Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) comic books

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $35.50 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Tony Abruzzo. Stories by ? (as Hilda Storm) and unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Jay Scott Pike, Tony Abruzzo and unknown. After Elsa's husband dies, she is unable to fall in love with any man (though several try their luck). Only when she meets Van, whose wife died some time earlier, does her reserve finally disappear in "A Heart of Stone"! Plus: Jeanie 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 "A Meeting with Heartbreak!" Also: Bunny's wild outfits and attitude make her the life of every party, but her boyfriend Richy almost leaves her for good when he can't find the real girl underneath all that in "Funny Bunny!" And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Tony Abruzzo. Stories by unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Arthur Peddy, Tony Abruzzo, Bernard Sachs, Jay Scott Pike? and unknown. After Peter breaks up with Monica, every other man she is with eventually does something that reminds her of Peter and she has to break up with him. Years later she meets Peter again with his wife and suddenly realizes that she doesn't still love him after all in "Diary of a Broken Heart"! Plus: Cathy and Bonnie go on a vacation to Venice where each one meets a dashing Italian man. But before long, they've switched partners in "Romance -- Italian Style!" Also: Things always go well for Carla on dates, until the boy tries to kiss her and her feelings immediately change. Eventually she meets the right boy, whose kisses don't turn her off, in "I Hated His Love! I Hated His Kisses!" And: Hair and beauty tips in 1-page You Can Be Beautiful article! Plus: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $14.00 View scan Interior is Complete. Full spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover pencils by John Rosenberger. Stories by unknown. Art by John Rosenberger, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Lita likes Tony but since he isn't particularly handsome or fun-loving she tries to deny her feelings for him in "Hide Her Love!" Plus: When Nan's journalist boyfriend Chris goes to Hollywood to cover the rising career of local girl Monica Day, Nan is afraid that he will fall in love with the beautiful starlet and forget about her in "All I Want Is You!" Also: Kay in interested in Edwin, the son of her employer, but learns that he is in love with another girl, Nicolette. When Edwin's brother Bill returns home, he tells Kay a surprising secret about Nicolette that changes everything in the reprint story "Nicolette"! And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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First 15c cover priced issue. Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Sparling, John Rosenberger, Vince Colletta, Bill Draut and unknown. Featuring "Heartbreak" and "My First Love Was My Last Love!" Plus: 2-pager "Teen-Age Queen of the Year!" Also: Diana falls and injures her leg, which means that her partner Doug must dance with someone else in their upcoming performance in the reprint story "Dance with Me, Darling!" And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Ric Estrada & Vince Colletta. Stories by Ric Estrada, Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Ric Estrada, Win Mortimer, Werner Roth, Vince Colletta and Murphy Anderson. If she rides off and marries that greasy bike bum, she won't have a father anymore! See what she does in..."Wheels of Passion"! Plus: Ginny can't help looking at other guys when she's out with Frank, which causes Frank to break up with her. Later, when she falls in love with Bill, she knows that her love is real this time because she has no interest in anyone else in "What Kind of Girl are You?" Also: 1-page Dates 'n' Mates fashion feature! And: Sylvia and Lee spot a house in the country and declare it their dream house, but can they afford it in the reprint story "Tears for a Dream"? Plus: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Bill Draut. Stories by Robert Kanigher and Jack Miller. Art by Win Mortimer, Tony DeZuniga, Werner Roth and Vince Colletta. She knows she's doing wrong -- he belongs to her twin sister! But she can't help herself! Featuring: "The Stolen Face of Love! Part One" (continues next issue); "A Million Laughs in Every Kiss"; and "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Plus: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Last 15c cover priced issue. Cover by Bill Draut & Dick Giordano. Stories by Robert Kanigher, Jack Miller and unknown. Art by Werner Roth & Dick Giordano, Jay Scott Pike & Vince Colletta, Arthur Peddy & Bernard Sachs and Elizabeth Berube. It's her fault that she lost Johnny! Just being a wife wasn't enough! She forgot to be the sweetheart he fell in love with! Read..."No Wedding Ring for Me"! Also featuring "Tell Me That You Love Her"! Plus: Reprint story "We Can't Be Strangers"! And: Dates 'n' Mates 2-pager "[Are Hairdos Really Your Problem?]" Also: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

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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.

