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Young Love#1
Cover: John Prentice

Young Love #1

Jan 1953 · Thorpe & Porter · 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
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In "Perfect Lady!", a down-on-his-luck former artist named Larry finds unexpected hope when Doris, a kind-hearted tenant in his boarding house, nurses him through pneumonia. When Doris helps him land an art commission and their landlady reacts with shock to their growing closeness, a surprising turn of events leads to a hasty marriage. Years later, Larry returns—renewed and working again—seeking the woman he lost. Drawn with quiet emotional depth by John Prentice, whose pencils and inks define the issue’s expressive, period-accurate style, this poignant story captures a moment of redemption and second chances, lettered by Ben Oda and presented in a cover by John Prentice.

Contains 9 stories
Perfect Lady!
6 pp · Romance
Larry KingsleyDoris PalmerMrs. BranchJoan WalshMr. Duncan
The Unblessed Events
6 pp · Romance
SherryJoeRalph ParkerMrs. Parkerdoctor
A Man To Marry!
4 pp · Romance
Julie MarshHal WalkerSteve EllisMr. EllisMrs. EllisEd Spaulding
Live, Love and Be Married!
6 pp · Romance
WayneGinnyEvelynArthurGeorge FormanHaroldWayne's mother
Neglected Wife
6 pp · Romance
Woman Driver!
6 pp · Romance
Little Cheat!
6 pp · Romance
Outcast!
6 pp
I'll Tell On You
6 pp · Romance

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Full credits

artist, inker John Prentice
letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks John Prentice

Reprints

↩ Reprints Young Love #4 (58) (1954), Young Love #5 (59) (1954), Young Love #6 (60) (1954)

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