Comic books in 'Romance'

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Wealthy Tommy wants teacher Beth to come away to live in Europe with him, but she can't bear to leave her students. Viv's casual style makes her a celebrity in the fashion world, but she still longs for love. Paula marries pro baseball star Rick, then gets caught up in the controversy over his playing style. Helpless Heart; Everything But Love; Change Cometh; Lonely Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. The first that newlywed Ruby hears of her husband's old flame Donna is when Donna drops by for a visit. A woman takes love for granted, until a crisis changes everything. Everyone sees Ray as a good-for-nothing drifter, except Beth, who believes he can be a success. An Old Flame; Dangerous Romance; Through Love's Eyes!; Just Don't; My Mixed-Up Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Andrea meets Leo when he rescues her from a double-date gone wrong. Rhea returns to her hometown from the big city and everyone thinks she's a cosmopolitan girl, but it's all an act. Redheaded Shelly's family is ostracized because her father is an ex-convict, so they start over in another town, but she dreads new beau Bob learning about her past. Plus a cautionary tale about drifting into juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Party Pooper; My Father's Past; How Good We Are!; The Perfect Man; The Role Called For Love; Your Role in the Cold War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Roberta falls for Flint despite the ongoing feud between their two families. A woman seeks inner strength after a horse-riding accident leaves the man she loves unable to walk. Mona wants to leave her poverty-stricken neighborhood of Keely Street behind, even if it means leaving Duke behind too. The Outsider; Leave Love Behind; Shoot for Love; No Return Address. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Faded Southern belle Lucille lives in "genteel poverty" in her parents' decrepit old mansion, until handsome realtor Joe comes by to make her an offer. A woman wrestles with the decision to tell her secret love how she really feels. Linda has a lifelong crush on the boy next door, but she can't get him to pay any attention to her. Live in Loneliness; An Honest Love; Love Thy Neighbor; Record Romance; Pauline in the Picture; Paradise of the Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gina dreads Jon finding out that she works in a skimpy outfit as a carhop, and then one day he pulls into her drive-in. A woman copes with the knowledge that her boyfriend Jeff is an alcoholic, in a serious treatment of the topic. After a terrible accident, Eve loses the man she loves, but the handsome doctor who saved her life won't let her throw it away again. Weakling's Kisses; For Dating Only; Prescription for Sadness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Montes and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Doris comes into some money, and decides she wants to have one last fling before she settles down and marries Chet. Redheaded Jill starts dating older man Duane so she won't seem like an "old maid" at 29, even though she suspects he's just after her money. Donna, a young widow with an infant son, begins to receive help from a mysterious benefactor. Not Ready for Marriage; Loveless Kisses; Grand Is Grande's Love; They Belong to Me; We Have a Memory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Betty, the new girl in town, meets wild Chuck at the country club, everyone considers her to be the "bad influence." Edna helps raise her siblings after her mother dies, but that leaves her no time to find love for herself. Maggi secretly loves Albie, her best friend's boyfriend, but a sudden illness changes everything. The Wild One; Home Body; Who Knows Best?; No Happy Hours. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. "Cruise to Paradise"; Friends Emily and Fay are saving up for a cruise where they hope to meet some single men; When deciding what ship to take, they meet Jim Callan, an officer on one of the cruise ships. "The Bleeder," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Tom and Gina go to a party on Gina's last night before returning to Sweden; At the party, a girl with hemophilia cuts herself on a broken glass and Tom is asked to help. "Male Ego Versus Female Career" Martha Marsden Meditates article. "Heartbreak in Hollywood"; When Karen gets a job as a script girl at Goliath Studios, she falls for a hopeful young actor that the studio believes will be a big star. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Pam postpones her wedding to Johnny to go to Peru and do charitable work in the jungle, but not everyone in the jungle is friendly. Nina secretly loves Paul, but she can't talk about her feelings, and then an accident one rainy night changes everything. Karen meets handsome, clean-shaven hobo Vince as he travels through her town, and her father invites him to stay. The Meaning of Love; Let Love Wait; Self Reliance and Marriage; Jealous Sister; Roam No More. