Roma comic books issue 1

1st printing. Edited by John Benson. A first-time collection of the best romance comics of the 1950s. These bright, naturalistic tales (originally published by Archer St. John and written by unrecognized comics master Dana Dutch) are about high school girls who may be inexperienced but definitely have minds of their own. Many of these stories are illustrated by Matt Baker, who achieved fame for his work on Phantom Lady and other sexy female characters in the 40s and 50s. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Wataru Momose. Anzu must play along in this altered reality before she can return to her normal life, so she begrudgingly makes friends with Tsukasa Kazuki. He unfortunately happens to be one of the hottest and most popular guys at school, and whats worse, she realizes that he might not even be that bad of a person! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Story by Allen Saunders. Art by Ken Ernst and Paul McCarthy. An early precursor to romance comics. The bulk of the issue is taken up with a collection of a Mary Worth strip from 1944. Mary's new tenant, Senora Lisa De Leon, keeps her face hidden under a veil while she undergoes a mysterious treatment from Dr. Karen Ward. But how will the new love of her life feel when her procedure is done? Also featuring pinup photos of movie stars John Hodiak and Alan Ladd, and a one-page Gertie O'Grady gag strip. Romantic John Hodiak; Mary Worth: Doctor Ward's Secret; Gertie O'Grady; Romantic Alan Ladd. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Edd Ashe, Ed Robbins, Rod Reed and Max Elkan. For those who prefer romance with a little Southwestern seasoning, Fawcett presents tales of love on the range. Susan falls for heroic singing cowboy Doug, but his heart belongs to the open range. A fifty-year feud between the Barkers and the neighboring Jacksons heats up when Janie Jackson and Lin Barker fall in love. Ranch owner Laura is as tough as any cowboy, but when rustlers target her cattle, she's willing to accept the help of handsome wandering cowpoke Rod Foster. Heartbeat of Treachery; Love Feud; Sky Riders; The Tall Stranger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "Toni Gayle in The Hoaxed Hoax" art by Norman Nodel, retitled and reprinted as "Tony Gay, Malted-Mixup" in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #7 and Teen Romances (1964 Super Reprint) #10; "Ginger Snapp in The Showoff Showdown" art by Manny Stallman, reprinted without original title in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #6; "Midge Martin Mixes Men in a Masquerade Melee" reprinted in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #6; and "Culture and Cupid with Eve Adams" reprinted without original title in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #7 and Teen Romances (1964 Super Reprint) #10. "White Walled Romance" text story, reprinted in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #6. Indicia states "School-Day Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Glenn Dakin and Steve Way. The Isis Syndrome, script and art by Glenn Dakin; Hal falls under the spell of a strangely Egyptian woman. You Put A Spell On Me, script and art by Trevs Phoenix; A married couple both have a secret. Compulsion, script and art by Warren Pleece; Marv uses magic to capture the perfect bride. Know What I Mean?, script and art by Glenn Dakin; Mona discovers why her boyfriend is unusual. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Edited by Roger Broughton. Art by Emil Gershwin and John Rosenberger. ACG Comics reprints bizarre love stories from classic romance comics published by the original ACG in the 1950s. A single mother considers selling her baby on the black market; Alcoholism threatens a womans romance and her life; Scientist Lorraine rejects handsome but boorish Ed, until shes abducted by Nazi agents and he comes through for her. Featuring reprints from Lovelorn and Search for Love. I Sold My Baby!; Real He-Man!; A Girl Named Nancy!; Heart of a Drunkard!; Atomic Amour! 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.

