Comic books in 'Romance'

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Joan and Glenn must keep their marriage secret from his father and her mother, who both disapprove. Spicy pre-Code bad-girl cover by an unknown artist. Love's Second Chance; We Couldn't Wait; With All My Heart; He Wasn't Ashamed. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Secret Kisses"; Martha takes care of her siblings, spoiled Joan and young Bobby; Martha becomes friends with Harold, one of Joan's dates, and is embarrassed when Joan two-times Harold with Bill; Harold admits he prefers Martha; They are secretly married, because Martha wants to see if Joan will settle down; When she doesn't, Harold and Martha announce their marriage and their intention to move out, taking Bobby with them. "My Mad Mistake"; Singer Lucky falls in love with soldier Watt, but she doesn't want to marry a military man; Lucky introduces Watt to her married sister Margie, whose husband is serving overseas and who struggles to make ends meet; Lucky doesn't want a life like that; When Watt says "I don't approve of working wives" so she'd have to quit her career if they wed, Lucky breaks up with him. "Love on the Sneak"; Wendy marries Ray, who is older and wealthy, and wonders if she's made a mistake; Ray is called back into the military and his mother tries to interest Wendy in social events; At one of these events, Wendy meets Michael and they fall in love. "My Lying Heart"; When Dan's small business runs into trouble, his wife Vivian decides to get a job to help out; However, she learns companies don't want married women: "they are sidetracked by too many personal problems to keep their minds on their jobs with us"; Claiming she's single, Vivian's hired as a model by Jack; Jack falls in love with Vivian although she doesn't reciprocate his affections. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Sally gets a big promotion at work, but must keep her engagement to Bill a secret in order to keep her job. Mike hides his marriage to a nightclub singer from his parents (which is bad enough) and from his girlfriend (which is worse). Fred and Dorothy must hide their marriage because of med-school regulations, so Dorothy's boss thinks she's single and available. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. My Double Life; No Other Love; Unwelcome Bride; Part Time Wife. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. In a rare story featuring a female soldier (and some good-girl art), Gwyn is a WAC in postwar Germany who agrees to marry Rudy so he can emigrate to America. Martha knows her marriage to movie star Roger is a sham, but she can't help loving him anyway. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Without Romance; Dangerous Moments; Honeymoon Hideaway; My Secret Bride. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Suspicious Kiss"; Mazie, the waitress at a truck stop, falls for Alex, a new driver for a trucking company that keeps running into bad luck. "Just a Good-Time Gal"; Beth, a "good-time girl", treats her sister Julie like a maid while Julie has to hide her marriage to Mike, one of Beth's former beaus. Letters from readers on love advice with answers from Nancy Drake. "Learning to Love"; Peggy starts dating one of her teachers to get revenge on him, but ends up falling in love. "Love in the Hills"; Jessie, a backwoods country girl, falls for Joe, an artist from the city who rents her pa's cabin; They marry in secret because she knows that her pa, and Luke (the strongest man in the county), wouldn't approve. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Mary is pledged to absent soldier Mike, but soon finds herself in the arms of another man. Shirley, whose husband doesn't enjoy dancing, has a surprisingly enjoyable time hitting the town with handsome Jim, in a story with some spicy good-girl art. Doris finally gets a chance to rebel against her strict, old-fashioned father, in story with the lurid title "Love On Demand." Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Fun pre-Code bad-girl cover by an unknown artist. It Could Happen To You; Kisses For All; Innocent Scandal; Love On Demand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Paula knows that sailor Vince loves her, but she still wants to play the field, in a story with some spicy good-girl art. Mary loses respect for her husband Joe after she has to go back to work to support them, but when she really needs him, he's gone. Soldier's wife Beth feels threatened when her husband's beautiful old flame moves back into the area. Also featuring a vintage ad for early lenticular (or "Photo-Move") pictures of Jesus, Mary or Pope Pius XII. Lesson in Love; This Is Forever; She Wanted My Man; The Losing Game. