Comic books in 'Romance'

In order of appearance: "I Hid My Lover" retitled and reprinted as "I Was Dazzled by Love" in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #13 and Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #23; "Double Cross My Heart" retitled and reprinted as "My Troubled Romances" in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #5; and "My Confused Heart". "Love's Mailbox" and "It's Personal, Do Your Friends Think You're Affectionate?" text articles. Indicia states "MY DESIRE, intimate confessions (formerly JO-JO)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover Price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This iconic cover art was later reused for True Life Secrets #23 with altered dialogue to make the scene a bit more salacious. Lolly does not accept her widowed mother's new husband, or her new step-sister Kathy; Don suspects the worst when his wife Lora won't tell her the truth about her past; Josephine resists falling for her father's handsome new employee. Plus love advice to readers and advice on overcoming shyness. Sultry cover by an unknown artist. I Hated Him; My Secret Haunted Me; Love's Mailbox; It's Personal: Are You Shy?; I Tried Not to Love Him. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #5, oddly enough. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

3 romance stories. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Marin Kitagawa, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmante into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 210 paegs, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Marin Kitagawa, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by a throng of friends, is practically an alien from another world. But when cheerful Marin--never one to be shy--spots Wakana sewing away one day after school, she barges in with the aim of roping her quiet classmante into her secret hobby: cosplay! Will Wakana's wounded heart be able to handle the invasion from this sexy alien?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 210 paegs, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Though training to become an artisan who makes hina doll heads, Wakana Gojo is instead making cosplay costumes for Marin Kitagawa, one of the most popular girls in class. As if this turn of events wasn't shocking enough, Wakana discovers that his first cosplay creation is due in...two weeks?! But with a reward like Marin's smile hopefully waiting at the end of it all, Wakana dives right in. Will the results of two short weeks of hard work be enough to satisfy Marin's high expectations?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Though training to become an artisan who makes hina doll heads, Wakana Gojo is instead making cosplay costumes for Marin Kitagawa, one of the most popular girls in class. As if this turn of events wasn't shocking enough, Wakana discovers that his first cosplay creation is due in...two weeks?! But with a reward like Marin's smile hopefully waiting at the end of it all, Wakana dives right in. Will the results of two short weeks of hard work be enough to satisfy Marin's high expectations?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Wakana and Marin make it through their very first cosplay event, and not long after, Marin's heart undergoes a change...?! But that's not going to stop her cosplaying! To research their next project, the duo decide to watch the anime it's based on...but on screening night, they wind up alone together...?! And with JuJu, another gorgeous cosplayer, dropping by Wakana's house...it seems like a love triangle is abrew! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Wakana and Marin make it through their very first cosplay event, and not long after, Marin's heart undergoes a change...?! But that's not going to stop her cosplaying! To research their next project, the duo decide to watch the anime it's based on...but on screening night, they wind up alone together...?! And with JuJu, another gorgeous cosplayer, dropping by Wakana's house...it seems like a love triangle is abrew! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. The preparations for Marin and JuJu's group cosplay steadily advance...until at long last, the costumes are complete!! That should just leave the photo shoot...but Wakana has a secret plan the other two don't know about!! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. The preparations for Marin and JuJu's group cosplay steadily advance...until at long last, the costumes are complete!! That should just leave the photo shoot...but Wakana has a secret plan the other two don't know about!! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Wakana has spent every summer vacation on his own...until now! With a friend like Marin at his side, he's about to get a taste of everything summer has to offer and more—the pool, fireworks, extra homework…and of course, cosplay! Now that she's crossed off bronzed fighter Veronica-tya from her to-do list, Marin has set her sights on a succubus from one of her favorite manga series! But when she picks out a questionable location for the photo shoot, Wakana's the one about to be left red in the face and hot under the collar! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 196 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Wakana has spent every summer vacation on his own...until now! With a friend like Marin at his side, he's about to get a taste of everything summer has to offer and more—the pool, fireworks, extra homework…and of course, cosplay! Now that she's crossed off bronzed fighter Veronica-tya from her to-do list, Marin has set her sights on a succubus from one of her favorite manga series! But when she picks out a questionable location for the photo shoot, Wakana's the one about to be left red in the face and hot under the collar! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 196 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Ever since he got roped into helping Marin, Wakana has had his world and perceptions expanded by cosplay. In fact, it's even helped him find peace with himself! And that seems to be one of cosplay's superpowers, as Wakana and Marin discover at an Ikebukuro event. There, they meet crossplayer Amane and hear their cosplay origin story, which gives Marin the push she needs to decide on her next costume! Unfortunately for Wakana, getting the new outfit ready is going to be anything but easy! