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2 unusual facts about Young Romance


Young Romance

Launched with a September 1947 cover date, the Prize Comics title Young Romance signaled its distinction from traditional superhero and genre comics with a cover banner stating the series was "designed for the more adult readers of comics".

Launched in September 1947, Young Romance ran for 124 issues, until June 1963.



see also

The Five-Storied Pagoda

Deep in the Valley interlaces a story of young romance set in Yanaka (part of old downtown Tokyo) with a Japanese period drama based on Five-Story Pagoda, a classic literary work by Rohan Kōda.