Romances comic books issue 11

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino? Stories by Natalie Krigstein and unknown. Art by unknown. Though another man was kissing her, her heart cried out to her lost love..."Come Back to Me!" Also in this issue: "Yesterday's Love"; "Pursuit of Heartbreak" with story by Natalie Krigstein; untitled Joan 1-pager; "Forgotten Kisses"; "My Uncertain Heart"; 2-page Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column; untitled Fran 1-pager; and 1-pager "The Belle of the Ballroom"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by John Buscema, Bob Brown, Mike Sekowsky, Syd Shores, Pete Tumlinson, Christopher Rule, Vince Alascia and unknown. Featuring: "Gold Digger!"; "Untamed Love!"; "I Said No, Too Often!"; and "A Man Can Be Cruel!" Plus: 2-page text story "I Mistreated Love"; Am I in Love? 1-pager; and It Happened to You! letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - January, 1936. Cover painted by Earl Christy. Modern Romances is a long running true love magazine featuring short stories of love, passion, lust, divorce, and betrayal all said to really have happened. 8.5" x 11.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 11, No. 3. February 1936. Includes scandalous stories like: "Unwilling Bride" and "The Woman I Stoned". Full-page color ads for Irresistible and Lucky Strikes. Cover by Zoe Mozert. 8.5" x 11.5". 104 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 11, No. 4. June 1930. Cover of Helen Chandler and John Garrick painted by Jules Cannert. 8.5" x 11.5". 120 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Lois is torn between soldier Larry and defense contractor Jeff - but the story takes a left turn with the discovery of a spy ring. Sisters Betsy and Ellen get into a feud over dating older men, but one of the sisters is secretly married to boot. Bert discovers that his new wife Mary has inherited her father's gambling problem. My Cheating Heart; Two Kinds of Love; Too Young for Kisses; Gamble With Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. 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. Mack's car breaks down at just the right time to ruin Janet's reputation at school, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, jewelry-store clerk Drucie pulls a fast one at work so she can date wealthy Clark, but she should have stuck with working-class mechanic Sandy. Louella's reputation is ruined after she's kicked out of school for kissing her boyfriend in the hallway. Truth Was My Heart's Only Weapon; Could I Live Down My Past?; I Had a Love Debt; Love Made Me an Outcast; Our First Date Became a Campus Scandal; I Forfeited My Right to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Joe Kubert, Hy Rosen, Robert Bernstein and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Department-store clerk Margery dates three men who could help her career, but is in trouble when they find out about each other, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Anne marries handsome farmer Ned after moving to a small town, but soon tires of the life of a farmer's wife. Janet is determined to be a star, but that leaves boyfriend Jed feeling left out, in a story featuring early art by future comics legend Joe Kubert. Cover by Baker. My Rival and Her Weakness; The Worst Mistake a Wife Can Make; I Learned by Trial and Error; Crazy for Love; Playgirl at Work. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Maurice Whitman, Pete Morisi and John Forte. Cover by Maurice Whitman. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Ginny returns West to sell the family ranch and gets caught up with gold prospector Jim. Ellen is alarmed when handsome newspaperman Mark tells her that her boyfriend is rustling her cattle. Dance-hall girl Sally sacrifices her happiness to save her lover's life and get him back together with his high-class ex. The cover promises "all new romances of ranch and range." Also featuring a classic cover by Maurice Whitman. Love is Where You Find It; Fight for Your Love; The Terror of the Plains; Honeymoon Range; Heartbroken Buckaroo!; Ill Love You Always. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic drama from Toby Press. Showgirl Linda has men at her feet, until she meets handsome doctor Bill, in a story with plentiful bad-girl art. Jenny falls in love with and marries Jack, the doctor who saved her life, but she feels left out by his dedication to his career. Hollywood psychiatrist Anthony King narrates a cautionary tale about one woman's struggle with alcoholism, a seemingly unlikely choice for a romance comic. Saucy photo cover. Heart-Breaker!; Doctor's Wife!; Dr. Anthony King: Bottled Heartache; Man and Minestrone; Dr. Anthony King: Primrose Path! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Outcast Heart" art by Al Carreno; "Sylvia Says: Don't Feel Sorry For Yourself..."; "Runaway Bride"; "Operation: 'Heartbeat!', The Love Story of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anne Custis"; and "I Lost My Love". Comic advertisements for Slinky and Erector. "The Girl Next Door: Billy Runs Into Trouble When He Tries to Impress a Pretty Neighbor!" illustrated text story by Pat Cherr. 