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Ever since he got roped into helping Marin, Wakana has had his world and perceptions expanded by cosplay. In fact, it's even helped him find peace with himself! And that seems to be one of cosplay's superpowers, as Wakana and Marin discover at an Ikebukuro event. There, they meet crossplayer Amane and hear their cosplay origin story, which gives Marin the push she needs to decide on her next costume! Unfortunately for Wakana, getting the new outfit ready is going to be anything but easy! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Story, art, and cover by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Marin's bestie and Wakana's classmate Nowa might seem a little flaky, but the girl has some serious instinct when love is in the air! When she tosses out a bombshell at karaoke by flatly asking Marin and Wakana if they're an item, it sends the two running, but before long, it's cosplay over love, as the school culture festival rolls around! To Marin's utter surprise and delight, their school features a unique festival event that means...cosplay at school?! Even though Marin's an old hand at cosplay now, the type of costume the event calls for is all new to her!! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $14.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com! With the cultural festival looming and a beauty pageant to win, Marin and Wakanas days at school turn into a frenzy of activity! Though the pair are now old hands at cosplaying, Marin struggles to project masculinity in character for her first crossplay. Wakana, meanwhile, has jitters about his very first time working with his classmates! Can he overcome the doubts and negative voices in his head to make Marin number one in the pageant and help his class bring home the victory?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. To get the swanky DSLR camera of her dreams, Marin picks up more part-time work! And once she's scraped up the cash to buy her shiny new gadget, she attends a cosplay event... this time, as a photographer! Meanwhile, at the same event, Wakana expands his horizons by meeting up with an online acquaintance he idolizes! Will Wakana get more than he bargained for when he gets a closer look into the complex world of "afters" and sewing culture?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. Upon meeting up with Amane-san and his friends at a cosplay event, Marin and Wakana learn about a group cosplay shoot they're putting together for Coffin, a horror game. Unfortunately, the older cosplayers have life commitments that get in the way of hitting the studio for their appointment! Cue Marin and her ever proactive mind! She rings up a certain someone to see if they'd be game for an impromptu cosplay collaboration, but it's going to be a hard sell! When more bodies are needed, will Wakana have to pitch in to make up the numbers?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com! The Coffin group cosplay is a go, but before the blood and gore can fly, everyone gets to know one another a little better while planning and prepping. And the older cosplayers, only too happy to share their enthusiasm and skills, have a major surprise in store for lone-wolf cosplayer JuJu!! But even as she grudgingly acknowledges their efforts, JuJu ponders her future in cosplay, leaving everyone shook! Can her fellow cosplayers find a way to change her mind?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com! Although the impromptu horror-game group cosplay came with a whole bunch of twists, from JuJus surprise costume to Akiras rowdy outburst, one big revelation failed to make the highlight reel: Marin never told Wakana how she feels about him! Now with Winter Comiket and a complicated new cosplay on the horizon, the right moment seems even more elusive! But as Christmas cheer fills the air, could there be a more perfect time for a heartfelt confession of love?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com! After several sleepless nights, Wakana has finished the Heavens Will costume just in time for Comiket! Even though he and Marin arent sure what to expect from the event, once she bursts onto the scene as the eerie angel Haniel, they draw a massive crowd with the help of some familiar faces! The immaculate combination of his craftsmanship and her acting chops soon whips the entire venue into a fervor—so why does Wakana look down in the dumps?! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com! Photos of Marins Haniel cosplay have spread like wildfire on social media, earning high praise from none other than the creator of Heavens Will himself! Yet, the fear that all this attention will irreparably alter the course of their relationship causes negative emotions to bubble up within Marin and Wakana. Try as they might to hide their insecurities, the dams finally burst when a figure from the past makes her shocking return to Gojo Dolls! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 176 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

Volume 15 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shinichi Fukuda. Translated by Taylor Engel. A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com! After multiple twists and turns, trials and tribulations, its official: Marin and Wakana are dating! While neither their families nor their friends are surprised by the announcement, the happy couple are eager to celebrate their mutual feelings with a heap of outdoor activities! Eventually, the two find themselves back on the beach where they made a fateful promise one year ago. What new vows will they exchange under the shining sun in this final volume? Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. This collection of short stories tells the story of how love and life does not always go the way we would like them to. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in., 50 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos). Cover price $5.00.

