1947 release of Crestwood/Prize's genre-launching Young Romance comic (arguably the first romance comic[1][2]) by the prolific team of Simon & Kirby sold "millions of copies",[1] the company (and duo) swiftly prepared a separate spin-off title to capitalise on the success of this new genre.

Launched amid imitators from (among others) Quality Comics, Fawcett Publications, Fox Features Syndicate and Timely Comics, Crestwood/Prize's companion title Young Love was released "less than a year and a half" after the debut of Young Romance, and it also sold well.

[2] DC gained Crestwood/Prize's titles when Crestwood Publications stopped producing comics in 1963, and they continued publishing their romance comics as "part of a reasonably popular romance line aimed at young girls" for nearly 15 years.

2, DC continued the original numbering, launching the newly branded title with Sept.-Oct. 1963's issue #39.

[7] The revised series ran for almost 15 years, finally ceasing publication with July 1977's issue #126.