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Torrid Affairs (1988) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Torrid Affairs (1988) 1

    B&W reprints of 1950's romance comics. Cover art by Rurik Tyler (as Madman). "I Was a Love Gypsy," art by Matt Baker; Gloria gets a bad reputation by dating many different boys, but she wants to change when she meets Bill; from Teen-Age Romances #20, Feb. 1952. "Fast Company," pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Ray Osrin; Joan gets involved with gambling kingpin George Nolan, but eventually realizes her mistake and wants to be with an honest man; from Pictorial Romances #7, May 1951. "Notorious Woman," art by Matt Baker; Vicki's plans for success in the big city are derailed when she meets Wally, who steals money from his mother to buy her fur coats and jewelry; After being dragged through the tabloids during his trial, she runs back to her old life and the good man who has been patiently waiting for her; from Teen-Age Temptations #5, December 1953. "His Heart on My Sleeve"; After Vera's fiancee Robin loses his family fortune, her head is turned by a man who offers her a modeling job, but things don't work out the way she planned and she returns to Robin with a change of heart about money over love; from Teen-Age Temptations #5, December 1953. "I Had to Be Tamed" text story; from Teen-Age Romances #22, June 1952. 44 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.

  • Issue #3
    Torrid Affairs (1988) 3