Romantic Adventures (1949) comic books 1951-1953

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by W. G. Hargis and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman falls for two men who look strangely alike, and must choose one; Womens advice author Leslie falls for the handsome writer who criticizes her book; Advice on how to get him to pop the question. Torn By Two Loves; Forbidden Fruit; Hate at First Sight!; Afraid to Love; Dating Do's and Don'ts; Make Your Man Propose!; Strange Meeting!; A Man for Alice; From Secretary to Sweetheart; Stabbed by Love! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Emil Gershwin and Paul Gattuso. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A beautiful redhead fears the man she met skiing sees her only as a brief fling; Details of fashion and behavior that will impress a man; Advice on not keeping love a secret. My Cinderella Story; The Little Touches!; Sweet Surrender; Portrait of a Lady; Kiss and Make Up!; Rejected Honeymoon; Is Your Romance a Secret?; The Heart Tells the Truth; I Told My Love a Lie! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman dedicates herself to helping humankind, but allows no time for love; A girl is led astray by communists, in a story clearly inspired by the Cold War red scares; Castaways on a desert island find love. Do-Good Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by W. G. Hargis and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Redheaded Kim must choose between her acting career and the man she loves; Marshas controlling aunt tries to tear her away from the man she loves; A lawyer and a nurse connect during a court case. Campus Romance; A Stranger to Love; I Took What I Wanted; Romance of a Teen-ager; All About Women! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ed Moritz, Charlie Tomsey, King Ward and Pete Riss. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A skier nobly saves her romantic rival from an avalanche; Jinny finds herself with suitors aplenty after she runs a kissing booth; Advice on getting a second date. The Love Trail; Love Will Out!; The Many Kisses; Man-Bait; Columnist's Romance; Come-on Girl!; As Long As I Lived!; The Second Date! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Paul Cooper and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A teacher finds romance; Dating Do's and Don'ts; How being the life of the party can kill romantic chances. Romance Plays a Role; Hearts Adrift; Dating Do's and Don'ts; Not in My Class!; Romance in a Trance; Marriage is a Serious Affair!; Uncertain Heart; The Love Scheme; Life of the Party...Death to Romance! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Bill Walsh, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Leonard Starr. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jessie gets a job in a defense plant and meets fellow welder Harry, but hes all business; Dale gets a job after a newspaper editor mistakes her name for a mans, only to find herself in the middle of a dangerous crime expose; Redhead Ann learns a man has bought the cherished seaside house shes always wanted. Welded Hearts; Office Romance; Lover's Masquerade; Heart on Trial; Real Cute Sport; Wooed By a Westerner; Search for Celia. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter, Bill Walsh, Ken Bald, Gus Ricca and Leonard Starr. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Anne cant fathom how shes drawn to Steve, a mere garage mechanic; A writers latest book debunks the idea of love, but she fails to notice the way her handsome publisher looks at her. Too Good for Love!; Too Tall for Love; The Sergeant and the Brat!; Artist's Romance; Love Is the Bunk!; Carnival Queen; Blind Date; What Do You Have in Common? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A rodeo queen is a master of horses, but awkward with men; Gwen finds worldwide success as a model, but loses the man who discovered her; Advice on how to know if he really loves you. Cover Girl; No Place for Elly; Campus Romance; Rodeo Romance; Moochers Never Marry; Sleepwalking Sweetheart; Love Cheat; Does He Really Love You?; Stand-In for Love; Beautiful But Rich!; To Thine Own Love Be True. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Mario Rizzi, Charles Quinlan Sr., John Costanza, Robert Brice, and Paul Cooper. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jean must choose between a modeling career in New York, or settling down with the boy next door. Linda drives her boyfriend away with constant demands for attention and controlling behavior. A WAC (female soldier) falls for a handsome pilot while on assignment in Hawaii, but her fiance is still fighting overseas. Particularly nice cover by an unknown artist. The Boy Next Door; Whom Do You Love?; Maid of Honor; Romance at Waikiki; Promised Heart; Withered on the Vine! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Mario Rizzi, Milt Knopf, Leonard Starr, Paul Gattuso, and Jon Small. