ROM comic books issue 16

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Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema. Mack Killburn, reporter for the Washington Weekly News, arrives in the small West Virginia town of Clairton looking for the story of the century. Meanwhile, Rom, in the company of Brandy, Steve, and their family and friends, reiterates his warning that the Dire Wraiths, evil shape-changing aliens, walk among them. Then, like right out of a 1950's sci-fi horror movie, Clairton is attacked by a giant robot. Plus, a back-up story featuring Rom and the Spaceknights of Galador. 32 pages. Cover price $0.50.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Sorority president Renee is used to getting her way, and when she sees boyfriend Larry with another girl, her controlling manner kicks in, in a story with art by comics legend Bob Powell. Mary dates boxer Danny, but when he starts losing bouts, she begins dating his rival Rocky. In another story, Carl is shocked that Mary's father made a crooked deal for uranium-rich land, and Mary doesn't know how to tell Carl that she actually made the deal. Sorority Scandal!; Follow the Winner; Secret Love; I Pledged My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Cappello? Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia and unknown. It's been 6 years after that first birthday kiss. He never suspected she loved him then and still does. He's now in Vietnam...he thinks of her merely as a pen pal..."He Never Knew"! Also featuring: "I Hate You, Darling"; "Never Again"; and "Don't Flirt with the Fuzz"! Plus: pin-up of David Cassidy! And: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 16, No. 6. November 1938. Cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 116 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

"Secret Marriage," "Kiss and Forget," "Mistaken Heart," and "Love is Not Enough." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Nurse Kate secretly loves soldier Ray, but he's already promised to someone else. Dana isn't sure what to think about Kirk after Lydia appears, claiming to be Kirk's fiancee. Dot burns her bridges when she gets engaged to wealthy Cleve, but when his first wife shows up, Dot finds her new life falling apart. Dream Girl!; Try to Forget; Nice Girl But Lonely; Advice on Life, Love, and Lemons; Together; Heartbreak & Hope. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Bitter from her experiences with men, Karen nonetheless warms to injured veteran Ray while volunteering at the VA hospital, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, April realizes that rather than dating Ronnie with Larry's help, she should just be dating Larry. Rita pretends to be someone she isn't to date Alan, then realizes he's doing the same thing. How I Found Romance; I Was Scarred by Love!; I Was a Cheat; What Is Love?; I Tried to Buy Love with Kisses; Forbidden Fruit. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Paul McCarthy. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Lois gets together with handsome campus jock Pete, but she's afraid he only sees her as a "petting partner." Ann falls hard for football star Rick, but she just can't seem to get his attention. Struggling art student Kit finds a job and love on a department store's marketing team. Second String Sweetheart; Outcast Love; Hand-me-down Lover; Prelude to Tears; Hi-school Hi-spots; Love Thief; Those Wild Kisses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#121 on cover; Vol. 16 No. 1 in indicia. Cover by Joe Simon? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She thinks all men are liars and cheats! She won't let him ruin the life of another with lies the way another man ruined hers! Featuring: "Intruder"; "The Crack Up!"; "Jay-Dee"; and "Cupid's Love Formula"! Plus: Nancy Lee Hale letters page! Also: 1-page Charmaigne article "Hair Clip"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #122 on cover, Vol. 16 No. 2 in indicia. Former college rivals Claire and Ilona compete for Jeff's attention; Doris falls for Fred, but he likes her dad's business connections more; William fears an unflattering portrait in the newspaper will ruin his chances with lovely neighbor Flossy. Love for a Rainy Day; Nancy Hale Advice; Not Married Yet!; Sports Job; Self-Confidence; Love or ? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Art by Bill Draut and Bob Powell. The famed title that spawned a decades-long trend in romance comics, created and produced by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. #123 on cover, Vol. 16 No. 3 in indicia. Popular Janie falls for rough-and-tumble sailor Knut; Jimmy's nerdy friend accidentally turns his dream date into a comedic disaster; Liz is torn between Dan and a handsome chemistry professor. Please be Gentle; Nancy Hale Advice; Throw a Football Party; To My Valentine; Chemistry of Love; Look Thinner; Advice for Troubled Teens; Without a Love; Does He Take You for Granted? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

