Rom comic books graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $100.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4048719009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.00) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by NJ Comics

Direct Edition. Special double-size 50th issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom and Starshine are trapped in a shadow dimension and must find a way to return to Earth and prevent the Dire Wraiths from accomplishing their malevolent plans. Witness a startling transformation in Starshine that leaves the Earth woman forever changed. And, a cadre of alien Skrulls arrive in Clairton. What business do the enemies of the Fantastic Four have in Rom's adopted home? Plus, included are bonus posters with art by Richard Konkle and featuring Rom as well as Hybrid one of Rom's deadliest enemies. A tribute for those who have fallen including Steve Jackson, Torpedo, Terminator, Rom's own humanity, and others. A gallery of the heroes who have stood beside Rom including Dr. Strange, Namor, the X-Men. Power Man and Iron Fist, the Soviet Super-Soldiers, and the Fantastic Four. A gallery featuring Rom's arch foes, the horrible denizens of the Dark Nebula known as the Dire Wraiths. And finally the Spaceknights of Galador. Heroes die and the status-quo changes. This one has it all. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $113.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #4643639009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.39) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Special double-size 50th issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Akin Garvey. Rom and Starshine are trapped in a shadow dimension and must find a way to return to Earth and prevent the Dire Wraiths from accomplishing their malevolent plans. Witness a startling transformation in Starshine that leaves the Earth woman forever changed. And, a cadre of alien Skrulls arrive in Clairton. What business do the enemies of the Fantastic Four have in Rom's adopted home? Plus, included are bonus posters with art by Richard Konkle and featuring Rom as well as Hybrid one of Rom's deadliest enemies. A tribute for those who have fallen including Steve Jackson, Torpedo, Terminator, Rom's own humanity, and others. A gallery of the heroes who have stood beside Rom including Dr. Strange, Namor, the X-Men. Power Man and Iron Fist, the Soviet Super-Soldiers, and the Fantastic Four. A gallery featuring Rom's arch foes, the horrible denizens of the Dark Nebula known as the Dire Wraiths. And finally the Spaceknights of Galador. Heroes die and the status-quo changes. This one has it all. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $86.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #4624643009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.58) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Mel Candido. Recent tragedy and a physical transformation have left Starshine forever changed. This highly brassed-off Spaceknight is out for blood in "Starshine Unleashed!" It's not a good night to be a bad-guy. Just ask the Dire Wraiths. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $89.00 Paper: White Label #4603559023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Guest-starring Rick Jones, Nick Fury, and Dr. Strange. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema, Mel Candido, and Kelly Jones. As Rom educates the military on the horrors of the Dire Wraiths, professional sidekick Rick Jones takes up residence at a hospital to have tests done. However, this house of medicine has also drawn the evil of Wraithkind to its doorstep. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $86.00 Paper: White Label #4632673025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.58) will be charged at checkout.

Guest-starring Forge. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey. Cover by Mike Zeck. As Forge remembers the attempt on his life by the alien Dire Wraiths (which took place in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #187-188), he struggles with the decision to help the very government that persecutes mutant-kind and would use his inventions to keep the super-hero community under its thumb. But after witnessing the true horror of the Dire Wraiths, Forge reassures Rom that he has a new and powerful ally. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $57.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4598102002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.74) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by DoctorEdwardsEmporium

Guest-starring Forge. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey. Cover by Mike Zeck. As Forge remembers the attempt on his life by the alien Dire Wraiths (which took place in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #187-188), he struggles with the decision to help the very government that persecutes mutant-kind and would use his inventions to keep the super-hero community under its thumb. But after witnessing the true horror of the Dire Wraiths, Forge reassures Rom that he has a new and powerful ally. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $57.00 Paper: White Label #4563631014 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.71) will be charged at checkout.

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. All across the globe apocalyptic events ravage the Earth as the black magic of the Dire Wraiths brings forth their home world from the depths of the Dark Nebula. Meanwhile, Rom is taken off guard by the sinister shape-shifting aliens who use the Spaceknight's own pure heart and enate goodness as a weapon against him. This is the issue that sets the stage for the ultimate battle between the forces of Earth and the hordes of the Wraithkind. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $94.95 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4598102003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by DoctorEdwardsEmporium

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. All across the globe apocalyptic events ravage the Earth as the black magic of the Dire Wraiths brings forth their home world from the depths of the Dark Nebula. Meanwhile, Rom is taken off guard by the sinister shape-shifting aliens who use the Spaceknight's own pure heart and enate goodness as a weapon against him. This is the issue that sets the stage for the ultimate battle between the forces of Earth and the hordes of the Wraithkind. 32 pages. Cover price $0.60.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $57.00 Paper: White Label #4560502001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.71) will be charged at checkout.

