Young Love v2#5 [11]
Prize
United States
- Published
- July 1950
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/175457
Credits
- Editing
- Joe Simon, editor
- Jack Kirby, editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Noreen; Glenn Porter
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Mort Meskin, penciller
- George Roussos, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Synopsis
Noreen is plain and is therefore jealous of her boyfriend Glenn's alleged attention to other women. During an argument, she causes an auto accident and her face is badly cut. Plastic surgery makes her beautiful, but she thinks Glenn only pitied her before. Calling herself Jean, she meets Glenn at a ski resort and makes him fall in love with her. Noreen reveals her true identity and Glenn says "Noreen was a selfish, bitter girl." He prefers the new Jean, and "it wasn't your new face that I fell in love with!" Noreen promises to be more like Jean from now on.
Notes
credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version lists Roussos as inker; previous indexer had Meskin.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Mona Freeman; Jeff Landis; George
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Mort Meskin, penciller
- George Roussos, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Young Love (Atlas, 1951 series) #7 ([1950] ?)
Synopsis
Mona is hired by the party to craft Jeff into a viable political candidate. They fall in love and are married. "Jeff could be led but not driven," and she tries to convince him to campaign her way. He wants to keep his private life private. She works hard and he rises in the polls, but their relationship suffers. Jeff sues for divorce and the publicity causes him to lose the election. However, he and Mona are reunited and he eventually is elected senator.
Notes
credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version lists Roussos as inker; previous indexer listed Meskin.
3Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Kay Fuller; Tom Fuller; Walter Creston; Claire
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Vic Donahue, line art
- Vic Donahue, penciller [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Synopsis
Kay is "tired of being a nobody's wife!" because her husband Tom doesn't work hard enough at his ad agency copywriting job: he wants to be a novelist. "You are a failure!" Under an assumed name, she becomes friends with Tom's boss Walter--pretending to be Tom's sister-in-law--and urges him to promote Tom. Walter does, but he falls in love with Kay and she has to tell him she's married. When Walter learns who her husband is, he fires Tom. Kay apologizes and Tom forgives her.
Notes
credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
4Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Jane Larson; John Cameron; Ted; Paul Dayton; Gloria Hunter
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Art Peddy, penciller
- Joe Simon , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Reprint history
Synopsis
Jane, who considers herself "plain" and "unexceptional," vows to never marry: "I don't want the men who want me, and I can't get the men I want!" Jane loves her boss John, but he dates wealthy Gloria. Jane tries to love Paul but can't get John out of her mind. Finally, John admits he loves Jane and says she would have seen it if she wasn't a "half-wit that's made up her mind to be an old maid!" They embrace.
Notes
Severin credit per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog. Simon alterations and/or inks per Nick Caputo.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version lists Art Peddy as penciller. Previous indexer had John Severin with ?
5Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Text
- , typeset
6"The girl has never been in the old mansion before!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
House ad for "Black Magic."
Notes
The ad says "Watch for this first big issue!" but the cover shown is not the cover used for any issue of "Black Magic." Three story titles are listed: "My Dolly is the Devil" did appear in issue #1, but "I'll Never Sleep Again" and "Mother of the Frogs" do not seem to have been published.
7"Jennie S. was one of those girls who couldn't see the trees for the forest!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Jennie S.; Jeffrey Gaines; Shirley; Charley Briggs; Nancy Hale
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter [as Nancy Hale]
- Art
- Mort Meskin, penciller
- George Roussos, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Synopsis
Jennie tells her friend Shirley that she's not interested in fellow college student Jeffrey, so Shirley begins to date him. Charley tells Jennie he loves Shirley, and Jennie realises she loves Jeffrey. Nancy Hale advises Jennie and Charley to become a couple and see if Jeffrey is jealous. It works: Jeffrey proposes to Jennie and Shirley gets Charley.
Notes
credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card attached to online scanned version list Meskin on pencils and Roussos on inks; previous indexer had Meskin for both.
8Credits
- Writing
- , scripter [as Charmaigne]
- Art
- , line art
- Marvin Stein , penciller
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Synopsis
Fashion tips.
Notes
credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card lists "Stein" which I assume is Marvin Stein (since Milt did funny animals). Previous indexer listed John Severin with ?
Bottom third of page is an advertisement.
9Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , author [as Charmaigne]
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Beauty tips for eyes.
Notes
Text article with one spot illustration.
10Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Art; Julia Warren; Helen; Maxie; Mac Doran
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Max Elkan, penciller
- Simon, inker
- Kirby shop, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
Synopsis
Before he ships out for occupation duty, soldier Art falls in love with Julia. Two years later he returns and tries to find her. Julia's roommate Helen doesn't know where she is, but she helps Art in his quest. They run into various shady characters but no one knows where Julia is. Helen runs a personal ad and Julia responds with her address. However, Art knows that Helen is the one for him.
Notes
credits per Harry Mendryk's Simon and Kirby blog.
JVJ index card lists Max Elkan for pencils and Simon & Kirby shop for inks. Previous indexer listed Vic Donahue for pencils/inks.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.