Romantic comic books issue 36

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Model Paula is reunited with old flame Dirk after she returns to her hometown, but he doesn't like the publicity - and the men - attached to her name in the scandal sheets. Linda falls for handsome and wealthy Van, but she doesn't know how to tell him she's penniless. Joan's cop boyfriend Terry wants to get married and settle down, but she craves glamour and excitement first. First Love; The Playboy Type; I Was a Fool; Dude Ranch; Love Is Two-Way Giving; Quiet Is My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A couple meets in Paris and agrees to be lovers, as long as they never discuss their past or who they are; Margie rejects Jack because of his wacky sales stunts; A woman falls for the district attorney who arrested her father for embezzlement. Femme Fatale; Love Lyric!; Trouble Was My Pick-Up; Another Girl's Man; Two-Sided Heart; Blackmailed Heart; Matchmaker!; Between Two Loves! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Beth feels duty-bound to keep Annabel and Budd together, no matter how many times they break up, or what it does to her own social life. A short meditation on the meaning of love. Benny feels socially excluded because of a huge hideous scar running across his face, but he doesn't know that some chicks dig scars, and Cynthia is one of them. A Friend of the Bride; What Is Love?; Love from the Old Country; The Boy with the Scar! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Carol and Gary have been dating for years, but he doesn't care for her new friends and their edgy attitudes (for the 1950s). Soon it comes down to a choice between him or them, in a story with art by Bob Powell. Marie is secretly dating and corresponding with wealthy, older Tom, whom she agrees to marry for a comfortable lifestyle. But it's handsome but countrified Rolf who really gets her pulse pounding... or as one caption puts it, "The blending of our lips slammed the door on the rest of the world and it wasn't blood in my veins any more, but liquid fire." Kirk's relationship with Sally is threatened by a scheming woman. Life on a Silver Platter; Lonely Heart; Romance Time; Love Song for Two. 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.