Monday, July 1, 2024

Beach Read THEY ALL CAME TO DIE! "Chapter One...Trapped!"

What's better than reading a gothic romance graphic novel on a beach blanket on a summer day?
Nothing!
So stretch out on the aforementioned blanket (or oversized towel or chaise lounge), with a cold drink at your side, under an umbrella...and enjoy!
To Be Continued...
TOMORROW!
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!
This never-reprinted story by writer Jack Oleck and artist Don Heck from DC's Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #5 (1972)...
...was the last gasp of the company's attempt at gothic romance.
In fact, the book itself was originally titled Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, but the title was altered as the book's format changed from Gothic romance to horror stories!
The "sister" Gothic romance comic Sinister House of Secret Love had already become the horror comic Secrets of Sinister House!
But this book-length story had already been completed, so the decision was made to use it, but under the new title.
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...which reprints the four issues of Sinister House of Secret Love, this book's sister gothic romance title, but in black and white!
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

SUMMER LOVE "Overboard"

It's the end of June, so let's go into full "summer vacation" mode...
...with a never-reprinted story from Charlton's Summer Love #47 (1966)!
Written by Joe Gill, penciled by Hal Grauer, and inked by Vince Colletta.
Next Week:
We're Getting You Ready for the Long 4th of July Weekend with our Annual Book-Length Gothic "Beach Read" Novel...
(and it's never been reprinted since publication over half a century ago!)
Five Chapters, Published Daily!
And, we proudly guarantee that...
You'll Cry Your Eyes Out if You Miss It!
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

WARTIME ROMANCES "Lovelife of an Army Nurse"

It is said that "All is fair in love and war"...

...as this nurse learns the hard way in a story from St John's Wartime Romances #1 (1951)!
Penciled by legendary "good girl" artist Mat Baker and inked by Ray Osirin, this tale of combat and cattiness was typical of the more adult approach that St John's creatives took in their various romance titles.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

In Space No One Can Hear You Smooch AMAZING ADVENTURES "Asteroid Witch"

Comic book romance stories are geared towards 'tween/teen/young adult females...
Art by Clinton Spooner
...which make you wonder what the 'tween/teen/young adult male attitude on romance is.
This never-reprinted story from Ziff-Davis' Amazing Adventures #1 (1950) offers that viewpoint.
And what have we learned today?
Women, alien or not, are scheming little trollops, plotting to control helpless men, usually by tricking them into marriage.
No wonder there's so much misogyny in America...
While the writer for this story is unknown (but believed to be editor Jerry [Superman] Siegel), the art is by Murphy Anderson, who did a lot of work for Ziff-Davis Comics before moving on to illustrate the Buck Rogers newspaper strip!
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Newsroom Nookie DARING CONFESSIONS "Scandal Sheet"

 Imagine, a tabloid that purchases stories involving famous/important people...
...then keeps them from being published and embarrassing the famous/important people!
Such "catch and kill" schemes couldn't actually happen, right?






This never-reprinted story from Youthful's Daring Confessions #4 (1951) can't seem to decide what its' plotting priorities are!
Is it a love story...or a tale of hard-hitting journalists working together...or both?
You decide!

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