Young Romance No. 190 (DC Comics, Jan. 1973)

This is a vintage Bronze Age comic book titled Young Romance, issue number 190, published by DC Comics/National Periodical Publications in January 1973. The cover art features a vibrant magenta masthead and a dramatic scene of a couple in distress, with the blonde woman notably crying. The issue is priced at 20 cents, as indicated in the upper right corner, and carries the Comics Code Authority stamp. Physically, the comic shows significant signs of wear and age. The spine exhibits notable creasing and color breaking throughout its length. There is a prominent vertical tear and loss of paper along the right-hand edge of the front cover near the middle-right section. The corners are rounded and show minor fraying, particularly at the bottom right. The paper quality of the interior pages appears tanned, consistent with low-grade newsprint common for the era. The cover features artwork likely by Nick Cardy involving stories like 'Our Separate World' and 'Love Came in London.' This item is part of the long-running romance anthology originally created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, which DC took over in the 1960s. The condition would likely be graded in the 'Fair' to 'Good' range (approx. 1.0 to 2.0) due to the cover tears and spine stress.