Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Young Love #35

KG Murray's Young Love #35 was published c.May 1979:


The cover is from Charlton's Teen Confessions #61, April 1970:


The cover image is sourced from the splash page of the story The Wild Side.


The contents are all from late-1960's-mid-1970's Charlton comics:

The Wild Side, originally published in Teen Confessions #61, April 1970

The Man I Loved, originally published in Romantic Story #94, July 1968

Older Than I Look..., originally published in My Only Love #2, September 1975

This is Goodbye, originally published in Love and Romance #12, May 1973

The Better Man!, originally published in Just Married #102, October 1974

The Princess Vanishes, originally published in Sweethearts #100, October 1968

Mama's Boy, originally published in Romantic Story #130, November 1973

Love, Honor and Cherish..., originally published in Love and Romance #18, September 1974

Temporary Help... Temporary Love!, originally published in Teen Confessions #72, February 1972

I think the above attributions are correct but some guesswork was involved as most of the job codes and writer/artist signatures and credits have been erased in the Murray reprints.

In 1979 the Murray Publishers logo superseded the Planet Comics branding and shortly thereafter the Murray romance titles sported the Murray Romance Library logo. This issue does not bear any Murray logo or imprint on the cover - indeed this series dropped the Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. logo after a few issues. The 1979 Murray Publishers logo is in place for #37 before the Murray Romance Library logo takes over. I have not seen a copy of Young Love #36 which may also be blank or carry the 1979 Murray Publishers logo. TBC



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