Rom comic books issue 8

This issue is Misprinted as issue 7 in the indicia. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney, Bill Ward? & Dick Beck and unknown. There was Al with another girl! And she thought he had changed...but he hadn't! Would he ever? Read... "Should I Marry a Flirt?" Also featuring: "Afraid of Losing Him"; "Fate Was Against Us"; and "I Wanted to Elope"! Plus: 1-page text story "Second-Place Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Yes..To A Stranger," art by John Prentice; Receptionist Ruth falls in love with Bruce, her companys former representative to South America; She discards her boyfriend Dick, over the objections of her mother, whos afraid Ruth will ruin her life with the wrong man. "If I Can Only Be Sure," art by Ross Andru; Secretary Dellie falls in love with her firms vice-president, Martin, remembering her sister Vis advice to marry a rich man; However, Martin quits his job and intends to open an ad agency in a small town, which shocks Dellie. "My Hush-Hush Date"; Ad agency employee Cathy creates a composite photo of a handsome boyfriend she calls "Bill"; When new worker Bill arrives, he bears a striking resemblance to the picture; Bill and Cathy fall in love, but he thinks shes scheming to get his position--"women in business are after one of two things...a husband or someone elses job!" "Westover Weekend" text story. "Maybe There's Another"; Feeling ignored by her account executive boyfriend Ted, Donna breaks up with him and dates artist Dave; Emotionally-needy Dave proposes marriage but Donna decides "his work would never be more than second rate" and procrastinates about accepting. "I Hope She Loves You," art by Bill Ely; Tom and Ceil are engaged, but when he decides to give up his architecture career for the security of being a vice-president in his fathers cannery, they break up; Ceil becomes a dress designer for Madame Sophie in New York. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Rafael Astarita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Hal rescues small-town girl Sylvia from a tight spot, and discovers he cant stop thinking about her; A woman is driven to crime by the no-good creep she loves; Redhead Joan makes the mistake of listening to the other women in the bridal party as they tell what they know about her new husband. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. I Knew About Men; No Cure for Love; Driven by Desire; Bride Without Love! 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chas. M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Ted Miller, Paul Parker, Chas. M. Quinlan, and Walter Johnson. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured reprints of 1940s comic strips. Cowboy Rodeo Ryan pursues on horseback after his car is stolen by "bank robbers and such"; The Masquerader and Chris track a missing heiress to a phony psychic, but the heiress is in on the plot; The Corsair investigates the crooked governor of a port city, but someone has tipped him off. Squirt O' Water; The Corsair; Teddy Rich; The Masquerader; Tommy Tinker; Rodeo Ryan; Tugboat Tim; Roger Wright; Danny Dude. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1927. Romance stories illustrated with photographs. Portrait of Norma Shearer. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

October, 1927. Romance stories illustrated with photographs. Cover features Mary Pickford. Interior photos of Fay Wray and Clara Bow. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ben Brown & David Gantz. Stories by unknown. Art by Leon Winik, Myron Fass, Jack Sparling and unknown. Her father was angry...and he had good reason to be! How could he understand that Bill was just a..."Stand-In Boyfriend"? Also featuring: "Flirting with Heartbreak"; Dr. Anthony King in "The Feudin' Sisters"; and "Pin-Up Pete" (containing four pin-ups by Sparling). Plus: 2-page text story "Some Girls Have all the Luck"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Here's Leroy Folks!" house advertisement for Leroy (1949); "My Miracle of Love!"; "Just Between Us..by Brenda Brant: The Price of Popularity..." advice page; "Money Rules My Heart" art by George Tuska; "Target: Love, The Love Story of Annie Oakley"; "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant: Going Steady, Should She Marry Him?, and Bright Eyes" letters page; "I Cast Love Aside!" art by Al Carreno; and "Gift of Love". "Meet the Family: Ann Thought She Would Never Believe in Love Again, But..." illustrated text story by Sally De Vries. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Good-Bye, My Love!", art by Jay Scott Pike; The love between Chuck and Rose is tested when he has to leave for three months on business. "New Love!" text story. "Oh Promise Me!"; Janis works in her father's diner where the customers are mostly truck drivers and men working at the nearby plant; Things change when a man in a well-pressed suit visits the diner. "Beneath a Tropic Moon!", art by Jerry Robinson; Gail meets Kirk on a cruise, but is afraid to tell him she is just a hard-working secretary. "Can I Forget You," art by Ann Brewster; Pam never dates any boy more than once until she meets Vince. "To Have And To Hold," art by Vince Colletta; After their marriage, Agnes' desire for costly parties causes friction with Matt. