Wednesday, June 15, 2011

OUR LOVE STORY "Only One Can Win!"

During the Silver Age of Comics, Marvel had a pair of romance books which featured work by their hottest artists, including this pair, John Buscema and Don Heck, on this torrid tale from Our Love Story #3.
Since fanboys don't usually read or buy these books, they're among the hardest to find titles of the 1960s, which is a shame since the art is first-rate!
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?)

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

HAUNTED LOVE "Reunion" Conclusion

Daniel and Cleo were the perfect couple, but shortly before their wedding, tragedy befell as Cleo drowned during a sudden storm.
For months, Daniel obsessed over his lost love.
Anton and Nadia, a pair of con-artists pretending to be psychics, offered Daniel the chance to speak to Cleo's restless spirit...
Written by Joe Gill, a longtime comics writer who penned tales in every genre from romance to sci-fi.
Illustrated by Joe Staton, who's currently illustrating the Dick Tracy newspaper comic strip!

Next week...a return to a more traditional romance comic tale!
You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

HAUNTED LOVE "Reunion"

"Gothic romances" were one of the last genres to make it to comic books, and once they arrived, didn't last very long.
This story is from the longest-lasting title, Haunted Love.
Will Anton and Nadia "put one over" on Daniel, or is Nadia actually psychic?
Will Daniel and Cleo be reunited?
And if so, how?
Will True Love prevail?
Yes, fans, it's our first multi-part post!
But Fear Not! 
You don't have to wait until next week!
The heart-tugging conclusion will be posted...
You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

COWGIRL ROMANCES "Ranch of Riddles"

Nothing says I Love You like gunpowder, horse blankets, and guys who don't bathe for days, right?
Someone thought so back in the 1950s, when two of the most popular genres--romances and Westerns were combined into Western romances (or Romantic Westerns) in both comics and prose fiction.
At one point, there were almost a dozen titles in this genre before they all faded out by 1961.
Since then, the occasional "romance at a dude ranch" or somesuch has popped up, but they're usually set in the present, not in the Old West.
Next week...another genre combines with true love as we present a gothic romance tale!
You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

ADVENTURES IN ROMANCE "September Squall"

We're coming to Memorial Day weekend...
...and the summer vacation season, so here's a tale that really fits the concept of a "beach read'!
You'll note a couple of two-page spreads at the beginning of the story.
This particular comic series (Adventures in Romance) experimented with doing double-page spreads to establish a distinctive "look".
Sadly, it only lasted two issues.  ;-(

Next week...Our first tale of love featuring cowboys and cowgirls (one of the more popular sub-genres of romance fiction in the 1950s)...
You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!

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