Auctions: Romance comic books

Girls' Romances (1950) 107 VG 4.0

Come Back to Yesterday!; Vicky has to choose between her long-time dreams of being an actress and her love for Lee. The Love I Lost--Twice!, art by Gil Kane; Dina is excited when Greg returns to town and tells her he was wrong to leave her, but then his girlfriend from the city follows him and wants him back. Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column. Alone in Love!, pencils by Gene Colan; When Suzy inadvertently falls for her friend Marge's guy, Marge waits for years to get back at Suzy by doing the same thing. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Girls' Romances (1950) 146 VG- 3.5

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"I'll Never Love Again," "Beggar For Love," and "Girl With a Reputation." Cover price $0.15.

Girls' Romances (1950) 157 FN+ 6.5

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Featuring: 9 page story "The Girl Next Door!" pencilled by George Tuska; 1 page text article "Do Good Girls Lose Out?"; 4 page reprint story "Dream Man" pencilled by Arthur Peddy (note: hairdos retouched); 5 page story "Love is Forever" drawn by Art Saaf and Vince Colletta; 7 page reprint? story "Two-Timer" inked by Bernard Sachs? (Note: hairdos retouched.) Cover by Don Heck and Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.15.

Hi-School Romance (1949) 11 GD+ 2.5

1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Ann and Sid fall for each other, but he's due to be assigned overseas with the military any day now. Mark and Jane's plans for the future are derailed when Mark's father is accused of embezzlement. Redheaded Dusty falls for the rough-and-tumble sailor who runs her late father's fishing business. I Promised Too Much!; Backstairs Love; Color Clues!; A Game of Hearts!; Hi-School Hi-Spots; Thrill-Hungry; My Most Romantic Moment; Raw Deal; Cupid Scores High; No Thought of Tomorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 16 FR/GD 1.5

1"cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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Cover by Christopher Rule. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Christopher Rule, Robert S. Pious?, Dick Briefer, Maurice Del Bourgo and Art Peddy & Vince Alascia. Featuring: "I Loved the Wrong Man!"; "The Secret of Gladys Greer!"; "I Was Afraid To Love!"; and "When Tragedy Strikes!" Plus: 2-page text story "It All Came True"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Love Romances (1949) 79 GD/VG 3.0

Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

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Cover by Matt Baker & Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Matt Baker, Jay Scott Pike, Vince Colletta and unknown. Everyone said Tom was right for her! But her heart didn't agree! Was she right or wrong? You be the judge in..."The Man for Me!" Also featuring: "Executive Girl"; "Moment of Truth!"; and "Destination Romance"! Plus: 2-page reprint text story "I Found My Love!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 39 #1 VG+ 4.5

Vol. 39, No. 1 - June 1950. 8.5" x 10.75", 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 40 #6 VG 4.0

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 44 #4 GD/VG 3.0

1" spine split through bottom of cover. Interior split through many wraps. Moisture. Staple rust.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 46 #4 VG/FN 5.0

Staple rust.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 47 #6 FN- 5.5

Water spotting.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 49 #3 FN- 5.5

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 51 #2 VG 4.0

1" cumulative spine split.

Modern Romances (1930-1997 Dell Publishing) Magazine Vol. 52 #2 FN- 5.5

My Own Romance (1949) 44 FR/GD 1.5

Severe water damage with top staple missing/disintegration.

Young Lover Romances (1952) 5 GD/VG 3.0

Only one staple (manufacturing).

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Stories and art by Bill Walsh, Dick Beck and Myron Fass. Romantic drama from Toby Press. Hollywood psychiatrist Anthony King tries to help movie cowgirl Dallas Lee, whose take-charge ways frighten off the men around her. The engagement of childhood sweethearts Tom and Judy is threatened by the arrival of a new woman in Tom's life. Plus a quaint romantic quiz, and a history of the kiss. The Rival; After the Honeymoon; Too Plain to Love; Romantic Customs; The Experimental Kiss; Vacation from Love; What's Your Romantic I.Q.?; Man-Hater!; The History of the Kiss. Final issue under this title; series continues (again) as Great Lover Romances (1951) #6. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 130 VG 4.0

Water spotting. Staple rust.