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Alice likes Clark but suspects he's stealing things from her workplace, unless it's all a plot to get her to go out with him. Margaret suspects her husband Dick is cheating on her, so she sets a trap for him by making it look like she's the one cheating. Sally and Wayne fall for each other while she's designing the gown for his upcoming wedding. Wings of Love; Kiss Thief; I Married a Flirt; For Sale: A Wedding Gown. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Afraid to Love"; Rosalie and her mother operate a concession stand at an amusement park; Rosalie and sailor Rex fall in love, but she is afraid to reveal her humble origins; When Rex finds out, he says it doesnt matter. "My Heart Went Thataway"; Jane is a TV script girl with a crush on cowboy star Jack; When an actress falls ill, Jane fills in for her on the program; She dates Jack but when he takes her to his apartment and makes a move on her, she has to be rescued by her producer Morton. "Betrayed Kisses!"; Air Force officer Joe is assigned to remote Rock Island and his new wife Ann comes along; While Joe is away, Ann is romanced by another officer, Hank; However, Hank is honorable and doesnt attempt to betray his best friend. "Let's Get Married"; Joan is hired as a private nurse for elderly, ill-tempered Mrs. Cole; She eventually wins her patients trust but when she falls in love with her patients son Tom, Mrs. Cole thinks she is a gold-digger; Joan goes away, but Mrs. Cole reconsiders and calls her back to the house so Joan can be reunited with Tom. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Sally can only watch as her beautiful sister Milly charms her fiancee Bill right out of her arms. Also featuring vintage ads for a rosary cross and for early lenticular (or "Photo-Move") pictures of Jesus, Mary or Pope Pius XII. My G.I.'s Kisses; I Loved a Sailor; Honeymoon Heartbreak; Menace to Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Beautiful but poverty-stricken Claire uses love and friendship to secure happiness, but risks losing the man she loves. A woman hospitalized after a car crash reveals how a shameful attempt at romance brought her there. Nurse Smith falls for the handsome doctor she works with, but their first surgery together is a disaster. I Won't Cheat Again; Wrong Bridegroom; His Kisses Fooled Me; I Loved My Doctor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Bored with childhood sweetheart David, Julie soon finds herself in the arms of another man, a smooth-talker in a purple suit. Peggy, wife of Marine Bill, has love trouble when her sister comes to visit. Patty's father is a notorious gambler, causing people to look on her with disapproval, including her beau Tommie. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. Hungry for Kisses; So Glad You're Mine; I Was a Marked Woman! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Lois is torn between soldier Larry and defense contractor Jeff - but the story takes a left turn with the discovery of a spy ring. Sisters Betsy and Ellen get into a feud over dating older men, but one of the sisters is secretly married to boot. Bert discovers that his new wife Mary has inherited her father's gambling problem. My Cheating Heart; Two Kinds of Love; Too Young For Kisses; Gamble With Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Matt Baker and others. Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. Agnes can't attract the attention of Jeff, the manager where she works, but another woman manages to get him all to herself. On the eve of her marriage, Marge becomes insanely jealous, in a story featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Heart In Torment; You Must Trust Love; Kisses Through Tears; Price of My Jealousy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. A soldier's new wife wrestles with the decision to tell her mother about her marriage, when she knows she won't like it. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Matt Baker and others. Couples wrestle with marital strife in this pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior that often features good-girl art. April is torn between wealthy John and boy-next-door Charles, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Wendy loves sailor Bill, but doesn't want a husband who will spend all his time at sea. Rosalind is torn between her mother's drive to make her an actress and her own love for a soldier named Bob, but producer Mr. Grant may have a solution that suits everybody. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Rosary Cross of Seven Sorrows. My Greedy Heart; Gossip Condemned Me; Wandering Kisses; I Made Love My Career. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Moment of Madness," "I Put a Price on Love," "Kisses in Hiding," and "Week-End Wife." Cover price $0.10.

