Like "Gift of the Magi"? We have TWO versions of it...

...each with their own particular charms!

by Gary Gianni

and

by John Fago & Anton Caravanna

O Henry's classic Christmas story of True Love has been adapted into every media format imaginable, sometimes as a period piece, sometimes updated to the present, and, in a couple of cases, projected into the future!

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Gift of the Magi

 adapted by PJ Lynch

YOUNG LOVE "Love Me--Love My Father"

We ran the 1969-1970 version of this tale HERE...

...but when DC reprinted the story in 1974-1975 they changed more than the fashions and hairstyles, as the revised splash page demonstrates!

The reprinted version from DC's Young Love #113 (1974-75) changed only the female fashions and hairstyles, not the male ones!

I wonder why?

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Best of DC Romance Comics

Stan Lee: Romance Comics Writer!

Besides tales of the super-powered denizens of the "Marvel Universe"...

...the late Stan Lee scripted hundreds of romance comics stories...

...some featuring experimental storytelling techniques...

...some featuring people you didn't usually see in romance comics up to that time...

...and some that featured controversial political and social themes!

You can see all of Stan Lee's work we've re-presented on this blog (including the ones shown above) by clicking HERE!

Next Week:

You'll see the story we planned to present, but bounced due to Stan Lee's passing!

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Marvel Romance: the Trade Paperback!

Marvel's picked some of the best love comics from the 60s and 70s!

"It Happened at Woodstock," "My Heart Broke in Hollywood," "Love on the Rebound!"

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.

YOUNG ROMANCE "My Father, My Love!"

If that titilating title didn't grab your attention...

...then you're reading the wrong blog!

(Just keep in mind this is a Comics Code-approved story...)

Written and penciled by Ric Estrada and inked by Vince Colletta, this scintiliating story from DC's Young Romance #163 (1969/1970) was not the cover-featured tale for that issue!

(If I was the editor, it sure as hell would have been!)

When the tale was reprinted several years later, it was not only "updated" by redrawing the women's hair and clothing, but the title and opening page were rewritten as well!

 Next Week:

The "Updated" Version of This Story!

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PHANTOM WITCH DOCTOR "Death Came Dancing"

As a Halloween treat (no trick), here's a tale about true love from beyond the grave...

...as presented in a classic 1950s horror comic!

This tale appeared in the 1952 one-shot comic anthology Phantom Witch Doctor by Avon Comics.

Both the writer and artist are unknown and the story has never been reprinted.

 Happy Halloween, everyone!

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We haven't decided yet which tale it'll be, but we can guarantee that...

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