Young Romance #128
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"You Deceive Yourself" in Young Romance #128 (1964) captures a quiet moment of emotional crossroads, where a waitress’s fleeting romance with a mysterious sailor collides with a more conventional proposal. The story unfolds with tender precision, drawn by Mike Sekowsky and inked by Bernard Sachs, as two very different men—both offering love—arrive at the same turning point in her life. The cover by John Romita, with its expressive figures and poignant composition, perfectly mirrors the tension of the moment.
Eve Garnett arrives at a secluded beach cottage to interview the reclusive writer Andrew Hunter, posing as a casual visitor. As she spends more time with him, she finds herself drawn to his quiet intensity—until she realizes she’s fallen for the very man she’s supposed to expose. When Andrew Hunter discovers the title of her story on her typewriter, the fragile trust between them hangs in the balance.
In "In Favor of Love!", a young waitress named Alice finds herself caught between two men: a mysterious sailor named Roger Gaspard, who stirs her heart with quiet charm, and Charlie, the headwaiter from her restaurant, who offers her a future built on stability. As her days with Roger unfold in fleeting moments of connection, fate throws her into a crossroads—one that forces her to choose between the life she knows and the love she never expected.
In "Hold My Heart!", Bonnie Taylor finds herself unexpectedly close to Roy while looking after his friend Mona’s boyfriend, Capt. Jimmy Brown, during a visit. As the two share a quiet picnic in an Alpine meadow, a moment of tension sparks between them—leading to a shy, heartfelt kiss that leaves Bonnie wondering what comes next.
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Reprinted in Roméo #10 (1965), Heart Throbs #142 (1972), Falling in Love #142 (1973), Heart Throbs: The Best of DC Romance Comics #[nn] (1979), Truer Than True Romance: Classic Love Comics Retold #[nn] (2001), Baccara #9, Twin Hearts #76
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