Young Love #v5#6 (48)

(August 1953)

Don't Wait for Me! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Simon

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Russ; Amy Cooper; Matt Stevens

Synopsis

Russ goes off to fight in Korea, leaving his girlfriend Amy behind. Matt, an Army friend of Russ, visits Amy and says Russ hasn’t written because he was wounded. Matt falls in love with Amy and suggests “Russ isn’t a prize package!” When Russ arrives, he admits he hasn’t been faithful to her and had asked Matt to break up with Amy for him; Matt made up the wounded-arm story to spare her feelings. Amy goes off with Matt.

Keywords

Korean War

Indexer Notes

Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.

The Marrying Kind (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Lucy; Lucy's sister; the Captain

Synopsis

18-year-old Lucy decides to marry Bob, an older crew member she’s just met on a cruise. Her older sister opposes the match, but when she meets the handsome ship’s captain she finds romance of her own.

Indexer Notes

Bottom one-third of last page is split between an ad and a cartoon for the American Cancer Society.

Let's Go Dutch (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Nancy Hale]

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

advice

Cold Shoulder for Two! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jerri Castle; Patrice Lovell; Mr. Castle; Mrs. Castle; Tess

Synopsis

Jerri and Patrice are both dumped by their boyfriends. Jerri falls into depression and her “continued morbid behavior” leads to “a state of collapse!” Patrice, on the other hand, after grieving for a bit, gets on with her life and eventually finds a “new...more gratifying love!”

Indexer Notes

Art credits from JVJ index card attached to online scanned version.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Marriage must be based...

Genre

romance

Characters

Nancy Hale; Marie; Charley; Helen

Synopsis

Marie writes to Nancy Hale: her husband Charley is a factory worker who sometimes works the night shift. This plays havoc with Marie’s life and she turns “into a nagging shrew!” Nancy says Marie must “adjust herself to her husband’s schedule.” Marie does, and things work out.

Keywords

advice

Indexer Notes

Bottom half of second page is an advertisement.

How Can You Pretend About Love! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Jeff; Sherry Anderson; Mr. Anderson; Mrs. Anderson; Mrs. Masters; Mrs. Cooper

Synopsis

Sherry and Jeff are engaged but she’s adopted and wonders who her real parents might be. She thinks she might be of “aristocratic stock.” Her adopted parents give Jeff the address of Sherry’s mother: she lives in a slum and is an aged slattern. Jeff doesn’t want to destroy Sherry’s illusions, so he tells her that he couldn’t find her parents. He’ll marry her and “share her with a dream.”

Keywords

adoption

Beauty Is As.... (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Charmaigne]

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

advice

Love, Honor and Betray! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Alan Franklin; Mr. Herrick; Steve Franklin; Jean Porter

Synopsis

Alan’s wife dies in childbirth and he is bitter; he leaves the child behind and goes to South America to work for 3 years. Alan returns and wants to claim Steve, but Jean is his legal guardian and won’t give him up. Alan romances Jean and marries her so he can claim his son. After the wedding, Jean finds out Alan intends to take Steve back to South America without her, and leaves. However, she gives up the child. Alan changes his mind and decides to form a real family with Jean and Steve.