Sqeggs Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I spy... ...Alice Kelley Hey, it's another "Reform School Girl" comic! I don't see Alice Kelley here though... Haircut is Bettie Page... Face is....not Alice Kelley., in my view. (The other one's an artist's portait -- hard to tell, but she does have the dimples.) Great stuff anyway. We need Dukedog's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) I believe this cover actually came under discussion, back when we were collectively evaluating possible Alice Kelley covers. I seem to remember most of us deciding it isn't her. I personally don't think it's her. I doubt I added this cover to my Alice Kelley photobucket album... but, hey, let's take another look... Alice Kelley Album Edit: The Vargas painting is a famous session- definitely Miss Kelley. Edited April 16, 2016 by 29dukedog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Oh, I see now we did add an issue of Complete Love with the same girl on the cover. Oh, well... I believe there are still quite a few covers in that album that don't really belong there. I haven't worked on editing it for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I spy... ...Alice Kelley Wow, she must have realy been "somebody" back inthe day to have Vargas draw her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 In the late '40's through the mid '50's, Alice Kelley appeared on countless magazine and comic covers. She also had roles in just over a dozen films, but most of those were just bit parts in smaller, obscure films. Perhaps her biggest and best known film was "Against All Flags" (1952). Given the relatively limited sphere of her career, it really is amazing the degree of popularity she ultimately achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 My collection of romance books is pretty small, I tend to gravitate towards books with cool covers and stories that are also affordable. Fortunately I was able to pick both of these up in the last year, one on the boards and one on ebay. I'm keeping my eye out for more of this title, especially the black covers. I sold my #23 a while back, but it looks like an easy one to replace due to a warehouse find. True Love 14 not only has a fantastic cover, but stories about tattoos, murder, potential incest and drug dealing. The"escort" story in issue 12 is a bit tame, but the cover is a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 My collection of romance books is pretty small, I tend to gravitate towards books with cool covers and stories that are also affordable. Fortunately I was able to pick both of these up in the last year, one on the boards and one on ebay. I'm keeping my eye out for more of this title, especially the black covers. I sold my #23 a while back, but it looks like an easy one to replace due to a warehouse find. True Love 14 not only has a fantastic cover, but stories about tattoos, murder, potential incest and drug dealing. The"escort" story in issue 12 is a bit tame, but the cover is a classic. For the longest time I never thought I'd start collecting Charlton, but I recently bought this one... and there are several others I'll probably pick up when I find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Love the True Life Secrets run - especially the black Cappello coves. #14 is one of the all time greats - flying cars are the bomb. #12 has simple and effective design elements, so well executed. The nice thing about going for pre-code Charlton romance is its limited scope. Obtainable, but a challenge, depending on grade requirements. 29 line drawn covers. Cowboy Love #28 (photo treatment) Pictorial Love Stories #22 (drawn), #23-26 (photo) Romantic Story #23-24 (photo), #25-27 (drawn) Sweethearts #22-24 (photo), #25-27 (drawn), #28 (photo treatment) True Life Secrets #1-3 (photo), #4-25 (drawn) 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 That Romantic Story #25 is another one I'd go for. Great, great cover. Andy, approximately how many Charlton romance covers by Winik and Osrin are there? They seem to be among some of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 The covers in this run seem kind of hit or miss, but I really like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Here is another scarce Charlton romance. One of only just a few GA comics picturing a black woman on the cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Here is another scarce Charlton romance. One of only just a few GA comics picturing a black woman on the cover Huh! That's pretty cool. And certainly a cheaper pickup than a Negro Romances. Is there a story that corresponds with the cover in any way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Here is another scarce Charlton romance. One of only just a few GA comics picturing a black woman on the cover Huh! That's pretty cool. And certainly a cheaper pickup than a Negro Romances. Is there a story that corresponds with the cover in any way? My guess is that the black woman is meant to be a maid rather than a romantic rival of the white woman. Still, it's interesting that she was included on the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 and here's the other one 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 You guys are the rarest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 and here's the other one Those are all tough books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 The covers in this run seem kind of hit or miss, but I really like this one. Ditto. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 One you never see out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