#124 on cover; Vol. 16 No. 4 in indicia. Cover by Joe Simon? Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. When Madeleine is paralyzed after a car wreck, she learns about true love in "Balm for a Broken Heart"! Plus: Stacey teaches Les an important lesson in "Mask of Tragedy"; Marcy's boyfriend Bob dressed like a juvenile delinquent in "Fashion Plate"; and Alice is paralyzed after a car accident -- will her fiance Tom stay by her side in "Love Cheat"? Also: Nancy Lee Hale letters page; 1-page Charmaigne article "Glamour"; "From Our Bulletin Board" 2-pager; and winners of the "Miss Young America" contest in a 2-page filler! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Christopher Rule. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Christopher Rule, Robert S. Pious?, Dick Briefer, Maurice Del Bourgo and Art Peddy & Vince Alascia. Featuring: "I Loved the Wrong Man!"; "The Secret of Gladys Greer!"; "I Was Afraid To Love!"; and "When Tragedy Strikes!" Plus: 2-page text story "It All Came True"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Matt Baker. "Love Me... Love My Boss," art by Matt Baker; Lucille and her department store co-worker Barry will be married as soon as he gets a promotion; Store manager Clay is attracted to Lucille and Barry urges her to be "nice" to Morgan and put in a good word for him; Clay gives Barry a promotion in a store elsewhere and Barry agrees to let Lucille date Clay while hes gone. "Affair with a Farm Boy"; Paula runs "around with a pretty wild crowd" then contracts pneumonia; Her parents send her to live with her aunt in the country to recuperate; Paula is bored until she and farmer Carl fall in love; Paula says she doesnt want to live in the country and Carl refuses to leave his farm, so they break up. "Too Impatient for Love!", pencils by Matt Baker; Carol and Art are in love, but he wants to finish college before marrying her; Carols friend Helen says Art may find someone else while hes away and advises Carol to "trap" Art into marriage; While theyre in the countryside, Carol slashes the cars tires and she and Art have to spend the night together, waiting; Carol says they have to get engaged to prevent gossip. "Coal Town Girl," script by Dana Dutch, art by Matt Baker; Karen and her father live in Coalville and she hates it; She takes the bus to the nearby city and meets Jeff, concealing her origins from him; They plan to marry, and Karen decides to confess everything to Jeff and introduce him to her father. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cindy is torn between military fiancee Len, just returned from overseas, and hometown soldier Jimmy, who she just met, in a story with art by Baker. Joan doesn't want her husband Mike to know that she's seeing the night-shift guy at his garage, Roger, while Mike is at work on the day shift. Korean immigrants Kim and Lee love each other, but take separate sides in the Korean War, in a story with an unusually high political content for a romance book. Another Baker cover featuring a wealth of detail. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. We Married in Haste; When Things Got Rough; Correspondence Club; His Fraternity Pin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling and others. Tales of love and heartbreak in 1950s America from publisher Harvey. A woman falls for Jeb at first sight, but is shattered to see him in another woman's arms shortly thereafter. Scandal follows a woman as she tries to start her life over, but her new life and love are threatened by blackmail. Dale drives away mechanic Ron by pridefully trying to change his life and image. I Ran Away from Love; Betrayed!; One Night Stand!; Make-Believe Paradise; Nightmare Romance; My Love Destroyed Him!; Love Makes the World Go 'Round. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by W. G. Hargis and others. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Redheaded Kim must choose between her acting career and the man she loves; Marshas controlling aunt tries to tear her away from the man she loves; A lawyer and a nurse connect during a court case. Campus Romance; A Stranger to Love; I Took What I Wanted; Romance of a Teen-ager; All About Women! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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; My Own Worst Enemy; His Best Friend's Wife. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Betsy's habit of playing the field comes back to haunt her when Jim and Tom meet before she's had a chance to break off her engagement with Tom. Cora must choose between the love of her life or obeying her controlling father. Some art may be the work of Robert Webb, art director of the Jerry Iger comics studio. I Shared My Kisses; Grounds for Marriage; Meddling with Love; Anguish in My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, John Romita and Les Zakarin. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #6 in its entirety. 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. Thrill Crazy; The Shame Is Mine!; My Scandalous Affair!; Terror Stalked My Love!; Romances of the Golden West. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by John Martin and Marc Swayze. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Cynthia is raising her brother Bob, who wants to be a doctor, but tragedy results when she insists that he become a boat designer like their late father. In a hybrid Western-romance story, lawman Cole meets Lila, daughter of late lawman Ace, as they try to figure out why Ace's old foe is celebrating his memory in an old ghost town. Ted makes a play for a woman just to get even with her for dumping his friend, but he didn't expect to fall in love with her. Blueprint for Love; Rendezvous; Candy Kisses; Forsake Me Never. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. A nurse is torn between a handsome patient and the man who loves her, but doesn't need her as much. A woman wonders if her luck with romance will ever change, in a story with art possibly by comics legends Wally Wood or Matt Baker. Unlucky Love; My Two Loves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 16, No. 5. January 1933. Cover of Onslow Stevens and Diane Duval painted by George Wren. 8.5" x 11.5". 96 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She was marrying her boss, but she was in love with Steve! Was marriage itself more important to her than who she married? But Steve had had his chance, and she was now through waiting! Would she ultimately lose both of the men who loved her? Don't miss... "I Didn't Know the Meaning of Love!" Also featuring: "Interrupted Honeymoon"; "Marriage Must Wait"; and "My Shattered Romance"! Plus: 1-page text story "It Happened This Way"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 16, Issue 3 - Winter, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.