ROM comic books issue 25

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Double-Sized issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom Greatest of the Spaceknights returns home to Galador only to find all is not well. Why is there another Rom and what do the Dire Wraiths and his former friend the Terminator have to do with it? Plus, an untold tale from Rom's time on Earth. Story by Steven Grant. Art by Greg Larocque and Steve Mitchell. 48 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Cover by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Amy falls for bad-boy Lonnie, the new "soda jerk" in her dad's drugstore, but then she learns he's been stealing from the till. Vicki's fiance Eddy doesn't know about her career as a model, until one fateful dinner, in a story with some nice cheesecake art by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Lorna agrees to work for a famous TV producer, even though she saw him assault a man. The Man I Love Is...Poison!; My Secret Died; Steps to Love; Big Question Mark; The Witness; A Dark Past. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Cappello, Brown, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. She's using her injuries to hold Gary...even though she knows he's in love with someone else! Now that young man will have to marry her...and for her, having him is all that matters! Read..."You Can't Leave Me Now!" Also featuring: "A Fool for His Kisses!" and "Sometimes, He Kisses Me!" Plus: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas? and unknown. A secretary finds love in..."Second Look"! The beautician -- sweet, pretty, just like you or any girl; the cadet -- handsome, dashing, and from another world. Can love conquer all? See..."A Ring Is Only Gold"! And the romance of a dance instructress in..."Tango Of Love"! Plus: 1-page stories "Self Confidence" and "First Kiss" drawn by Tony Tallarico? Also: 2-page text story "Music To The Tune Of Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Three Loves, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs; On the morning of her wedding day, Norah reflects on the three men in her life and realizes that she is marrying the wrong one. No Man Like Mine!; Chris pressures Ellen to marry him but she decides that she isn't really in love with him. Julia Roberts, Romance Counselor advice column. Dark Past, pencils by Gil Kane; Dina returns to her mother's home town to try to discover the truth about a scandal that led to her mother's death. Hopeless Love!; Ann falls in love with Roger, the new ski instructor at her father's resort, but she hates seeing him attract the attention of all the other female guests. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Helen thinks Mack is hard, belligerent, and cynical, and she doesn't expect to fall in love with him, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Nan dates Harvey, but she's still not over being dumped by Jim. In another story, famous model Nan gets plenty of attention from men, but ignores them all until she meets small-town med student Jerry, who doesn't know who she is. Love on the Rebound; Big Ace's Girl; Storm of Love; Who's Boss?; Unsure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 25, Issue 4 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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. Bobbie marries young but isn't ready to give up being a kid just yet, even after she has a baby, in a story with art by Baker. Jeanie starts dating soldier Bob to prove to Jeff that she is grown up. Dorothy enjoys playing the field, until she falls for Slim, who's also playing the field, in a story that may be the work of pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. I Doublecrossed My Heart; I Was a Child Bride; Kid Sister; Caught in a Triangle at a Resort Hotel; Discarded Sweethearts Are an Easy Mark!; Too Loose to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Draut and Bob Powell. A romance comic from Harvey, as the teens of the 1950s explore the new world of dating. Marcy's new classmates can't let her forget that she's the child of migrant workers, in a story that reveals the social structures of the post-WWII era. Lorna dances to forget being abandoned by her father and swears never to fall for any man, until she meets Larry. Teen Mary weds much older Emil to escape her abusive family, but then she meets handsome Don, who is her own age. Plus a quiz about popularity (that's really about good behavior). Outsider!; Bitter Interlude; Popularity Quiz; I Dared too Often!; Rendezvous; Return to Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino. Edited by Stan Lee? Stories by unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, John Tartaglione, Jay Scott Pike, Syd Shores, Werner Roth, Gil Kane and unknown. He drew her to him and gently tilted her chin up...she closed her eyes and waited...for what seemed an eternity...then she felt his lips touch hers...and she knew this was love! Featuring: "Here is My Heart"; "The Night I Eloped!"; "Buy Me the Moon"; and "Just Right For Me!" Plus: 2-page text story "No Right to Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Enslaved!"; Sally lives in the slums but dreams of a better life some day; However, she meets the brutish Pete and is "enslaved by lust and desire from which Id never be free." "One Last Fling" text story. "So You've Got a Job!" non-fiction page; How to behave at work: dont be the "office gossip," the "office mooch," a chronic complainer, or a clock-watcher. "No Holds Barred"; Chorus line dancer June meets soldier Bobby at a USO club and they fall in love; She doesnt tell him what she does for a living, and when he finds out he says "I never thought youd turn out to be as low as this!" "Take Me," art by Bob Powell; Nurse Mary loves doctor Tom but hes engaged to Alice; When Alice is killed in an auto accident, Mary consoles Tom and eventually they are married; On their honeymoon in Mexico, Mary thinks Tom is still thinking about Alice, but when a fever epidemic strikes the town they both pitch in. "For Better, for Worse" text story. "My Mother -- My Rival!"; 18-year-old Peggy is tired of being treated like a child by her mother Lucille, who is only 17 years older than she; Peggy begins an affair with Frank, her mothers boyfriend; Frank continues to see both of them; Lucille warns Peggy that Frank is "no good," and Peggy sees him hit her mother when Lucille asks him to leave her daughter alone. