Romances comic books issue 10

They were worlds apart, yet their hearts could be no closer when he said..."Leave Me, My Love," the cover-featured 9 page story. Plus: 8 page story "Second Sweetheart" written by Natalie Krigstein; 1 page Oddities in Romance filler; 8 page story "Immune to Love"; 9 page story "Imprisoned Heart"; 1 page Carol filler "Tennis and Love"; 9 page story "Exile from Happiness"; 2 page Julia Roberts' Romance Report letters page; 1 page Linda and Larry filler "Dream Hero"; 1 page poem "Jenny" by Leigh Hunt. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Hy Rosen, Ogden Whitney?, Lin Streeter?, Russ Heath, Vince Alascia, George Klein and unknown. Featuring: "Lost: One Love!"; "Forgiveness!"; "Too Late For Tears!"; "I Could Only Love One!" and "I Married for Money!" Plus: Am I in Love? 1-pager; Let's Talk About Your Love Romances! letters page; and 1-page text stories "My Love Came Back" and "Bill and the Boss's Daughter"! 48 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. Sally can only watch as her beautiful sister Milly charms her fiancee Bill right out of her arms. The then-current Korean War looms large in these stories, as one features a soldier's romance and another a sailor. My G.I.'s Kiss; I Loved A Sailor; Honeymoon for Three; Menace to Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Chuck Miller, Robert Bernstein, Hy Rosen and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Skipper fears that Anne's gaining a reputation as a good-time girl by hanging out in juke joints and dancing, in a story with art by Baker. Candy-store salesgirl Sandy rebuffs the advances of bowtie-wearing Ted in favor of a shipboard romance with wealthy Spencer. Actress Joan gets to dance on screen with movie star Hugh, causing her to forget all about her boyfriend back home, Brett. Hobbles on My Heart; My First Fling; I Gave Romance the Run-Around; Reckless Love Almost Ruined My Reputation; Invitation to a Broken Heart; I Was Trapped by Innocence. 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. Redheaded Arleen plays the field with college guys, but there's trouble when Rick and Eddie find out about each other, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Jean dates Jim, even though he's already married. As far as Hollywood dancer Kay is concerned, romance is just another way to advance her career, until she actually falls in love. Cover by Baker. My Tragic Mistake; I Was the Other Woman; I Bought Favors with Kisses; Dishonest Maid of Honor; It Hurts to Be Jilted; I Wanted New Experiences. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Maurice Whitman. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Nina must choose between Tom, who represents a safe home and family, and Bill, who refuses to be tamed. Mary gets letters from her sweetheart Jim about his adventures out West. A woman tries to impress a movie star during a film shoot on her ranch. The cover promises "thrilling love tales of ranch and range." Also featuring vintage ads for products that increase the figure, for both girls and boys. Two Hearts Against the Vigilantes; A Dream Goes West; Stamps: Zanzibar; The Mirror; The No-Girl of Stampede Valley; Dear Mary; Stars Fell on Arizona. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover of Glenn Ford (as Johnny Farrell) and Rita Hayworth (as Gilda Mundson Farrell) from the 1946 film 'Gilda.' Stories by unknown. Art by Mel Keefer, Jack Sparling, Mell Lazarus and unknown. Featuring: "Trip to the Farm"; "You in My Heart"; and "My Rutabaga Romeo"! Plus: 4-page text story "The Hayworth Story"! And: "Tell It to Sweeney" letters pages with spot illustrations by Lazarus. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "My Anguished Heart," art by George Tuska; Fern, an only child, marries Ted, but has a hard time coping with his large family, which is always around and always meddling in her life; Ted moves out after she angrily confronts them; Fern is hit by a car and feigns amnesia to avoid her in-laws, but gets lonely in the hospital; Her father-in-law finds her and takes her to his home. "Romance In Sherwood Forest"; The story of the romance between Robin Hood and Maid Marian. "The Lie I Lived," pencils by George Tuska, inks by Mike Peppe; Clare has been engaged to Peter for 5 years but has no intention of marry him; He's "social security," the "steady date a girl has to have"; Clare falls in love with Pete's friend and partner Cliff, but before she can break up with Pete, he's badly injured in a car crash. "Doubles in Love" text story by Madeline Mines. "No Love For Me," art by Al Carreno; Pete is Sally's longtime boyfriend but she wants a more glamorous life than he can offer; When a professional baseball team comes to town for spring training, Sally dumps Pete and dates star player Bill, but he's engaged to someone else; However, Pete mistakenly thinks Sally and Bill are engaged. "Lisa the Lovely" one-page story, pencils by John Severin, inks by Will Elder; Leonardo paints a portrait of his beloved Lisa, but she's married off to another man by her ambitious father. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Hollywood comedian Jackie finds love with struggling starlet Brenda, but she has trouble getting close because he's always cracking jokes. Redheaded heiress Caroline loves middle-class John, but her wealthy family interferes, until her dying grandfather has the last laugh. Small-town sweetheart Ed wants to marry Sue, but she wants to see the world first. Love's Last Laugh; Legacy of Love; My Secret Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Ben Brown, and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cynthia is going through hard times after her father's death leaves the family penniless, and then she meets soldier Mike at a dance. Sheila is torn between boy next door Tom and soldier Jack, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Jane hits the nightclubs after her husband Allan is recalled to active duty. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. After the Honeymoon; The Boy Next Door; That "Dear John" Letter; Correspondence Club; Career Wife; Comedy Column. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Harrison and Bob Bache. Stories and art by Doug Wildey, Manny Stallman, 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. Pat's romance almost goes awry, until an intervention by real-life singing legend Mel Torme, in a surprise cameo. Plus a profile and photo of Mel Torme. If you're a Mel Torme fan, this is the comic book for you! Cindy falls in with the wrong crowd and gets involved in teen gangs, weapons smuggling, zip guns, and a shooting, in a story much like the "juvenile delinquent" films of the era. College coed Betty Jo suspects her football-player boyfriend Hack is involved in a betting ring, but the truth is more complicated, in a story with early art by Doug Wildey. Cover features a photo of Mel Torme, along with his nickname, "The Velvet Fog." Mel Torme, DRx of Love; War Can't Stop Love; Mel Torme - The Velvet Fog; I Was a Teen-Age Toughie; Captain of My Heart! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring "I Paid With Tears" and "My First Date"! Plus: Jill and Gary were to be married the next day, but she wasn't thinking of marriage - she was directing a wedding production! And he wanted no part of it! Don't miss the reprint story "Kisses Came Second"! Also featuring the reprint story "Heart for Sale"! And: 1-page text story "Who Is My Love?" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chas. M. Quinlan. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Ted Miller, Paul Parker, and Chas. M. Quinlan. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured reprints of 1940s comic strips. The Corsair's ship is boarded by the pirates of the hideous Captain Skull; The Masquerader and Chris go undercover at a masquerade party, curiously enough; Tugboat Tim tells the story of his first job, on the worst tugboat ever. The Corsair; Roger Wright; The Masquerader; Tugboat Tim; Rodeo Ryan. The A-1 series continued for 139 issues through the 1950s, but most of those issues were listed under the feature's title, starting with Teena (1948) #11. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Ruth Sterling, and Art Peddy. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Practical Nora plans to make Dennis the ideal husband, but he's more interested in an old-fashioned thing called love, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Ambitious model Anita sees a way to further her career, even if it means ruining a rival's life, but unfortunately her boyfriend Don finds out about it. Roslyn tries to play Adam and Hugh against each other for her love, but she can't make that situation last forever. A Suitable Husband; Fraud; Fashion Plate; A Love to Lose. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All stories reprinted from Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #7. In order of appearance: "Honey Bunn, Fishin' For Fun" art by Manny Stallman; "Toni Gay, Malted-Mixup" art by Norman Nodel, originally reprinted from "Toni Gayle in The Hoaxed Hoax" in School Day Romances (1949) #1; "Eve Adams" originally reprinted without title from School Day Romances (1949) #1; and "Midge Martin, The Conga Caper!". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Contains Alex Toth art. Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Dated for Thrills" art by Art Saaf; "Smart Talk with Janet Lee"; "Ring Around Romance" art by Art Saaf; "Be Mine Alone" art by Alex Toth and Mike Peppe, reprinted in Alex Toth Edge of Genius TPB (2007- ) #1-1ST and Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 HC (2011 FB) #1-1ST; "Wasted Tears"; "How to Meet...Him!" art by Art Saaf; "Suspicious Heart"; and "Temple of Love". "A Woman of Mystery: Peggy Invented a Secret for the Sake of Glamour!" illustrated text story by Madeline Mines. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Al Feldstein, Walter T. Johnson, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Graham Ingels. A melding of romance and Western stories by early EC Comics. Daisy shields a handsome fugitive from justice, then learns that he may be a killer. Tomboy Jeanie Hart grows up to be a rough-ridin' gal, but then she falls for ranch foreman Cliff Scott. Ella melts for Joel while they're out on the trail, but soon learns that he's already engaged to a wealthy socialite. Plus future comics legend Wally Woods first work at E.C., The Heart Robber. I Loved a Murderer; Cupids Rodeo; The White Feather; Romance Isnt for Tomboys; Prairie Feud; The Heart Robber. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.