Showing posts with label Robert Kanigher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Kanigher. Show all posts

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Swinging '70s Stories YOUNG ROMANCE "The Swinger in 'Rise, Love, Rise!"

Yesterday, We Met...

..an advocate of the "free love" movement, who an engaged woman thought was trying to steal her fiancee!
(She wasn't!)
At the end of that story, Lily was seen riding off in someone's car...












Sadly, there was no "next chapter"!
After this two-story premiere in DC's Young Romance #170 (1971), Lily Martin never graced the pages of another comic book...not even in reprint!
Since editor Dick Giordano left the book after this issue, replaced by Dorothy Woolfolk, I suspect she was responsible for not continuing a series that didn't fit her editorial vision.
Usually, DC's editors would find a way to reuse already-purchased material, but a cursory examination of Woolfolk's run doesn't show any stories that could've been reworked versions of already-written/illustrated tales!

NEXT WEEK:
We Revisit One of Our Previous Topics with All-New Material!
And, of Course, We Guarantee...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Swinging '70s Stories YOUNG ROMANCE "Michelle: Love is a Swinger!"

This Month's Final Example of 1970s Romance Comics...

...is actually both a finale to a multi-part series we ran last year and the premiere of a new series!








As you might have guessed, this never-reprinted story from DC's Young Romance #170 (1971) just introduced DC's new example of "free love", Lily Martin...

...whose first solo adventure followed (after a couple of reprinted stories) in this very same oversized (64-page) issue!
And, that (also never-reprinted) tale will follow...tomorrow!

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Alex Toth Tales YOUNG ROMANCE "Searing Conclusion to Next Door to Love"

We Have Already Seen...

Coverart by Werner Roth (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks)
...actually, I'm going to let the writer do the synopsis!

BTW, if the story from DC's Young Romance #164 (1970) looks somewhat familiar to you, that's because we ran the re-edited, re-worked, re-titled reprint in DC's Young Love #114 (1975)
Besides the usual "updating" modifications to hairstyles and fashions, two pages were cut from the story!
Next Week:
We Don't Know Which Alex Toth Tale We'll Present...Yet!
But, We Guarantee That...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!
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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Alex Toth Tales YOUNG ROMANCE "Next Door to Love" Part 1

Here's part one of a two-part tale with both parts cover-featured...

Cover art by Nick Cardy
...though neither of the covers was by penciler Alex Toth!
What does the future hold for Amy and Larry...if anything?
And, what of Carol and Jackie?
Will her injury keep them apart or bring them back together?
Will True Love prevail for either couple..or neither couple?
Yes, fans, it's a multi-part post!
Fear Not! 
You don't have to wait until next week!
The heart-tugging conclusion will be posted...
Tomorrow!
You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!
BTW, if the story from DC's Young Romance #163 (1970) looks somewhat familiar to you, that's because we ran the re-edited, re-worked, re-titled reprint in DC's Young Love #114 (1975)
Besides the usual "updating" modifications to hairstyles and fashions, two pages were cut from the story!
And now a word from out sponsor...

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True Love Comics Tales!
Visit Amazon and Order...