Youthful Romances #17 [3]

(May 1953)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents inside front cover lists complete contents with writer, artist credits for each story.

One-Sided Love (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ira Zweifach

Pencils

Bob Cohen (signed)

Inks

Bob Cohen (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Fern Whitmore; Hack Darrow; Buddy Morrow; Mr. Green

Synopsis

Bandleader Buddy Morrow saves a young woman from drowning and helps her patch things up with her boyfriend.

Strictly Business! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Martin Smith

Pencils

Alvin Hollingsworth

Inks

Alvin Hollingsworth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Joan Mason; Brad Carter; Mr. Pierce

Synopsis

Business executive Joan will lose a $50,000 inheritance unless she’s married within 30 days. She offers her employee Brad $10,000 to marry her, “all strictly business.” He agrees, but Joan falls in love with him and decides she can’t marry him for money. Brad says he actually loves her and his father is, in fact, the company’s biggest stockholder, so he’ll take her job after the wedding.

Heartless Flirt!! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Akin

Pencils

Anthony Tallarico (signed)

Inks

Anthony Tallarico (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Lily Taylor; Carol Hendrick; Sue Wilson; Jack Norton; Bob Wilson; Steve Crane; Mr. Taylor; Mrs. Taylor; Dot; Lou

Synopsis

Lily moves to a small town and begins to work her way through the boys at her new high school, including those who already have girlfriends. She gets a reputation as a flirt and when one of the other girls tries to commit suicide after losing her boyfriend, Lily resolves “to make amends.” However, her reputation pursues her and eventually she and her parents have to move and “start again somewhere else!” She vows to “turn over a new leaf” and “never be a heartless flirt again!”

Keywords

suicide

Indexer Notes

Anthony Tallarico = Tony Tallarico

Marge and Gower Champion (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Beresford King

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Marge Champion; Gower Champion

Synopsis

Gower Champion (1919-1980) was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer. With his wife and dance partner Marge (Marjorie Celeste Belcher) the Champions were an accomplished dancing team during MGM's Golden Age of the 1940s and 50s.

Indexer Notes

Text with black and white photo of Marge and Gower Champion

House of Dreams (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jesse Merlan

Pencils

Walter Palais

Inks

Walter Palais

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

romance

Characters

Helen Worth; John Dodd; Sandra Dodd

Synopsis

Helen meets builder John and they fall in love. He shows her a home he is building, but Helen later sees him take Sandra there. Jealous, Helen sets the house on fire, intending to die. John rescues her and explains that Sandra is his sister. “House wasn’t hurt much,” John says, and still intends to marry Helen.

Keywords

arson; suicide

Indexer Notes

Walter Palais is the brother of artist Rudy Palais