Romantic comic books issue 8

Photo cover. "Beyond Redemption!"; College student Jackie agrees to a date with Lefty, who is "much older" than she; They spend time together, but one night he robs a jewelry store while she is with him; Lefty says he made Jackie his accomplice so she will pressure her police detective father to get one of his gang released. "The Lie," art by Bob Powell; Factory worker Inez bets she can get foreman Jim to ask her for a date; She does, by telling him lies about her sick mother and impoverished student brother. "Love's Not-So-Sweet Song" Melody Ames text story by Robert Lucas. "My Guilty Heart"; Aspiring fashion designer Velma leaves her job and boyfriend Steve to join famous designer Ray; However, she learns Ray is a lecher and a fake who passes off his wifes designs as his own. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles Sultan, Ken Bald, Emil Gershwin, and Ogden Whitney. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A farmers daughter falls for a traveling ad salesman; Carol is constantly overlooked by men who are drawn to her prettier sister; In the 1700s, a captured woman falls for the pirate captain who killed her beloved. The Farmer's Daughter; The Love Game; The Girl Nobody Wanted; Too Broadminded; Close Your Heart to Love; Bride-To-Be; Bewitching Buccaneer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Women navigate America's dating landscape in the 1950s and 1960s. Chemistry student Liz never has time for dating because of her graduate work, but soon she learns that her professor has a hidden motive for all the work. Lisa works as a guide in the shallow shoals of the bay, and loves wealthy, assertive Lennie because he has his own boat. But then she meets handsome, roguish Dennis, who gets her involved in modeling. My Other Love; His Own Rival; Love for Love; Forgotten Fiancee; The Professor Had a Heart; The Dating Type; The Man I Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and Rafael Astarita. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Hal rescues small-town girl Sylvia from a tight spot, and discovers he cant stop thinking about her; A woman is driven to crime by the no-good creep she loves; Redhead Joan makes the mistake of listening to the other women in the bridal party as they tell what they know about her new husband. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. I Knew About Men; No Cure for Love; Driven by Desire; Bride Without Love! 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Citron, Stan Drake, Bernard Sachs, Paul Parker, Nick Cardy, Tex Blaisdell, John Prentice and Merrylen Townsend. This early romance title from Ziff-Davis focused on the struggles of domestic life. Newlywed Eloise tires of living on her husband's meager salary, but after she gets a charge card, soon she's living beyond their means. Jane assumes the worst after she spots her husband Larry giving a diamond bracelet to a beautiful stranger. Francie worries that her husband Joe's career success is causing them to grow apart. Plus the true love stories of Queen Victoria and King Albert, and Pierre and Marie Curie. Charge-Account Wife; Love Without Faith!; Husband of the Queen; Dangerous Success; An Unselfish Love; Final Decision; Off-Base Romance; Shopping Spree; Wherever You Go!; Just Like a Woman!; Wedding Bells; Budget Blues. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 8, No. 3 - July 1939. 6.75" x 9.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edd Ashe, Elaine Miller, and Robert Burns. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Eileen pumps gas for her Uncle Ted's station and is just friendly with the "knights of the highway," until she meets trucker Tim, who is "full of gay banter." Lon falls for bad girl Sheila and steers his life into a downward spiral, in a classic cautionary tale from the '50s. Mary tracks down Diana, the child she gave up for adoption, and gets a job as her nanny, but doesn't expect to fall for Diana's adoptive father Roy. And a romantic poem by Robert Burns in comics form. Empty Dreams; The Man I Love; Conflict; Restless Heart; A Gown for My Lady; My Love. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

The manga adaptation of one of the bestselling light novel franchises in Japan brings high school cynicism face-to-face with youthful enthusiasm in this bittersweet comedy of errors!

