Romances comic books issue 12

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. As her sweetheart's accusing eyes met hers, she knew that she had been unjustly condemned! Don't miss "My Lost Love"! Also in this issue: "Follow the Stars"; untitled Joan 1-pager; "Make-Believe Romance"; untitled Oddities in Romance 1-pager; "The Forgotten Path"; untitled Carol 1-pager; 2-page Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column; and 1-page poem "The Banks of Doon" by Robert Burns. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Edited by Stan Lee? Stories by unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Christopher Rule, George Klein, John Forte?, Warren Kremer?, Bob Powell, Vince Alascia and unknown. Featuring: "I was a Scoundrel's Sweetheart!"; "Good-Time Charlie!"; "Was I Really Boy Crazy?"; and "The Finger of Guilt!" Plus: 2-page text story "I Loved a Stranger"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12, No. 1 - February 1939. 7" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12, No. 4. December 1930. Cover of Frances Dee and Maurice Chevalier painted by Jules Cannert. 8.5" x 11.5". 120 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 12, No. 5. January 1931. Cover of Stanley Smith and Mary Lawlor painted by Jules Cannert. 8.5" x 11.5". 112 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 12, No. 6. February 1931. Cover of Charles Sabin and Mabel Northway painted by Jules Cannert. 8.5" x 11.5". 136 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. Beautiful but poverty-stricken Claire uses love and friendship to secure happiness, but risks losing the man she loves. A woman hospitalized after a car crash reveals how a shameful attempt at romance brought her there. Nurse Smith falls for the handsome doctor she works with, but their first surgery together is a disaster. Saucy cover by an unknown artist. I Won't Cheat Again; Wrong Bridegroom; His Kisses Fooled Me; I Loved My Doctor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ruth Atkinson and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Jean quits school to follow her boyfriend to his Army training camp, the first in a series of bad decisions she makes, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, chemist Helene is torn between fellow chemist Don and her supervisor Kevin, and that's not going to be good for love or work. Dolly has lots of boyfriends, but secretly loves farmer Jock, who doesn't think he has a chance with her. I Ran Away from Love; Wild Desires Made Me Love-Blind; Everyone Called Me a Flirt; I Lied to Trap a Sweetheart; I Was Fooled by First Love; I Forfeited My Right to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Ella works in information at the airport, but her jealousy of the "plane hostesses" (flight attendants) causes her to launch an unseemly scheme, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Susan prides herself on the lavish parties she throws, but that alienates her from her sister and eventually her husband Steve. Dancer Patti wants to go to Hollywood, but her partner Tom doesn't, so she sets out to change Tom's mind by any means necessary. Cover by Baker. Temptation for Two; Love Urchin; Turbulent Love; Odds Against Marriage; Party Wife. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Maurice Whitman and Pete Morisi. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. After a stagecoach mishap, a woman impersonates another to sneak onto a ranch. Stella Dawson realizes that her rodeo stablehands are horse thieves, and handsome Rick was the only one to warn her. A woman discovers one of her ranch hands is a deserter on the run from the Confederate army. The Ranch of Riddles; Love Rode In; Revenge on the Rebound; Send Back My Love; My Rebel Heart. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Sparling. Stories by unknown. Art by Ben Brown & David Gantz and unknown. She knows she shouldn't do this! She'll be miserable every moment he's away! She wants to forget they ever met! Featuring: "Bringing Up Dad"; "Vacation from Love"; and the reprint stories "I'll Wait for You" and "Dude Ranch Romance"! Plus: 2-page reprint text story "Cooking...with Love" by Gertrude Jameson. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Wally Wood art on comic story "Love Problems". Photo cover of actors Susan Hayward and Tyrone Powers starring in the 20th Century Fox film "Rawhide". In order of appearance: "No Bride Was I!"; "Love's Intrigue"; "Song of Love: The True Romance of Anton Dvorak and Anna Cermak" art by John Severin and Bill Elder; "Last Chance for Love"; "Date Quiz"; "Love Problems" art by Wally Wood, reprinted in Wally Wood Classics: Torrid Romances HC (2015 Vanguard) #1A-1ST; "My Other Heart" art by Al Carreno; and "Perseus and Medusa". Illustrated text stories: "Dance With Me: Sue Lamson's Dancing Feet Lead Her to Love!" by Betty Hill; and "Love's No Fortune Teller: Martha Blair Suddenly Finds Out Where Her Heart Belongs!" by Sally DeVries. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Prim Miss Carter meets a handsome stranger during a vacation at a dude ranch. Bob's neglected wife allows herself to be tempted by a redheaded stranger. My Desire for Love; For Love of Money; My Runaway Romance; Honeymoon Heartbreak; My Marriage Mixup. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Bob and Donna promise to stay together after he gets drafted, but when they reunite, both of them have changed, in a story with art by Baker. A small-town girl's fiance is the first guy in town to be drafted, and while he's gone, she goes astray. A woman is determined to be a football hero's wife. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. I Married a West Pointer; Guilty Secrets; Correspondence Club; Wayward Fiancee. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Stephen Kirkel, 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. Colleen loves her manager Ray, but he doesn't notice her, until he gets a hint from a song by real-life music legend Tony Bennett, in a surprise cameo. Plus a profile and photo of Tony Bennett. If you're a Tony Bennett fan, this is the comic for you! Government secretary Patty is torn between boss Ted and contractor Jim, until she suspects that one of them is swindling Uncle Sam. In an unconventional story, the romance between Mary and George goes awry when a mayoral candidate accuses her father of racketeering. Cover features a photo of a young Tony Bennett. Cold, Cold Heart; I was a Washington Secretary; Tony Bennett - The Golden Tone; Racketeers Daughter; Strikeout for Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: "I Hated Men"; "Too Anxious for Dates"; and "The Beginning of the End"! Plus: The girls couldn't keep from staring at him! Her other two boyfriends had dropped her for someone else - how could she be sure he wouldn't do the same? Read the reprint story "Third Time is Lucky" starring Terry Parks, Dan Branson, Allen Seeley and Roger Drake. Also: 1-page text story "Party Crazy"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Correa and Ruth Sterling. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Sheila uses her beauty to lead on wealthy men, for the benefit of herself and her sister Donna, but then she falls for hotel clerk Danny. This story may be the work of Mike Sekowsky. Janet loves Jeff, but he doesn't approve of her working for Morgan's clandestine casino, in a 1950s tale about the evils of gambling. In another cautionary tale, teen gal Gig loves the thrills of her street-racing gang, and that's how she meets cop Matt, thinking, "If I had to be arrested, I'm glad they sent such a handsome detective to do it!" Trapped By Love; Smashup; Love Safe; Wild Girl. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 1 - February, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 12, No. 2. April 1949. 7" x 10". 98 pages. Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover. "I Need Your Love," inks by Bernard Sachs; High school student Leslie grows up a tomboy, participating in sports and never going on dates; When neighbor Dan returns from college, he kisses Leslie but suggests she become more feminine; Leslie overhears her older sister Marianne saying shes going to the prom with Dan, so Leslie uses the money she was saving to buy a target rifle to pay for a makeover instead. "Wrong Kind of Man," art by Pete Morisi; Joan and Hugh are engaged, but he loses his job and refuses to let her support him until he finds another—even though shes gotten a promotion and a raise--so their wedding is postponed; When Hugh receives a job offer in another state, he asks Joan to move there with him, but she refuses. "Romance and 'Rithmetic" text story by Margaret Isbell. "My Silent Heart," art by Valerie Barclay; Larry and Sue meet at the beach and become friends, but Sue is upset when Larry doesnt appear to take their romance seriously. "Fun for the Hostess" advice page, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Bernard Sachs. "My Guilty Heart"; Jennifer marries Dusty after a whirlwind courtship and they move to his family farm in Kansas; Dustys brother Robbie also lives there: he is mentally challenged and "like...a child" after being thrown from a horse; Robbie is friendly but makes Jennifer nervous; she urges Dusty to send Robbie to an institution, or shell leave; A tornado threatens the farm. "Love Problems," art by Paul Robinson; Wendy's vacation at a resort begins badly, as she misses opportunities to meet people and have fun; When she decides to participate in social activities she makes friends, including handsome Ted. "Let's Make Up!" advice page, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Advice on how to make up after an argument with your boyfriend. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.