Romance comics is a genre of comic books that were most popular during the Golden Age of Comics. The market for comics, which had been growing rapidly throughout the 1940s, began to plummet after the
Young Romance #1 (Oct. 1947) launched the genre. Cover art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
The first issue of Fox Feature Syndicate's My Life (Sept. 1948) was the third romance comic book title on the newsstands following Crestwood's Young Romance and Timely/Marvel's My Romance.
Young Romance is a romantic comic book series created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics in 1947. Generally considered the first romance comic, the series
Young Romance #15 (Nov. 1949), with photographic cover.
Young Romance #67 (March 1954), featuring the "Prize Group" seal; cover art by Jack Kirby and John Prentice.
Young Romance #125 (Aug. 1963), DC Comics' first issue; cover artist(s) uncredited.