Direct Edition. Guest-starring everybody. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. The end is near. Nay, true-believer...the end is here. This is it...the Final Conflict. Rom is defeated and victory is within the grasp of the evil Dire Wraiths. However, one last thing stands in their way and total victory, the united governments of the Earth and oh yeah, all those pesky super-heroes Rom has spent the last 64 issues recruiting to his cause. Rom is joined by the Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, the Soviet Super-Soldiers and all of the heroes of the world in one last ultimate battle to rid the Earth of Wraithkind forever. It's all or nothing...there's no turning back now. The war and the fate of mankind is decided in this epic issue. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $67.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Newsstand Edition Label #4512441012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.01) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by DoctorEdwardsEmporium

Newsstand Edition. "The Day After!" Guest-starring the Avengers, X-Men, and the Defenders. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Steve Leialoha. Rom and his allies stand victorious in the aftermath of the battle. The Wraith War is now finally over. Rom looks back on his time spent on Earth and comes to terms with the love he felt for the Earth woman Brandy Clark. He bids his friends Rick Jones, Cindy Adams, and Brandy farewell. His mission accomplished, Rom streaks across the sky one last time and leaves Earth behind. What new adventures await Rom greatest of the Spaceknights in the infinite cosmos? 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $57.00 Paper: White Label #4581651021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($1.71) will be charged at checkout.

"Life Song." Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. Back on Earth Brandy and Rick Jones remember their departed friend and try to move on with their lives. Meanwhile, Rom lands on a seemingly lifeless planet but he soon realizes that there is more here than meets the eye. Who are the Sleepers and why do they sleep? Will their guardian allow Rom to live long enough to find out? Galactus Cameo. 32 pages. Cover price $0.65.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $395.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #2091599021 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($11.85) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by NJ Comics

Direct Edition. Final issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. After 200 years of war, loss, and redemption the Spaceknight's saga is at an end. As Rom duels Dominor to the death, his allies try desperately to call all the original Spaceknights back home to Galador to put an end to the vicious ways of the second generation Spaceknights. Friends will fall in this epic struggle of Spaceknight vs. Spaceknight. Will Rom finally gain that which he has yearned for more than anything...his humanity? Will Rom and Brandy finally be together as man and woman and live happily ever after, or will he fall in battle and fail Galador, fail the woman he loves, and fail himself? This is the story the last 74 issues have been building to. Farewell Rom. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $143.00 Paper: White Newsstand Edition. Label #4606671009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.29) will be charged at checkout.

Newsstand Edition. Final issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and P. Craig Russell. After 200 years of war, loss, and redemption the Spaceknight's saga is at an end. As Rom duels Dominor to the death, his allies try desperately to call all the original Spaceknights back home to Galador to put an end to the vicious ways of the second generation Spaceknights. Friends will fall in this epic struggle of Spaceknight vs. Spaceknight. Will Rom finally gain that which he has yearned for more than anything...his humanity? Will Rom and Brandy finally be together as man and woman and live happily ever after, or will he fall in battle and fail Galador, fail the woman he loves, and fail himself? This is the story the last 74 issues have been building to. Farewell Rom. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $89.00 Paper: White Label #4618525012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.67) will be charged at checkout.

Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Pat Broderick and Mike Gustovich. Introducing the sinister menace Stardust. Rom is accused by those he has sworn to protect of taking the life of children. He must find and stop this new menace from the stars who feeds on life-force. But how can even a Spaceknight defeat a foe who can strip away his armor and very being at will? And can Rom return and save the fading children in time before the spark of life leaves them forever? Plus, a bonus story from Rom's past. 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $150.00 Paper: White Label #4643639015 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($4.50) will be charged at checkout.

Guest-starring Professor X and the New Mutants (story continues in Rom #61). Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by W.M. Johnson. As Rom and Starshine confront Dire Wraiths who threaten children, Rom soon realizes Brandy is losing her humanity within the cold steel of her Spaceknight armor. That's when Rom's old enemy the mutant known as Hybrid attacks. What sinister plans does this creature have for Starshine? One thing is for sure, she will never be the same again. Luckily Professor Xavier and his students arrive to lend a helping hand, or have they only arrived to meet their doom? Find out in "Prodigal Son!" 48 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $128.00 Paper: White Label #4603548018 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.84) will be charged at checkout.