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Mario Rizzi, Milt Knopf, Leonard Starr, Paul Gattuso, and Jon Small. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Lorna has a boring fiance, but meets an exciting man at a costume party; A smart girl engineers a meeting with her handsome classmate; Hilariously dated advice on good manners and wearing makeup. Everything But Love; Tone Down That Glamour!; Get That Girl!; Honeymoon for Three; The Idle Rumor; Of Men --- and Manners!; The Romance I Never Knew; Are You Feminine? Powder n' Paint! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Into Each Life"; Mrs. Mead hires Geraldine as her companion, complaining that her family only cares about her money; Geraldine encourages Mrs. Mead's feelings of suspicion; Mrs. Meads son Mark, who's attracted to Geraldine, offers to hire a nurse and get Geraldine a good job elsewhere; Geraldine thinks hes taken the rest of the familys side against her. "I'll Never Love You"; Marion refuses to marry Charles because shes determined to be a model; When she gets a chance, she leaves her elderly mother alone and moves to the city; Marion is unsuccessful and eventually collapses due to lack of food. "Jealousy" text story by John Martin. "Bitter Journey"; Kate and Steve meet on vacation and fall in love; Hes a shoe clerk, but when they return to the city he tells Kate hes on the waiting list for a police job; She is upset because her father is in prison and she hates the police. Kate tries to influence Steve to change his mind, urging him to take a store managers position instead. 36 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. In a rare story narrated by the male character, Navy sailor Bob marries Betty before he ships out, but the long separation drives him into another woman's arms. Nerdy florist Miss Slate falls for Tom, the handsome soldier who regularly sends flowers to another woman, in a story featuring some good-girl art. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Substitute Wife; Fragrant Kisses; Talent for Love; The Other Woman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Apr. 1938. Stories told with period photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 25, No. 3. May 1937. Cover by Georgia Warren. 8.5" x 11.5". 120 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 25 - Issue 6. August, 1937. In this issue: an Enduring Romance Demands Sacrifices, In the Middle of the Night, Passion Makes Us Blind, True Romances of the Screen and more! 106 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Need You" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Alex Toth Reader TPB (2003-2005) #1-1ST and in Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 TPB (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Keep 'Mr. Happy"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant: Picnic Daze, Fish Fry, The Important Little Things, Work for All" advice page; "Love Must Be Natural"; "Plan a Future Perfect"; "Good-Bye... For Awhile"; "Let's Talk It Over, with Brenda Brant" letters page; "My Trusting Heart"; and "Collect Yourself". "I Wanted to Be an Artist!" comic advertisement from Art Instruction Inc. "Legacy of Love: There's Always a Way to Learn Whether a Girl Marries for Money" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell, illustrations by Ralph Mayo. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest loaded with jokes, cartoons and nude pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. - MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Tom Hickey, John Giunta, Manny Stallman and Warren Kremer. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Joy falls for Carl, inmate of the island prison where her father is the warden, and helps him plot his escape. Vic thinks his fiancee Bonnie was lost in a plane crash, but she's just in Scotland. Farm girl Betty is torn between farmer Curt and his educated brother Ralph. Plus vintage advice on love and skin care. The Right to Love; Country Wedding!; Hearts Divided; My Fickle Heart; Blind Date; Beauty Can Be Skin Deep!; Know Your Man! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"School For Loneliness," "They Called Me Different," "Too Many Boyfriends," and "A Memory of Love." Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. Distributed in the United Kingdom (England). Exact copy of American edition except for cover price. Double-Sized issue. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Rom Greatest of the Spaceknights returns home to Galador only to find all is not well. Why is there another Rom and what do the Dire Wraiths and his former friend the Terminator have to do with it? Plus, an untold tale from Rom's time on Earth. Story by Steven Grant. Art by Greg Larocque and Steve Mitchell. 48 pages.

Photo cover of dancers Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander as featured on NBC Television's "Show of Shows". In order of appearance: "Runaway Love!"; "Home's Where the Heart Is!"; "Impatient Hearts"; "Glamour-Eyes-Ing!"; "My Guilty Secret"; "Range Fashions"; "I Learned About Kisses"; and "Sauce For the Gander". "Love Is All: Donald's Mother Almost Made a Nightmare of Love's Young Dream" illustrated text story by Margaret Isbell. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 25. Circa 1955. UK reprints of US romance comics. Includes: "That Certain Something" (Vince Colletta), "The Way They Met!" and "The Waiting Game!" (Jack Kirby). 7.25" x 9.75". 68 pages. Black and white.