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Romantic Love (1949) comic books

  • Issue #3
    Romantic Love (1949) 3
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, Ed Waldman and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Actress Pat finds neither work nor love when she leaves show business; An engaged woman falls for her best friends boyfriend; Lana dislikes Red because he calls her Butch, but winds up falling in love with him anyway. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Heartbreak Alley!; My Stolen Romance; Fate Always Steps In!; Partners in Love; Blind Alley Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Romantic Love (1949) 6
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); Minor crack(s) front or back, under 1"
    • Label #4254691020

    Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Rosenberger, Norman Nodel, Les Zakarin and John Romita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Private-school debutante Sally falls for tough customer Nick and joins him in a life of crime; Cigarette girl Doris gets caught up in a counterfeit perfume scheme; Claire starts smoking dope with her neer-do-well friends, and her stepfather hits the roof. Featuring early art by Marvel legend John Romita Sr., and a painted cover reprinted from Avon paperback #207. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Thrill Crazy; The Shame Is Mine!; My Scandalous Affair!; Terror Stalked My Love! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Romantic Love (1949) 7
    • COVERLESS. Includes reproduction cover.

    Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Rosenberger, Rafael Astarita, Sam Citron and Marion Sitton. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Trophy wife Paula and gardener Max conspire to murder her wealthy husband; Penelope moves into her husbands vast estate and hears a man screaming every night, but her husband claims to hear no such thing; A photographer uses a modeling business to blackmail wealthy businessmen. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. I Craved Excitement; Dangerous Woman; Bride of Fear; Nightmare Romance! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Romantic Love (1949) 10
    • Interior oxidation.

    Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Rafael Astarita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. A successful boxer has a good thing going with wealthy Barbara, but cant forget the larcenous lady he left behind; Joe is torn between good sister Cynthia and bad sister Mary; Ann pushes away boyfriend Dan in favor of Ralph, who turns out to be embezzling funds. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. I Married You Didnt I?; Phantom Husband; Love Thief; The Honeymoon is Over. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Romantic Love (1949) 12

    Art by Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer and Rafael Astarita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Alice flirts with a guy to teach a female friend a lesson, and winds up torn between two handsome soldiers; War widow Claire is drawn to Joe, but isnt over her husband; Redheaded Louise finally tells Roger how she feels about him, but unfortunately, hes gotten married in the meantime. Jilted; Substitute Husband; A Man For Jinny; Too Young For Him!; Brazen Cheat! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Romantic Love (1949) 20
    • 3/4" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. "I Was a... Bride for Sale," art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; Diana weds assistant director Walt; He wants her to use her friendship with movie studio head Jim (she had been Jims secretary) to further his career; Walt throws them together and doesnt even complain when Jim embraces her. "Port of Missing Girls," art by Louis Ravielli; Struggling actress Janis is hired by Karl Norton, then learns he wants her to help smuggle diamonds across the border; She is threatened with death unless she complies. "Love Me Again," pencils by John Forte, inks by Jack Abel; Ronnie loves Dot but contracts amnesia after a fall; Vivian claims she and Ronnie were engaged; Dot and Vivian compete for Ronnies affections anew. "Too Many Lovers"; Anne has a string of wealthy lovers that support her, but her scam is threatened when her innocent, small-town cousin Laura becomes her roommate; Laura thinks Anne is attending schoo; Laura gets a job in a law office and introduces her friend Don to Anne. Anne becomes obsessed with Don. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Romantic Love (1949) 21

    Art by Louis Zansky and Rafael Astarita. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Jean rejects handsome boy next door Barney because she still sees him as a childhood pal; Mary is torn between arrogant but handsome boxer Rocky and her fiance Joe; Lila fools around with her husbands boss in order to advance her husbands career. The Dream Next Door; Deadline for Love!; Too Great a Temptation; Our Stolen Love; Promotions for Harry; Love Across the Atlantic. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Romantic Love (1949) 22

    Art by Louis Zansky and others. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Dancer Dora falls for her mothers boyfriend, but she cant reveal her true age without ruining their stage act; Carole learns that the modeling agency she joined is actually an escort service; Redheaded student Maureen is wooed by much older Duncan, who works at her school. Too Young to Love!; Doomed to Silence; Two Wayward Girls!; Born for Trouble!; Love Cheat! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    Romantic Love (1949) 23

    Art by Louis Zansky and Rafael Astarita. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Jean rejects handsome boy next door Barney because she still sees him as a childhood pal; Mary is torn between arrogant but handsome boxer Rocky and her fiance Joe; Lila fools around with her husbands boss in order to advance her husbands career. The Dream Next Door; Deadline for Love!; Too Great a Temptation; Our Stolen Love; Promotions for Harry; Love Across the Atlantic. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.