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Issue: Young Romance #3 (9) Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1949
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Issues: #3 (9) of 124 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPrize
Brand: A Prize Publication
Indicia Publisher: Feature Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
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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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAgonizing Love #[nn] published January 2011
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Was Love to Be My Sacrifice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Irene Lorraine; Chris Lorraine; Mrs. Lorraine; Sam Dickerson; Mr. Nolan
Synopsis: Chris and Irene are raised by their mother for show business careers. Chris has second thoughts, and when their agent Sam proposes marriage, she hesitates, afraid of disappointing her mother and sister. However, she decides love comes first, which provokes a bitter argument with Irene. After the wedding, Sam arranges a reconciliation between Chris and Irene.
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In Issue: FlagYoung Romance: The Best of Simon & Kirby's Romance Comics #2 published April 2014
In Content Item: FlagReal Love: The Best of Simon and Kirby Romance Comics #[nn] published October 1988
as Was Love to Be My Sacrifice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in Real Love (Ace Magazines, 1949 series) #?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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Young Love #1

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for "Young Love #1"
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Good Manners

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Nancy Hale]
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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The Lie I Lived

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): Helen Neilson; Mrs. Neilson; Mr. Neilson; Jed Barron; Johnny Adams; Mel Doyne; Martha Winters
Synopsis: Helen has a scar on her face, which was the result of a childhood accident. She can’t afford plastic surgery, but family friend Jed, a former circus clown, shows her how to use makeup to hide the scar. Moving to another town where no one knows her, Helen dates deliveryman Johnny. However, he hates dishonest people and Helen is afraid to tell him the truth about her face. She decides to leave town but is badly injured in a car accident; the insurance pays for plastic surgery on her face. Helen confesses to Johnny that she had a scar before, proving she’s an honest person. They will be married.
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Pages: 9
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The Easy Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Simon ?
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Claire Stratton; Mr. Stratton; Mrs. Stratton; John Cantrell; Steve Crane
Synopsis: Claire grows up in poverty, caring for her invalid father and berated by her stepmother. Her father tells her to “get the things she wants” in life and commits suicide so he won’t be a burden. Claire sets out to seduce her boss John, and he proposes marriage to her. Fellow employee Steve knows Claire’s plan and blackmails her into going on a date with him: he admits he loves Claire but can’t give her the luxurious life she wants. Claire confesses all to John, and he admits he knew what she was doing, but loved her anyway. He sets her free to reunite with Steve.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Possible Simon pencils per Nick Caputo, May 2015.
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They Both Got There

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Pages: 2
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Last Chance for Love!

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): Peggy Gooding; Mrs. Gooding; Nila Gooding; Lee Jordan; Frankie Thomas; Dr. Davidson
Synopsis: After her father’s death, Peggy has to forego college and work to support her mother and younger sister Nila. Peggy wants to marry Frankie, but her mother forbids it. Peggy’s mother spends freely on Nila, denying Peggy any luxuries. When Lee proposes to Peggy, her mother says they can’t get by without her salary. Peggy tells Lee she’d like to keep working and have her mother live with them after the wedding, but he says her family are “leeches!” Peggy pretends to be sick and confronts her mother and sister with their selfishness. They apologize and Peggy will now marry Lee and be happy.
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Pages: 9

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