Romances comic books issue 8

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. She could destroy a picture, but not the past, in her unhappy..."Escape from Yesterday"! Also in this issue: "River of Tears"; untitled Oddities in Romance 1-pager; "A Heart Betrayed"; untitled Carol 1-pager; "On Borrowed Love"; untitled Joan 1-pager; "Lost Romance"; untitled Fran 1-pager; 2-page Julia Roberts' Romance Report advice column; and 1-page "Sonnet" by Joshua Sylvester. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo Cover. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Brown, Mike Sekowsky, Joe Kubert, Hy Rosen, George Klein?, Christopher Rule?, Vince Alascia, Lin Streeter? and unknown. Featuring: A True Life Story tale "Was Lydia Parker Guilty?"; "Can Love Endure?"; "The Man Who Can't Be Mine!"; A True Life Story tale "A Heart Divided!"; and "Love by Proxy!" Plus: 2-page text story "Love Everlasting"; My Most Heartbreaking Moment! advice column; and Let's Talk Over Your Love Romances! letters page. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

June 1934 - Vol. 8 #1. Cover by Peter Bios. Romantic stories illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 124 pages, B&W. 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. A woman meets sailor Joe at a USO dance, but unlike the other sailors she meets, she can't get him out of her mind after he ships out. In a rare story narrated by the man, newlyweds Jay and Betty face strife and he leaves, making her wonder if he's gone for good. Love on Leave; Selfish Kisses; Together Again; I Married a Soldier. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Matt Baker, Frank Sieminsky and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour. These oversized issues include content typical of a teen girls' magazine, alongside comics stories by the likes of celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Sally's quest for love is complicated when she gets caught up in the crooked schemes of her mother, a phony fortune-teller, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Southern belle Carolyn avoids men after bad experiences, and tries to get her sister Ginny to do the same. Jo Ann is ashamed that she lives with her father in a barge on the waterfront, and tries to hide it from the men she dates. Railroaded into Romance; Love Was His Profession; I Was Love-Shy; Don't Cry, Baby!; Her Secret Love!; I Tried to Lead a Double-Life. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Chuck Miller 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 bad girl Marilyn finds herself torn between gangster Harry and detective Steve, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Marian seeks ways to draw the attention of the guys. Alma falls for Jim, but she's terrified that other girls will steal him away from her, and that makes her jealous and petty. Cover by Baker. Why I Fled from Love; I Made a Sinful Bargain; Weekend Escapade; I Stole Boyfriends; I Couldn't Face the Shameful Truth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tender tales of romance among the cowhands and roughnecks of the Old West. New Texan Ken finds beautiful neighbor Jane Foster believes his ranch is stolen. Sue suspects a debonair stranger wants to court her sister Lucy, but the truth is more sinister. Martha becomes involved with a handsome outlaw and his young son. Wild Beauty; Six-Gun Wedding; A Killer's Bullet Stole Her Love!; The Only Man I Could Ever Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ben Brown & David Gantz. Stories by unknown. Art by Leon Winik, Myron Fass, Jack Sparling and unknown. Her father was angry...and he had good reason to be! How could he understand that Bill was just a..."Stand-In Boyfriend"? Also featuring: "Flirting with Heartbreak"; Dr. Anthony King in "The Feudin' Sisters"; and "Pin-Up Pete" (containing four pin-ups by Sparling). Plus: 2-page text story "Some Girls Have all the Luck"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Rosenberger and Rafael Astarita. Tales of romance with lush, lurid covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Separated by the Korean War, fiancees Amy and Tom are reunited when he becomes a soldier and she enlists as an Army nurse; A woman is torn between a cop and an escaped convict; Lynns soldier boyfriend is killed after she writes him a Dear John letter, in a story with an unsubtle message for female readers of Realistic Romances. Our Love Was Battle-Scarred; Faced With Shame; How I Learned What Love Really Is!; I Loved A Four-Time Loser; How My Husband Proposed; The Letter I Didn't Mail! Final issue before a two-year hiatus; issues #9 to #14 were never published. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Love's Disguise" one-page story. "The Love I Stole," pencils by Bob Lubbers; Rhoda falls in love with her Shakespeare course professor Les, although he's dating fellow teacher Maude; Les succumbs to Rhoda's charms and they become a couple, despite campus gossip. "Forever To Love," pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder; The romance of Ann Rutledge and young Abe Lincoln. "Dante and Beatrice," art by Rafael Astarita; The love of Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari. "Next Door to Heaven," pencils by Bob Lubbers; Writer Curt complains to Leah about the noise the children at her small private school are making; George, the widowed father of one of her students, proposes to Leah but she doesn't love him: even though his money would help save her school, she can't marry without love. "Sweetheart of Destiny," art by Rafael Astarita; In 1844, Varina falls in love with Jefferson Davis, but is reluctant to marry him because their political viewpoints are opposed. "Sing Me a Love Song" text story by Madeline Mines, art by Dan Loprino. "I Starved for Romance"; Lucy won't marry David until he earns a salary that would allow them to escape the poverty in which they live; Her sister Ellen is married to rich businessman Charles and he agrees to hire David as his office manager. "Their Name Is Beauty"; The meaning of various women's names. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