Numbering continues from All Top Comics (1945 Fox) #18. In order of appearance: "Decision with Danger" art by Wally Wood; "He Loved Another!"; and "I Was a Frightened Bride". "Are You in Love?" and "Between Us Girls, Let's Admit It" text articles. Indicia states "MY EXPERIENCE, (formerly ALL TOP COMICS)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many romance comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman rushes into romance; A terrible secret threatens to drive a couple apart; A gal with a taste for danger dates a bad boy who's a little too bad. Plus love advice to readers. I Loved Thoughtlessly; My Sin Was A Secret; Are You In Love; Between Us Girls; I Courted Danger. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "My Awakening"; "No Wedding Bells for Me"; and "I Wanted Love" art by Wally Wood, reprinted in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #5. "Are You in Love?" and "Between Us Girls, For the Four-Eyed Beauties" text articles. Indicia states "MY EXPERIENCE, (formerly ALL TOP COMICS)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many romance comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Connie meets handsome David after catching the bouquet at a wedding; Diane is crushed when her childhood sweetheart marries another woman, but the friend who brings her the news is awfully handsome; A woman fears her criminal past will come to light when she goes to work in a handsome lawyer's office. Plus love advice to readers and advice on overcoming possessiveness. I Wasn't His Kind of Girl; He Trifled with My Heart; Are You In Love; Between Us Girls; I Dated Disaster. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Judy Canova (1950) #23. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. Collects My Faith in Frankie (2004) #1-4. Written by Mike Carey. Art by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel. Cover by Marc Hempel. MY FAITH IN FRANKIE tells the story of a girl who discovers that having your own personal deity isn't all it's cracked up to be - particularly when you're trying to get a boyfriend and your god turns out to be jealous! But as Frankie moves precariously into adulthood and her god Jeriven tries to win her back, sinister forces are at work that could spell disaster far beyond a broken heart, and Frankie and Jeriven will both have to do some fast growing-up if they're going to survive. This collection also features sketchbook material from Liew and preview pages of Jill Thompson's upcoming VERTIGO title THE DEAD BOY DETECTIVES, guest-starring Death and presented in the same black-and-white manga format as DEATH: AT DEATH'S DOOR. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $6.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Story by Early Flower. Adapted by Teava. Art and cover by Yeoseulki. Translated by by Webtoon. The orphaned Blondina lives a tough life on the streets, left only with a memento from her late mother-one that proves she is the child of the emperor of Ates. From the streets, Blondina moves into the royal palace where she lives a lonely existence...that is until she befriends a brash and surly cat named Amon. Not only can Amon talk, but he also turns into a cute boy! The truth is, Amon is no mere cat but rather a member of the Divine Leopard Clan, a group of powerful demi-humans often at odds with humanity. Will the two be able to stay friends despite all the conflicts? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $20.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Story by Early Flower. Adapted by Teava. Art and cover by Yeoseulki. Translated by by Webtoon. Time flies when you're having fun with your talking cat, and Blondina is now a beautiful young lady! In fact, she's right at the age to start hearing talks of marriage-a topic that makes a certain Divine Leopard very flustered... But speaking of Amon, when will he grow up? And is Blondina ready to see her dear little kitty mature into something beyond her wildest imagination? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $20.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Story by Early Flower. Adapted by Teava. Art and cover by Yeoseulki. Translated by by Webtoon. Admitting is the first step! Blondina finally realizes her feelings toward Amon are more than just friendship. Now the question is, how does one go about winning the heart of a Divine Beast? She wants their relationship to steadily progress to the next stage...but Amon might have a different idea! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 288 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $20.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Story by Early Flower. Adapted by Teava. Art and cover by Yeoseulki. Translated by by Webtoon. Amon knows only one way to get what he wants-a full frontal approach. So naturally, he goes directly to the emperor himself to ask for Blondina's hand in marriage! But unbeknownst to the men, Adellai's schemes also near completion... Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 240 pages, full color. Teen Cover price $20.00.

