My Date Comics
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My Date Comics was a short lived series of comics that ran from July 1947 to January 1948.
The title was the first in the "romance humor" genre. It was a collaboration between Joe Simon
and Jack Kirby
.
They mainly concerned Swifty Chase, a lovestruck athlete who competed with rival Snubby Skeemer for the hand of Sunny Daye.
The most colourful character was House-Date Harry, a lanky teen who preferred to entertain his dates in their homes and not go out.
The title was the first in the "romance humor" genre. It was a collaboration between Joe Simon
Joe Simon
Joseph Henry "Joe" Simon is an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s-1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.With his...
and Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
.
They mainly concerned Swifty Chase, a lovestruck athlete who competed with rival Snubby Skeemer for the hand of Sunny Daye.
The most colourful character was House-Date Harry, a lanky teen who preferred to entertain his dates in their homes and not go out.