Wednesday, August 28, 2019

TEEN LOVE STORIES "Just Her Luck" Part 3

...after purchasing the 2,000th copy of the 2,000th edition of "Escort Magazine", Marion Hill wins a unique prize...24 hours with one of England's most eligible bachelors, best-selling author and man-about-town Aubrey Baron!
After meeting with Baron and learning the entire day has been choreographed to provide photo opportunities for the magazine's photographers, Marion, despite being intensely attracted to the attractive writer, intends to remain calm, cool and collected...
Next week:
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
(Oh, you've heard that, eh?)
This tale appeared in the second issue of the short-lived 1960s magazine Teen Love Stories (not a comic book, as explained HERE) and was a reprint of a British romance strip that first appeared in Fleetway's Love Story Picture Library #584 (1966).
It was reprinted in Fleetway's True Life Library #739 (1970), whose new cover art is our lead image at the top of this post!
(I suspect the cover art was previously-used elsewhere since it doesn't relate to the story, not do the characters like like the characters in the comic!)
Of all the ongoing Warren Publishing b/w periodicals (including Creepy, Vampirella, and 1984), Teen Love Stories was the shortest-lived at only three issues, all of which are very hard-to-find!

And now a word from our sponsor...
Visit Our

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

TEEN LOVE STORIES "Just Her Luck" Part 2

We Have Already Seen...
...after purchasing the 2,000th copy of the 2,000th edition of "Escort Magazine", Marion Hill wins a unique prize...24 hours with one of England's most eligible bachelors, best-selling author and man-about-town Aubrey Baron!
Next week:
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
(Oh, you've heard that, eh?)
This tale appeared in the second issue of the short-lived 1960s magazine Teen Love Stories (not a comic book, as explained HERE) and was a reprint of a British romance strip that first appeared in Fleetway's Love Story Picture Library #584 (1966).
And, yes, that's the original magazine's cover at the top of the post!
Of all the ongoing Warren Publishing b/w periodicals (including Creepy, Vampirella, and 1984), Teen Love Stories was the shortest-lived at only three issues, all of which are very hard-to-find!

And now a word from our sponsor...
Visit Our

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

TEEN LOVE STORIES "Just Her Luck" Part 1

Since Teen Love Stories tales are among our most popular posts...
...we bow to popular demand with another 1960s romance story originally-published in England, so note the differences in language and slang!
Next week:
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
(Oh, you've heard that, eh?)
This tale appeared in the second issue of the short-lived 1960s magazine Teen Love Stories (not a comic book, as explained HERE) and was a reprint of a British romance strip.
Of all the ongoing Warren Publishing b/w comic magazines (including Creepy, Vampirella, and 1984), Teen Love Stories was the shortest-lived at only three issues, all of which are very hard-to-find!

And now a word from our sponsor...

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

MODERN LOVE "They Wouldn't Let Me Love Him!"

The "star-crossed lovers from different ethnic groups" trope is not new as a tale from 1971 shows!
But, Hispanic girl-Anglo boy relationships seem to have a particular interest for comics writers and artists...even back to the 1950s!
Both this never-reprinted tale from EC Comics' Modern Love #7 (1950) and the 1970s story show the woman leaving the man to avoid prejudice against her from affecting his career!
In the 1950s, it was disturbing, but in the pre-civil rights era, it was the status quo.
In the 1970s, it was disturbing, but far less common.
In the 2010s, the resurgence of this sort of prejudice is frightening, setting America back over 60 years!
Next week:
We haven't decided yet what it'll be, but we can guarantee that...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
(Oh, you've heard that, eh?)
And now a word from out sponsor...
Support Small Business