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Art by George Appel and Ken Battefield. Women admit to secret love. A woman is accused of compromising her virtue, but it's all a big misunderstanding; A bad reputation follows a woman as she tries to start over; A woman winds up in trouble with the law because she loved the wrong man. Plus love advice to readers. My Virtue Was Questioned; They Called Me That Woman; My Fearful Night; My Crime Was Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and others. Women admit to secret love. A woman deals with insulting insinuations, in a story with early art by EC legend Wally Wood; A man's faith in the woman he loves is shaken; A woman tries to dominate the man in her life, not expecting him to dump her. Plus love advice to readers. They Called Me Cheap; He Couldn't Trust Me; Heart To Hart; Carolyn's Column; I Thought I Owned A Man. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Star Presentation (1950) #3. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from Captain Kidd (1949) #25. In order of appearance: "I Stopped at Nothing"; "His Terms for Love"; and "He Wanted More Than Love". "Heart's Desire" and "For Girls Only! I Want a New Face" text articles reprinted in Top Love Stories (1951) #18. Indicia states "MY SECRET STORY (formerly CAPTAIN KIDD)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

The path to true love never did run smooth. Roberta comes from a loveless home, so when the wrong man tells her he loves her, she follows him into scandal; Beth shares a comfortable life with her husband, but her incessant nagging turns him against her; Another Beth is in danger of losing her fiancee Larry when her niece sees her kissing another man. Plus love advice to readers. Bad Girl's Confession; My Husband Hated Me!; They Called Me a Two-Timer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "I Became a Marked Woman"; "He Needed Me"; and "My Hush-Hush Affair". "Heart's Desire" and "For Girls Only! It's Tone-Up Time" text articles. Indicia states "MY SECRET STORY (formerly CAPTAIN KIDD)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

The path to true love never did run smooth. Dot, who works for the Orioles baseball team, overlooks co-worker Dick when loutish star athlete Lefty makes a play for her; Redheaded Laura loves Fred, but her domineering mother is arranging her marriage with Eugene; Nina marries childhood sweetheart Jack, but soon becomes bored and longs for excitement. Plus love advice to readers and advice If You Trip the Light Fantastic. I Loved Blindly; He Scorned My Love; Heart's Desire; For Girls Only!; My Forbidden Rapture. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Numbering continues from Zago Jungle Prince (1948) #4. In order of appearance: "My Marriage Was Doomed!"; "Was I Too Young for Love?" art by Al Davoren, retitled and reprinted as "Ungrateful Love!!" in Top Love Stories (1951) #10; and "I Tried to Buy Love" art by Eddie Schwartz. "I Was Blinded by Love" text story reprinted in Cowboy Love (1949) #29. Indicia states "MY STORY TRUE ROMANCES IN PICTURES (formerly ZAGO)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Women reveal tales of love and loss. A woman gets a chance at stardom, but soon thinks of the man she left behind; A woman develops a reputation as a man-eater; A couple finds love, but the female half refuses to introduce him to her father. Plus love advice to readers. What Price Hollywood?; I Was A She-Wolf; Revenge In My Heart; I Was Ashamed Of My Dad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Women reveal tales of love and loss. Cruel stories follow a woman wherever she goes; A woman tries to start over after being left at the altar; A woman takes action when someone else wants her man. Plus love advice to readers. I Lost My Reputation; I Was Jilted; Please Advise; Love Chapter; My Fight For Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and others. Women reveal tales of love and loss. A wife is trapped in a loveless marriage and wants out; Words said in the heat of the moment threaten to have lasting consequences; A woman loses her head and almost loses everything else after she falls for the wrong man. Plus love advice to readers. Marriage Without Love; My Words Condemned Me; Please Advise; I Sold My Soul. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Women reveal tales of love and loss. A woman is seemingly ignored by the most important man in her life; A new bride goes astray, in an early story by EC legend Wally Wood; A man wonders if he can ever forgive a woman for the stunt she pulled. Plus love advice to readers. He Knew I Was Lonely!; Wayward Bride; Please Advise; I Betrayed Him. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women reveal tales of love and loss. A couple wonders if they can make their relationship work after they are brought together by a companionship agency; A woman thinks she's not good enough for the man she loves; A man refuses to let the woman he loves walk away. Plus love advice to readers. My Mail-Order Sweetheart; Second-Rate Girl; Please Advise; He Wouldn't Let Me Go. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Women reveal tales of love and loss. Ann's strict father and interfering brother threaten her romance with handsome Paul; Lydia marries for money and loses the man she should have chosen, something she learns far too late; A comics adaptation of the Robert Browning Romantic poem Never the Time and the Place. Plus love advice to readers and an article on how to Look Your Loveliest. Phony Love Affair; I Learned Too Late; Please Advise; Love Chatter; I Tried to Be Tough; Poetic Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Was a Dance-Hall Girl!"; "The Storm in My Heart"; and "Amateur at Love". Text articles: "Please Advise...Love Problems from Our Readers", "To the Girls! Don't Be A Slouch" reprinted in Top Love Stories (1951) #14, and "Love Chatter, How to Get Your Man". Indicia states "MY STORY, Real Romances in Pictures". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Man-Hater"; Jane plays men for chumps until she falls in love with one of them. "Doomed!"; Martha gets bad news about her heart, gives up on her job and boyfriend but Glenn's trick saves the romance. "Romancology" article by Bill Devine; Articles about romance comics with illustrations; Included is a 2 page cover gallery with commentary. "My Tarnished Reputation," art by Wally Wood and Harry Harrison; With a $1,000 missing from the company, Billie Tanner takes the fall for her boyfriend- the boss's son. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.75.