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Cover by John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Jay Scott Pike, Jerry Grandenetti, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Did Bonnie Taylor find her true love? You must read..."No Home for My Heart"! Also featuring "Inviting Trouble" and "Please Make Her the Right Girl"! Plus: Romance in Fashion 1-pagers! And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page (2 pages). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 131 VG 4.0

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Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Gene Colan, Jay Scott Pike?, Mort Drucker, Bernard Sachs? and unknown. When Bonnie Taylor's roommate Lori is feared dead in a plane crash, Bonnie comforts Lori's boyfriend Tod and falls in love with him herself, but has to let him go when Lori is found safe in "Dreams Don't Count!" Plus: Cheryl has preconceived ideas about how a romance should proceed but when she meets Stuart, she finds that things do not always go as planned in "On the Eve of Happiness!" Also: Abby and Brian console each other when their respective loves run off together and elope, but Abby doesn't trust their newfound closeness and leaves Brian. Years later, will she get a second chance in "Second Meeting"? And: Beat Nick stars in four gag cartoons by Mort Drucker (1 page); Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page (2 pages); and historical headwear of brides from four cultures in the 1-pager "Headdress of Ancient Brides"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 131 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

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Cover pencils by John Romita, Sr. Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Gene Colan, Jay Scott Pike?, Mort Drucker, Bernard Sachs? and unknown. When Bonnie Taylor's roommate Lori is feared dead in a plane crash, Bonnie comforts Lori's boyfriend Tod and falls in love with him herself, but has to let him go when Lori is found safe in "Dreams Don't Count!" Plus: Cheryl has preconceived ideas about how a romance should proceed but when she meets Stuart, she finds that things do not always go as planned in "On the Eve of Happiness!" Also: Abby and Brian console each other when their respective loves run off together and elope, but Abby doesn't trust their newfound closeness and leaves Brian. Years later, will she get a second chance in "Second Meeting"? And: Beat Nick stars in four gag cartoons by Mort Drucker (1 page); Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page (2 pages); and historical headwear of brides from four cultures in the 1-pager "Headdress of Ancient Brides"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 136 GD+ 2.5

Cover oxidation with chipping. Water damage.

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Cover by John Romita, Sr. Stories by Robert Kanigher and unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Werner Roth, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Bonnie Taylor has a strange experience in Scotland where she seems to meet a man from a legendary village that only appears every hundred years in "One Kiss -- Forever!" Plus: When Billy tells Lana he doesn't want to marry her, she vows to change whatever she has to change about herself to make him change his mind in "Please -- Try, Try, Try to Love Me!" Also: Jan awakens in a hospital with amnesia. After returning home with her aunt, she discovers that she had been in love with Simon Walker and he wants her back. She suddenly remembers that she saw him kiss another girl, which caused her to drive away recklessly and get into an auto accident, but he promises that she is the only girl for him in "Love Me Again!" And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page (2 pages). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 138 GD+ 2.5

2" Spine split from top.

Cover by Gene Colan. Stories by unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., John Rosenberger, Gene Colan and Win Mortimer. Can a girl build her happiness on the broken dreams of another girl? Read Bonnie Taylor's latest romance..."Forever Is Not Today"! Plus: Before your next kiss, read..."The Wrong Idea About Love"! Also: The glamorous Lorelei steals everyone's boyfriends until Susan inadvertently steals the one boy Lorelei truly loves in "Don't Steal My Love"! And: Romance in Fashion 1-pager "Swinging Hair"! Plus: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 146 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Jay Scott Pike. Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike & Vince Colletta, Bernard Sachs and unknown. A story that touches every teenager's life today -- what happens when a girl is..."Too Easy to Love!" Also featuring: "The Nearness of Love!" and "I Was His to Hold"! Plus: Mad Mad Modes for Moderns 2-pager "[Swing super cool in the long long pussycat look!]" And: Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 176 VG 4.0

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Cover by Art Saaf? Stories by unknown. Art by Art Saaf, Mike Sekowsky, Frank Bolle, Vince Colletta?, Mike Peppe and unknown. Featuring "Strictly Platonic" and "He Will Never Marry Me!" Plus: Reprint stories "Do You Love Me" and "I want your man"! Also: 1-page article "How To Get the Man You Want"; 2-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; and 1-page article "How To Do Yoga To Make You Beautiful!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Young Romance Comics (1963-1975 DC) 187 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation with chipping.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. Stories by unknown. Art by Win Mortimer?, Vince Colletta and unknown. Penny has a reputation for being shy and demure, but she plots to get Pete's attention with a very different attitude in "Sweet and Simple"! Plus: Jane believes what her mother has always told her, that she is plain and will never attract a man, so she is frightened when any man shows an interest in her in "Please Don't Kiss Me!" Also: Doug and Bobbie are paired to compete in a game show, and he surprises her by knowing things she never expected him to know, which enables them to win in "Diamond in the Rough"! And: "Get Your Man" contest recipes; 1-page "Secret Garden of Love Poetry"; 1-page article "When You're Between Boyfriends"; 1-page text story "My Sacrifice"; and Laura Penn...Your Romance Reporter letters page. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.