils

Vic Donahue

Inks

Vic Donahue

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I came to Miss Hale for help with a problem almost every girl must face...

Genre

romance

Characters

Nancy Hale; Alice J.; Bob; Mrs. R.; Miss C.

Synopsis

Alice tells Nancy Hale that her boyfriend Bob dumped her because she refused to drink alcohol at parties. Nancy introduces her to various people who say drinking is a personal choice for mature people and can be dangerous for young people, and perhaps Alice was “going out with the wrong crowd.”

Indexer Notes

credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.

I Didn't Want Love (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.

Match Makers! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Riley

Inks

Ken Riley

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

romance

Characters

Paula Bethany; Igor Bethany; Freda Bethany; Mrs. Arnold; Arthur Arnold; Alex Jameson

Synopsis

Paula’s parents are immigrants from Europe and raise her in a strict, old-fashioned manner. When her parents insist she get married before she turns 20 and that they will pick her husband, she rebels. Even though the man they’ve chosen is Arthur, whom she loves, Paula refuses on principle. She decides to elope with Alex instead, but Arthur intervenes. Paula says that she was “lucky in loving the man” that her parents chose for her.

Indexer Notes

Igor is referred to as "Igar" on the first page.

Clinging Vine (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

romance

Characters

Mary Lou; Stan Walker; Jerry; Frankie; Wilma Mason

Synopsis

Mary Lou pretends to be a “helpless, wide-eyed, clinging vine” type to attract dates. She becomes engaged to Stan, but he is soon irritated by her feigned helplessness. Mary Lou thinks newcomer Wilma has stolen Stan’s affection, but Wilma says Stan merely got tired of Mary Lou’s act: “Men like women to be feminine, but they don’t like them to be dopes!” Mary Lou apologizes to Stan and they reconcile.

Indexer Notes

credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.