36 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: "I Saved My Love for Him" art by Arthur Gates, retitled and reprinted with alterations as "When You Love Too Much..." in My Personal Problem (1955-56 Ajax) #4 and "At Long Last!" in Secret Love (1957 Four Star) #3; "I Wanted Two Men" retitled and reprinted from "I Wanted Both Men" in My Love Secret (1949) #26; and "My Bargain with Life" retitled and reprinted from "The Man I Wronged" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #8. "My Daring Date.." text story retitled and reprinted as "My Pickup Date" in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #12. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Ben Brown, and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Joyce tells her friends overseas soldier Don is her fiance, and when he returns with a British wife, she tries to break them up, in a story with art by Baker. USO performer Nancy cozies up to sailor Jack because she thinks he's got connections in showbiz, but she didn't expect to fall in love. Vicky's fiance Peter pushes her away after he loses his sight, not wanting to burden her, so she secretly becomes a nurse in his rehab hospital. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Love Pirate; The Colonel's Daughter; Target: Sailor; Correspondence Club; One Heart: Missing in Action. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ed Goldfarb and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Walter Palais, Harry Harrison, Bob Bache and Henry Kiefer. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. A simple misunderstanding threatens to tear Janice and Derek apart, until an intervention by real-life singing star Guy Mitchell. Plus a profile and photo of Guy Mitchell. Following a tragic accident, Chris thinks back on the night she ditched staid, steady Jerry and met gambler Con after sneaking into the Golden Door nightclub, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Tina breaks up with her boyfriend and runs away from home after accidentally discovering that she was adopted, in another story that reflects the sentiments of its era. Cover features a photo of Guy Mitchell. Guy Mitchell Told Me to Trust in Love; Spoiled Rotten!; Guy Mitchell; My Parents Secret; A Night to Remember. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She found herself about to be the bride of two men! She had to decide between them! To marry the wrong one would make him and her unhappy the rest of their lives! But she loved them both - how could she choose? Read... "Which Was the Right Man?" Also featuring: "Don't Mention Marriage to Me"; "Kisses Didn't Matter"; and "Torment of Jealousy"! Plus: 1-page text story "The Big Gamble"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Correa, Ruth Sterling, and Shelly Moldoff. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Myra tries to help her intern Julie build her confidence by setting her up with her own boyfriend Jan, but she doesn't see trouble coming. In a romantic Western story, Carol is torn between lawman Sam and outlaw Nevada, and inevitably gets caught in the middle of their showdown. In another Western story, Lora lets simple-minded Willie take the fall for her own mistake, and is plagued by guilt. A Lesson for My Heart; Valley of No Return; Business Girl; Happiness: Lost and Found. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - August, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 11, Issue 3 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Photo cover of Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor in Paramount Pictures' "A Place in the Sun." "My Empty Promise," art by Alex Toth; Gary promises his dying mother that hell marry their neighbor Adele, who has always been in love with him; When Sylvia says she and Gary love each other, Adele refuses to release Gary from his vow. "Love Problems," art by Paul Robinson; Ed proposes to Gloria but she isnt sure she loves him; Gloria and her sister go on a trip to Washington D.C. and being away from Ed makes Gloria understand that he is the man for her. "Flattery Will Get You Somewhere!" one-page story, art by Nina Albright; Jane is a success with Hal because she is sincere in her compliments; Beth, on the other hand, flatters Marty but "never means what she says" and fails with him as a result. "People Will Talk," art by Sid Greene; Randy and Jill are engaged, but they disagree about the engagement ring, her wedding gown, where they will live, what sort of ceremony to have, and so on; They break up, but then reconcile because disagreements and arguments dont mean they dont love each other. "Man Killer" text story. "I Ran From Love," art by Vernon Greene; Steve and Ella are engaged, but when she overspends their budget and puts them in debt to furnish their apartment, he becomes angry and tells her to return the items; She refuses and they break up. "The Age of Chivalry" one-page story, art by John Celardo. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Art by Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Graham Ingels. A melding of romance and Western stories by early EC Comics. Cowhand Ralph loves rodeo star Ellen, but he doesn't cotton to all the time she's spending with her boss, Mr. Parker. Ken doesn't know if he can love the cowgirl who has won his heart, because she has a reputation as a "playtime cowgirl." I Was Just a Playtime Cowgirl; Cheating Cowboy Lover; United We Stand; Stranger on a Busmans Holiday; A Love Bandit. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Weird Science (1950 E.C.) #1(12). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.