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Girls' Romances (1950) 159 VF 8.0

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Featuring: 7 page story "Made for Each Other" drawn by Art Saaf; 1 page text story "Ten Things to Never Tell a Boy"; 8 page reprint story "Hold Me, Hold Me" pencilled by John Romita, Sr. (note: hairdos retouched); 8 page story "Love Letters" pencilled by John Rosenberger; 8 page reprint story "Please Don't Hurt Me" (note: hairdos retouched); 1 page Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor letters page; 8 page reprint story "Portrait of an Actress" drawn by Mike Sekowsky and Bernard Sachs (note: Vince Colletta retouches?). Cover by Don Heck and Vince Colletta. Cover price $0.25.

Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) 120 GD/VG 3.0

Water spotting.

Last 12c cover priced issue. Cover by Neal Adams. Stories by Barbara Friedlander. Art by Jay Scott Pike & Vince Colletta, Colletta & John Celardo, Win Mortimer and Arthur Peddy & Bernard Sachs? He'll see her dead...before he lets anyone else have her! Read Episode 19 of "3 Girls--Their Lives--Their Loves"! Plus: Denise is sad when her new boyfriend Warren relocates to another town, but he introduces her to his friend Peter who takes an immediate interest in her in "Give Me Something to Remember You By!" Also: Peggy is devastated when Richard breaks up with her, but by the time he changes his mind and wants her back, she realizes that she is over him in "Memory of Heartbreak"! And: Shy Roseanne is attracted to David, but then she learns that her sister set things up with him to bring Roseanne out of her shell in the reprint story "For Love Alone"! Plus: Poetry by Judy Long, Lynne Drapkin, Margaret Harold, Dora Ann Winter, Barbara Jennings and Melody Doman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Jughead (1949 1st Series Archie) 304 FN 6.0

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Hostess ad with Josie. "Treasure Pleasure," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie forces Jughead into going treasure-hunting with him. "You Don't Say" half-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Nature Boy," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie and Veronica decide to support Jughead, who wants to look like a bum. Archie Club News. "His Crowning Glory," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead makes kids believe he is a king due to his crown. "A Tasty Dish," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; When Archie and Reggie are put down by a girl, Jughead gets payback. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

Lil Abner (1947) 70 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4722034001

Stories and art by Al Capp, Jay Benton and Milt Story. Cover by Al Capp. Toby takes over reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. "Ironpants" Bailey and his cohorts take over Dogpatch, and force the citizens to ostracize Pappy and Lil Abner until they promise never to return. Tender Foote, young man from the big city, heads out west. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Dizz Kids; Lil Abner; Tender Foote; Memphis Smith, Private Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

My Love (1969 Marvel) 10 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736272022

Cover by John Buscema & John Verpoorten. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber? and unknown. Art by John Buscema & John Verpoorten, Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta, Al Williamson and Matt Baker & Colletta. She had to leave him...for female freedom! Don't miss..."No Man Is My Master!" Also featuring the reprint stories: "He Never Even Noticed!"; "And Then I Found You!"; and "Don't Ask Me to Marry You!" Plus: "Suzan Says" advice columns by Suzan Lane Loeb. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Teen Confessions (1959) 67 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4736273022

Cover by Luis Avila. Stories by unknown. Art by Luis Avila, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. Love is everywhere except for Lisa! Her heart cries with pangs of loneliness in "Moonlight Should Be Shared" with art by Luis Avila. Also in this issue: "Out of My World" with art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia; "Tomboy" with art by Nicholas and Alascia; "Where Swingers Are"; and Teen-Age Troubles advice 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Tomahawk (1950) 121 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4726567025

Cover art by Neal Adams. To Kill a Ranger! starring Tomahawk, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Frank Thorne; Tomahawk mourns a dead Indian boy that he killed. Aim Your Cannons at Me starring Tomahawk, script by Howard Liss, art by Frank Thorne. Statement of ownership--average print run 298,000; average paid circulation 157,250. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Tomb of Dracula (1972 1st Series) 29 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4268918001

"'Vengeance is Mine!' Sayeth the Vampire!" Written by Marv Wolfman. Art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer. When the Lord of Vampires goes berserk, the world of man trembles! Plus, two main cast members perish!!! 32 pages, FC. NOTE: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A # 80 (the Ghost Rider). Cover price $0.25.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 12 GD 2.0

Water damage.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Vivian works as a paid escort and falls for Jerry, but her boss Mike wants Vivian for himself. A woman, her husband, and a thief fall under the spell of a string of pearls. Judy decides to steal her friend Gilda's boyfriend, Jimmy. Snowbound; I Learned the Hard Way; How Not to Hold Your Man; Yes, I Was an Escort Girl; Green With Envy; The Desert Held My Secret!; Blinded By Glamour. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.