Romantic comic books issue 25

Cover by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Amy falls for bad-boy Lonnie, the new "soda jerk" in her dad's drugstore, but then she learns he's been stealing from the till. Vicki's fiance Eddy doesn't know about her career as a model, until one fateful dinner, in a story with some nice cheesecake art by Leon Winick and Ray Osrin. Lorna agrees to work for a famous TV producer, even though she saw him assault a man. The Man I Love Is...Poison!; My Secret Died; Steps to Love; Big Question Mark; The Witness; A Dark Past. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Sam Cooper, Mario Rizzi, Milt Knopf, Leonard Starr, Paul Gattuso, and Jon Small. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Wealthy Lorna has a boring fiance, but meets an exciting man at a costume party; A smart girl engineers a meeting with her handsome classmate; Hilariously dated advice on good manners and wearing makeup. Everything But Love; Tone Down That Glamour!; Get That Girl!; Honeymoon for Three; The Idle Rumor; Of Men --- and Manners!; The Romance I Never Knew; Are You Feminine? Powder n' Paint! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Helen thinks Mack is hard, belligerent, and cynical, and she doesn't expect to fall in love with him, in a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Nan dates Harvey, but she's still not over being dumped by Jim. In another story, famous model Nan gets plenty of attention from men, but ignores them all until she meets small-town med student Jerry, who doesn't know who she is. Love on the Rebound; Big Ace's Girl; Storm of Love; Who's Boss?; Unsure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Into Each Life"; Mrs. Mead hires Geraldine as her companion, complaining that her family only cares about her money; Geraldine encourages Mrs. Mead's feelings of suspicion; Mrs. Meads son Mark, who's attracted to Geraldine, offers to hire a nurse and get Geraldine a good job elsewhere; Geraldine thinks hes taken the rest of the familys side against her. "I'll Never Love You"; Marion refuses to marry Charles because shes determined to be a model; When she gets a chance, she leaves her elderly mother alone and moves to the city; Marion is unsuccessful and eventually collapses due to lack of food. "Jealousy" text story by John Martin. "Bitter Journey"; Kate and Steve meet on vacation and fall in love; Hes a shoe clerk, but when they return to the city he tells Kate hes on the waiting list for a police job; She is upset because her father is in prison and she hates the police. Kate tries to influence Steve to change his mind, urging him to take a store managers position instead. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Early American move fan magazine with typical eye-catching fodder such as movie reviews and celebrity gossip, but the majority of Romantic Movie Stories magazine includes novelizations of popular golden-age movie classics, accompanied by still shots from the film. 8" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.