What are the most classic, non-Baker, romance covers? 5 5

[Shrevvy]

4 hours ago, PopKulture said:

They were originally published in various issues of Miss America. Many examples can be seen here at Dr. Michael Vassallo's scholarly blog:

http://timely-atlas-comics.blogspot.com/search?q=louise+alston

Thank you. I'll be spending some time at that site.

[EC ed]

On 2/17/2018 at 11:13 AM, path4play said:

If one was to go for a couple "keys" in high grade, what are the top non-Matt Baker "classics"?

Good thing EC didn't publish any romance books, so no need for you to pursue any such thing as that...

 

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[Ricksneatstuff]

1 minute ago, EC ed said:

Good thing EC didn't publish any romance books, so no need for you to pursue any such thing as that...

Sometimes it sure seems that way. 

Man. 

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

An absurd classic..

[Dr. Love]

53 minutes ago, EC ed said:

Good thing EC didn't publish any romance books, so no need for you to pursue any such thing as that...

 

I'd like to say that it was a deliberate troll on you, but unbelievably it slipped my mind!

EC - the most consequential publisher with the smallest romance output.  3 titles, only 15 issues, some dense romantic concentration.  The only publisher with enough self-awareness and humor to parody the Romance Explosion.

Modern Love 1 belongs on any list of Romance keys.

And Ed would have, I believe, the highest overall set of EC romance...in the entire world.  

 

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

My choice for the most (fill in the blank - suggestive, overlooked, underrated) romance cover...

 

[MrBedrock]

[EC ed]

7 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

And Ed would have, I believe, the highest overall set of EC romance...in the entire world.

Not sure whether that's true (there's always Halperin)...but if so, you get the assist   

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[MrBedrock]

These two Mike Ross publications should be on every want-list...

 

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[MrBedrock]

A classic title...

 

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

[MrBedrock]

I too think this cover is about as good as it gets...

 

[MrBedrock]

And the fact that there is nothing tawdry or scandalous about this cover doesn't diminish it a bit...

 

[MrBedrock]

It would be really tough to pick a classic cover, or most desired cover from all of the Harvey romance books. There are so many really good ones but, other than the First Love 13 nothing that stands above the rest.

[Dr. Love]

It's funny but Elias never makes it onto the Best list.  Not easy to do both horror and romance well.  But he did.