Romantic comic books issue 39

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by John Severin, Vince Colletta, Paul Reinman, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Penny loves test pilot Jerry, but she lives in constant anxiety that something will go wrong in the air, in a story with art by EC and Marvel legend John Severin. Verna loves Al, but his incompetence with financial matters threatens their future together. Susan tires of men who are only interested in her beauty, but the one man she wants isn't impressed by her looks. This Love Is Dangerous; Woman Angler; A Pearl for Each Tear; Kiss a Fool; Loved But Lonely; Love Needs an Assist; Too Beautiful; Till the End of Time; Second Honeymoon; I'll Never Love Again!; Hard to Please; Marry Mary; Medicine for the Heart; A Wonderful Date; Island Girl. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and Kenneth Landau. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Otherworldly matchmaker Dan Cupid must make Elizabeth love the man she hates, or hell lose his job; A reporter falls for the handsome scientist shes been assigned to profile; Betty Lou takes a personal day off work and meets the man of her dreams. It Happened One Spring; Happy Birthday, Darling; A Man I Could Love!; The Art of Flattery; A Run-away Romance; Forever Is Too Long. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Unlike her friends who are rushing into marriage, Sandy is relishing her singlehood - until she meets HIM. In a story with art by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott, Frank's wife only suspects infidelity, but suspicion is bad enough. Beth discovers her fiance Bart is planning to swindle old flame Jimmy, now at sea with the Navy, out of his family land. I Laughed at Love; Successful Suitor; Troubles and Cures; Reduce and Enjoy It; Station L-O-V-E; Suspicion! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and John Martin. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Joan stows away on a military air transport to be closer to Ned, the pilot she loves. But that's the worst mistake she could make, in a story with art by Marc Swayze that purports to be based on true events. When Jeff returns from the war with a walking disability, he tells Josie they must give up on the house they've been building together. But she protests so strongly, he wonders if it was really the house she wanted all along. Joan finds a way to get even with Ellen for stealing her boyfriend Doug, but new beau Wally sees through her charade. Plus profiles of 1950s Hollywood heartthrobs Wendell Corey and June Allyson. Honor Bright; I Stowed Away on an Air Transport!; The House That Love Built; Dream Beau of the Month: Wendell Corey; Dream Girl of the Month: June Allyson; Yesterday's Tears! Final issue of the series; Charlton resumed the title under new numbering with Romantic Secrets (1953 Charlton) #5. 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.