Young Romance #144

DC Comics

United States

Published
October-November 1966
Page count
36
Cover price
0.12 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/96415

Credits

Editing
Jack Miller, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled [I Hated His Love! I Hated His Kisses!] Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Tony Abruzzo, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Falling in Love Romances (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #46 ([April 1968?])
I Hated His Love I Hated His Kisses

Notes

cover art taken from splash page of the last story in this issue

Show/hide 1. Diary of a Broken Heart Comic story, 13 pages

"Dear Diary, I loved Dirk with all my heart until he did something that reminded me of Peter..."

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Gene Colan, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Bataclan (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #8 (janvier 1968)

Synopsis

After Peter breaks up with Monica, every other man she is with eventually does something that reminds her of Peter and she has to break up with him. Years later she meets Peter again with his wife and suddenly realizes that she doesn't still love him after all.

Notes

Colan inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bernard Sachs as inker on page one.

Show/hide 2. Untitled (You Can Be Beautiful!) Text article, 1 page

"Hi, Pussycats!"

Featuring

Feature
You Can Be Beautiful!
Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
Barbara Friedlander , author
Art
, line art (logo illustration)
 
Jay Scott Pike , penciller (logo illustration)
Colours
, colourist (logo illustration)
Text
, typeset

Synopsis

hair and beauty tips

Show/hide 3. Romance -- Italian Style! Comic story, 7 pages

"Welcome to Venezia!"

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Art Peddy, line art [as Arthur Peddy]
 
, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Synopsis

Cathy and Bonnie go on a vacation to Venice where each one meets a dashing Italian man. But before long, they've switched partners.

Show/hide 4. Untitled (Laura Penn... Your Romance Reporter) Letters page, 1 page

"For almost two years I have been going steady with a boy..."

Featuring

Feature
Laura Penn... Your Romance Reporter

Credits

Writing
, scripter [as Laura Penn]
Art
Jay Scott Pike, penciller (logo illustration)
 
, inker (logo illustration)
Colours
, colourist (logo illustration)
Text
, typeset

Notes

relationship advice

Show/hide 5. I Hated His Love! I Hated His Kisses! Comic story, 6.67 pages

"You feel his arms creeping around you... the warmth of his body crushing yours... his lips seeking yours... hungrily embracing you... and then--only moments later--you find yourself thinking..."

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Tony Abruzzo, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Milt Snapinn , letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Falling in Love Romances (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #46 ([April 1968?])
I Hated His Love! I Hated His Kisses!
 
United States
Falling in Love (DC, 1955 series) #125 (August 1971)
I Hate Your Kisses

Synopsis

Things always go well for Carla on dates, until the boy tries to kiss her and her feelings immediately change. Eventually she meets the right boy, whose kisses don't turn her off.

Notes

Abruzzo inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Jay Scott Pike.

Show/hide 6. Untitled (Miss Young America) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Miss Young America
Characters
Cheryl Patton; Sylvia Martinez

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
John Rosenberger, penciller (illustration)
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Notes

Two winners in DC's Miss Young America competition, Cheryl Patton and Sylvia Martinez, with sketches of the girls by John Rosenberger.

Show/hide 7. What's Hit Town?? (Swing with Scooter) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Swing with Scooter
Genre
Teen

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Joe Orlando, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer

Notes

house ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #3, on sale August 25


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 104857

Entry created

  • 23/11/2022

Cover added

  • 23/11/2022

Index completed

  • 23/11/2022