LOVE SECRETS "I Hated Men"

Could there possibly be an innocent explanation for this scene?

Cover art by Matt Baker

If so, what could it be?

Ah, the old "She's my sister!" trope!

The unknown scripter of this never-reprinted story from Quality's Love Secrets #40 (1954) overplays the plot device...which could've been resolved a couple of pages earlier if the idiot guy had simply opened his phone call with "She's my sister and she's getting married and I'm her fiance's best man!" instead of a long, drawn-out explanation!
Though not identified by the Grand Comics Database, the art appears to be by Reed Crandall.

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HEART THROBS & BRIDES ROMANCES "I Hated Men!"

Sometimes, the disdain by a female for males is warranted...

...but can still be overcome when she meets a better quality he!

This story from Quality's Heart Throbs #9 (1952) had a couple of modifications when it was reprinted in Quality's Brides Romances #12 (1955) after the implementation of the Comics Code...

...but only on the first two pages!

The Code apparently had no problem with the near-sexual assault on Pages 6-7...which remained unaltered in the reprint!

"Boys will be boys!", I suppose...

Penciled by Reed Crandall, but the scripter and inker are unknown.

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Love in the Time of Covid-19 DIARY LOVES "I Was For Sale"

Sometimes disease affecting a loved one causes us to do the wrong thing...

...but for the right reason, as this never-reprinted story from Quality's Diary Loves #4 (1950) proves!

Talk about your potential "fate worse than death"!

Luckily, nobility and selfless sacrifice win out in the end!

Artist Reed Crandall was no slouch when it came to rendering beautiful women as his work on the heroic Blackhawk (who was constantly being pusued by glamorous female spies and other villainesses) book proved on a monthly basis!

Reed didn't often do  romance, but when he did, it was a beautifully-illustrated treat! 

However, the writer of this somewhat tawdry tale is unknown!

Note: the disease Laurie's brother Jimmy suffers from is called "glanders"...which only horses suffer from!

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Marvel Romance: the Trade Paperback!

Marvel's picked some of the best love comics from the 60s and 70s...including "My Heart Broke in Hollywood,"

Collects Love Romance #89 and #101-104; My Love #2, #14, #16 and #18-20; Teen-Age Romance #77 and #84, Our Love Story #5; and Patsy Walker #119.