MB1952 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 I suspect this could be another Baker swipe!! Beautiful cover 1948. The hands look a lot like Baker hands and pose. sagii, comicnoir and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hap Hazard Posted January 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) I may have shown this before but a great cover. Romantic Hearts # 9 Edited January 19, 2019 by Hap Hazard Point Five, Sqeggs, comicjack and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 29dukedog Posted January 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2019 There's been talk of this one, recently, but nobody's posted a scan... (and I've been dyin' to see it again. So...) Behold, the orange guy and his harem. SushiX, pmpknface, ThothAmon and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 29dukedog Posted January 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2019 This one has been heating up, too... Yorick, sagii, Dr. Love and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Nice to see the Romance Thread heating up again! Here's one i'm quite fond of. Almost blends the Romance genre with the Crime genre, but hey it is a Gleason specimen Dr. Love and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 12:07 PM, Robot Man said: A recent purchase from a cool boardie arrived today. I consider this a true romance rarity. I have never seen this unusual one shot ever. here's mine pmpknface, SushiX and Dr. Love 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 10:05 PM, adamstrange said: I got it from a collector with impeccable taste and medical degree in L.O.V.E. This is the other romance book from PL. My copy Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 7:51 PM, Dr. Love said: A beautiful copy! from the very small PL Publishing. "An American publisher who opted for printing its comics in Canada. However, they were compiled in USA, with American advertisements & were destined for the US market (distributed by Kable News). The editorial address was 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, which was also used by another comic book publisher, D.S. Publishing." PL published its total comic output of 16 issues in 1951; two of those were romance, Co-Ed Romances 1 and Love Life 1. Interestingly, for all that they are indeed scarce and especially in grade, a slabbed copy does exist for each issue, a 7.0 and 6.0 respectively. There are two other publishers who had even less romance output, in this case meaning one issue from one title: MS Pub with the photocover My Love Secret 53, which is pretty common and has 7 graded copies, and the also rare Sterling's My Secret Confessions 1, a code book from Sept 1955. No census copies on this one. The Romance Explosion that occurred between 1949 and 1952 could serve as a case study of the comic industry and its reaction to emerging trends. Who was quick to compete to grab a piece of Crestwood's (Simon & Kirby) huge numbers (Goodman at Marvel), and who was very late to the party (Ajax). And one major publisher who decided to take a complete pass, that being Dell or course. Sterling's one romance book. Dr. Love, pmpknface and 29dukedog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, Hap Hazard said: Sterling's one romance book. The depth of your collection always takes me by surprise, Hap Sekowsky, apparently. Man, that guy did get around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Just noticed this thread and wanted to see if there is any interest in the DC title GIRLS' LOVE STORIES #1. Picked this up years ago in a garage sale box. sagii, pmpknface and szucchini 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) You bet, Marty and I'll tell you how you could make a real contribution to this thread if your book can take it, structurally, could you scan the interior so we can see what DC's first entry was into the hot romance market of late 1949? the book opens with a signed Toth story, we'd love to see it. It also has a signed Kinstler. Always nice to see you on the other side of the tracks! Edited January 21, 2019 by Dr. Love waaaghboss and Marty Mann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) Be happy to... Edited January 21, 2019 by Marty Mann Sqeggs, pmpknface, MrBedrock and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Marty Mann said: Be happy to... ok... now I have to add this one to my wish list! Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GreatCaesarsGhost Posted January 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2019 I don’t know if this has already been posted(hey, this thread is up to 211 pages!), but it’s a shame this one is so rare. The lurid double entendres make this a truly standout issue. And there are only 6 on the census! comicnoir, SushiX, mustang33guy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 20 hours ago, Yorick said: 22 hours ago, Marty Mann said: Be happy to... ok... now I have to add this one to my wish list! More stage door romance... Marty Mann, SushiX and pmpknface 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 Snow bunny, and fan favorite, Alice Kelley Sqeggs and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, 29dukedog said: Chef's favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/17/2019 at 11:40 AM, rjpb said: On 12/30/2018 at 1:40 PM, sagii said: Hartley Atlas beach cover.. It's covers like this where Hartley gives Matt Baker serious competition. To me Hartley was an in-and-out performer. Some covers, like this one, are very good. But others seem awkward and poorly composed. Don't know whether sometimes he was rushed or the quality of his inkers varied or what. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 2 hours ago, 29dukedog said: Snow bunny, and fan favorite, Alice Kelley This is her, too, right? pmpknface and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 5 hours ago, MrBedrock said: More stage door romance... I like that one, too. I got this copy when DTA was selling off the Southern States collection. 1950's war comics, pmpknface and MrBedrock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