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Stories by Robert Kanigher, George Kashdan and unknown. Art by John Rosenberger & Frank Giacoia, Gerry Talaoc? (as Gerry Talac) and unknown. The world played this nurse a dirty trick -- it gave her..."Full Hands Empty Heart"! Plus: She had to learn..."How To Lose At Love"! Also: You'll find out the price of love in..."How Much For Romance"! And: 1-page "Going Steady" cartoon by Mort Drucker! Plus: 1-page "Teen-Age" cartoon; poetry in 1-page "Secret Garden of Love"; and Romance In Fashion 1-pagers "[A Sporting Look...]" and "[Rain...Rain...Go Away]"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CBCS 9.4 $280.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #21-1EAEE22-394 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by Werner Roth & Vince Colletta and unknown. The main character in "Nobody's In Love" is nameless, but she feels like a nobody. A random encounter with a couple underscores this, as the other girl refers to her as "a stray dog." She joins a pen-pal group and receives a letter from a boy who signs his letter "Nobody," feeling the same as she. By chance, she meets the boy from the couple, who takes a liking to her. They spend time together and attend a beach party, where the other girl slips a letter to him. She was delivering a letter from "Nobody," and it is revealed that the two main characters have been writing each other the letters! Plus: Ann loves her sister Sherry's boyfriend, Danny. She tried dating others, but still thinks of Danny. Danny tells Ann that he doesn't love Sherry anymore and he kisses Ann, saying the same words he had said to Sherry. She pushes him aside, thinking to herself that Sherry will learn the same lesson that she has learned in "Bitter Lesson in Love!" Also: Veronica Fields is the character who has everything, including Dana, the kind of man Bette wishes to be with. When Veronica must go away for a month, she asks Bette to go with Dana to all the events they have tickets for, so the tickets aren't wasted. She states that Dana couldn't care anything for Bette. However, as Bette and Dana attend the events, they fall in love, which Veronica discovers on her return in the reprint story "Picture of Heartbreak!" (Note: One page omitted.) And: 1-page Marc -- On the Man's Side! advice column. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Last 50c cover priced issue. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jerry Grandenetti, John Rosenberger, Mike Sekowsky, Tony Abruzzo, John Romita, Sr., Gene Colan, Creig Flessel? and unknown. Kathy in interested in Ted and she thinks he likes her, too, but she gets a big surprise in "Just The Way I Dreamed It!" Plus: Charlie introduces himself to Jenny, the new girl in school, and she likes him right away -- until she hears that he's dated many other girls in "Will You Be My Girl?" Also: Three poems about relationships in 1-pager "Boyfriends"; 2-page poems "The Walk" and 'Things I Hate to Hear"; "My True Love Confession" 2-pager; poems "Your Eyes of Love/Just Waiting"; and 1-page poem "What's Wrong With Me?" And: Reprint stories "We're Getting Too Serious!" (retitled?), "The Girl I Wanted," "The Thrill of Love" (retitled), "My Turn for Love" (retitled?), "Come Home to My Heart!", "Stop-Over Love," "When a Girl Discovers that She's Number 2, Does She Try Harder? Or Cry Harder?" (retitled) and "I'm Not Taking Any Chances!" (retitled) Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $0.50.

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First 60c cover priced issue. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Ric Estrada, Tony Abruzzo, Irwin Hasen?, Liz Berube, Vince Colletta, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Karen finds that the perfect guy has been right in front of her -- her best friend Paul -- in "Love? Why Ruin a Perfect Friendship?" Plus: 1-page poems "My Creed," "Silent Song of Love" and "First Love"! Also: Humorous high school bulletin board postings with illustrations in 2-pager "Bulletin Board"; Sew Here's How 2-pager; Beauty on a Budget 1-pager; and 1-page Paul -- the Other Side! advice column. And: Reprint stories "Second Choice," "You Can't Ever Be Mine" (retitled), "Hopeless Love," "Reach for a Star" (retitled), "Make Love to His Friend" (retitled), "Why Can't I Fall in Love?" (retitled?) and "The Mirror" (retitled?). Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $0.60.

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First 25c cover priced issue. Cover by Jerry Grandenetti & Creig Flessel? Stories by unknown. Art by Jerry Grandenetti, Creig Flessel? and unknown. Sandy doesn't like the way her friend Sue treats her boyfriend Jerry. Sandy knows she would be nicer to Jerry, and eventually she gets her chance in "You Don't Deserve Him"! Plus: Laura meets Bob when he comes into the jewelry store where she works to buy an engagement ring. When the engagement doesn't work out, Bob starts dating Laura in a How We Met 3-pager! Also: Julie's boyfriend Andy has a superior attitude that makes him unpopular at school and Julie wants to help him change that in "Too Much for Me"! And: A girl gets carried away by a movie she's watching in the 1-page story "The Movie!" Plus: Paul -- the Other Side! advice column. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.