Robot Man Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I didn’t realize how scarce Comic Media romance books are. I recently passed on a couple for $10 each at a recent toy show. The covers just didn’t thrill me. Terry O’Neil snatched them right up... sagii and Microbia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Point Five said: "Dear Miss Norton, I have an intimate love problem and need advice. You see, I'm a secretary who's secretly in love with my married bos-""GO FOR IT.""Excuse me?""DO IT, HONEY. JUMP HIM. LIFE IS SHORT. JUST F**KING GO FOR IT." Gem!! .....You've been holding back on us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted March 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2019 Some more Comic Media (one i have shared before) IMPOSSIBLE book, many thanks to @Bunky Brian for this one PeterPark, Microbia, pmpknface and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Wow what a splash. As a redhead I need a copy. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, sagii said: Gem!! .....You've been holding back on us Back cover looks like it got gnawed by beavers. But yep, front is pretty nice. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 hour ago, sagii said: Some more Comic Media (one i have shared before) IMPOSSIBLE book, many thanks to @Bunky Brian for this one I'm liking this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post path4play Posted March 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2019 Not saying rare, because I'm new to the romance books - these are like, well yes, the only 2 current romance copies in my collection. Pretty cool representations of era. Dr. Love, Point Five, Yorick and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Inaflash Posted March 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 23, 2019 This one is tough. Point Five, sacentaur, szucchini and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) OK, I'm still on an All-True Romance kick. This story from #16 has to be one of the craziest 'romance' stories I've ever read. The heroine spends nearly the entire story in bondage. NSFW!(Hat tip to Comicbookplus for the scans; thank you.) Edited March 25, 2019 by Point Five 1950's war comics, Microbia, FoggyNelson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scrooge Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Point Five said: This story from #16 has to be one of the craziest 'romance' stories I've ever read Thanks for posting the story. Crazy stuff. Has a very strong Key Largo (1948) feel to it: location, plot, characters. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 @Point Five Great read. Gratuitous shots galore Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) Walter Johnson illustrated some scarce romance books, I find his style to be crude Feldstein-ish but in a strangely interesting way. What are your opinions on his work? Edited March 26, 2019 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Pretty crude and second rate but different and unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 He used swipes from time to time. One of his jungle splashes is a swipe from Seven Seas 4 cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 That makes sense - a man of limited talent swiping to make-up for artistic deficiencies. Not much on Johnson biography-wise (this bit from Lambiek): Walter T. Johnson was an American comic book artist. He serverd as an inker on the 'Li'l Abner' strip for United Feature Syndicate in the mid 1930s, and again in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked in comic books through Funnies Inc (1944-46) and later his own Walter Johnson Studio. He has mainly illustrated crime features for Consolidated Book, D.S. Publishing ('Select Detective', 'Underworld', etc.), Lev Gleason ('Crime Does Not Pay') and St. John Publishing ('Authentic Police Cases'), as well as romance and western features for Avon Comics ('Frontier Romances', 'The Saint'), DC Comics ('Real Fact Comics'), EC Comics ('Saddle Romances') and Youthful Magazines ('Buffalo Bill', 'Youthful Love', etc.). When working with Sol Harrison, he used the joint pen name Walter S. Hara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2019 However, he did produce one of the top 100 romance covers. imho, of course! Out of 5,892 - my count. Michelle Nolan has a slightly different number, but close enough. sagii, comicjack, Mr. Lady Luck and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 It's gratifying to see you take an interest in romance, Steve, other publishers, other artists beyond just Baker. Covers are one thing, and there are a hundreds and hundreds worth owning. Interior work, however - that's where the going gets rough. Romance is a particularly difficult genre to draw in an interesting, meaningful way. Steranko said as much one time, others too I believe. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted March 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2019 ....DC Romance is growing on me more and more..... pmpknface, comicjack, Dr. Love and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 That's a beaut, Corey, I love the night covers, I love the rainy covers, but I really love the rainy night covers! Lichtenstein got it right. DC war was good, but DC romance for the win. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
