Young Romance #159
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- April-May 1969
- 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/22684
Credits
- Editing
- Joe Orlando, editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Woman Hater!
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Code
- J-119
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bill Draut, line art
- , inker
- Dick Giordano , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
1"When am I ever going to stop being haunted by her?... Where can I escape? Where? ... Where? ... Where?"
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bill Draut, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
- John Duffy, letterer
Synopsis
Two very different girls try to break through the antagonistic attitude of a reclusive lighthouse keeper, and one succeeds.
2"It's all a dream... a crazy, wonderful dream! A few hours ago we didn't know our love existed... and now it's as if we've belonged together forever!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Tony Abruzzo, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- , original editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Heart Throbs (DC, 1957 series) #55 (August-September 1958) — Ring of Gold!
- Also printed
-
Love Song Romances (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #53 ([May 1969?]) — Ring of Gold
Synopsis
Judy meets Andy accidentally when their respective dates are unable to make it. They spend one evening together, but go back to their previous relationships. each thinking (mistakenly) that the other isn't interested.
Notes
Abruzzo pencils per Robin Snyder. The indexer of the original credited John Forte and Bernard Sachs.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Laura Penn... Your Romance Reporter
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Miller, scripter [as Laura Penn]
- Art
- John Romita, penciller (logo illustration)
- , inker (logo illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist (logo illustration)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
advice column; logo artwork reprinted from earlier "Laura Penn" columns
4Credits
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Statement of October 1, 1968
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 195,100
Actual number of copies for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 224,089
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, wholly owned by Kinney National Service, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020, a publicly held corporation.
5"When it's time to turn on with your fave tiger..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Mad Mad Modes for Moderns
- Genre
- Fashion
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jay Scott Pike, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
6"Please, Billy darling... hold me... kiss me... kiss me, please!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, penciller
- Dick Giordano, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Young Romance (DC, 1963 series) #204 (March-April 1975)
Synopsis
Marriage and a first child have not made Maria happy -- she thinks that the romance is gone between her and Billy.
Notes
Giordano inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Vince Colletta.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
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.