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That's real purdy, Sqeggs. From an aesthetic point of view, you can rarely go wrong with Girls' Romances.

Poor Tony. One of the greats; so prolific in his field, yet practically nothing is known about him. The most I've read about him is on Jacque Nodell's blog.

Hey, Dr. Love! I'm good, thank you. I hope you're well? Yes, I did find that book, thanks. And at a good price too - I'm sure I PM'd you about that. I was hoping to upgrade my Secret Hearts #83 at some point, but it's going for crazy prices now!

Is it the same model on both covers? That's Hazel Brooks on #1, but not on #2.

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Love this and the front cover!

Ahh, cool. I'm not sure if this is one of hers or not?

Does this "Nancy" mean anything? My patsy & Hedy #98 has "36 Nanci" written on the cover.

Ok, but I also found photos of her applying her lipstick with her right hand which is something she definitely wouldn't do if left handed! Good luck with your quitting. I managed to stop using one of those vaping devices, gradually reducing the nicotine content. I haven't smoked or vaped in two years, and I have no cravings either.

That had occurred to me. However, she smokes with her right hand, so it's safe to assume she is right handed, and the model is holding the gun in her right hand. Really, it just doesn't look like her to me at all. I'd bet my Romantic Adventures #49 on it.

I really don't think it is. I just don't see the similarity and, judging by her photos, Hazel never parted her hair on the right side.

Looking at your photos of Hazel Brooks, personally I would say it was a no-brainer that she was the influence - especially if her promo shots were being sent out to comic publishers, as appears to be the case.

Nice observation, Doc. Is this a Colletta cover? Some of the Artwork inside is. The same artwork had been used for the cover of Love Romances #68 just four years previously! Personally, I'm a fan of a lot of the ACG romance covers. I'm assuming this one is by Ogden Whitney? Maybe one day I'll own a Lovelorn #52

Unfortunately, high quality romance is hard to come by over here in Scotland, so when something "real purty" catches your eye you just grab it and try and overlook the creases and wrinkles. Anyway... one of the Colletta covers in my collection: I love this cover as it puts me in mind of Columbo giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Rita Hayworth. Not Colletta, but I'm all for this cover...

I saw a beautiful high-grade copy of this at the Glasgow ComicCon this weekend. One of only two romance comics at the whole event! All romance comics are relatively rare in the UK