Romances comic books issue 3

Vol. 3, No. 3 - September 1925. 6.75" x 9.75", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Photo Cover by Carlyle Blackwell, Jr. Stories by Natalie Krigstein and unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Bernard Sachs and unknown. In this issue: "Out of Sight...Out of Heart" with art by Alex Toth and Bernard Sachs; "Lost Springtime"; "Unhappy Triangle"; subscription winners list in 1-page "Girls' Romances"; "Exit- Romance" with story by Natalie Krigstein; 2-page text story "Identity Known!"; "Love at Second Sight"; and 1-pager "Our Love"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3, No. 3. May 1925. Cover of John Gilbert and Aileen Pringle by Leo Sielke, Jr. 8.5" x 11.5". 144 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Dick Giordano. The Dark Closet, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Colletta; Betsy's patient is a controlling woman who fakes illness to keep her son from marrying. Please, Let Me Go, art by Pete Morisi. Happy Birthday. Stories reprinted from Nurse Betsy Crane and Romantic Story. 36 pgs. $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Furloughed soldier Ralph weds Carol, but they must keep the marriage secret because her mother is the housekeeper for Ralphs wealthy family. Charlie wonders if Peggy is just marrying him for his military pay, fears that are allayed when she enlists too. Songwriter Gwen doesn't understand why singer Don breaks their engagement, but he's just trying to protect her from dangerously obsessed woman Pat. Love on a Furlough; Leave My Heart Alone!; Allotment Bride?; Our Love Song. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Chuck Miller. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Linda's love-'em-and-leave-'em approach works fine until she meets John, whom she doesn't want to leave, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Virginia can't cope when she learns that her widowed mother is seriously dating family friend Bill. Fran thinks her popularity with the boys is playing against her when she wants to be taken seriously as an actress. I Didn't Want a Stepfather; I Was Afraid to Fall in Love; Did I Give My Love Too Freely?; Stand-In for Scandal; Spitework Was My Folly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jack Kamen and others. Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. Outlaw Dawn just wants justice for her father, but her lawless band takes it too far. Sheriff Carter helps Mary defend her family ranch against banditos. Handsome rancher Bob Bennett is torn between Rose, who saved his life, and the mysterious woman who's rustling his cattle. The cover promises "heart-warming thrillers of ranch and range." Daughter of the Devils Brand; Maverick Guns from Arizona; Calamity Jane; Gambling Queen of Eldorado! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover of Robert Clarke and Mala Powers from RKO Pictures. Stories by unknown. Art by Myron Fass, Jack Sparling and unknown. Eddy, taxi driver, makes a point of picking up Alice at the same time, the same place, every Friday. Alice falls for Eddy until she realizes he will never be rich. Instead, she goes out with her boss, Mr. Wentworth. One night on their way home, Mr. Wentworth is too forward and Alice is rescued by the taxi driver, who is none other than Eddy in "I Found Love in a Taxi!" Plus: Dr. Anthony King, Hollywood Psychiatrist, in "Too Fat for Love!" Also featuring "Powerhouse of Deceit!" and "I Just Love Acting!" And: "Mind your P.Q.!" Personality Quiz; message from Glenn Ford with his picture about giving support to the Community Chest; Q&A with John Wayne, with illustration by Frank Frazetta; and tips for "Good Health for Teen Agers"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Louis Zansky and Rafael Astarita. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. This issue reprints Romantic Love (1949) #23 in its entirety. Jean rejects handsome boy next door Barney because she still sees him as a childhood pal; Mary is torn between arrogant but handsome boxer Rocky and her fiance Joe; Lila fools around with her husbands boss in order to advance her husbands career. Also featuring a typically well-crafted contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. The Dream Next Door; Deadline for Love!; Too Great a Temptation; Promotions for Harry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole features an inset photo of movie stars Janet Leigh and Glenn Ford. Stories and art by Martin Rosenthal, Max Elkan and Manny Stallman. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Romance hits the rocks because he has a problem with public displays of affection. Sudden celebrity gives a couple some unwanted attention as they're trying to build a relationship. Biographies of movie stars Janet Leigh and Glenn Ford, illustrated with photographs. One Night on a Date; Love in Headlines; Holiday from Honor; Glenn Ford; Janet Leigh; Monotonous. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Furlough Escapade," "Navy Blues," "I'll Wait For You Always," and "Paratrooper's Girl." Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Navy daughter Jane rebels by dating Ted, but her father suspects Ted may be trading in military secrets, in a story with art by Baker. Another Baker story has WAC Anne torn between Frenchman Pierre and fellow soldier Brian in post-WWII occupied Germany. Louise must choose between Frank, a lieutenant, and Brant, her fiance. The Sailor I Couldnt Two-Time; One Lonely Evening and The Trouble Started; Disloyal Love; One Love Too Many; I Was Soldier-Bait! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Walter Johnson. "College Prom," art by Walter Johnson; Tex Beneke and his band arrive to play at the Colton College prom; Fran twists her ankle when she meets Tex and her boyfriend Don becomes jealous when he sees Tex with his arm around her; Fran and Don argue. Texs drummer has appendicitis and Don is enlisted to fill in. "Operation Jealousy," art by Charles Payne; Naval Academy midshipman Jim introduces his roommate Rod to Laura, but when Rod and Laura fall in love, Jim becomes angry; On sea maneuvers, Jim causes a collision and is put in the brig when they return to port; After Rod prevents Jim from running away, Rod refuses to snitch on his friend and is dismissed from the Academy. "Bill Lawrence" Star of the Month article. "Love Pirate," art by Walter Johnson; Lauras steady boyfriend Tom asks newcomer Sandra to the "Xmas Dance" so Laura attends with longtime suitor Larry instead; Suspecting Sandra is only interested in money and social position, Laura convinces her that Larry is a better catch and Sandra dumps Tom. "Plain Jane," art by John Sink; Jane wins a Hollywood contract in a beauty contest and sees it as her ticket out of her life of small-town drudgery; Her boyfriend George urges her to stay but she refuses; Once in Hollywood, Jane learns the "contract" was a hoax. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Sultan & W.G. Hargis, Ogden Whitney and unknown. Edith liked Johnny from the moment she saw him, but a haunting fear kept racing through her mind -- a fear of Frank and what he would do! Read..."Nobody Would Date Me" starring Charlie Peters, Edith Barker, Frank Fellows, Jack, Johnny Edwards and Principal White. Also featuring: "I Wanted Someone Else" starring Mr. Hendricks, Mrs. Craig, Nick Craig, Phillip Needham and Violet Lambert; "Why Must I Marry" starring Bill, Freddy, Gene, Gloria, Jimmy, Joyce, Norman Rogers, Peggy, Ralph and Tommy; and the retitled reprint story "How Could I Choose" starring Dr. Dennis Moran, Mrs. Maxwell, Lenore Maxwell and Reverend Hinchley. Plus: 1-page reprint text story "Blind Bargain" starring Al Palmer, Grant Guthrie and Julie Apley. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ferd Johnson. Stories and art by Ferd Johnson, Vernon Henkel, Phil Hustis, Chas. M. Quinlan, Paul McCarthy, Jack Ryan and Wood Cowan. 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. Detective Hank Smith, the master of disguise called the Masquerader, fights the criminal mastermind known as The Dwarf; Farm boy Jonathan Gallant becomes the high-seas hero The Corsair during the age of pirates; Streamer Kelly, a fireman detective, enters a boxing match as part of an investigation. Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton; Dotty Dripple; The Masquerader; Flipper; The Corsair; Gertie O'Grady; Streamer Kelly; Sissy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "The Penthouse," pencils by Wally Wood; Typist Laura is engaged to Fred but dreams of someday becoming rich and famous enough to live in a penthouse; She schemes to work her way up in life, using flattery and deceit to eventually become an associate producer on a play written by Steven; However, this causes her to neglect her family and Fred. "No Short Cut to Love"; Alice and Frank both work in a factory; They fall in love, although Frank is upset with Alices impulsiveness and her belief that "something will always turn up" to solve her problems; Frank loses an order and thus a promotion which would have allowed them to get married. "Destiny" text story by Walda Paine. "House for Sale" text story. "Memory of Tim"; Pianist Elaine leaves the city after her younger brother Tim is killed in a traffic accident; She moves to the country and falls in love with cabinet maker Andy; However, Andy is the unofficial guardian of orphan boy Joel, and while Elaine likes him, the youngster reminds her too much of Tim. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Kim Collins. Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall and unknown. Throbbing love sagas of the west! "Canyon of Betrayal" by Paul Gustavson; characters in this story: Burk Wales; Lola King; Macy; Mr. Willis; Sam Simon; Tom King. Plus: "Portrait of Passion"; characters in this story: Andy Barton; Dr. Steve Crane; Kirk Dawson; Lucy Barton. Also: "Heart of Courage" with pencils by Reed Crandall; characters in this story: Big Jack Carvel; Cal; Danny Bunt; Mr. Knight; Stella Loft; Black Lightning (a horse); Calico (a horse). And: "Cupid Throws a Lasso"; characters in this story: Lyn Roberts; Mr. Roberts; Sam; Selena Evans; Slim Rawson. Also in this issue: 1-page text story "Corral Your Love"; characters in this text story: Big Burley; Jack Forrest; Judy Palfrey; Silk Simmons. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