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Imitation of Love"; "Money Talk"; "I Borrowed Romance" art by Art Saaf; "Smart Talk by Janet Lee"; "My Tangled Heart"; and "Love Problems". "Love and Business: You Never Can Tell Which Way a Romance Will Turn!" illustrated text story by Madeline Mines. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dick Beck. "Rules Of Love"; Fran marries Ben after a brief courtship. 3 years later, the marriage is strained because Fran is possessive and domineering: "I thought I owned him!"; Ben asks for a divorce; hes in love with Nancy; Fran tries to break them up by claiming she has only 6 months to live, but her lie is exposed. "Search For Love," art by Bill Savage; Lynn is hired by lawyer Parks because shes an orphan and he thinks she may be his long-lost daughter; Lynn dates junior partner Larry, but jealous secretary Mona claims Larry is only interested because Lynn might be the daughter of the boss. "My Summons To Love" text story by Ellen Lynn. "I Knew What I Wanted"; Maggi works her way up in business to a management position, but wants a wealthy, high-society husband rather than co-worker Matt. She falls in love with Dale, who meets these criteria, but he says "youre not in my class!"; Matt agrees to tutor Maggi until shes acceptable to the upper-class Dale. Matt and Maggi fall in love, but she refuses to give up on Dale. "Faithless Fiancee"; Jean is engaged to museum archaeologist Bill and finds him somewhat boring; Their wedding is postponed because Bill has to travel to Egypt for his work; Months pass and Jean is lonely, so she accepts an offer from old friend Rita to go on some double dates; Jean meets Rick and falls in love with him and the "never ending merry-go-round" of wild parties, but he doesnt propose. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Walter Johnson and Charles Nicholas. Tales of teen love and heartbreak. Lifeguard Ted is distracted from his gal by a calculating redhead. Early art and swimsuit cover by legendary artist Wally Wood. Plus a celebrity profile of Frank Sinatra, including a photo. You Can't Fix Love; Stardust in My Eyes; The Story of "The Voice" - Frank Sinatra; Cupid Plays a Love Match; Yours to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole and Lee Loeb. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Paula is mortified at new husband Dave's lack of refinement around her classy friends Cynthia and William. Gail meets a handsome man in her new town, but can't reveal the scandal in her family's past. Lois fears losing her job and her man to her beautiful redheaded friend Helen, in a story featuring some good-girl art by Lee Loeb. Never Mistrust Your Heart; I Lied About Love. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Robert Burns, James Whitcomb Riley, and John Martin. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Leslie admits that she did manipulate her sweetheart Howie, but she never meant for him to get kicked out of the military academy. Geraldine convinces her new hubby they should settle on the coast where her lover Doug lives, but things quickly get out of hand, in a story with art by Bob Powell. In another cautionary tale, Mary falls for smooth bookie Lucky, even though she sees the damage that gambling is doing to her own brother's family. Plus classic Romantic poetry in comics form, including "Jean" by Robert Burns and "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" by James Whitcomb Riley. I Was a Cadet's Sweetheart; Jean; Weekend Romance; An Old Sweetheart of Mine; Love on Wings; Studious Type!; Bookie's Girl Friend. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "I'd Do It All Over Again": Christina is dumped by her wealthy fiancé Roy and becomes engaged to her long-time friend Matt; Roy returns and Christina resumes her romance with him but procrastinates telling Matt; Roy arranges to have Matt discover them together and Matt leaves town. "With You on My Arm," art by Al Ulmer; Hildy is so beautiful that she attracts attention wherever she goes, and many men date her for this reason; Tom is attracted to her personality as well, but since shes always gotten by on her looks, Hildy is incapable of doing things like cooking or driving. "My Ready-Made Romance"; Lynn and her mother Francie are more like sisters than mother-and-daughter; The youthful-looking Francie inserts herself into Lynns social life; When Lynn falls in love with Hank, he suggests she ask her mother to butt out. "Me - Linda - and the Yesterdays"; Davids family is poor but proud of its "heritage of blood and breeding"; He graduates with an engineering degree but thinks hes too good to work "for a paltry few dollars a week"; David falls in love with working-class Linda, and Davids mother and father disapprove. "Candle in My Window," art by John Prentice; Art student Beth is saved from an accident by sailor Dirk; They fall in love but shes afraid because her father was a sailor and was lost at sea; Beth convinces Dirk to take a job on shore and they become engaged, but Dirk is unhappy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.