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Lorna has a boring fiance, but meets an exciting man at a costume party; A smart girl engineers a meeting with her handsome classmate; Hilariously dated advice on good manners and wearing makeup. Everything But Love; Tone Down That Glamour!; Get That Girl!; Honeymoon for Three; The Idle Rumor; Of Men --- and Manners!; The Romance I Never Knew; Are You Feminine? Powder n' Paint! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Nurse Lisa resorts to an emergency call to get her doctor fiance to make time for their wedding; Diner waitress Mimi splurges on an expensive gown for the Moonlight Ball, but misleads handsome Craig into thinking shes wealthy; Advice on avoiding jealousy and apologizing. Kilroy is Here!; Love of a Librarian; Can You Say...I'm Sorry?; Kissin' Kin; Design for Heartbreak!; Dream World; Happily Ever After!; A Heart Specialist...Wanted! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Frank R. Sieminsky and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Bored with her timid fiance, Sue is swept off her feet by bullfighter Manuel while visiting Mexico; A puppeteer finds love. The Mexican Madness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romance on Thin Ice; Betsy and Ed plan to marry following graduation, but Betsy is invited to join the Olympic figure skating team. Always a Lady text story. Too Young To Be Married! starring Nora Radcliffe, Honey Radcliffe, Henry Wesley, and Hubert Wesley. Party Line Kisses. Trousseau for Trudy. The Girl for His Money text story. Million Dollar Heartbreak. How to Turn a Date into a Catastrophe starring Rita. 36 pgs. $.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Edvard Moritz and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jeff loves Irene, but everything she does reminds him of his ex; An actress falls for a man she despises; A broke dancer and a broke writer bond over two halves of a $1000 bill. The Other Girl!; Off-Duty Love; Kiss of Hate; Campus Kisses; Private Property...Hands Off!; Thousand Dollar Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dick Beck, Mario Rizzi, Milt Knopf, and Gus Ricca. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Elaine and Jacks rocky romance is told from both points of view; A teachers controlling boss tries break up her romance with a handsome lawyer; Swimming champion Peggy falls for her coach, but hes all business. I Scandalized the Town; Love Almost Lost; A Roomful of Girls and... You!; Male vs. Female; Lucky Thirteen; A Lesson from a Liar; Winner Takes Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Classic beauty Nina finds that most men are only after one thing, until she meets photographer Bob; A wealthy woman falls for a miner, but he hates her bourgeois lifestyle; Judy wants to marry the much older Vince, until she meets a handsome man her own age. Beauty Is a Curse; Stars in Her Eyes; Miner's Romance; Age Against Amour; Girl Alone; Rebound Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A couple meets in Paris and agrees to be lovers, as long as they never discuss their past or who they are; Margie rejects Jack because of his wacky sales stunts; A woman falls for the district attorney who arrested her father for embezzlement. Femme Fatale; Love Lyric!; Trouble Was My Pick-Up; Another Girl's Man; Two-Sided Heart; Blackmailed Heart; Matchmaker!; Between Two Loves! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Judy reconnects with an old flame while shes engaged to another man; A woman is torn between a daring race-car driver and his boring but stable mechanic; An attacking lion helps safari guide Rick choose between wealthy Hilary and her secretary Margie. Love Story; Empty Kisses; Wavering Heart; Party Lines; Love Affair; An Armful of Love!; Safari For Three. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Kenneth Landau and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Old acquaintances find theyre both more attractive these days; A womans jealous sister makes trouble for her love life; A nurse faces romantic conflict. Make-Believe Kisses; Happy Landing!; When You're in Love; My Jealous Sister; Believe Me, My Love; Nurse's Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and Kenneth Landau. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Otherworldly matchmaker Dan Cupid must make Elizabeth love the man she hates, or hell lose his job; A reporter falls for the handsome scientist shes been assigned to profile; Betty Lou takes a personal day off work and meets the man of her dreams. It Happened One Spring; Happy Birthday, Darling; A Man I Could Love!; The Art of Flattery; A Run-away Romance; Forever Is Too Long. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Shelly Moldoff, Kenneth Landau, Charles Nicholas, Pete Riss, Bill Benulis and Jack Abel. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Chuck is a love-em-and-leave-em kinda guy, until he meets the one woman he cant forget; Poverty-stricken Cindy gets her own Cinderella story when she masquerades as a wealthy woman at a ball; Advice on kindness as the path to love. The Man Who Knew Women!; Inter-Office Memo!; When Dreams Come True; Kindness Can Work Wonders!; Gold-Digger!; Two Weeks with Love!; Fear for My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.