Hello, romanticizers
of four-color funnybooks! In this episode, love doctors Chris
(@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) tackle the mysteries of love,
when they read the first romance comic book ever published: Joe Simon
and Jack Kirby's Young Romance #1 from 1947! After the needed
run-down on Jack and Joe, our heartstrong pair discuss the conditions
that created the romance comic, and then read all four (or five?)
stories contained within the first one--with special emphasis on "The
Plight of the Suspicious Bridegroom" and its unconvential storytelling
device. Then, after an informative break, our duo talk about other
romance comics and why they practically vanished in the 1970s. All this,
and some listener mail! This episode will surely make you swoon!
