Young Romance #5 [107]
In "What's Wrong With Me?", Greta confronts the pattern of failed relationships with quiet determination, haunted by her aunt’s advice and a painful lesson from a past romance. After learning her former boyfriend Ralph blamed her for rushing love, she resolves to change—though how she’ll apply that lesson remains a mystery. Illustrated with emotional precision by Matt Baker, this 1960 Young Romance issue captures a moment of self-reflection in a world where romance is both a dream and a minefield. The cover, by Joe Simon in both pencils and inks, perfectly frames the story’s intimate, bittersweet tone.
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Greta's boyfriends always break up with her. She remembers her spinster Aunt Martha told her "never stop trying with all your might to find the happiness that every woman should have!" Years later, she meets her first boyfriend Ralph, now married and with children. He tells her "I could have loved you! But you didn't give my love a chance to grow naturally! You were over-aggressive!" Now that Greta knows what her "secret flaw" was, she will correct it.
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