ROM comic books issue 40

Lakeside Tattooz Insert Variant (unopened inserts may or may not have the sample tattoo inside). While there is no definitive information about the Lakeside Tattooz inserts, they are known to occur over several different Marvel issues printed in March 1983. Unlike Amazing Spider-Man #238 and FF #252 where the insert was present in every copy, it appears only a limited amount of copies of this issue received the Lakeside insert (regional distribution?). Also, some of the inserts, although never opened, exist without the free tattoo sample inside.
Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Continuing his quest across the planet, Rom makes the ultimate sacrifice to save children of mankind from the evil clutches of the Pied Piper of legend. Brandy makes the ultimate sacrifice for the love of Rom and perhaps losses her soul in the process. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

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No Lakeside Tattooz. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Continuing his quest across the planet, Rom makes the ultimate sacrifice to save children of mankind from the evil clutches of the Pied Piper of legend. Brandy makes the ultimate sacrifice for the love of Rom and perhaps losses her soul in the process. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, John Tartaglione, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Jon D'Agostino and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gladys loves handsome Leonard, who is blind, but Leonard thinks she would be better off with a sighted person, so she pretends to be blind to win him back! Helen meets handsome Tommy on those days when it rains and she takes the train to work, and one thing leads to another. Bonnie loves Jim, but he lives in Mississippi, and she loves her Maine home too much to leave. Love in Any Language; Love Is Old Fashioned!; Too Much for Granted; My Fickle Heart; Run Home to Mother!; Rainy Day Romance; I've Always Loved You; Not Alone!; Money Matters; Follow Me!; Two Weeks to Love!; The Other Woman!; My House of Love; A Born Bachelor; Booming Business; Along Came Bill; The Last Dance; A Lover's Moon. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Donna (or Art?) Cappello. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia (for 2 stories) and Mike Vosburg. Featuring: "Blackout"; "The Girl I Used to Love"; and "A Love to Share!" Plus: letters page "Jennifer's Corner" (2 pages) by Jennifer White (with illos by Enrique Nieto and unknown). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jim Aparo, Norman Nodel, Oscar Novelle and Joe Gill. Reflecting the changing times, Charlton's 1960s series focuses on the lives and loves of working women. A singer finds success, but loses love, in a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo/ Evvie walks away from her handsy Wall Street boss and finds a new life and a handsome beardo in Greenwich Village. Roz falls for Matthew on vacation, but it turns out he's not as wealthy as he implied. Plus fashion advice from the 1960s. Too Rich For Ki$$ing; Styled for Romance; Your Heart Can Choose; Sorrow Song. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Featuring: 7 page story "Untouchable Heart"; 7 page story "Three Secret Loves"; 2 page A Woman to Remember filler "Mumtaz Mahal" (inspiration for Taj Majal); 6 page story "Empty Romance"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 8 page story "Too Much in Love." Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Continuing his quest across the planet, Rom makes the ultimate sacrifice to save children of mankind from the evil clutches of the Pied Piper of legend. Brandy makes the ultimate sacrifice for the love of Rom and perhaps losses her soul in the process. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Dick Giordano and Vince Colletta. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Bill and Helen (not wearing seat belts in 1955) get in a car wreck, and while Helen is recuperating in the hospital, Sheila moves in on Bill. A girl goes looking for kicks and finds heartbreak, in another 1950s cautionary tale with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Ken and Diane finally decide to take their relationship out of the friendzone, but they are constantly interrupted by outside forces. Interrupted Romance; When Love Dies; The Wrong Man; Twisting Down the Lane. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Al Avison. My Desperate Heart; Ellen had just started going to Baldwin Junior College, but her relationship with Tim had gotten serious; At the dormitory, she was introduced to Karen Marshek a beautiful exchange student from Switzerland. To Love Or To Honor, art by Ray Bailey; Even though Maxine was still in high school, she had planned out her life; She'd marry Ralph Shore; He'd become manager of the store and life would be perfect. House ad for mazie Comics with Stevie and Flat-Top. Kiss My Tears Away, art by Bob Powell; Meg Thomas had been dating Joe Higgins all through the senior year; On the night of the Spring Formal, Joe popped the question, and Meg happily agreed to marry him. Too Young To Kiss!; Norma had been in love with Jack Stevens since they began high school, but he only saw a plain and studious girl who got good grades. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 40, Issue 3 - April, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Bernard Sachs and Ric Estrada. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Madge is torn between wealthy Neil, who wants to keep their romance secret from his family, and Rod, who wants to marry her, in a story with art by Baker. Wendy is teaching at college while her fiance is in the military overseas, but she's tempted by fellow teacher Stan. Flora meets Bert while working as a dime-a-dance girl and they fall for each other, but he gets the wrong idea when he finds out she's working. Cover by Baker. I Was a Toy of Love; Misled by Loneliness; Weekend in New York; Fooled by My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Avison and Bob Powell. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. Emily is conflicted when old love Les returns after she's already settled down with Ken. Nurse Jill sacrifices her engagement to intern Vic for a life of parties with handsome Tony. Wealthy banker's daughter Harriet can't understand why handsome teller Ed isn't interested in her, but then she finds out about Betty. Kisses from the Past; Are These Your Rules of Love?; Romantic Illusion; I Sacrificed Happiness; I Bought Love; Too Tall for Romance; My Double. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, John Tartaglione, J. Makowski?, Jay Scott Pike and unknown. What happens when a man falls under the spell of a..."Sophisticated Lady!" Also featuring: "If You Love Me!"; "Second Chance!"; and "Marriage is Many Things!" Plus: 2-page text story "My Kind of Man"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Kenneth Landau, Charles Nicholas, Pete Riss, Bill Benulis and Jack Abel. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Chuck is a love-em-and-leave-em kinda guy, until he meets the one woman he cant forget; Poverty-stricken Cindy gets her own Cinderella story when she masquerades as a wealthy woman at a ball; Advice on kindness as the path to love. The Man Who Knew Women!; Inter-Office Memo!; When Dreams Come True; Kindness Can Work Wonders!; Gold-Digger!; Two Weeks with Love!; Fear for My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Continuing his quest across the planet, Rom makes the ultimate sacrifice to save children of mankind from the evil clutches of the Pied Piper of legend. Brandy makes the ultimate sacrifice for the love of Rom and perhaps losses her soul in the process. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Men's interest humor digest loaded with jokes, cartoons and nude pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. - MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.