NOTE: For previous issues see Western Romances (1952 Columbia Publications) 1st Series Cover price $0.25.

Painted cover art. "Strange Honeymoon," art by Lin Streeter; Mike tells Tory hes breaking their engagement because he loves Ginny; Tory fears the humiliation of being jilted, so Mike agrees to marry her, then have the marriage annulled; Ginnys boyfriend Craig and Tory conspire to break Ginnys spell on Mike by making Ginny and Mike jealous. "I Had to Choose," art by Frank Giusto; Diana and Dakin are a husband-and-wife team of radio writers; Diana gets a Hollywood job offer but Dakin does not; he says she can go but "while youre in California youd better get a divorce." "The Kiss She Couldn't Forget," pencils by Al Camy; Marcia has been operating a lighthouse since her fathers death; shes engaged to Coast Guardsman Jeff but prefers the peace and solitude of the island to bright lights and society on the mainland; Replacement lighthouse keeper Hal and Marcia are trapped in the lighthouse together by a storm and Jeff is jealous. "The Other Man in My Heart"; Sharon is the secretary to elderly Mrs. Southworth, and plans to marry her employer's nephew Sydney, even though his touch does "creepy, unpleasant things" to her; Chauffeur Tim disapproves. Sharon learns Mrs. Southworth has lost her fortune and Sydney wont help her; Sharon discovers Sydney has embezzled his aunts money; Tim and Sharon convince him to return the cash. "Strange Honeymoon" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 34 (1954) #6; "I Had to Choose" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #61; "The Kiss She Couldn't Forget" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 34 (1954) #4; and "The Other Man in My Heart" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #62. "For Beauty's Sake: Hair Trimmings..." text article reprinted in "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #64. "Spoiled Sweetheart" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - Fall, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.