With this year's Culture Festival coming to a close, the Service Club returns to their regular duty, when council president, Meguri Shiromeguri, appears! She wants Hachiman and the rest of the Service Club to make the upcoming Sports Day a success!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Cover art by John Prentice. "I'd Do It All Over Again": Christina is dumped by her wealthy fiancé Roy and becomes engaged to her long-time friend Matt; Roy returns and Christina resumes her romance with him but procrastinates telling Matt; Roy arranges to have Matt discover them together and Matt leaves town. "With You on My Arm," art by Al Ulmer; Hildy is so beautiful that she attracts attention wherever she goes, and many men date her for this reason; Tom is attracted to her personality as well, but since shes always gotten by on her looks, Hildy is incapable of doing things like cooking or driving. "My Ready-Made Romance"; Lynn and her mother Francie are more like sisters than mother-and-daughter; The youthful-looking Francie inserts herself into Lynns social life; When Lynn falls in love with Hank, he suggests she ask her mother to butt out. "Me - Linda - and the Yesterdays"; Davids family is poor but proud of its "heritage of blood and breeding"; He graduates with an engineering degree but thinks hes too good to work "for a paltry few dollars a week"; David falls in love with working-class Linda, and Davids mother and father disapprove. "Candle in My Window," art by John Prentice; Art student Beth is saved from an accident by sailor Dirk; They fall in love but shes afraid because her father was a sailor and was lost at sea; Beth convinces Dirk to take a job on shore and they become engaged, but Dirk is unhappy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dick Beck. "Rules Of Love"; Fran marries Ben after a brief courtship. 3 years later, the marriage is strained because Fran is possessive and domineering: "I thought I owned him!"; Ben asks for a divorce; hes in love with Nancy; Fran tries to break them up by claiming she has only 6 months to live, but her lie is exposed. "Search For Love," art by Bill Savage; Lynn is hired by lawyer Parks because shes an orphan and he thinks she may be his long-lost daughter; Lynn dates junior partner Larry, but jealous secretary Mona claims Larry is only interested because Lynn might be the daughter of the boss. "My Summons To Love" text story by Ellen Lynn. "I Knew What I Wanted"; Maggi works her way up in business to a management position, but wants a wealthy, high-society husband rather than co-worker Matt. She falls in love with Dale, who meets these criteria, but he says "youre not in my class!"; Matt agrees to tutor Maggi until shes acceptable to the upper-class Dale. Matt and Maggi fall in love, but she refuses to give up on Dale. "Faithless Fiancee"; Jean is engaged to museum archaeologist Bill and finds him somewhat boring; Their wedding is postponed because Bill has to travel to Egypt for his work; Months pass and Jean is lonely, so she accepts an offer from old friend Rita to go on some double dates; Jean meets Rick and falls in love with him and the "never ending merry-go-round" of wild parties, but he doesnt propose. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Yes..To A Stranger," art by John Prentice; Receptionist Ruth falls in love with Bruce, her companys former representative to South America; She discards her boyfriend Dick, over the objections of her mother, whos afraid Ruth will ruin her life with the wrong man. "If I Can Only Be Sure," art by Ross Andru; Secretary Dellie falls in love with her firms vice-president, Martin, remembering her sister Vis advice to marry a rich man; However, Martin quits his job and intends to open an ad agency in a small town, which shocks Dellie. "My Hush-Hush Date"; Ad agency employee Cathy creates a composite photo of a handsome boyfriend she calls "Bill"; When new worker Bill arrives, he bears a striking resemblance to the picture; Bill and Cathy fall in love, but he thinks shes scheming to get his position--"women in business are after one of two things...a husband or someone elses job!" "Westover Weekend" text story. "Maybe There's Another"; Feeling ignored by her account executive boyfriend Ted, Donna breaks up with him and dates artist Dave; Emotionally-needy Dave proposes marriage but Donna decides "his work would never be more than second rate" and procrastinates about accepting. "I Hope She Loves You," art by Bill Ely; Tom and Ceil are engaged, but when he decides to give up his architecture career for the security of being a vice-president in his fathers cannery, they break up; Ceil becomes a dress designer for Madame Sophie in New York. 36 pgs., 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.

"I Lied for Love!", art by Doug Wildey; Laurie and Bobby elope; a month later, he's drafted and sent to Korea; She's pregnant when she learns Bobby died in action; Laurie moves to New York and is promoted from sales clerk to assistant buyer in a department store; She falls in love with Peter, son of the store owner, but conceals the existence of her son. "My Fight for My Lover," pencils by Harry Harrison, inks by Ernie Bache; Betty's boyfriend Jimmy is a talented amateur boxer, but her fight manager father Pop doesn't think he's good enough to turn pro; Pop signs Lefty instead and intends to make him a champion; Lefty flirts with Betty and Jimmy gets jealous. "All's Fair in Love" text story. "Beauty Alone Is Dangerous!", pencils by Bill Fraccio; Dana wins a beauty pageant and moves to New York to become a model; A veteran model warns her that all men think models are "easy"; Dana falls in love with Burt, then learns he's married. "My Flame of Love," art by Hy Fleishman; Lola and her family are circus aerialists. New business manager Tim and Lola fall in love, although he wishes she wasn't in such a dangerous act; Lola's parents, to save the circus, perform a risky stunt and are killed; Lola blames Tim. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Ponkan 8. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

The school trip has finally ended, albeit with some lingering awkwardness, and life has returned to normal (more or less) for the Service Club. Their next big request has to do with student council elections, but the three members of the club can't agree how to handle it...and the results of their efforts may prove disastrous.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $14.00.