Guest-starring the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Steve Ditko and Al Milgrom. The Shi'ar Empire have been long allies of the Earth super-heroes known as the X-Men, but now they find themselves at odds with the Spaceknights of Galador. Seeking his hidden homeworld, Rom and his allies, the surviving members of the Spaceknight Squadron, are accused of invading Shi'ar space. Now, the weary Spaceknights must face those that even the X-Men could not defeat, the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. It's Rom vs. Gladiator. Place your bets. This story continues in Rom #73. 48 pages. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $123.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4605078009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.69) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by DoctorEdwardsEmporium

Earthfall: Part 1 - Written by Chris Ryall and Christos Gage. Art by David Messina. Cover by J. H. Williams. WE'VE BEEN INVADED AND ONLY A SPACE KNIGHT CAN SAVE US! First there was his epic return in this year's FCBD #0, and now the ongoing tale of ROM begins in earnest! Christos Gage, Chris Ryall, and David Messina kick off the wildest new series of the year as Rom's war with the DIRE WRAITHS hits close to home in 'Earthfall, part 1!' ' The long-beloved and even longer absent space hero returns at long last! ' First, we brought back MICRONAUTS! And Now… ROM! ' As if Rom's return wasn't enough, wait'll you see how this one ends! ' 24-page kick-off story plus interviews, bonus sketch material and more! 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE: "30 long years we have waited for ROM's triumphant return to comics. Oh boy, what a return. A++" - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist

Cover price $4.99.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $81.00 Paper: White VA Comicon Silver Foil Edition. Label #4609870009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.43) will be charged at checkout.

Virginia Comicon 2016 Exclusive Silver Foil Variant Cover by Kevin M. Roberts. Written by Chris Ryall and Christos Gage. Art by David Messina. WE'VE BEEN INVADED AND ONLY A SPACE KNIGHT CAN SAVE US! First there was his epic return in this year's FCBD #0, and now the ongoing tale of ROM begins in earnest! Christos Gage, Chris Ryall, and David Messina kick off the wildest new series of the year as Rom's war with the DIRE WRAITHS hits close to home in 'Earthfall, part 1!' ' The long-beloved and even longer absent space hero returns at long last! ' First, we brought back MICRONAUTS! And Now… ROM! ' As if Rom's return wasn't enough, wait'll you see how this one ends! ' 24-page kick-off story plus interviews, bonus sketch material and more! 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $555.75 Paper: Off white to white Australian Edition Typo on Label Label #4413206003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($16.67) will be charged at checkout.

Australian Reprint Series. Cover by Keith Chatto. Contains stories from "Juliette Picture Library" #3.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $199.95 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4604503009 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by George Tuska, Vince Colletta and Bob Powell. Tear-soaked tales of love, loss and reunion from Harvey. Jo and Ellen discover they have both fallen for handsome artist Jeff. While temporarily blinded, Jeanne falls for a mystery man, in a story with art possibly by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Sandy likes to flirt with the boys, but her games backfire on her, in a story with good-girl art by Bob Powell. Stand-In Heart; I'll Always Love You; Am I Duty Bound to Marry?; His Face Before Me; My Beloved Doctor; My First Sweetheart!; I Don't Want to Be The Most Popular Girl in School! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $1,329.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4508088001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($39.87) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $69.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4060099007 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($2.07) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by John Prentice. "Love Me...", art by Dick Rockwell; Lingerie shop owner Lynden falls in love with Tyler but later thinks her roommate Ginny has stolen him away; Tyler shows up and says Ginny was lying: he only cares for Lynden. "Jealousy Was My Undoing," art by Al McWilliams; Newlyweds Dorothy and Pierre host Pierres old friends Bill and his wife Kitty; Dorothy learns Kitty used to be Pierres dance contest partner and is jealous; Bill and Kitty are later killed in a plane crash. "You'll Come Back," art by John Prentice; Dance team Eddie and Nora audition for a Broadway show but star Delilah insists that only Eddie be hired; When Eddie refuses, Delilah takes them both, but splits up the act. "I Had To Choose"; Business executive Pam is too busy for her friend David, so she asks her assistant Madge to keep him company; Madge sets up Pam with a blind date: David. "I Found My Heart In The Past" text story. "Take Me As I Am"; Office worker Helen meets wealthy Royce at a skating rink; She conceals her working class background from him, pretending to live at the mansion where her mother is employed as a cook. "Unwelcome"; Toms widowed father John returns from Europe with a new wife, Wilma, and her teen-aged daughter, Martha; Tom makes friends with Martha, who grew up in a concentration camp, but he spreads nasty rumors about Wilma. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $349.99 Paper: White Label #4630449024 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($10.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover art by Dick Beck. She Hated Her Husband!; Elaine married TV repairman Larry while still in high school; 18 months later she hates her life as a mother and housewife; After Elaine goes to the beach with friends and takes their baby along, Larry takes the infant and goes home to his mother. Thrill Seeker, art by Edward Goldfarb; Brenda leaves her small town and would-be suitor Tom for a vacation in New Orleans during Mardi Gras; She falls in love with a costumed man named Andre, but sees him kissing another woman and returns home, disillusioned. The Turning Of The Worm text story by Diane Lowe. I Fell In Love With An Ex-Con, art by Dick Beck; Connie, secretary for the parole board, falls in love with paroled convict Joe, over her fathers objections; Joe disappears after meeting her father and Connie thinks hes rejoined his old gang; When Connie sees Joe in police custody, she fears the worst. My Terrible Confession; Even as a child, Carol had no regard for truth and honesty, and as a department store employee she continues to take credit for work others do; She falls in love with her new boss Bruce, even though he warns her that he can't stand liars; Carol mistakenly wins a store slogan contest, but doesnt admit the error. 36 pgs., full color.

