True Romance comic books issue 3

Vol. 3, No. 3. May 1925. Cover of John Gilbert and Aileen Pringle by Leo Sielke, Jr. 8.5" x 11.5". 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole features an inset photo of movie stars Janet Leigh and Glenn Ford. Stories and art by Martin Rosenthal, Max Elkan and Manny Stallman. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Romance hits the rocks because he has a problem with public displays of affection. Sudden celebrity gives a couple some unwanted attention as they're trying to build a relationship. Biographies of movie stars Janet Leigh and Glenn Ford, illustrated with photographs. One Night on a Date; Love in Headlines; Holiday from Honor; Glenn Ford; Janet Leigh; Monotonous. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Iger Shop. "The Wrong Kind of Love!" - Lonely Cindy puts her name and address in a calendar that she wraps and ships as part of her factory job. She gets a reply from Les, who invites her to travel to Texas to meet him. While on the train, Cindy opens (too late) his last letter, which tells her not to come. Stranded in town until the next day, she agrees to stay with sheriff Bill and his sister Mary. She is shocked to see Les on their ranch. Les is Bill's brother and wrote to Cindy as a joke. However, Bill and Cindy fall in love and she decides to stay. Plus: "I Had a Second Chance!" - Mary is unhappily married to the ill-tempered drunk Henry. Her only solace is listening to Rod's nighttime radio program. On her wedding anniversary, Mary asks Rod to broadcast a dedication, but the jealous Henry attacks the disc jockey. Henry is killed fleeing from the police. Rod courts widow Mary and promises to make her happy. Also in this issue: "Paradise" - Morie's father falls off a cliff to his death and she inherits his Hawaiian plantation...Frank tells her that he saw overseer Charles push her father over the cliff...Frank and Morie fall in love...Charles tries to murder Morie and blame her for her father's death, but Frank rescues her; "The Bride Who Wouldn't..." - Office worker Gloria is engaged to Fred but she really discovers she loves co-worker Joe...Fred is angry when he learns this but, after a punch in the face from Joe, realizes he was lucky Gloria changed her mind before their wedding; and 2-page text story "Passion's Bargain" by Thelma Beecher. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Furlough Escapade," "Navy Blues," "I'll Wait For You Always," and "Paratrooper's Girl." Cover price $0.10.

Classic romance comics with stories and art by the Iger Shop. A woman only thinks she knows what love is, until she meets that certain guy. Shirley wants to run with the rock 'n roll crowd until she meets a sweet square, in a story with a hilariously overwrought reaction to youth culture of the '50s. Romance advice to girls from Agnes Wilson. There's No Romance in Rock and Roll!; Agnes Wilson Lovelorn Advisor; What Love Really Is. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of love and melodrama from the early days of romance comics. After a failed romance, a woman wonders if she can ever love again. Caroline has always lived in poverty, but even so, she's not sure if she wants to marry merchant seaman Rory and become a sailor's wife. Verne rises up from an impoverished background to become a successful dress designer, but her perfectionism and workaholic nature threaten her relationship with Hal. Phantom Embrace; Courtship Customs of Old; Whisper to Me of Love; A Ranger Came Riding; The Intolerant Heart. Final issue under this title; series continues under the slightly altered title True Tales of Romance (1950) #4. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.