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2024 Facsimile Edition
“Intruder Of Love!”
Ever since Pearl Arlen ran away from her life in the big city, her new landlady, Aunt Jane, was always meddling in her business. If you look up the definition of busybody in the Webster dictionary, Jane’s picture would be front and center. All Pearl wanted to do was forget about that no good Tim Hall and his lies.
What kind of man dates a woman when he has a wife and kids at home? A two-timing snake, that’s who! Pearl Arlen wouldn’t even have known if she hadn’t visited the creep’s apartment. Night classes? Whatever!
“Three Week Romance!”
Ted Minton was the smartest boy in class. He was charming, the star pitcher on the school’s baseball team, and very popular with… the ladies. The only problem was his reputation. Janet McCrea, the new girl at Corville High was about to find out.
Sue came to Janet one day crying. It was apparent the girl had just gotten her heart broken, but Janet couldn’t understand her infatuation. What did all the girls see in that louse? The next day at the G.O. Election debate Janet would find out first hand.
“False-Hearted Love!”
“You are still too young”, Charlotte kept telling her younger sister Meg. Why did Charlotte care if she married Eric? He made her happy. Charlotte could see that because she insisted on playing chaperone on all of their dates. It wouldn’t take long for Meg to figure out why her older sister wanted to be so close to her man. Would Eric put two and two together as well?
“Laura Penn… Your Romance Reporter”
Laura Penn answers letters from the readers. She gives advice to several young girls, the oldest seems to be sixteen. The letters are a hoot if you are interested in the social dynamics of 1963.
“His Brother’s Love!”
Gordon ignored Tina ever since they were kids. When the Brennan brothers first moved in next door to Tina, her infatuation grew for Gordon. It wasTeddy that showed genuine interest. Was Gordon just playing hard to get? Being thirteen was a very confusing time.
Now the three have reached adulthood and Tina has grown to love Teddy. He seemed to feel the same, but Gordon knows the true nature of his brother. Why is he trying to intervene after all these years? Is Gordon suddenly jealous? What is Teddy’s secret? Collect the series to find out!
Reviewer Notes
To the readers of this review, I fully understand that I’m not the target demo for the romance genre, no matter what the format. However, as a collector of vintage comic books, and someone who is interested in the art as well as the writing, I try to expand my interests beyond capes and super-powered heroes.
When I’m out looking for vintage comics I will always grab the old romance books if I can find them at a good price. I figure someday the woke women will stop hating men and begin to realize they need a little romance in their life. Then bam, I’m there to provide a service in the form of ready available books to purchase. I somewhat joke here, but the romance industry was huge just a few decades ago.
I used to help run a bookstore back in the mid 1990s and the romance novels were a best seller even in the age of the O.J. trial. Fabio was the king of romance covers. The ladies would be back every payday to grab the newest Harlequin Romance books from the shelves. Romance was second only to those creepy Goosebumps books.
With that said, I did enjoy this facsimile edition of DC Comics Young Romance No.125. Even with the anthology format, the stories give good insight into relationships of the 1950s and 1960s. During this time DC Comic seemed to have the lead over the other top publishers, thanks to people like Joe Simon and Jack Kriby.
If you are interested in the genre, or just a fan of Silver Age comic books, I would recommend reading this one. The plots are not overly complicated. The main theme here seems to be a misunderstanding between lovers, or the complete turn heel of one or both parties involved. It’s not rocket science, it’s romance. This facsimile gets a four out of five stars from me. Check it out for Valentine’s day if you dare.
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