True Love Comics Tales

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

AROUND THE BLOCK WITH DUNC AND LOO "TV or Not TV"

After last week's spooky Gothic romance mini-blogathon...

...we thought a bit of teen humor would be in order!

You'll note two major differences from most teen humor tales we present here...

1) the art doesn't mimic the Archie Comics "house" art style, which became synonymous with "teen humor" in the late 1950s!

2) the series is set in a big city with apartment houses and other urban elements.

(Most "teen humor" series are set in suburbs/small towns!)

This never-reprinted story from Dell's Around the Block with Dunc and Loo #1 (1961) was written by John Stanley and illustrated by Bill Williams (who were the series' co-creators).

It was one of three "teen humor" series created for Dell by Stanley, including Kookie and Thirteen (Going on Eighteen) for Dell.

We'll be presenting examples of them in the future...

Next Week:

We don't know yet what we'll present, but we can guarantee...

You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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Thirteen Going on Eighteen

by John Stanley

Friday, August 3, 2018

Beach Read SECRETS OF SINSTER HOUSE "Death at Castle Dunbar" Chapter 5 (Conclusion)

We Have Already Seen...

...why is Justine pretending to be the ghost of Valerie?
Take a deep breath and read on...for all the answers await you!

It's a pretty impressive send-off for an anthology that, sadly, only lasted five issues, despite using first-rate talent.
Note: Secrets of Sinister House survived as a horror anthology for another 13 issues, ending with #18 in 1974.

Co-author Lynn Marron wrote only a half-dozen comics stories before switching to prose, and continues to write fantasy to this day.

You can read another of her comics stories HERE.

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You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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Showcase Presents

Secrets of the Sinister House

(Which includes the four issues of Sinister House of Secret Love as well as this week's story...but in black and white!)

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Beach Read SECRETS OF SINSTER HOUSE "Death at Castle Dunbar" Chapter 4

When Last We Left Our Heroine...

...investigating the death of her sister, Valerie, who married into the Dunbar family, "Mike" Hollis literally dives into the mystery of the lake where Valerie died...

TOMORROW...

ALL the Secrets REVEALED!

You'll cry your eyes out if you miss it!

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Gothic Tales of Haunted Love

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Beach Read SECRETS OF SINSTER HOUSE "Death at Castle Dunbar" Chapter 3

We Have Already Seen...

..."Mike" Hollis, investigating the alleged suicide/accidential death of Valerie Dunbar, has discovered evidence Valerie was, in fact, murdered!

But why?

And why is the murdered woman's ghost wandering the Scottish castle?

Will "Mike" die the way Valerie allegedly-did?

Find out...

TOMORROW!

Penciler Mike Sekowsky should be well-known to readers of this blog.
Besides being a prolific contributor to romance comics at numerous companies, he also handled the editing/writing/drawing of radical revamps of both of DC's major superheroines; Wonder Woman...