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Publisher: DC

Title: Young Romance
Issue: 197
Page Count: 100
Publish Date: January-February 1974
Volume: 24
Contributors: Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell (credited); Joe Simon (uncredited); Allan Asherman (assistant editor)

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Young Romance 197
Owner: greggy

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Story Title: Strange Girl! The Story They Dared Us to Print! - cover
Pages:1
Pencils:Jerry Grandenetti ?; Win Mortimer
Inks:Vince Colletta; Win Mortimer
Letters:Joe Letterese ?
Genre:romance


Story Title: Contents - table of contents
Pages:1
Pencils:Liz Berube (signed) [as Elizabeth]
Inks:Liz Berube (signed) [as Elizabeth]
Colors:Liz Berube ?
Letters:typeset


Story Title: That Strange Girl - comic story
Pages:9
Pencils:Jerry Grandenetti
Inks:Creig Flessel
Genre:romance
Characters:Liz; Fred Reese; Agnes
Synopsis:Is she a tomboy or lesbian?


Story Title: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Win Mortimer
Inks:Win Mortimer
Genre:romance
Characters:Laurel Denton; Fran; Jerry Robertson
Synopsis:Rebellious Laurel lives in an island town and her mother doesn't want her to date boys from the mainland. In spite of this, she chases after Jerry, without realizing that he was actually born on the island too.


Story Title: Nicolette - comic story
Pages:7
Pencils:Tony Abruzzo
Inks:Sy Barry
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:romance
Characters:Edwin; Bill; Kay
Synopsis:Kay is interested in Edwin, the son of her employer, but learns that he is in love with another girl, Nicolette. When Edwin's brother Bill returns home, he tells Kay a surprising secret about Nicolette that changes everything.


Story Title: Does He Still Love Her? - comic story
Pages:5
Pencils:John Rosenberger
Inks:John Rosenberger ?
Letters:John Costanza
Genre:romance
Characters:Carla; Anne; Bunny; Paul
Synopsis:Carla learns that her boyfriend Paul's old girlfriend Bunny is back in town and Carla insists that he go to see her to find out if he still has feelings for Bunny.


Story Title: Make Me Your Wife! - comic story
Pages:8
Pencils:Mike Sekowsky; ? (see notes)
Inks:Bernard Sachs; ? (see notes)
Letters:Milt Snapinn ?
Genre:romance
Characters:Cindy; Ted; Maureen
Synopsis:Ted is annoyed with his girlfriend Cindy, who is outspoken about wanting to marry him. Ted is reluctant because of a previous bad relationship, but he overcomes his fears before it's too late for him and Cindy.


Story Title: Dear Diary - text story
Pages:2
Pencils:Win Mortimer (illustrations)
Inks:Win Mortimer (illustrations)
Letters:?; typeset
Genre:romance


Story Title: My Three Wishes! - comic story
Pages:7
Pencils:Bernard Sachs; ? (see notes)
Inks:Bernard Sachs; ? (see notes)
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:romance
Characters:Claudia; Doris; Ward Peters; John Van Tyler
Synopsis:Claudia meets an old friend on vacation and falls in love with him. After the vacation, a friend asked Claudia if any of the three wishes she had made before she left had come true. Claudia said they didn't, but as she recounted the events of her vacation, her friend pointed out that her wishes had come true from a certain viewpoint.


Story Title: L.O.V.E... Don't Mention It! - comic story
Pages:7
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:romance
Characters:Charlotte; Dean
Synopsis:Charlotte wants to be alone after her engagement is broken. She drives aimlessly and winds up on the coast. As she is walking along the beach, a rose is tossed to her from a helicopter before it flies off. Days later she meets the helicopter pilot and learns that she can find love again.


Story Title: Make-Up Course for Love Dropouts - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset


Story Title: Marc - On the Man's Side! - text article
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:romance
Synopsis:advice column


Story Title: They Called Me a Boy Chaser... - comic story
Pages:9
Pencils:Art Saaf
Inks:Vince Colletta
Letters:Charlotte Jetter
Genre:romance
Characters:Bob Manning; Penny Young; Hal Young; Tommy Duggan; Ed Jason; Madge; Ted Dunn
Synopsis:Penny is so eager to date that she throws herself at boys, which doesn't work out very well until the boy comes along who wants to catch her.


Story Title: One-Way Heart! - comic story
Pages:6
Pencils:Mike Sekowsky
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:romance
Characters:Penn Drake; Lorie; Rita
Synopsis:After a brief introduction to visiting author Penn, Lorie falls instantly in love with him and secretly follows him back to his home city. But just as she finally realizes that she is on a hopeless quest, they meet again.


Story Title: Recipe for Party Dates - text story
Pages:1
Pencils:Win Mortimer (illustrations)
Inks:Win Mortimer (illustrations)
Letters:typeset
Genre:romance


Story Title: No More Love for Me! - comic story
Pages:7
Pencils:Art Saaf ?; Jack Sparling
Inks:Art Saaf ?; Jack Sparling
Letters:Ben Oda
Genre:romance
Characters:Danny; Rita Haney; David Warner
Synopsis:When Rita's fiancee Danny is killed in the war, she is convinced she will never love any man again.


Story Title: A Day for Tears! - comic story
Pages:7
Pencils:Mike Sekowsky
Inks:Bernard Sachs
Letters:Ira Schnapp
Genre:romance
Characters:Chris; Alice Dyers; Joan Devlin
Synopsis:Joan discovers Alice, an old girlfriend, is about to be married. She arrives at Alice's home with best wishes and meets her husband to be -- Chris, a man who had helped Joan recover from a bad relationship two years in the past. Joan is married now and feels nothing but happiness for the couple.


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