1st printing. Collects Realistic Romances (1951-1954) #2 and 6-8, Teen-Age Romances (1949-1955) #20 and 22, Wartime Romances (1951-1953) #1, and Teen-Age Temptations (1952-1954) #5 and 9. Edited by Tom Mason. A treasury of classic '50s romance stories. Uncensored, Pre-Code Romance! Softcover, 152 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Matt Baker. "I Dared to Kiss and Tell," pencils by Matt Baker; Student nurse Maureen loves Dr. Frank, but her nursing supervisors also have crushes on the handsome doctor and want to dismiss Maureen from the program; Maureen claims she is Franks fiance, which will allow her to stay in school. "We Couldn't Be Kept Apart," script by Dana Dutch, art by Lily Renee; High school students Fred and Bobby love each other, but their parents dont want them to get serious at such a young age; Fred and Bobby make a reasoned case that their "interest in each other brings forth the best qualities" in them both. "They Made Me a Cinderella" text story. "How Could I Fight Temptation?", script by Dana Dutch, art by Matt Baker; Carolyn has a crush on fellow high school student Ronnie, even though he has a reputation as a "wolf"; They go on a date and Carolyn discovers the stories were true. "I Took the Wrong Road to Romance," script by Dana Dutch, pencils by Matt Baker; When her boyfriend Phil enlists in the Army, 16 year old Jean decides to quit school to follow him to camp; She tells her parents the camp is located in a state where she can legally marry him without their consent; Getting a job at the Post Exchange, Jean hopes Phil will propose to her when he completes basic training, but catches him flirting with a nurse and accepts a date from Sgt. Ray on the rebound. Cover price $0.10.

"I Had Everything"; Ruth marries wealthy Tony and grows bored with him; She has an affair with handyman Jon; Tony tries to kill them both with an axe but Jon defends himself and Tony is permanently paralyzed. "Beauty and the Beast"; Jeff asks his society girlfriend Linda to romance boxer Pete; Pete falls in love with Linda and Jeff advises him to throw a big fight to earn enough money to marry her; Jeff will also make a fortune by betting against Jeff; Linda tells Pete she loves him and he doesnt need to earn dishonest money. "Ring, Telephone Ring!" text story. "Rich Man's Daughter," art by Hy Fleishman; Rich Valerie falls in love with lawyer Bert; he defends "the little guy in trouble" and doesnt expect to get rich; Valeries father offers to set them up with a private wing of his mansion and provide other luxuries, but Bert turns him down, not wanting to be in debt to him. "Alimony"; After their young son Teddy dies of pneumonia, Joan and Hanks marriage dissolves; They divorce and Joan demands excessive alimony in revenge; She spends the money wildly and refuses to take less. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. Story and Art by Mari Yamazaki. When Roman architect Lucius is criticized for his "outdated" thermae designs, he retreats to the local bath to collect his thoughts. Slipping deeper into the warm water, Lucius is suddenly caught in the suction and dragged through the drainage at the bottom of the bath! He emerges coughing and sputtering amid a group of strange-looking foreigners with the most peculiar bathhouse customs - over 1,500 years in the future in modern-day Japan! His contemporaries wanted him to modernize, and so, borrowing the customs of these mysterious bath-loving people, Lucius opens what quickly becomes the most popular new bathhouse in Rome - Thermae Romae! Hardcover, 352 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $34.99.

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1st printing. Collects The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Beyond Belief (2015) #0-4.

Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. Art by J. Bone. Cover by Scott Newman.

Meet Frank and Sadie Doyle, toast of the upper crust! Headliners on the society pages. And, oh yes, they see ghosts. Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, Vampires, Werewolves, Mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obsticles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard drinking sleuths.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

Discover Now Edition - 1st printing.

Written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker. Art by Phil Hester.

It's time to send the little ones to dreamland and set your radio's dial to "spooky." Steel yourself for mysterious suspense in... BEYOND BELIEF! Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths.

