Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) comic books 1966-1968

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gloria is torn between joy that Dan is proposing to her, and guilt that her disabled sister Patti loves Dan too. Beth looks down on the "wild" teens at the beach, whom she considers juvenile delinquents, but then she sees handsome Andrew dancing on the sand. Bookish Gail doesn't care about boys, until she meets Bill. Two Loves Had I; Divorce Prone; The Trouble With Love; Hidden Beauty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Ruth hires handsome diver Clay to help her find the treasure she believes her grandfather left on the ocean floor. Debbie's beau Lex gets shipped off to fight in the Vietnam War, but her promise to wait for him only brings her grief. Kara fixes up her sister Evvie with handsome David, then realizes she loves David herself. Wasted Tears; Three Wishes for a Dollar; So Perfect to Love; Treasure in the Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli? & Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown and Vince Colletta? She's fallen head over heels in love with Blair Harcort! He has everything...looks, charm, personality, and brains...except in one department...he falls for every pretty girl who comes along. She knows she'd be a better wife for Blair than any of them! It's just that she's so unattractive! You'll thrill to this heart-throbbing story of a girl who refuses to give up the man she loves and how she becomes..."The Ideal Mate"! Also featuring: "Drops of Heartbreak" and "Love at Last!" Plus: 1-page text story "A Look at Laura Lalake"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Leah fears the worst when new husband Ben's plane vanishes in flight. Nurse Anna secretly loves patient Ken, and judges his girlfriend Louise for leaving him in the hospital. When Charlie learns that his friend Danny has fallen for his gal Penny, he starts a fight, and a terrible accident results. Heartbreak Street; Love Learns Lessons; Accidental Love; Love Is Blind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Sal Gentile. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Tom and Lindy take his new Corvette to Smoocher's Point, but even then, he's not sure if she really loves him. In an offbeat story, a Greenwich Village hippie girl hears the tale of her aunt, who loved a Nazi officer during World War II. Norma wants to marry Tony, but then she meets a number of interested and attractive men on a trip to Europe. Another Time, Another Place; Peach Blossom; Doubting Thomas; Fickle Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Norman Nodel. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. In an unusual story, teacher Miss Collins is "tricked" into falling in love with adult student Denny, who is half her age. Toni and Linda join forces to teach a lesson to the ladies' man who broke both their hearts. Alec loves Norma, but his mother wants to keep them apart. Plus an article on the pros and cons of eloping. A Man Half My Age; To Elope or Not To?; The Cheater; A Memory of Joy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Linda tries to get nerdy boyfriend Howard to show a little backbone, in a story written by two well-known comics scribes early in their careers: Marvel legends Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich. After Nick swindles her and dumps her, plain Pat gets a makeover and a new beau, but she's not sure she's ready to trust a man again. Still grieving the loss of her husband in Vietnam, Carla isn't ready to meet his handsome war buddy Johnny. His Sometime Sweetheart; If You Love Me, Fight For Me; One Kiss for Eternity. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Lucho Olivera and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Niagara Falls guide Sandy doesn't think she'll ever meet a single man in that honeymooner's paradise - and then handsome Cliff prevents her from taking a tumble into the abyss. Elaine sees Tim with Leah at the church picnic and jumps to conclusions, immediately turning to bad-boy Ed, in a story with some great '60s fashions. "Plain Jane" Rita has recurring dreams of kissing Paul, but Paul is Nora's beau. Plus a vintage ad for the "Man from UNCLE Fan Club." Never in Niagara; Once Burned...; No One Will Ever Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Nestor Olivera, Joe Gill, Charles Nicholas, M. Lutin and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Claire and overseas beau Alan plan to marry after he gets out of the Army, but from the tone of his letters, she's starting to wonder if he's met someone else. A woman feels that everyone on her vacation trip is finding romance, except for her. Faye is tired of hearing consoling words from friends after Lou dumps her. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. Lost Paradise; Sound of Those Empty Words; Styled for Romance; Love Passed Me By. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Lucho Olivera. Stories and art by Lucho Olivera, Joe Gill, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Handsome Ray wants to take Alice out, but she's still not over Brian, who treated her like dirt. Redheaded Steph loves wealthy Cal, but Cal's father can't let her forget she grew up in a poverty-stricken swamp shanty town. Anne doesn't know how to tell Mike that she may carry a fatal hereditary disease. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. The Pursuit of Happiness; Go Back to the Swamp, Swamp Girl; Styled for Romance; I'll Die Alone, My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Bespectacled Martie feels "repulsive" and has a real complex about her appearance, so childhood pal Steve offers to give her a makeover. Belinda always steals Aggie's men - they "brushed past my lips on the way to hers," as she puts it - but she was hoping Walker would be different. After a fight with handsome beach-bum Chad, Gloria catches a ride with bad-boy "Ape," who says things like "We're headin' straight for Kicksville, baby!" and won't take no for an answer. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. Created for Love; The Unfairest of Them All; Styled for Romance; Wasted Life, Wasted Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. A woman rescues Arnie from a shark, in a particularly action-packed romantic story. Ron and Ellen keep meeting at exotic resorts (like Fire Island!) and fall in love, but each has a secret from the other. Harry keeps a watchful eye on coed Evvie so Steve doesn't try anything, but to Evvie, he's just intruding. Plus advice (and diagrams!) on how to roll hair in Styled For Romance. Everything But Love; Two Kinds of Love; Styled for Romance; One Kiss Before Dying. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After Tony - the latest in a line of bad boyfriends - takes her money and dumps her, Dot swears she'll never fall in love again. A mysterious blackmailer uses doctored photos in a bid to separate Mimi from her husband, who looks like a young Reed Richards. Diner waitress Jan secretly loves her handsome boss Lennie, but his wealthy, beautiful partner Dannie has designs on him as well. Plus 1960s-style beauty tips, and a vintage ad for a "real Hawaiian muu muu." Crippled Heart; Beautiful Schemer; Styled for Romance; A Stranger's Kisses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jim Aparo and Ernesto R. Garcia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Marie goes on vacation with her father and her fiance Wayne, who thinks with his fists, but she finds herself drawn to handsome Filipe. Donna's effort to bring education to the children of an impoverished country attracts the attention of the "presidente" himself. Plus a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. The Man I Loved; I Dreamed an Impossible Dream; False Paradise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Ernesto R. Garcia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Leah and Mike fall in love while she's helping him run for the town council, but Wendie is in the way. A couple finds love on the rooftop. Tears, Not Kisses; Rooftop Romeo; I Don't Want to be Different. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Teresa pretends to be dating returned Vietnam vet Ron, and really falls in love with him. Tad declares his love for a woman, but she doesn't believe him, in a story with early art (and cover) by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Honeymooner; Let's Play Sweethearts; You Lie When You Say You Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Lucho Olivera. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Lucho Olivera. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After losing her husband in Vietnam, Timmy's mother Linda is overprotective of Timmy, but ex-Marine Tyler has a different opinion of how she should raise him. A woman falls for a sailor, despite her better judgment. In yet another military-themed story, redheaded Nora falls for soldier Joe, but breaks up with him to ease the pain of possibly losing him in the War. 3 Fall in Love!; Too Many Tears; An Easy Decision; Never Love a Sailor Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.