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Top Love Stories (1951) comic books

  • Issue #3
    Top Love Stories (1951) 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4605335004
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    L.B. Cole cover. Numbering continues from Gasoline Alley (1950 Star) #2. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Fools in Love!!" art by George Peltz; "Not the Marrying Kind!" retitled and reprinted from "I Loved to Hate" in I Loved (1949) #28; and "Jilted!!" retitled and reprinted from "Danger Called Me" in Women in Love (1949-50 Fox) #1. "Scarred by Scandal" text story retitled and reprinted from "My Fearful Night" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #7 and as "Love Must Be Faithful.." in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #15. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,600 Top Love Stories #3 CGC 8.0 1951 L B COLE OFF-WHITE TO WHITE

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  • Issue #4
    Top Love Stories (1951) 4
    Published 1951 by Star.

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by H. Houel and others. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Fleeing a marriage arranged by her cruel stepfather, Linda falls for Hank, but she believes he's already engaged to someone else. Blonde "hussy" Marsha throws herself at Bob, much to Anne's disgust, in a story (and cover) with vintage warnings about the dangers of "teasing." Storm of Passion; My Love - Not for Sale; I Found Love; Just As We Were; The Last Laugh!; Our Love Drama. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Top Love Stories (1951) 5
    Published 1951 by Star.
    • Tape on interior cover. Interior tearing. Water damage.
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    L.B. Cole cover. All stories reprinted in True to Life Romances (1949) #9. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "My Lost Elopement"; "My Desire for Love" retitled and reprinted from "Love Was My Undoing!" in I Loved (1949) #28; "Love Finds a Way" reprinted in Top Love Stories (1951) #11; and "A Journey to Romance". "Heartbreak to Happiness" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,250 Top Love Stories #5 1951 CGC 5.0 VG/FN OW/W High Definition Scans**

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  • Issue #6
    Top Love Stories (1951) 6
    Published 1951 by Star.
    • REMAINDERED COPY.
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    Cover art by L. B. Cole. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. "My Heart Was Haunted"; Daphne's wealthy husband dies; Her sister-in-law Mildred begins running her life, and disapproves of the young widow's budding romance with estate lawyer Chad Derleth; Mildred brings a spiritualist to the house to contact Daphne's dead husband for advice. "Love? or Her Career," art by Max Elkan; Film star Anne Preston is a passenger in actor Wes Edwards's car when he hits a pedestrian and speeds away; The accident will negatively impact their latest film as well as the career of producer Sam Kasper. "Faithful" text story. "I Suffered for Love," art by Wally Wood and Martin Rose; reprinted from My Life True Stories in Pictures (Fox, 1948 series) #10; Secretary Phyllis Mott becomes the mistress of shady businessman, Fred MacKay; When Dan Kostello, a gangster, comes to the office looking for MacKay, he slips out the back door with Phyllis; Eventually, Kostello finds the two and guns down MacKay. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Top Love Stories (1951) 8
    Published 1952 by Star.
    • Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust with migration and deterioration. 6" spine split from the top. Water damage.
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  • Issue #11
    Top Love Stories (1951) 11
    Published 1952 by Star.
    • Lateral spine tears. Writing on interior pages. Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.
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    L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "My Shameful Past" art by Jay Disbrow; "Love Finds a Way" reprinted from Top Love Stories (1951) #5 and True to Life Romances (1949) #9; "The Sin in My Heart" retitled and reprinted from "He Must Never Know" in My Desire (1949) #31; and "She Tried to Steal the Man I Love.." reprinted from "They Said I Was Guilty" in My Love Affair (1949) #2. "I'll Never Mistrust You Again" text story retitled and reprinted from "My Love Was a Secret" in My Life (1948) #9. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $499 Top Love Stories #11 CGC 3.0 | Star 1953 | L.B. Cole Cover | Pre-Code Romance |
    $750 Top Love Stories #11 1953 CGC 4.5 VG+ OW/W High Definition Scans**

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  • Issue #12
    Top Love Stories (1951) 12
    Published 1952 by Star.

    L. B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Why Break a Girl's Heart?" art by Jay Disbrow; "True Love Showed Me the Way" retitled and reprinted from "They Called Me Wayward" in My Desire (1949) #31; and "I Tormented Men". "My Bitter Love Lesson" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Top Love Stories (1951) 14
    Published 1953 by Star.
    • 1/5" Spine split from bottom. Lateral spine tears.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Pete Morisi. Romance comics with teen angst from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Jenny loves Larry, but jealous Lance plots to drive them apart with help from blonde femme fatale Guilda. Redheaded ex-convict Sally is innocent, but as far as her town is concerned, she's guilty. Perry and Janet find their incipient romance scuttled when they become involved in a scandal and the whole town hears about it. "Miss Belton" provides vintage romantic advice and tips on posture for readers. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Jail-Jamas... the provocative gift for prisoners of love": striped "jailbird" pajamas sold in His and Hers sets. I Gambled With Love; Charm Tips: Don't Be a Slouch; I Was Branded; The Mistake of My Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Top Love Stories (1951) 18
    Published 1953 by Star.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4703249004
    • Cover detached. Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Tape on interior cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "The Love of My Life" art by Jay Disbrow; "Man of My Dreams.."; and "Two in Love.." retitled and reprinted from "My Traitorous Heart" in My Great Love (1949) #1. "Heart's Desire" and "For Girls Only! I Want a New Face" text articles reprinted from My Secret Story (1949) #26. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.