Written by the creators of the wildly popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Deadpool, Star Wars Adventures), and illustrated by Phil Hester (Batman Beyond), The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance is a rip-roaring adventure that harkens back to the heyday of old-time radio entertainment.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Written by Jeanne Martinet. The search for true love is not what is used to be. In the old days, Girl Met Boy, Girl lost Boy, then Girl got Boy back. But the modern world of dating often goes something more like this: Girl meets Boy, Girl finds out Boy is Gay, Girl meets another Boy, Girl finds out Boy is married, Girl gets therapy. In Truer than True Romances, humorist Jeanne Martinet brings together her hilarious, piercing observations of the modern pursuit of love with a gem of American pop culture, the romance comic book of the 1940's to 1970's. Raiding the vaults of DC Comics like a starry-eyed romance-ologist, Martinet has created all-new tales of betrayal and heartbreak through all-new dialogue and captions, while still maintaining the integrity of the original classic artwork. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 112 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. Collects Twisted Romance (2018 Image) #1-4.

Written by Alex De Campi, Sarah Horrocks, Meredith McClaren, Margaret Trauth, and Sarah Winifred Searle. Art by Katie Skelly, Magen Cubed, Alajandra Gutierrez, Vita Ayala, Carla Speed McNeil, Jess Bradley, Trungles and Naomi Salman. Cover by Alajandra Gutierrez.

Four stories of love and lust from comics' coolest artists and writer ALEX de CAMPI! First, a demon prowls the 1978 New York disco scene in "OLD FLAMES," drawn by KATIE SKELLY. Then, a curvy photographer's assistant falls in love with someone way out of her league in "TWINKLE & THE STAR," with art from ALEJANDRA GUTIÉRREZ. A spacefleet captain captures a most infuriating pirate in "INVINCIBLE HEART," drawn by CARLA SPEED McNEIL. And a princess runs away with a dragon in "TREASURED," featuring art by TRUNGLES.

Plus steamy prose romance stories from awesome folks like MAGEN CUBED and VITA AYALA, and more comics shorts about love from MEREDITH McCLAREN, SARAH HORROCKS, MARGARET TRAUTH, and SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE.

Softcover, 200 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - Winter 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing.

Vanguard's Wally Wood Classics series follows the best-selling Wood: Strange Worlds and Wood: Eerie Crime & Horror with an all-new collection of Golden Age Wood Romance. These rare and valuable collectors-item stories have never appeared in any book. This massive collection costs less than a single issue of the original comics!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Deluxe (Slipcase) Edition - 1st printing.

Vanguard's Wally Wood Classics series follows the best-selling Wood: Strange Worlds and Wood: Eerie Crime & Horror with an all-new collection of Golden Age Wood Romance. These rare and valuable collectors-item stories have never appeared in any book. This massive collection costs less than a single issue of the original comics! The Deluxe Edition comes slipcased with 16 pages that comprises 2 stories.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, full color. Cover price $69.95.

1st printing.

Torrid Romance is a great, kitschy collection of early romance comics by the legendary comic book creator Wallace Wood. This is the softcover edition of the all-new collection of Golden Age romance comics by the Hall of Fame artist. These rare and valuable stories have never appeared in any book. This collection costs less than a single issue of the original, early-1950s collector's-item comics!

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

1st Printing - 30 epic tales all in one collection with contributions by authors such as; Guy De Maupassant, Jules Verne, Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Leo Tolstry, Cervantes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Feodor Dostoievsky and many more! Softcover Digest, 5" x 7", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

First printing. Written and illustrated by John Workman. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by John Workman. A woman of mystery...even to herself...finds life, death, love, and perhaps mankind's final redemption in this fantasy/science fiction graphic novel. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Limited Signed Edition hardcover in slipcase - 1st printing. Signed and numbered by Jeffrey Jones, limited to 500 copies. The slipcase is bound in cloth with photo inlay. This deluxe edition contains an extra illustration not included in the regular editions.

Age of Innocence: The Romantic Art of Jeffery Jones is a stunning exploration of the feminine mystique by an award-winning master at the peak of his form. Featuring nearly 50 magnificent full color paintings, this is a collection to treasure for years to come. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers

1st printing. Age of Innocence: The Romantic Art of Jeffery Jones is a stunning exploration of the feminine mystique by an award-winning master at the peak of his form. Featuring nearly 50 magnificent full color paintings, this is a collection to treasure for years to come. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $29.95.

Full Color Edition

1st printing.

