Wartime Romances (1951) comic books in grades to VG
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Issue #1
- 1" spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Writing on interior pages.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Chuck Miller, and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Leslie says she's married so she can get a job, but that causes complications when she falls in love with her employer's nephew, in a story with art by Baker. Another Baker story adds the "nurse and patient" element, exploring the love life of an Army nurse. Everyone thinks Sally's crazy when she dumps her steady boyfriend Clark in favor or Frank, a sailor. More Luck Than I Deserved; Lovelife of an Army Nurse; I Tried to Burn the Candle at Both Ends!; I Learned the Secret of Love; Make-Believe Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
- INCOMPLETE. Missing back cover, affects text story.
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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ben Brown, Dave Gantz and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A WAC on a recruiting tour gets a chance to do some recruiting of her own, in a story with art by Baker. Mary risks her job as an elevator operator to stop an elevator between floors, just so she has time to get to know a handsome soldier. After learning that Ken has been two-timing her, Anita decides to go out with Blake to get even. Unfaithful Heart; Furlough Trouble; Loveless Marriage; Shameful Adventure; I Tumbled to Temptation; No Scruples; Have You Heard This One? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4464458010
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Ben Brown, and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cynthia is going through hard times after her father's death leaves the family penniless, and then she meets soldier Mike at a dance. Sheila is torn between boy next door Tom and soldier Jack, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Jane hits the nightclubs after her husband Allan is recalled to active duty. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. After the Honeymoon; The Boy Next Door; That "Dear John" Letter; Correspondence Club; Career Wife; Comedy Column. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ben Brown, and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Bob and Donna promise to stay together after he gets drafted, but when they reunite, both of them have changed, in a story with art by Baker. A small-town girl's fiance is the first guy in town to be drafted, and while he's gone, she goes astray. A woman is determined to be a football hero's wife. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. I Married a West Pointer; Guilty Secrets; Correspondence Club; Wayward Fiancee. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$314 Wartime Romances #12 - St. John Publication 1952 CGC 2.5 $1,100 WARTIME ROMANCES 12 CGC 4.5 Matt Baker Cvr -*3rd Highest Graded-EXCEL Reg/Col Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #13
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
- 2" cumulative spine split, cover and centerfold detached at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
- Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Ginny latches on to a young military cadet after all the other eligible men in town have been drafted. Artist Sally tires of Greenwich Village life and marries well, leaving behind struggling artist David, who loves her. Fran marries Ron before he ships out, but when he returns, he expects her to give up her successful business and not be a "career wife." Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. World Without Men; Two Stripes Against Love; Wartime Wife; Correspondence Club; Too Good for Him?; I Was a Lonely Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Issue #15
$725.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Label #4548078006
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bernard Sachs, Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Military nurse Peggy goes against the wishes of her fiance and boss John and ventures to the shores of Korea to help wounded soldiers. After a deadly crash, air traffic controller Valerie enlists in the Air Force, hoping to forget the tragedy. Bill eludes some MPs with help from a special Sergeant, in a story with a twist ending. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. I Was a Nurse on a Hospital Ship; Guilt Deferred My Desire; No Dollar Dates for Me!; Some Sergeants Are Sweethearts; Correspondence Club; I Had No Faith in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
- INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cindy is torn between military fiancee Len, just returned from overseas, and hometown soldier Jimmy, who she just met, in a story with art by Baker. Joan doesn't want her husband Mike to know that she's seeing the night-shift guy at his garage, Roger, while Mike is at work on the day shift. Korean immigrants Kim and Lee love each other, but take separate sides in the Korean War, in a story with an unusually high political content for a romance book. Another Baker cover featuring a wealth of detail. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. We Married in Haste; When Things Got Rough; Correspondence Club; His Fraternity Pin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$944 Wartime Romances #16 - St. John Publication 1953 CGC 2.5 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #18
- 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
- Cover detached at one staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Dana Dutch, Arthur Peddy, Bill Molno and Edd Ashe. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Marjorie loves Army private Greg, but when she causes him to miss his boat, she contributes to Greg being considered a deserter. Married soldiers Joe and Joan struggle against poverty and tragedy, in a story with art by Baker. Their attitudes toward a butterfly who cocooned in her flowerpot helps Barbara choose between rough fiancee Ralph and handsome sailor Dick. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Deserters Wife; My Secret Guilt; Who Wants to Be Good?; Butterfly Kisses; Correspondence Club; Fools Mistake. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$345 Wartime Romances #18 - St. John Publication 1953 CGC 2.0 Last issue. $389 Wartime Romances 18 CGC 2.0! Scarce Baker Cover Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