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Women seek the right man in this romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. Best friends Loretta and Lucille go off to the big city to find love, but Loretta sabotages Lucille by telling tales out of school; Dona finds romance a lot more challenging after her father strikes oil and becomes a millionaire; Mary behaves foolishly when she feels threatened by her doctor husband's career. Plus love advice to readers and advice on how to know if love is real. My Traitorous Heart; Reunion in a Shack!; For Heart's Sake; To the Girls!; My Temptation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and others. Women seek the right man in this romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman marries in haste and repents at leisure; A couple's happiness is threatened when she feels like he deserves better than her. Plus love advice to readers. I Said Yes; My Crazy Dreams; For Heart's Sake; To the Girls!; I Wasn't Good Enough. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women seek the right man in this romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman is rejected by the man she loves; A couple is driven apart by one tragic error; A man feels conflicted after he learns about his lover's colorful past. Plus love advice to readers. He Refused My Love; My Horrible Mistake; I Want to Forget; For Heart's Sake; To the Girls!; He Was Ashamed of Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "I Didn't Have a Name"; "Honeymoon Without Love"; and "My Two Wedding Rings..". "For Heart's Sake" and "To the Girls! A Miss and Her Man" text articles retitled and reprinted as "Love Cues" and "Charm Cues, A Miss and Her Man" in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #18. Numbering continues with Will Rogers Western (1950) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Paul Gattuso and others. Tame love tales with suggestive titles from Fox Feature Syndicate. Eve seeks a rich husband and marries Ken, only to find out he's a gambler and a criminal; Opal leaves the city to marry her farmer husband, but then suspects he's been planting with Zelda from the next farm over; Olga tries to conceal her status as a child of immigrant parents from boyfriend Tod, only to learn that he is one too. I Sold My Love; I Was a Farmer's Girl; My Love Was a Secret; Foreign Born! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tame love tales with suggestive titles from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman finds out that sometimes you can be too innocent; A man demands that his lover compromise her integrity; A couple struggles to start a new life after he is released from prison. Plus love advice to readers. My Innocence Betrayed Me; I Went His Way; Love Lines; Personality Tips; I Married A Jailbird! Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Inside Crime (1950) #3, a total change of genre. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Numbering continues from Meet Corliss Archer (1948) #3. Jane tries to prevent her new step-daughter Susie from dating a young hood, and gets beaten up for her trouble; A moment of drunken debauchery ruins Faith's life and her romance with a football star; When Tom runs out of money to buy his wife nice things, he takes to gambling and gets in trouble with gangsters. Plus love advice to readers. Mentioned in the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent. I Was a Stepmother at Twenty; I Was a Spoiled Brat; The Key to His Heart; Selfish!!; Lucky Day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Counterfeit"; Pat takes photos in a nightclub and sells Lonnys perfume to customers; Lonny admits he buys stolen perfume from a fence; Dexter tells Lonny he can counterfeit perfume cheaper than buying from the fence, and Pat reluctantly agrees to go along because shes in love with Lonny; She convinces old friend Dino, a gangster who owns various clubs, to stock the perfume. "My Love Will Ever Haunt Me," art by Rudy Palais; Stella tells her story to arguing couple Kay and Tim. She fell in love with Johnny, a boxer turned songwriter; When his music career falters, Johnny goes back to the ring. Stella isnt happy ("I thought I was marrying a songwriter not a prizefighter"), dates old friend Charlie, and sends Johnny a breakup letter on the night of his championship fight; Johnny loses badly and is injured; Stella marries Charlie but he is an abusive drunk. "I Stood Accused" text story. "I Almost Didn't Marry My War Hero, Because," art by Jack Kamen; Pam and Larry fall in love, but Peg shows up and says shes Larrys wife; Larry explains: he knew Peg during the war and she appeared again, afterwards, angling for a marriage proposal; He didn't love her, so he turned her down. Now she wants $5000 for her "broken heart." Indicia states "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures. (Formerly Meet Corliss Archer)." