Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) comic books

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $25.00 View scan 2.25" Cumulative spine split.

Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Reporter Grace meets handsome Ray while covering the homeless problem, but after she falls for him, she doesn't know how to tell him he's the star of her stories. Scheming Sylvia sets up Amy and Steve to clear a path to Amy's job, but she didn't expect to fall for Steve herself. Jean pretends to be someone she isn't to win a man, but when he finds out the truth, she risks losing everything. Echo of Love; The Anguished Heart; Leading Lady; Trapped. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Farm girl Alice thinks she's stuck with boorish, abusive Leo, but then handsome Gabe takes a wrong turn onto her road. Sad, jilted Pat falls for the handsome artist who sketches her in the park, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Laurie is bored with her steady boyfriend, and then she meets handsome Dan, in a story with some good-girl art. Marriage Meant Misery; Model Wife; Love in Limbo; For the Last Time; Too Much in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $15.34 View scan 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Texas farm girl Lil becomes a world-famous beauty courted by princes, but deep down she still craves a simple love. Resort waitress Arlene is courted by every lifeguard on the beach except Burt, the one she's really interested in. Nurse Arline loves handsome surgeon Andrew, but worries about the toll his grueling work schedule is taking on his health. (This story features "Dr. Sinnot," a reference to regular Romantic Story artist Joe Sinnott.) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World; You Just Can't Tell; Dave's Diary; He Gave Me My Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $24.00 Cover detached.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Virginia has a long-distance relationship with Hank, but that just brings her closer to handsome mailman Fred, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Redheaded Claudia marries well-off John, but still feels their relationship is lacking compared to friends Deidi and Bob. Fran gets a "Dear Jane" letter from absent boyfriend Bill, but feels drawn to his handsome brother Carl. Plus advice on overcoming shyness. Uncancelled Love; We; How to Overcome Shyness; Practice Piano; Put Color in Your Life; My Substitute Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Louise leaves her isolated Maine island community to go to college on the mainland, but she doesn't fit in, with her old-fashioned ways... and then she meets the boy named Bonzo. A promise made to her dying mother threatens a woman's happiness with the man she loves. Arlene meets Paul when he punches out her date for taking liberties. Strange to the Ways of Love; Lady in Distress; A Bird Tests Her Wings; Promise to Mamma. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $17.77 View scan 1 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. A woman rescues Arnie from a shark, in a particularly action-packed romantic story. Ron and Ellen keep meeting at exotic resorts (like Fire Island!) and fall in love, but each has a secret from the other. Harry keeps a watchful eye on coed Evvie so Steve doesn't try anything, but to Evvie, he's just intruding. Plus advice (and diagrams!) on how to roll hair in Styled For Romance. Everything But Love; Two Kinds of Love; Styled for Romance; One Kiss Before Dying. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50

Cover by Art Cappello and Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Antonio Colmeiro, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Actress Nora marries costar Regan after a whirlwind romance, and the man who really loves her must stand by, knowing the truth about Regan. Tim is torn between the blonde he loves, who thinks he's a "creep," and the redhead who secretly loves him, but can't tell him. Cover by Art Cappello and Sal Gentile features some good-girl swimsuit art, in that Betty-and-Veronica sort of way. Married in Haste; You Can't Kiss a Beautiful Mountain; Humpty Dumpty Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50

First 20c cover priced issue. Stories by unknown. Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia, Pete Morisi, Don Perlin & Alascia and unknown. Patty Newton and Farley Moore are in love! And then...heartbreak...in "All's Fair"! Also featuring: "Please, Let Me Go"; "The Other Side of the Image!"; "10000 Miles Between Kisses"; and the 1-page story "Happy Birthday"! Plus: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50

Cover by Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Wendie falls hard for Aaron after a single kiss, in a story with art by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Beckie seems paralyzed after Carlos accidentally hits her with his car, but then Carlos and her friend Cynthia observe her sleepwalking. Donna gets engaged to smooth-talking older man Vince despite her parents' protests and friends' misgivings, in a story with art by Marvel legend Don Perlin. Cupid Is a Monster; A Young Girl's Heart; Cynthia Doyle: The Fraud; Let's Pretend A Kiss! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Art Cappello and Sal Gentile. Stories and art by Oscar Stepancich, Don Sherwood, Art Cappello, Nicholas Zann, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Claudia falls hard for Edward, but he doesn't seem interested in her. Margaret and Zizi make a bet that they can woo a man away from his redheaded girlfriend Wendie, even if they have to use hypnosis.A gal gets a makeover to impress Lew. Plus a pinup (the second in four issues) of Partridge Family star David Cassidy. Fancy Meeting You Here; Footprints in the Sands of Love!; Broken Date; When You Got It, Flaunt It. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $16.00 View scan

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Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by David Mangiarotti, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas and Wayne Howard. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. A woman takes a gamble on love in Las Vegas, where everything is a gamble. A woman fears that the man she loves will die. Plus a pinup of Partridge Family star Danny Bonaduce. Please... Don't Die; Fickle Heart; Taking a Chance on Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00

Cover by Art Cappello. Stories and art by Fred Himes, Art Cappello, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Carol can't bear to tell the man she loves that he only has months to live. Blonde "Linda Carter" loves Dennis, but his relationship with his judgmental mother troubles her. Mama's Boy; Find-A-Word; My Favorite Dream; How Many More Kisses? Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.