NOTE: Other than the issue #, Romantic Hearts (1951 1st Series) #11 and Romantic Hearts (1951 1st Series) #1 are virtually identical. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $285.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4377241002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($8.55) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Dick Beck. "Rules Of Love"; Fran marries Ben after a brief courtship. 3 years later, the marriage is strained because Fran is possessive and domineering: "I thought I owned him!"; Ben asks for a divorce; hes in love with Nancy; Fran tries to break them up by claiming she has only 6 months to live, but her lie is exposed. "Search For Love," art by Bill Savage; Lynn is hired by lawyer Parks because shes an orphan and he thinks she may be his long-lost daughter; Lynn dates junior partner Larry, but jealous secretary Mona claims Larry is only interested because Lynn might be the daughter of the boss. "My Summons To Love" text story by Ellen Lynn. "I Knew What I Wanted"; Maggi works her way up in business to a management position, but wants a wealthy, high-society husband rather than co-worker Matt. She falls in love with Dale, who meets these criteria, but he says "youre not in my class!"; Matt agrees to tutor Maggi until shes acceptable to the upper-class Dale. Matt and Maggi fall in love, but she refuses to give up on Dale. "Faithless Fiancee"; Jean is engaged to museum archaeologist Bill and finds him somewhat boring; Their wedding is postponed because Bill has to travel to Egypt for his work; Months pass and Jean is lonely, so she accepts an offer from old friend Rita to go on some double dates; Jean meets Rick and falls in love with him and the "never ending merry-go-round" of wild parties, but he doesnt propose. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,300.00 Paper: White Label #4568491010

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Ben Brown, and David Gantz. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Bored housewife Martha is swept off her feet when she rents a spare room to famed artist Morgan, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Jim Mooney. Alice admires husband Steve for becoming a small-town doctor instead of getting a big practice, but in day-to-day life she finds being a doctor's wife almost too challenging. Jilted by Roger, Betty marries his best friend Stan, but what will she do when Roger wants her back? My Guilty Love; Doctor's Wife!; How to Keep Your Husband Happy; My Sister Kate; His Best Friend's Wife. Final issue under this title; series continues as Cinderella Love (1950) #25. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $180.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4637828008

Super Comics reprint. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,649.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1497540004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($49.47) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Carmine Infantino, Robert Bernstein and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Redheaded Betty has become an expert in stealing other women's boyfriends, but that doesn't help when she meets a man she wants to win honestly, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Arlene likes to live dangerously, so she convinces Paul to take her to a nightclub forbidden by the college regulations. Edythe gets a job as a stand-in for a movie star, but her scheming threatens her attempts at romance and her livelihood, in a story with early art by future DC artist and editor Carmine Infantino. Two-Timing Got Me in Trouble; I Tried to Win Love with Lies; Caught!; My Blind Date Wanted Thrills; The Scandal I Had to Confess; I Was Too Easily Persuaded. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $2,500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4454349003