Written by Alan Moore. Art and cover by Juan Jose Ryp.

One of the seminal works from the writer who defined modern comics, Alan Moore, is re-mastered for the first time in breathtakingly vibrant color!

Alan Moore's performance works making up the play Another Suburban Romance are translated into print and lavishly illustrated as full sequential stories. Comprised of three major pieces, adapted from Moore's original presentations by frequent collaborator Antony (Fashion Beast) Johnston, this original graphic novel is completely illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp.

Running from the 1920's Chicago style killings in Old Gangsters Never Die, to the ruminations on modern life in the namesake piece Another Suburban Romance, this powerful work is an essential piece of the Alan Moore graphic novel library that no fan will want to miss!

Softcover, 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $9.99.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. L. B. Cole art on "I Couldn't Go Back to Him". In order of appearance: "I Couldn't Go Back to Him" art by L. B. Cole, reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #4; "Sister Without Scruples" art by Al Hartley; "My Soul Wasn't My Own" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #29; and "Tarnished Engagement" art by Charles Tomsey and Al McLean. "Short-Cuts to Glamor: Get Your Share of Beauty, How Independent Should a Girl Be Where Men Are Concerned?" text article reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 29 (1953) #5 and as "Your Charm Guide, Quick Tricks for Better Looks..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #40, and partially reprinted as "Quick Tricks to Better Looks..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #5. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing.

tory and art by Dan Parent.

It's the greatest rock 'n' roll romance in history!

Betty and Veronica have some competition when Valerie, the bassist for Josie & the Pussycats, moves to Riverdale! Take a stroll down Riverdale's now-famous Memory Lane along with Valerie and see what life would be like if she married Archie! Their future is sure to be full of surprises, challenges, and musical interludes as they deal with rock band drama, reality TV and their respective careers. Will Archie and Valerie make beautiful music together? Plus: Valerie's not the only musician in her family! Meet Trev, her older brother who sings his way right into Betty's heart!

It all happens in the critically acclaimed "Archie Marries Valerie" storyline, available for the first time ever in graphic novel.

Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $10.99.

Revised (2004) Edition - 1st printing. Julius Caesar resorts to psychological warfare to defeat the little Gaulish village: he's sent expert troublemaker Tortuous Convolulus to set friend against friend. Jealousy soon spreads as the Gauls become suspicious of each other. Somehow, Asterix must outwit the wily Convolulus. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Dargaud (Hodder & Stoughton) Edition - 1st printing. Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. Julius Caesar resorts to psychological warfare to defeat the little Gaulish village: he's sent expert troublemaker Tortuous Convolulus to set friend against friend. Jealousy soon spreads as the Gauls become suspicious of each other. Somehow, Asterix must outwit the wily Convolulus. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color.

Dargaud (Hodder & Stoughton) Edition - 2nd and later printings. Written by Rene Goscinny. Art by Albert Uderzo. Julius Caesar resorts to psychological warfare to defeat the little Gaulish village: he's sent expert troublemaker Tortuous Convolulus to set friend against friend. Jealousy soon spreads as the Gauls become suspicious of each other. Somehow, Asterix must outwit the wily Convolulus. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, full color.

1st printing.

Written by Goscinny. Art and cover by Uderzo.

Omnibus containing 4 complete Asterix stories; "Asterix the Legionary", "Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield", "The Mansions of the Gods", and "Asterix in Belgium".

Hardcover, 7-in. x 9-in., 192 pages, full color.

UK Reprint. 132 pages

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1st printing. Collects Beef (2018 Image) #1-5.

Written by Richard Starkings and Tyler Shainline. Art and cover by Shaky Kane and John Roshell.

Chuck Carter is a mild mannered slaughterer of cows at THE BEEF meat processing plant. When the object of his affections is pursued across a strawberry patch by a mad cow, Chuck takes on the mantle of THE BEEF and vegetarians break loose; ketchup everywhere.

