Popular Romance (1949) comic books
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Issue #23
Published Apr 1953 by Better Comics.$28.00
Photo cover. In order of appearance: "Free My Heart!" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Genius Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth HC (2011 IDW) #1-1ST and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Too Proud to Kiss" art by Art Saaf; Little Carbon Copy"; "Chapeau Chatter"; "Just Between Us... by Brenda Brant: With His Compliments! Double-Date Do's and Don'ts, How to Say Good-Night, Write to Servicemen" advice page; "Pursuit of Love"; and "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant: Can't Fall in Love, No Fun for the Bride, Wants to Look Thin" letters page. "Super-Market Romance: Russel and Jerry Found Love's Young Dream at a Check-Out Counter!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #25
Published Sep 1953 by Better Comics.$23.00
View scan- Water damage.
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Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Need You" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Alex Toth Reader TPB (2003-2005) #1-1ST and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Keep 'Mr. Happy"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: Picnic Daze, Fish Fry, The Important Little Things, Work for All" advice page; "Love Must Be Natural"; "Plan a Future Perfect"; "Good-Bye... For Awhile"; "Let's Talk It Over, with Brenda Brant" letters page; "My Trusting Heart"; and "Collect Yourself". "I Wanted to Be an Artist!" comic advertisement from Art Instruction Inc. "Legacy of Love: There's Always a Way to Learn Whether a Girl Marries for Money" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell, illustrations by Ralph Mayo. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #26
Published 1953 by Better Comics.$42.00
Photo cover. In order of appearance: "The Bride Wore Tears!"; "It's in the Stars"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: New Horizons, You Are Not Alone, First Job Tips" advice page; "Marriage Problems"; "Guilty Heart" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Figures Can Lie!"; "My Love Came Back" art by Mike Roy; and "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant" letters page. "The Way of All Hearts: Mother Usually Knows Best and Sometimes She Is Able to Prove It!" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.
