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Issue: Young Romance #5 (5)

- Attribution History

Publication Date: May 1948

Issue v1 #5 (5)
- v1 #1 [1]
- v1 #2 [2]
- v1 #3 [3]
- v1 #4 [4]
- ✔ v1 #5 (5)
- v1 #6 (6)
- v2 #1 (7)
- v2 #2 (8)
- v2 #3 (9)
- v2 #4 (10)
- v2 #5 (11)
- v2 #6 (12)
- v3 #1 (13)
- v3 #2 (14)
- v3 #3 (15)
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- Young Romance

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Issues: #5 (5) of 124 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Prize

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Feature Publications, Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 52

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Jack Kirby; Joe Simon

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.; Later Standard Silver Age U. S.

Paper Stock: Glossy Covers; Newsprint Interiors

Binding: Saddle-Stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In3

2 Content Items
- [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]1
- Shame [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:

Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby's Romance Comics #2 published April 2014

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Title Page

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Content Items (7 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Joe Simon

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Agonizing Love #[nn] published January 2011
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

I Fell In Love With My Star Pupil!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Mary Temple; Jim Waters; Peggy Sharon; Mrs. Sharon; Mr. Frobisher; Mr. Stacey; Mr. Jordan; Jim Waters Jr.

Synopsis: Mary graduates from college and takes a teaching job in the rural town of Pinesville. She tutors farmer Jim, which provokes a “whispering campaign” by jealous Peggy. Jim proposes to Mary but she turns him down. Peggy snares him on the rebound. Mary resigns her position, but Jim makes her realize she does love him. They get married and Jim eventually becomes a doctor.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 13

Substitute Sweetheart

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Draut

Inker(s): Bill Draut

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Connie Sloan; Bruce Benson; Phyllis Cordell; Doris

Synopsis: Connie agrees to escort newcomer Bruce to a skating party so he can meet Phyllis, the most popular girl in their high school. Phyllis uses Bruce to promote her candidacy for school president, but discards him when his usefulness is over. Bruce then understands Connie is a much better person than Phyllis and they decide to go steady. Connie is also nominated to oppose Phyllis in the school election.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Shame

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Character(s): David Stanton Jr.; Joyce Owens; Mr. Smith; Harold Owens; Ma Owens; Mr. Case

Synopsis: Secretary Joyce becomes engaged to her boss David. She claims her family is also high society, but in truth her mother is a scrub woman who scrimps to buy Joyce nice clothes. When Joyce’s mother is injured, David takes her to a hospital and Joyce thinks he won’t care for her any more. She moves to another city but her brother finds her and says David still loves her and everyone wants her to come home.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Young Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby's Romance Comics #[nn] published February 2012
as Shame [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

The Bachelor and the Baby-Sitter

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Jealousy!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson

Inker(s): Joe Simon ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Bill Butler; Jane Porter; Cathy Mathews; Mr. Markham

Synopsis: Department store clerk Cathy doesn’t want her fellow worker Jane to meet her boyfriend Bill, fearing Jane will steal him away. Jane and Bill become friends; after Cathy sees them together, she frames Jane for stealing at work. Then she learns Jane and Bill were just preparing a surprise birthday party for her. Cathy confesses to the scheme, but Jane understands her motivation and forgives her. Cathy goes on to marry Bill, thanks to Jane’s generosity.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Possible Simon inks per Nick Caputo, May 2015. Previous indexer credited Mort Meskin.

Gold Digger

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ben Oda

Subject Matter

Genres: romantic

Character(s): Gil Warren; Rusty Taylor; Bert; Charley Franklin

Synopsis: Rusty refuses to date anyone unless they spend money on her, so the local men convince newcomer Gil to pretend to be wealthy and go out with her and teach her a lesson. She accepts his invitation, only to discover he’s taking her to a barn dance. On their next date, they go to a fancy club but Gil has to borrow money from her to pay the bill. Rusty realizes she enjoys his company, not the places Gil takes her, and they admit they love each other.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 9