Softcover, 120 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

Stories and art by Edd Ashe, King Ward, Mark Swayze and Al Carreno. Fawcett presents a one-shot anthology of early romance comics. Big Book Romances consisted of remaindered copies of other Fawcett romance comics. Each issue contained three Fawcett comics, bound together without separate covers. This issue may include Romantic Secrets (1949 Fawcett) #1, Sweethearts Vol. 1 (1948-1954) #71, and Life Story (1949) #1. After a mishap on a store escalator, "Boots" meets handsome doctor Larry, but she dreads taking him home to her large and disorderly family. Doris doesn't believe in the kind of love they talk about in the romance novels, until she meets Bob and literally gets weak in the knees. Switchboard operator Elissa falls for telephone lineman Lennie, in a story with some great art of a 1940s red convertible. When Love Is Gone; Tears for a Memory; Heart in the Clouds; My Yearning Heart. Other variants may exist. 144 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing.

Written by Audrey Niffenegger. Art and cover by Eddie Campbell.

Internationally bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger, and graphic artist Eddie Campbell, of such seminal works as From Hell by Alan Moore, collaborate on a wonderfully bizarre collection that celebrates and satirizes love of all kinds. With 16 different stories told through illustrated prose or comic panels, the couple explores the idiosyncratic nature of relationships in a variety of genres from fractured fairy tales to historical fiction to paper dolls. With Niffenegger's sharp, imaginative prose and Campbell's diverse comic styles, Bizarre Romance is the debut collection by two of the most important storytellers of our time.

Hardcover, 7-in.x 9-in., 168 pages, full color.

NOTE: Includes both prose and graphic storytelling. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Learn all about love with Bluey and Bingo in this sturdy lift-the-flap board book, based on wildly successful animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+. Bluey and Bingo know all about love. Find out all the different ways the Heeler family love in this lift-the-flap board book that's perfect for fans of Bluey! Hardcover, 7-in. x 7-in., 10 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $9.99.

132 pages. This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (25c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.25.

Reprints content from Campus Romances (1949) #1. Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, and Ed Waldman. Tales of romance at the university. Honor student Norma wonders if she should spend more time thinking about boys; A woman pines for her soldier husband; Love drives a girl to crime. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. When She Wanted Love; I Was a War Bride; Fast Company; The Story Behind the Cover; I Stole for Love. 36 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

This series reprints various stories from Career Girl Romances (1966). In this issue; "The Girl Who Didn't Need Love", "Telephone Darling", "Another Way to a Man's Heart", "Beware of His Kisses", "Never Waste Your Kisses", "Remember Me?", "Too Soon for Kisses", "Just Pals", "Julie Plays a Role", "Love Wears no Uniform", and "Male Call". 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

"Vanity was my Downfall": After becoming disfigured in an auto accident, fashion model Grace adopts a baffling revenge strategy. "My Selfish Lie!": Janet falls for Tom while deceiving him on Carlotta's behalf. "My Nightmare Romance", text story. "Fear Drove Me Into His Arms": In an attempt to save her father's job, Marge goes steady with the boss' son. "Education for Love": Johnny breaks hearts and fixes football games. 36 Pages. Full color.

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Story by Harry Sinclair Drago. Art by Myron Fass. An issue-length drama based on the novel Women to Love by Harry Sinclair Drago, here credited just as Sinclair Drago. Scarlett falls for street punk Rocco and stays with him as he works his way up in the Chicago underworld, but when he orders the St. Valentines Day Massacre, she feels he might have gone too far. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. By John Benson. This is the companion volume to John Benson's popular anthology of romance comics, Romance Without Tears. This new book explores the background of these "romance" comics and their publisher, including a short biography, interviews with the editors and artists who worked for the company, and critical commentary. Confessions contains a time chart of every title published by St. John (all genres), showing issue number and date, and a complete, detailed checklist of all the company's romance comics, giving story titles, artist credits, and cross-indexing the extensive reprints. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples of the comics, and includes rare photos and other visuals from the period. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, Text (with Illustration) Cover price $9.95.