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Issue: Young Brides #3 [3] Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1953
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Issues: #3 [3] of 30 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagPrize
Brand: Prize Group
Indicia Publisher: Feature Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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"Dear John: I Love Someone Else-"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
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Pages: 1
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Dear John: I Love Someone Else---

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Simon ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Matt Sims; Cathy Gray
Synopsis: Soldier Matt loves his hometown girlfriend Ruth, but when he and WAC Cathy are stranded in a hut in Korea overnight, he kisses her and is conflicted. Matt later receives a “Dear John” letter from Ruth, breaking up with him. Matt wastes no time in finding Cathy, and they are soon married.
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Pages: 6.5
Disclose Notes: Produced by Simon & Kirby.
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As You Were

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Nancy Hale
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): George Roussos ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): What Advice Would You Have Given?
Character(s): Nancy Hale; Frances D.; Michael
First Line: How good a romance counselor would you make?
Synopsis: Frances and Michael are engaged, but her parents don’t think his antique store is a solid business venture. Michael gets a job as a mechanic then quits. He breaks up with Frances when her parents won’t give their consent to the marriage and she asks him to wait to open his store until they’ve been married for a year. Nancy Hale asks readers what advice they would give.
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Pages: 2.5
Disclose Notes: Some suggest Jack Kirby on pencils.
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Bride and Broom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin; Joe Simon ? (see notes)
Inker(s): George Roussos ?; Joe Simon ? (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Marge; Kay Ligget; William "Bill" Stuart; Ted Ligget
Synopsis: Marge marries young dentist Bill. Marge doesn’t like having to economize because Bill is building up a practice; she envies her married friend Kay, who has a nice house and luxuries. Marge finally leaves Bill after an argument over dresses she bought. Kay tells Marge that she and her husband were poor at first, but they worked together. Marge returns to Bill and apologizes, and he says they can budget for “a few luxuries if we’re careful!”
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Some suggest Joe Simon on pencils. Lots of crosshatching in the drawings.
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Voice Charm

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Feature(s): Charmaigne
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Pages: 1
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Strange Honeymoon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): George Roussos ?; Joe Simon ? (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Jeff Walden; Laura Walden; Mrs. Brice; Bill Capper; Dan Brice
Synopsis: Against her mother’s advice, Laura decides to spend her honeymoon with Jeff in the small town where she grew up. The townspeople are surprised when they learn Laura is Dan Brice’s daughter: her mother told her that her father was a prominent man, but Laura discovers Dan still lives there and is "the town tramp." Laura and Jeff stand up to the townspeople. A cleaned-up Dan spends time with them before they depart.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Crosshatching in the drawings suggests Simon input in the inks.

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