Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) comic books

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Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Reporter Grace meets handsome Ray while covering the homeless problem, but after she falls for him, she doesn't know how to tell him he's the star of her stories. Scheming Sylvia sets up Amy and Steve to clear a path to Amy's job, but she didn't expect to fall for Steve herself. Jean pretends to be someone she isn't to win a man, but when he finds out the truth, she risks losing everything. Echo of Love; The Anguished Heart; Leading Lady; Trapped. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. "Song of Sorrow"; Upset when her ex-boyfriend Herb marries another, Anise wanders into the woods and stumbles upon a cabin where Les lies ill; She helps nurse him back to health; He says he became a hermit after the war. "The Untamed Heart"; Amy rescues drifter Gary from a band of outlaws, and takes him to her fathers ranch to recover; They fall in love, but Gary cant suppress his wild ways and leaves. "Say It with Flowers" text story by June Allen. "Envy"; After being dumped by boyfriend David, waitress Joyce starts dating her boss Ken; When her old friend Mary arrives in town, Joyce is glad to see her until Mary and Ken fall in love; Joyce discovers restaurant cashier Irene is stealing money but doesnt tell Ken; Ken is fired by the head office because of the missing cash. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Aspiring actress Stella reflects on the circumstances that led her away from Hollywood and her true love Barney, and back to her mother's rooming house. After breaking up with Lon, Nan starts dating his friend Howie, but is she only trying to get back at Lon? Janie falls for handsome Doug, the forest ranger who rescued her from a fire, but a forest fire threatens to separate them forever. Fumbled Destiny; Tomorrow Is Ours; Hearts and Glowers; Night of Sorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bernard Baily and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Migrant worker Artie gets a job digging an underwater tunnel, but when he falls for Bonnie, her Uncle Joe protests, in a rare story narrated by the male character. Co-workers Vicki and Lee love each other, but Vicki's unethical business practices may drive them apart. Dance teacher Debby loves jockey Jackie, but she doesn't want to be seen in public with him because she's both taller and shallower than him. Wedding Present; The Cheat!; No Love, My Dear; Little Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. "The Choice," art by George Evans; Eileen meets Dennis at the train station; Dennis comes back from war and Eileen must tell him that she met Homer while Dennis was away and will marry Homer. "Guilty Love"; Madge is coming home on a bus, sitting next to Sam Nevins when the bus goes off a ravine and 18 die but Madge saves 6 people and also pulls out Sam from the wreck; Sam does not survive and Madge commits a crime of opportunity when she takes the $9,000 from Sam Nevins's pouch. "Handicap for Love" text story by John Martin. "A Hollow Triumph"; Laura lives in a small resort town and hates summer residents, calling them "outsiders"; This includes the recently moved in Dr. Chelsen; Despite their dating, she refuses at first to let him treat Jimmy, the delivery boy, when he is run over by an outsider. Life Story comic ad. True Confessions comic ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Susan decides to romance Elton as a way of furthering the feud between their two families, but she didn't expect to fall for Elton in the process. Nora schemes to get ahead at work, but boyfriend Dick is turned off by her lack of ethics. Obsessing over the lack of available men in her town, Ina agrees to marry Walt - and then she meets handsome sailor Bill. Of Love and Hate; No Way Back; The Celebrity Man-Shortage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. When Mark flunks out of medical school, Elissa believes their dreams of future happiness have been destroyed. A nurse begins to fall in love with a handsome patient who has amnesia. Clara ingratiates herself with her elderly neighbor, hoping to inherit her fortune. I Ruined This Man; Lost Memory; The Rich Girl; Heartbreak Haven. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Party girl Kitty meets strait-laced Bill and gets him to loosen up, but he doesn't know about her career as a model and date-for-hire. Ruth tries to date her roommate Ricky's soldier pen-pal by pretending to be Ricky. Doris and a girlfriend take a cross-country trip, and end up mired in booze, scandal and a fake wedding. Failure in Love; Stolen Love; French Quarter Romance; He Never Knew; My Mock Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. June loves handsome doctor Frank, but she wonders if he's still in love with his old flame Helen. Rose is widowed when her husband is killed in combat, but handsome Hal reminds her a little too much of her husband. Norma falls for Tip, who has a bad reputation, but she wants to show him she can be scandalous too. My Love, My Own; A Lover's Shrine; Half a Heart; A Picture of Love; Forbidden; Flight from Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Country girl Ellie dreams of a future with handsome Buff, but he doesn't seem to notice her, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Type A A-student Helen feels threatened after beautiful Lana transfers to her school. Cindy has recurring dreams of a handsome man, but doesn't know how to react when she meets someone who looks just like her dream man. Come to the Hill; Lost Love; Man Stealer; Love Makes Magic; To Whom Does He Run?; One Other Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After all these years, Lydia finally