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Husband Was a Gambler!", pencils by Jack Kamen, inks by Al Feldstein; Vacationing office worker Marion meets Bill, but doesnt know hes a professional gambler until hes shot in a card game and comes to her for help; She agrees to marry him but only if he stops gambling; After the wedding, Bill is convinced to bet by his friend Dan, and loses a lot of money; Marion leaves him. 2 years later, Bill is an unshaven bum. "I Was Crazy for Clothes!!"; Letty dates boxer Danny, who knocks down press agent Larry when he makes a pass at her; While Danny is training for a big fight, Letty goes out with Larry, who takes her to expensive clubs and such; Larry blackmails her into asking Danny to throw the fight; Out of love for her, Danny agrees. "Death Traps a Would-Be Killer" text story. "Sally Maxin: Rod Baby"; Sally runs a holdup gang and is its most ruthless and violent member; After shooting several men during robberies, Sally is arrested and sent to prison for life. Indicia states "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Vernon Henkel and Warren Broderick. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". A reporter bends the facts to help his actress girlfriend's career, and loses his job over it; Linda wants to steal her sister Beth's man through trickery, and when that doesn't work, she tries to do Beth in; Nell tries to lure lawyer Sam away from her polio-stricken sister Wilma, then causes an auto wreck. Plus love advice to readers. I Broke Her Heart and Laughed About it; Kill for Love; Facts You Wouldn't Believe; May I Tell You About Anne?; I Was a Love Thief. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Suzie tries to live up to her mother's wild reputation, and gets arrested; When Jane tries to steal her sister Cathy's boyfriend, Cathy calls her a Love Pirate; Nightclub singer Gilda is torn between gangster Lucky and straight-arrow Mark, who turns out to be an FBI agent. Plus love advice to readers. Like Mother... Like Daughter!; I Was a Flirt!; Crazy in Love; My Husband Was a Two-Timer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Past Was a Shadow"; Mary is an orphan who lives with her invalid Uncle Jack; Their poverty means she has no social life in high school; Fellow student Fred is nice to her but the other girls are mean and catty; After graduation, Mary gets a job as a waitress at a low-class "hash house" to save money for college; Fred asks her to marry him but his father objects and Fred backs down; Uncle Jack dies; Mary moves away and enrolls in college; She dates Walter but he dumps her when he learns of her lower-class origins. "I Loved a Thief," art by Bruce Darrow; On vacation, office worker Ann meets handsome, free-spending Paul; They fall in love but she learns hes a career criminal when hes arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison; He vows to go straight when hes released, because he loves Ann. "My Love Was a Secret" text story. "I Lived a Lie!"; Wealthy Betty fears shell never find a man who loves her for herself; She and her Aunt Kate move to another town and Betty gets a job as a department store sales clerk, incognito; She falls in love with her supervisor Tom, but realzes he wont marry her if shes rich and hes poor; Betty arranges to have him "inherit" some money from a nonexistent rich relative, but Tom finds out and leaves. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"His Kisses Were Tainted," art by Wally Wood; Phyllis and Ken are engaged but cant get married until hes established in business; She goes to work as a secretary for Mr. Mackay, and falls for him; She also invests her widowed mothers life savings in mining stock recommended by her boss; Mackay takes Phyllis on a "business" trip and is murdered by a former associate hed cheated. Ken has married someone else, so Phyllis and her mother move away and start over, her mother running a boarding house and Phyllis working as a waitress. "I Hated My Home"; Betty cant stand living with her family and it affects her whole outlook on life; She quits her office job, moves into a furnished room, and becomes a waitress; Betty and customer Jeff fall in love, but when he learns shes estranged from her family, he withdraws his marriage proposal. "He Wouldn't Marry Me!"; Joan is engaged to her childhood sweetheart Henry but finds herself attracted to his cousin Brad; Henry, a long-time loser, leaves Joan at the altar and she agrees to marry Brad on the rebound; Her friend Lorna says Brad paid Henry to go away, but Brad denies this, claiming it was just a loan. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and others. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Debbie steals her friend's boyfriend, then gets jealous when she sees the two of them together, not realizing they're planning her surprise party; A former waitress tries to hide her poverty-stricken past from her wealthy boyfriend; Doris just wants to find a man to hurt after her boyfriend turns out to be a criminal. Plus love advice to readers and advice on dealing with a double chin. Say A Prayer For Me; Girl From The Tenements; What Am I to Do?; Gloom Chasers; I Sought Revenge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.