Romances comic books issue 16

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Other girls adored the man she wanted...and though he said he loved her, her heart still ached, for sometimes..."Love Is Not Enough!" Also in this issue: "Secret Marriage!"; "Kiss - and Forget!"; "Mistaken Heart"; 2-page Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column; untitled Carol 1-pager (with art by Irwin Hasen?); and 1-page poem "Heart of a Man" by James Thomson. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Cover photo of Farley Granger and Ann Blythe. Stories and art by Myron Fass and Leon Winik. Romantic drama from Toby Press. Laura and Dick elope and marry in secret, but that causes a scandal when they are discovered in a compromising position. Hollywood "love doctor" Anthony King recommends that Ruth not be so forward with men, but as a result she almost loses out on love with Jeff. Vicky falls for handsome farmer Clem, but his mother doesn't approve because of Vicky's poverty-stricken background. Dr. Anthony King: Two Nuts, A Squirrel and a Telephone; Goodbye to Love; Man Crazy; Momism or Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Vol. 16, No. 5 - June , 1948. 11" x 13.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 16, No. 6 - September , 1948. 11" x 13.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

"To the Man on the Trail" a Jack London reprint

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.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "My Heart Was True"; "If You Wear Glasses"; "Music of Love: The True Romance of Felix Mendelssohn and Cecile Jeanrenaud"; "No Bride Was I" art by John Celardo; "Show-Off!"; "Love Is Forever!" art by Art Saaf; and "Popularity Plus". Illustrated text stories: "The Good Resolution: When Jimmy Met Grace, It Was a Case of Love at First Sight"; and "The Brainy Type: Judy Falls in Love With a Professor of Psychology!" by Betty Hill. 36 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.

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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Cover by Harry Harrison. Stories and art by Ira Zweifach, Richard Kahn, Rhett Rutledge, Ashley Calhoun, Jesse Merlan, Bob Cohen, Cerrone, John Forte, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Sometimes listed as Youthful Romances (1953-54 Ribage) #2. Johnny and Barbara find that career conflicts with love, until they get help from real-life singer and stage star Tony Bavaar. Two strangers meet by chance on a train, but can love survive what awaits at the next station stop? Spoiled heiress Fran goes West and meets her unlikely match in Bronco Trent. Plus a profile of Hollywood heartthrob William Lundigan. Cover features a photo of Tony Bavaar. Come Back, My Love; Dangerous Romance!!!; Could This Be Love?; Love Flight; William Lundigan; Go West for Love. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.