L.B. Cole cover. In order of appearance: "Star Another in Her Dream"; "I Don't Remember You"; "In Love and Hollywood" art by Marty Stallman; and "On the Altar of Fame" art by Norman Nodel. Dan Dailey and Gregory Peck text articles with photos. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Margaret marries soldier Peter during furlough, then strings him along by telling him she's having his baby. Tired of being treated shabbily by the soldiers she dates, Ruth decides to change her image, but Stan liked her the way she was. Nancy sees soldier boyfriend Brad as a free ticket to Hawaii, but once there, she starts dating other military men. Overseas Escapade; Confessions of an Army Wife; Wrong Way Girl; Information Girl; No One Wanted Me; Unfit to Marry. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Walter Johnson and Charles Nicholas. Tales of teen love and heartbreak. Lifeguard Ted is distracted from his gal by a calculating redhead. Early art and swimsuit cover by legendary artist Wally Wood. Plus a celebrity profile of Frank Sinatra, including a photo. You Can't Fix Love; Stardust in My Eyes; The Story of "The Voice" - Frank Sinatra; Cupid Plays a Love Match; Yours to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney, Bill Ward? & Dick Beck and unknown. There was Al with another girl! And she thought he had changed...but he hadn't! Would he ever? Read... "Should I Marry a Flirt?" Also featuring: "Afraid of Losing Him"; "Fate Was Against Us"; and "I Wanted to Elope"! Plus: 1-page text story "Second-Place Love"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Chas. M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Ted Miller, Paul Parker, Chas. M. Quinlan, and Walter Johnson. 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. Cowboy Rodeo Ryan pursues on horseback after his car is stolen by "bank robbers and such"; The Masquerader and Chris track a missing heiress to a phony psychic, but the heiress is in on the plot; The Corsair investigates the crooked governor of a port city, but someone has tipped him off. Squirt O' Water; The Corsair; Teddy Rich; The Masquerader; Tommy Tinker; Rodeo Ryan; Tugboat Tim; Roger Wright; Danny Dude. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Robert Burns, James Whitcomb Riley, and John Martin. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Leslie admits that she did manipulate her sweetheart Howie, but she never meant for him to get kicked out of the military academy. Geraldine convinces her new hubby they should settle on the coast where her lover Doug lives, but things quickly get out of hand, in a story with art by Bob Powell. In another cautionary tale, Mary falls for smooth bookie Lucky, even though she sees the damage that gambling is doing to her own brother's family. Plus classic Romantic poetry in comics form, including "Jean" by Robert Burns and "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" by James Whitcomb Riley. I Was a Cadet's Sweetheart; Jean; Weekend Romance; An Old Sweetheart of Mine; Love on Wings; Studious Type!; Bookie's Girl Friend. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Bob Correa, Ed Moritz and Charles Tomsey. Tales of love and heartbreak, with a twist: in-story appearances by real-life musicians of the era. Bassist Pete loves singer Barbie, but she doesn't even know he's alive, so he gets some help from real-life singer Gordon MacRae...and a runaway lion. Redheaded "girl doctor" (scientist) Jessie and her partner Tom are secretly in love with each other, but won't admit it until an epidemic in a primitive land has them both at death's door. Audrey loves small-town sweetheart Bill, but he misunderstands her job in the big city and thinks she's doing something scandalous. Plus a profile of music legend Rosemary Clooney (George's aunt). Cover features a photo of Gordon MacRae. Knight Without Armor; The Magic Flower; Portrait of Love; Songbird Rosemary Clooney; The Frightened Heart. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.