Young Romance Vol. 1 #1

Plot

First Romance Comic. Cover art by Jack Kirby. "I Was a Pick-up!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; After her mother runs away, Toni is raised by her strict grandmother; Accepting a ride from Bob, Toni goes with him to a roadhouse; During a police raid, Bob ditches Toni but shes rescued by club owner Stan. "The Farmer´s Wife"; Nurse Nancy treats Bill in a veterans hospital and they become friends, even though hes 15 years older than she; They date and become engaged, but she wont marry him unless he gives up his dream of being a farmer and takes a job with the Department of Agriculture instead. "Misguided Heart," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Factory worker June has a crush on Karl, snobbish son of the factory owner; After Karls father sends him to work in the plant, Karl begins to date June, to the consternation of worker Sherman, who loves her. "Diary of a Doubtful Damsel" text story. "The Plight of the Suspicious Bridegroom," art by Bill Draut; A sinister apartment building elevator operator tells his passenger about his hobby of breaking up engagements by planting seeds of suspicion and jealousy in each future grooms mind; He doesnt realize that his passenger is Frank, his latest "victim," and gets a punch in the nose for his trouble. "Summer Song"; Jenny lives in a resort town and envies the life of the wealthy summer residents, feeling local suitor Chuck is too ordinary, crude and low-class for her; Jenny meets rich tourist Rick, who agrees to meet her at the Yacht Club dance, even though hes engaged to Pamela.