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sal Gentile, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After her summer romance breaks her heart, Trudy swears not to fall into that trap again, but then she meets Dick at a winter resort. Sandy and Ray fall for each other while working as counselors at a kids' summer camp. Rita loves bad-boy Arnie (who actually has a tattoo on his arm), but her parents don't approve, and things look grim after Arnie punches out her dad. Snowcapped Love; Summer Love; Made a Mistake?; Accidental Love; They Denied Me Love; That Special Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After a series of mistakes in the operating room, Dr. Landon is ready to call it quits, but when an emergency rises, he takes the case. Beautiful Pam is elected queen of the ball and courted by handsome Ray, but something is still missing. Mari loves Johnny, a hometown boy who became a baseball star, but none of her small-town friends and family believe that he loves her too. Beautiful But Bored; Doctor No More; No Rat Race; The Lovely Lie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Sherry loves handsome co-worker Ed, but she's afraid she'll lose him to Jill, "the office man-chaser." Ed wants to marry Addie, but she keeps putting him off, for reasons known only to herself. Jennifer dreams of a man who will be her knight in shining armor, never imagining that one man will actually make that a reality. Haste Makes Waste; To Be in Love; Knight in Armor; Blind Date; Meet That Man; Only One Choice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown & Vince Colletta?, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and Tony Tallarico? She did not want to share the life that Bill had chosen so she used every trick in the book to discourage herself from loving him...and him from loving her! She knew it would hurt him deeply to see her kissing Ted...but she couldn't help it. She had to make Bill understand that they could never be! Don't miss..."Cathy's Cop"! Also featuring: "Misplaced Love"; Cynthia Doyle, Nurse in Love story "I'm Not a Nurse Anymore"; and the 1-page stories "Why Fight It...?" and "Like a Flower"! Plus: 1-page text story "Frances the Folksinger"! 32 pages, full color. Statement of ownership--average print run 222,405; average paid circulation 135,592. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Newly married Ellen keeps getting hit on by smarmy Stann, and if that wasn't bad enough, her husband Tony is flirting with the blonde singer from Cafe Carib. Campus "snob" Wilma thinks she's "slumming" when she dates handsome Joe, but she doesn't expect to fall for him. Mary throws great parties and has plenty of friends, but deep down, she's lonely. His Kind of Woman; Love at First Sight; Campus Snob; Nobody Loves Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Bill Fraccio and Jon D'Agostino. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Platinum blonde Rhea steals Jay away from Mary, then feels guilty and claims she was just playing, even though she really loves him. Joy falls for handsome Jack when she volunteers to be the subject of a trick in his magic act. Redheaded college girl Lisa brings fiance Wes home for the holidays, but she dreads him meeting her father, whom she considers a lowly garage mechanic. Stolen Love; From the Outside Only; The Magic Words; Two Men in My Heart; Second Chance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio and Jon D'Agostino. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Jane has a terrace in her new apartment that allows her to see...her friend Kitty kissing her boyfriend Ray! A woman's father abandons the family, leading her mother to hate all men, including the one she catches kissing her daughter behind the barn. Actress Winnie falls for Jim, her leading man in a play. You Can't Trust Any Man; Loneliness Is Not Love; Tears on My Terrace; The Show Must Go on. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gloria is torn between joy that Dan is proposing to her, and guilt that her disabled sister Patti loves Dan too. Beth looks down on the "wild" teens at the beach, whom she considers juvenile delinquents, but then she sees handsome Andrew dancing on the sand. Bookish Gail doesn't care about boys, until she meets Bill. Two Loves Had I; Divorce Prone; The Trouble With Love; Hidden Beauty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Ruth hires handsome diver Clay to help her find the treasure she believes her grandfather left on the ocean floor. Debbie's beau Lex gets shipped off to fight in the Vietnam War, but her promise to wait for him only brings her grief. Kara fixes up her sister Evvie with handsome David, then realizes she loves David herself. Wasted Tears; Three Wishes for a Dollar; So Perfect to Love; Treasure in the Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli? & Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown and Vince Colletta? She's fallen head over heels in love with Blair Harcort! He has everything...looks, charm, personality, and brains...except in one department...he falls for every pretty girl who comes along. She knows she'd be a better wife for Blair than any of them! It's just that she's so unattractive! You'll thrill to this heart-throbbing story of a girl who refuses to give up the man she loves and how she becomes..."The Ideal Mate"! Also featuring: "Drops of Heartbreak" and "Love at Last!" Plus: 1-page text story "A Look at Laura Lalake"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Leah fears the worst when new husband Ben's plane vanishes in flight. Nurse Anna secretly loves patient Ken, and judges his girlfriend Louise for leaving him in the hospital. When Charlie learns that his friend Danny has fallen for his gal Penny, he starts a fight, and a terrible accident results. Heartbreak Street; Love Learns Lessons; Accidental Love; Love Is Blind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Sal Gentile. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Tom and Lindy take his new Corvette to Smoocher's Point, but even then, he's not sure if she really loves him. In an offbeat story, a Greenwich Village hippie girl hears the tale of her aunt, who loved a Nazi officer during World War II. Norma wants to marry Tony, but then she meets a number of interested and attractive men on a trip to Europe. Another Time, Another Place; Peach Blossom; Doubting Thomas; Fickle Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Norman Nodel. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. In an unusual story, teacher Miss Collins is "tricked" into falling in love with adult student Denny, who is half her age. Toni and Linda join forces to teach a lesson to the ladies' man who broke both their hearts. Alec loves Norma, but his mother wants to keep them apart. Plus an article on the pros and cons of eloping. A Man Half My Age; To Elope or Not To?; The Cheater; A Memory of Joy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Linda tries to get nerdy boyfriend Howard to show a little backbone, in a story written by two well-known comics scribes early in their careers: Marvel legends Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich. After Nick swindles her and dumps her, plain Pat gets a makeover and a new beau, but she's not sure she's ready to trust a man again. Still grieving the loss of her husband in Vietnam, Carla isn't ready to meet his handsome war buddy Johnny. His Sometime Sweetheart; If You Love Me, Fight For Me; One Kiss for Eternity. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Lucho Olivera and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Niagara Falls guide Sandy doesn't think she'll ever meet a single man in that honeymooner's paradise - and then handsome Cliff prevents her from taking a tumble into the abyss. Elaine sees Tim with Leah at the church picnic and jumps to conclusions, immediately turning to bad-boy Ed, in a story with some great '60s fashions. "Plain Jane" Rita has recurring dreams of kissing Paul, but Paul is Nora's beau. Plus a vintage ad for the "Man from UNCLE Fan Club." Never in Niagara; Once Burned...; No One Will Ever Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Nestor Olivera, Joe Gill, Charles Nicholas, M. Lutin and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Claire and overseas beau Alan plan to marry after he gets out of the Army, but from the tone of his letters, she's starting to wonder if he's met someone else. A woman feels that everyone on her vacation trip is finding romance, except for her. Faye is tired of hearing consoling words from friends after Lou dumps her. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. Lost Paradise; Sound of Those Empty Words; Styled for Romance; Love Passed Me By. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Lucho Olivera. Stories and art by Lucho Olivera, Joe Gill, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Handsome Ray wants to take Alice out, but she's still not over Brian, who treated her like dirt. Redheaded Steph loves wealthy Cal, but Cal's father can't let her forget she grew up in a poverty-stricken swamp shanty town. Anne doesn't know how to tell Mike that she may carry a fatal hereditary disease. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. The Pursuit of Happiness; Go Back to the Swamp, Swamp Girl; Styled for Romance; I'll Die Alone, My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Bespectacled Martie feels "repulsive" and has a real complex about her appearance, so childhood pal Steve offers to give her a makeover. Belinda always steals Aggie's men - they "brushed past my lips on the way to hers," as she puts it - but she was hoping Walker would be different. After a fight with handsome beach-bum Chad, Gloria catches a ride with bad-boy "Ape," who says things like "We're headin' straight for Kicksville, baby!" and won't take no for an answer. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. Created for Love; The Unfairest of Them All; Styled for Romance; Wasted Life, Wasted Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. A woman rescues Arnie from a shark, in a particularly action-packed romantic story. Ron and Ellen keep meeting at exotic resorts (like Fire Island!) and fall in love, but each has a secret from the other. Harry keeps a watchful eye on coed Evvie so Steve doesn't try anything, but to Evvie, he's just intruding. Plus advice (and diagrams!) on how to roll hair in Styled For Romance. Everything But Love; Two Kinds of Love; Styled for Romance; One Kiss Before Dying. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After Tony - the latest in a line of bad boyfriends - takes her money and dumps her, Dot swears she'll never fall in love again. A mysterious blackmailer uses doctored photos in a bid to separate Mimi from her husband, who looks like a young Reed Richards. Diner waitress Jan secretly loves her handsome boss Lennie, but his wealthy, beautiful partner Dannie has designs on him as well. Plus 1960s-style beauty tips, and a vintage ad for a "real Hawaiian muu muu." Crippled Heart; Beautiful Schemer; Styled for Romance; A Stranger's Kisses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jim Aparo and Ernesto R. Garcia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Marie goes on vacation with her father and her fiance Wayne, who thinks with his fists, but she finds herself drawn to handsome Filipe. Donna's effort to bring education to the children of an impoverished country attracts the attention of the "presidente" himself. Plus a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. The Man I Loved; I Dreamed an Impossible Dream; False Paradise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Ernesto R. Garcia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Leah and Mike fall in love while she's helping him run for the town council, but Wendie is in the way. A couple finds love on the rooftop. Tears, Not Kisses; Rooftop Romeo; I Don't Want to be Different. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Teresa pretends to be dating returned Vietnam vet Ron, and really falls in love with him. Tad declares his love for a woman, but she doesn't believe him, in a story with early art (and cover) by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Honeymooner; Let's Play Sweethearts; You Lie When You Say You Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Lucho Olivera. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Lucho Olivera. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After losing her husband in Vietnam, Timmy's mother Linda is overprotective of Timmy, but ex-Marine Tyler has a different opinion of how she should raise him. A woman falls for a sailor, despite her better judgment. In yet another military-themed story, redheaded Nora falls for soldier Joe, but breaks up with him to ease the pain of possibly losing him in the War. 3 Fall in Love!; Too Many Tears; An Easy Decision; Never Love a Sailor Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories by unknown. Art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. He's kissing Betsie now...probably asking her for a date even though he took another girl to the party in..."An Almost Perfect Man"! Also featuring: "Interrupted Kisses" and "Love Doesn't Live on Mulberry Street"! Plus: 1-page "A Ditty [Charlton Comics Mini Poster #1]" with writing by Sir P. Sidney and art by Tony Tallarico! Also: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories by unknown. Art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and unknown & Vince Colletta? Ruthie Pearce is kissing a perfect stranger, falling madly, unreasonably in love...thus starts the whirlwind other life...heartbreak was certain to follow in..."Love Can't Happen Here"! Was Erica's desperate search for happiness at a bad time? Read..."Where Will I Find Love?" Also featuring: "No Darling, We Can't Be Friends"! Plus: 1-page fashion piece "Mini-Midi-Maxi"! Also: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Clint and Rosalie fall in love at the beach, but will their romance survive a summer apart? Francesca is charmed by the change that has come over Neil since the last time she saw him, in a story with early art (and cover) by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Long Lovely Summer; Reborn; Change for Me, Darling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Luis Avila. Stories and art by Luis Avila, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Alice's roommate has been intercepting her letters from Jimmy, who's stationed in Vietnam, and fallen in love with him - but what do they do when he comes home again? Janie copes with heartbreak in private, to keep from embarrassing herself. The Heartbreaker; I Don't See You in My Dreams; Flee from Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Friends set up Steven and Naomi, and they dislike each other immediately. Mona falls for Carl in a big way... but then she finds out about Brigit. A love triangle evolves among a three-member circus trapeze act, and that can't end well. A woman on vacation falls for a handsome "beach bum" despite her better judgment. These Few Kisses; A Match Not Made in Heaven; To Die for His Kisses; Polly Throws a Party. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Hal Grauer and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Hal Grauer, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Nora falls for artist Greg, but her father and the first mate of her father's boat don't like him, so they arrange to take him on the next outing. A wealthy woman wonders how she can tell if a man is truly interested in her. Rich Little Me!; A Stranger's Kisses; The Dress; Take Me as I Am, Darling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Hal Grauer and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Luis Avila, Tony Tallarico, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Ellen is a terrible secretary, but Travis falls in love with her anyway, in a story featuring this immortal romantic exchange: "Stop looking so kissable - I got a cold, remember?" "I'll gargle when I get home." Rae is strictly after a man who can support her in the manner to which she has become accustomed, but she didn't expect to fall in love. Joy, a Peace Corps volunteer in the wilds of New Guinea, falls for handsome Todd, the Australian bush pilot who delivers her supplies. Only a Fool; What Can She Do?; A Heart of Gold. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Gutemberg Monteiro, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. English lit professor Dean falls for beautiful blonde student Allison, but she thinks he's too old at 25: "Mr. Nallon is ancient! I bet he voted for Barry Goldwater, even!" A patient falls for her handsome doctor, in a story with a decidedly un-PC cover, and art by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Cindy feels like she doesn't rate with the wealthy country-club set and its available men - but Ron cleans up real nice, it turns out. Plus an article about finding work in the public relations field. A World Apart; I Get the Rejects; Choosing a Career; An Answered Prayer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Denise meets Alan on a pleasure cruise, and isn't attracted to anything about him, except his money. Midge falls for convalescent Ray after he rescues her from a bear attack. A redheaded American woman falls for a wealthy Italian man she meets while visiting Roman ruins. Plus a teenage advice column by "Dr. Harold Gluck." For Richer or Poorer; Not My Idea; Teen-Age Troubles; Love in an Ancient Ruin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jack Abel, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. In a rare romance story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, aspiring model Mona can find neither a job or a man in New York, until Roy literally runs into her - with his car! Lew's wife fears that she will soon be a widow due to his love of extreme sports, or as she puts it on the splash page, he "goes on seeking danger as a drunkard seeks wine!" New Yorker Mona (a different Mona) spends the winter at her grandmother's fishing village, where she likes nothing and no one, but handsome captain Paul MacRennie hopes to change that. Plus a teenage advice column by "Dr. Harold Gluck." And an offbeat ad for a "Life Size Inflatable Doll." Winter Does Not Freeze The Heart; Nothing But Tears; Did You Hear About Linda?; Teen-Age Troubles; I'll Be No Widow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Antonio Colmeiro, Don Sherwood, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Elaine falls for South American bush pilot Gus, although she secretly fears that he is neither a good provider nor a prudent life-insurance risk. Ellen models lingerie for artist Charles, but she doesn't want her boyfriend Adam to find out about it. This issue features some good-girl art. I Know the Man I Want to Love...; Test of a Loving Heart; The Awakening! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Pete Morisi and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Sue breaks up with Bill because she finds him boring, but the "exciting" guy she dates next is a little too exciting. Marion knows how to avoid heartbreak...but will she? A woman wonders why the man who is obviously attracted to her can't just let himself go. Follow My Heart; One for the Money!; How to Avoid Heartbreak!; This Is the Way to Go! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Naomi meets Linus when she gets involved with the "swingers" at a trendy nightclub, but soon she's in over her head, in a story featuring great 1960s-70s fashions and lines like "Dig that boss guitar!" "Groovy, man - I'm wigging out!" Gail's family is wealthy and her friends have great parties at her parents' house, but she's still unhappy without the right man. Cute redheaded Ellen is wooed by handsome salesman Steve, but she thinks it's just because he's making a big sale to her dad. All Turned On!; Not My Kisses...; The Swinger; Change to a Happy Heart; The Competition. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Art Cappello and Joe Sinnott. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Antonio Colmeiro, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. A nouveau riche young woman from the Bronx goes to an Ivy League college, where she falls for handsome Cordell, but she fears her snobbish classmates will reveal her background to him. A woman falls for her sister's boyfriend, but what does he think about her? Cover inks by Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. A Stranger's Kisses; Far From Happiness; Sis's Boyfriend; I'll Never Find Love! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Don Sherwood? Stories by unknown. Art by Don Sherwood?, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and Art Cappello & Alascia. Amelia couldn't even try to look as if she was enjoying his party in..."The Killers of Cupid"! Also featuring: "Remembered Ecstasy" and "Another World, Different Kisses..."! Plus: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernesto García Seijas. Stories and art by Ernesto García Seijas, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. A nurse falls for a handsome blind patient, but dreads the day when the bandages come off and he can see her for who she really is. Jilted by her boyfriend, Naomi moves to the big city and swears she will never love again, in a story featuring a scene of two women fighting at a wedding. Out of This World; Ill Take His Kisses; A Quiet Place to Cry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.