XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Twitter Logo Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Young Romance #1 (25) Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1950
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #1 (25) of 124 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagPrize
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Feature Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 4
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Disclose Notes: Simon not noted in indicia as editor
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose 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:  
Disclose Reprinted In0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (12 total)
Disclose Issue Images
"The Only Man Who Could Thrill Me!"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Theda Hall (photograph); Emerson Hall (photograph)
Inker(s): Theda Hall (photograph); Emerson Hall (photograph)
Colorist(s): Theda Hall (photograph); Emerson Hall (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall -- Globe" (indicia)
Disclose
The Only Man Who Could Thrill Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Della Hildebrand; Johnny Franklin (classical singer and Della's lover); Paul Egan (promoter)
Synopsis: Following Johnny's disastrous Carnegie Hall debut, Della manages to snag the great Paul Egan as her lover's promoter. He orders Johnny to sing pop rather than opera, and sends him on a long national tour. At home, Paul overwhelms Della with sex. She resents his self-assured smugness, but falls in love with him anyway. Johnny eventually becomes a swell-headed pop star and Della realizes he no longer wants or needs her. He disgusts her. Paul persuades her to marry him.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: "Produced by Simon & Kirby" (first panel)
Disclose
Are You Bad For Him?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (header illustration)
Inker(s): ? (header illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (header illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Nancy Hale
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: full page advice column on romance and relationships
Disclose
Gentleman For Hire!

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): Gale Calvert; Keith Windsor (professional escort); Tom (Gale's ex-boyfriend); Mr. Lambert (Gale's boss); Mrs. Lambert (party hostess)
Synopsis: Gale hires Keith to escort her to a party. She tells no one of Keith's job, presents him as an old boyfriend, and has a wonderful time. The two fall in love, but Gale does not want a boyfriend who is an escort. She breaks the relationship off. When the time is right, Keith reveals that he is actually Steve Graham, an insurance salesman, and was posing as an escort to protect a friend from a jealous girlfriend. Gale and Keith renew their love.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose
Are You A Gold Digger?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): Mort Meskin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Synopsis: Six panels depicting young women taking financial advantage of their dates are intended to provoke readers into examining and questioning their "gold digging" motives.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
Black Cat Ad

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: full page ad for Black Magic #1 featuring an alternate cover
Disclose
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): Mort Meskin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic
Character(s): Sharon; Della (maid); Moms (Sharon's mother); Holly Evans; Don Russell; Arthur (Sharon's cousin); Miss Hale
First Line: Overindulgence of whims spoiled pretty Sharon B ...
Synopsis: Sharon has been using temper tantrums since childhood to get her way. In college, she continues the behavior and alienates her friends. After a consultation with Miss Hale, she vows to mend her selfish ways.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: spanking panel page 2
Disclose
The Doctor's Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Doctor Nan Walton; Terry Lash; Doctor Peter Kramer
Synopsis: Nan and the elderly Peter are victims in an auto accident caused by Terry. Terry and Peter are both injured. Nan is forced to decide which man to save and chooses the youthful Terry. Peter dies. Nan grows to hate Terry, blaming him for the death of a brilliant man. She becomes a cold but efficient doctor. Terry wins her love, but she sends him away because he is an irresponsible young man who cut his medical studies short for fun and games. Four years later he reappears, now an intern atoning for the death of Peter. Nan sees the good in him and they marry.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Premiani art per Nick Caputo, October 2016.
Disclose
Buying Scents

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (header illustration)
Inker(s): ? (header illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (header illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charmaigne
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: advice on buying perfumes
Disclose
[untitled]

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
Feature(s): Will You Help Me?
Character(s): Ruth Bradley; Mr. Bradley; Mrs. Bradley; Dick Kennedy (Ruth's betrothed)
First Line: I'm a woman without a name ...
Synopsis: Young Dick and Ruth plan to marry. Their friends support the couple. A week before the wedding however the Bradleys tell Ruth she was a foundling and they are not her biological parents. The tale ends with Ruth asking readers if she should tell Dick the disturbing revelation or keep it a secret.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose
Better Schools Make Better Communities

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jerry Fasano
Inker(s): Jerry Fasano
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: pitch for improving schools from the National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools
Disclose
Out Of The Running!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Shirley; Jane; Wayne
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2024. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.