Young Romance #131

DC Comics

United States

Published
August-September 1964
Page count
36
Cover price
0.12 USD
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/96402

Credits

Editing
Jack Miller

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Dreams Don't Count! (Bonnie Taylor) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Bonnie Taylor
Genre
Romance

Credits

Art
John Romita
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Notes

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

Show/hide 1. Untitled (The Marlboro House) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
The Marlboro House

Notes

inside front cover

Show/hide 2. On the Eve of Happiness! Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Art
Gene Colan
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Synopsis

Cheryl has preconceived ideas about how a romance should proceed but when she meets Stuart she finds that things do not always go as planned.

Show/hide 3. Audrey Gilmore, Marilyn Kear (Miss Young America) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Miss Young America

Credits

Pencils
John Romita (illustrations)
Colours
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Notes

Two winners in DC's Miss Young America competition, Audrey Gilmore and Marilyn Kear, with sketches of the girls by John Romita.

Show/hide 4. Untitled (Beat Nick) Cartoon, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Beat Nick
Genre
Humor
Characters
Beat Nick

Credits

Script
Mort Drucker
Art
Mort Drucker
Letters
Mort Drucker ?

Notes

four gag cartoons

Show/hide 5. Second Meeting! Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Romance

Credits

Art
John Rosenberger
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Synopsis

Abby and Brian console each other when their respective loves run off together and elope, but Abby doesn't trust their newfound closeness and leaves Brian. Years later, will she get a second chance?

Notes

Rosenberger art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Jay Scott Pike on pencils.

Show/hide 6. Untitled (Laura Penn... Your Romance Reporter) Letters page, 1.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Laura Penn... Your Romance Reporter

Credits

Script
? [as Laura Penn]
Letters
typeset

Synopsis

relationship advice

Show/hide 7. Untitled Statement of ownership, 0.33 pages

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Statement of October 1, 1963

Average paid circulation over preceding 12 months: 131,000

Single issue nearest filing date: 202,030

Publisher: Arleigh Publishing Company, 575 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10022

Owner: All stock owned by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

Show/hide 8. Headdress of Ancient Brides Cartoon, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Synopsis

historical headwear of brides from four cultures

Show/hide 9. Dreams Don't Count (Bonnie Taylor) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Bonnie Taylor
Genre
Romance
Characters
Bonnie Taylor; Roger Taylor; Lori; Tod

Credits

Script
Robert Kanigher
Art
John Romita

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Magic Moment Romances (Colour Comics, 1957 series) #44 ([August 1964?])
Dreams Don't Count

Synopsis

When Bonnie's roommate Lori is feared dead in a plane crash, Bonnie comforts Lori's boyfriend Tod and falls in love with him herself, but has to let him go when Lori is found safe.

Notes

Kanigher script credit from the Who's Who of American Comic Books. Romita inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Bernard Sachs.

Show/hide 10. Untitled (100 Little Dolls) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
100 Little Dolls

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

inside back cover

Show/hide 11. Untitled (Photo-King) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Photo-King

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

inside back cover

Show/hide 12. Untitled (Best Values Co.) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Best Values Co.

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

back cover


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 41275

Entry created

  • 28/12/2018

Index completed

  • 28/12/2018

Last updated

  • 28/12/2018