has a chance to get back at handsome Jack, the high-school crush who spurned her. A woman tells Captain Branche about the love she lost. Resort singer Molly is dating orchestra leader Danny, but then she meets handsome local Allan. Revenge Is Sweet; The Kiss; My Song of Love; Margie's Miracle; Betrayed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Joe is happily married to Beth, but can't stop thinking about a mystery woman he once glimpsed, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott.Widowed after her test-pilot husband is killed in a crash, Beth is consoled by his handsome best friend Keith, but she doesn't know if she can ever love again. Everyone in their small town expects farm girl Sara to marry childhood sweetheart Gil, but then she meets handsome stranger Art at a dance. Sorrow For Ever; The Love Gallery; Into The World of a Woman; One Cancellation; Substitute Sweetheart; Dream Girl. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Lila is captivated by Stanley, the handsome stranger whose life she saved when she pulled him out of traffic, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Trudy is so obsessed with football star Clay she transfers to his college to meet him, but a handsome jock keeps getting in her way. Belle secretly loves Allan, but her redheaded sister Kay marries him first. Silent Love; The Winning of Clay Parker; An Ancient Love; Love Is Just Love; Take My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano and Sal Gentile. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Laura meets Lew when he punches out her fiance for taking liberties, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. A woman falls passionately in love with Ron, but does he feel the same way? On New Year's Eve, Donna finds herself kissing a handsome stranger at a party, and her boyfriend Jeff isn't happy about it. In a Stranger's Arms; The Trysting Place; Is Going Steady Unsteady?; My Love Alone; Seeking Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Linda is engaged to Hal, but her best friend Ed is always there for her, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Sally is world-famous as a child star, but she's actually eighteen, and her wholesome image is getting in the way of romance with handsome hometown boy Ken. Adored By Millions, But I Was Unloved; He's Mine; The Way Is Love; One Tragic Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Virginia has a long-distance relationship with Hank, but that just brings her closer to handsome mailman Fred, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Redheaded Claudia marries well-off John, but still feels their relationship is lacking compared to friends Deidi and Bob. Fran gets a "Dear Jane" letter from absent boyfriend Bill, but feels drawn to his handsome brother Carl. Plus advice on overcoming shyness. Uncancelled Love; We; How to Overcome Shyness; Practice Piano; Put Color in Your Life; My Substitute Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Linda is not sure she wants to be engaged to Paul, and then handsome Jay rescues her from drowning, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Vi meets handsome Greg in summer school, and he seems unfazed that her old boyfriend Dirk is in a teen gang. Lois falls for handsome bank teller Bruce, but starts to suspect he's involved with a counterfeit gang. Plus advice on overcoming shyness. The Enemies of Love, Counterfeit Kisses; Uncertain Love; Lindia Gets Her Man; The Other Kind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Sal Gentile and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Margie is engaged to farmer Ray, but a trip to Paris changes her perspective, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. June marries forest ranger Lew, but she's not prepared for his long absences... and then a forest fire puts everything in perspective. Regret; Long, Lonely Road; Always Yours; A Natural Beauty; Claire Gets Her Man; Love's Magic Spell. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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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.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Louise leaves her isolated Maine island community to go to college on the mainland, but she doesn't fit in, with her old-fashioned ways... and then she meets the boy named Bonzo. A promise made to her dying mother threatens a woman's happiness with the man she loves. Arlene meets Paul when he punches out her date for taking liberties. Strange to the Ways of Love; Lady in Distress; A Bird Tests Her Wings; Promise to Mamma. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cover by Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Pete Morisi, Gustavo Trigo, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Janice falls for Vincent despite her better judgment. Lisa takes an instant dislike to handsome Arthur, an emissary from "Bilton Hotels" who is trying to buy her father's little B&B, Cupid's Inn. After an injury puts her in a wheelchair, skater Kate fears that she will lose Burt, her partner and lover, to someone else. Plus a pinup of Partridge Family star Susan Dey. Where Cupid Went to Live; Nothing in Common?; Thin Ice; What Do They See in Each Other?; Don't Be so Good to Me; Never Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico, Art Cappello, David Mangiarotti, Nicholas Zann, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Laura falls hard for Webb, despite warnings from friends that he's a heart-breaker. City girl Allison is stranded in the sticks after a skiing accident, and love blossoms. Plus a pinup of teen heartthrob and pop star Bobby Sherman. Away From It All; Masquerade; Live While You Can; They Won't Like Me; He'll Break My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.