Secret Romance comic books issue 1

Cover by Nestor Olivera. Stories by unknown. Art by Nestor Olivera, Sal Gentile?, Vince Colletta? and unknown. Featuring: "Love Lies Buried Here"; "Secrets of a Secretary"; and "The Wisdom in a Woman's Heart"! Plus: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Bill Everett art. Stories include "Worth Waiting For," "The Tragic Truth" (art by Jay Scott Pike), "I Do," and "Mary Parker's Man!" Pike cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Original, pre-Code romance stories from Canadian publisher Superior, often featuring a crime or mystery element and plentiful good-girl art. Trudy's sister disapproves of her romance with the handsome gardener, but is it because of the scandal - or because she wants him for herself? Marge's boyfriend Jim brings her into his life of crime, and she can't leave because Jim's partner Tony is a violent killer who slaps her around. Murder and romance unfold at a swanky ski resort. Carla is wooed by her manager at the candy factory, but that just causes spiteful gossip from the other factory girls. My Heart Was A Stranger; Outcast; Beware of Love; I Loved for a Reason - I Tried to Blackmail Cupid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and Ken Battefield. Women admit to secret love. A woman is accused of compromising her virtue, but it's all a big misunderstanding; A bad reputation follows a woman as she tries to start over; A woman winds up in trouble with the law because she loved the wrong man. Plus love advice to readers. My Virtue Was Questioned; They Called Me That Woman; My Fearful Night; My Crime Was Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Waitress Betty is torn between steady Phil and bad-boy Chester, who proposes taking her away from her workaday life, but Chester has a dark secret. Celia loves Drew, but when he gets into a fight with her ex Mike, it gets into the papers and causes a scandal that may scuttle their romance. A woman finds herself trying to quit a man, but he's not easy to get over. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Space Patrol Kit. My False Love; Scandal Followed Me!!!; Love Was a Habit. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing. By John Benson. This is the companion volume to John Benson's popular anthology of romance comics, Romance Without Tears. This new book explores the background of these "romance" comics and their publisher, including a short biography, interviews with the editors and artists who worked for the company, and critical commentary. Confessions contains a time chart of every title published by St. John (all genres), showing issue number and date, and a complete, detailed checklist of all the company's romance comics, giving story titles, artist credits, and cross-indexing the extensive reprints. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples of the comics, and includes rare photos and other visuals from the period. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 112 pages, Text (with Illustration) Cover price $9.95.