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Bernard Sachs and others. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Chuck is worried about what Pat will do while he's overseas with the military. Joan is working as a tutor for wealthy Barbara, and falls for Barbara's goofy brother Jack. After her father's death, Margaret resists the efforts by her stepmother Anna to curtail her wild dating life and move to New York. Stunning beachwear cover by Baker. No Trust in My Love; I Wanted a Good Time; My Lesson in Love; Comedy Column; Gag-Bag; Someone to Look Up To; The Man I Really Wanted. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,895.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1482222013 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($56.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Bobbie marries young but isn't ready to give up being a kid just yet, even after she has a baby, in a story with art by Baker. Jeanie starts dating soldier Bob to prove to Jeff that she is grown up. Dorothy enjoys playing the field, until she falls for Slim, who's also playing the field, in a story that may be the work of pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. I Had to Be Tamed; I Had to Live and Learn; Kid Sister; Caught in a Triangle at a Resort Hotel; Discarded Sweethearts Are an Easy Mark!; Love Came Last; First Aid for a Broken Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $102.18 Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #4275106003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.07) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Bill Draut, and Warren Kremer. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Many of these stories were re-worked from pre-Code romance comics, some rather clumsily, with art altered, and titles and dialogue changed, or sometimes deleted entirely. Taking shelter in a model house during a storm, teens Rick and Ella get to act out what married life would be like. Ed's sickly mother manages to take over his life, distressing his new wife, redheaded Jean. Bonnie is eager to marry Steve, but then wonders why they have no money even though he works late every night. Cover may be the work of comics legend Joe Simon. Unfit to Manage; Doormat Wife!; Bride of the Month; Dollhouse Bride; The Baby's Room; Too-Perfect Marriage!; Never Leave Me. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $540.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4568491009

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ken W. Fitch, Jay Disbrow, Louis Zansky and Wally Wood. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. After many letters to her beau Dan, stationed overseas, Toni finally decides to tell him the truth. Helen must choose between secret romance with Alan, whom she loves, or a public relationship with Theo, a man she tolerates, in a story with art by comics legend Wally Wood. Socially awkward redhead Linda sheds her glasses and becomes a sought-after beauty, but still can't win the man she loves. Take Back Those Words; How Cruel My Love; I Gave My Heart to One Man; I Waited for the Man I Love; My Empty Dreams. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $1,250.00 Paper: Off white Label #4277110012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($37.50) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Sexy redheaded Hilda tempts a fellow soldier to break regulations, in a story with art by Baker. Another Baker story has a woman admit that she loves soldiers who've been decorated, even if that makes her a "medal chaser." Detailed cover by Baker is practically a story by itself. I Went AWOL from Love; Off-Duty and Out of Bounds; No Rules for Me; I Had to Pay the Piper; I Was a Medal Chaser. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $430.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4568491008

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Tired of being "good," a woman seeks thrills with a soldier, but soon has regrets, in a story with art by Baker. Another Baker story has Pat trying to break up Bill's romance with his girl back home, but it's a stunt she's tried before. War correspondent Janice is torn between Frank, her sweetheart back home, and Jack, the soldier she's profiling on the front lines in Korea. My Basic Training for Romance; The True Love of a War Correspondent; Road to Disgrace; I Was the Roving Kind; I Made False Promises; I Was a Girl on the Rebound: I Plunged into Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4432890019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Frank Thorne, Ray Osrin and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gloria's redheaded bad-girl buddy Karen convinces her to pick up a soldier, but that turns into a nightmare, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Nancy works in a defense plant, but tries to hide her blue-collar job when she starts dating wealthy Ted. An Army wife with time on her hands makes a life-changing mistake, in an early story by another good-girl art legend, Frank Thorne. Another gorgeous cover by Baker. I Was a Soldiers Pickup; Whirlwind Romance; Anything for Money; I Was a Furlough Flirt; What My Husband Didnt Know. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,044.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4426079002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($31.32) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Frank Sieminsky and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A woman struggles to be true to her overseas sweetheart after she meets Bob, in a story with art by Baker. Working on the military base in post-WWII occupied Germany, Pat decides to see if she can woo soldier Jack away from his Stateside wife. Nancy falls for Jim, even though it means losing Ralph, but Jim has Elaine waiting for him. Trapped by False Love; Sweethearts for Convenience; Kiss in the Dark; Deserter Wife; Trapped by the Truth; Love Diary of a G-Girl Overseas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $489.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #4464458010 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.67) will be 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.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $795.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Extreme side edge crack, 5" or longer. Label #2021670019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($23.85) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Dana Dutch, Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Kay and Bill get married on a game show while he's on furlough, then must deal with their families' reactions. Claire doesn't know how to tell hometown steady Bart about her soldier boyfriend Steve, until Steve comes back from overseas on a surprise furlough. Nurse Lynn isn't meeting the right men at the hospital, so she enlists in the Navy. Plus a story with early art by future Marvel artist Jim Mooney. And a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Marriage on a Dare; Wayward Girl; I Thought I Was Manproof; Correspondence Club; Navy Nurse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $725.00 Paper: Off white Label #4548078006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($21.75) will be 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.