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  • Item #64968071
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    Realistic Romances (1951) #8 CGC 5.0
    Published Nov 1952 by Realistic Comics/Avon.

    Realistic Romances (1951) 8 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #2135239020

    Starts Jun 15

    Art by John Rosenberger and Rafael Astarita. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Separated by the Korean War, fiancees Amy and Tom are reunited when he becomes a soldier and she enlists as an Army nurse; A woman is torn between a cop and an escaped convict; Lynns soldier boyfriend is killed after she writes him a Dear John letter, in a story with an unsubtle message for female readers of Realistic Romances. Our Love Was Battle-Scarred; Faced With Shame; How I Learned What Love Really Is!; I Loved A Four-Time Loser; How My Husband Proposed; The Letter I Didn't Mail! Final issue before a two-year hiatus; issues #9 to #14 were never published. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Realistic Romances (1951) #15 CGC 3.5
    Published May 1954 by Realistic Comics/Avon.

    Realistic Romances (1951) 15 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #2135239021

    Starts Jun 15

    Art by Harold Larsen, Gene Fawcette, Manny Stallman, Myron Fass and Louis Ravielli. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #5 in its entirety. Margo falls for a baseball player after shes waylaid by a foul ball; Susan tries to win wealthy Dexter by pushing his girlfriend out a window; A supposed sorority initiation turns out to be a plot to separate Audrey from her boyfriend; Supposedly innocent Andrea is secretly plotting to steal her roommate Ritas boyfriend Al, but hes not having it. Afraid to Love!; With Evil in Your Heart; Love Me Always Darling!; Two-Gun Lady; Innocence Was My Angle! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.