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"Dime a Dance Girl"; Ann is in high school and in love with her sailor boyfriend. She needs to work nights to help her struggling family, but is working in a dance hall the right answer? "Ghoul's Bride"; A monstrous ghoul suddenly appears in the jail cell of Rita, a condemned murderer; He offers her a serum to cheat the hangman on the condition that she becomes his bride. "Romancology" by Bill Devine; Articles about Fox romance comics with illustrations; Included is a 2 page romance cover gallery with commentary; letters to the editor and Classic Romance Ad. "I Knew About Men!", art by Rafael Astarita; Sylvia is from a small town and hitch hikes to the big city; A smart guy tries to take advantage of her but she flees his car to the nearby woods; Hal finds out about this and rescues her, dropping her off at the YWCA. "The Passion Pit," art by Alberta Tewks; Penny's family has moved to a new town, lonely for new friends, she is befriended by Vera who introduces her to the town's teen-age sex club; High school news reporter Ken Parker plans to expose the club and Penny could fall victim. 36 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.75.

"I Hated the Man I Loved"; Nina is a spoiled rich girl who attends a fancy boarding school; One night, she swims across the lake without permission and has to be rescued by Bob, the gardeners son on a nearby estate; As Bob is driving her home, theyre involved in an auto accident in which Bob is injured and another man dies; Bob conceals Ninas presence; A year later, Nina sees Bob has opened a garden supplies store in town. "He Didn't Offer Marriage!"; Factory worker Kay is looking for "somebody older, Somebody with money," and begins to date her middle-aged boss Philip; He promotes her to secretary, but when Philip tries to set her up in an apartment as his mistress and says hes not going to marry her, Kay breaks up with him; She later meets Paul, Philips grown son, and he proposes marriage to her. "Wife for a Day" text story. "Almost a Party Girl"; Virginia is a dress model for Poppa Sam, who refuses to let his employees date buyers, but she does so anyway; She reserves her affection for elevator operator Bernie, who disapproves of her dates with other men; Virginia is fired when her boss finds out and cant get another job. Indicia states "MY TRUE LOVE, (formerly Western Killers)". 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"I Shared My Husband"; Over her older sister Lydias objections, Ellen marries Dan, almost a complete stranger; However, he begins to act strangely and leaves her; Ellen tracks Dan to his hometown, and discovers his real name is Carl and he doesnt recognize her; Psychiatrist Dr. Weber says Dan/Carl is suffering from shock after the death of his mother. "Week-End Romance"; Julie and Wayne are childhood friends who grow up to be a nurse and doctor, respectively; Wayne introduces Julie to another intern, wealthy Don, and they begin to date; However, Don is not dedicated to his profession as Wayne is, and Dons parents dont think Julie fits into their social class. "Impatient for Kisses"; Gerry leaves school and goes to work in a shirt factory to help support her family; Her longtime boyfriend Al is often out of town on business and Gerry is bored; Her co-workers advise Gerry to put a slip of a paper asking for a date in a shirt she is packaging; suave, middle-aged Guy shows up in response; Gerry has fun with the free-spending Guy, but when Al returns and punches him, Guy gets angry. Indicia states "MY TRUE LOVE, (formerly Western Killers)". 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Another romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman gets engaged by proxy, in an early story by EC legend Wally Wood; The past comes back to haunt a woman's happy relationship; A woman feels that she can't leave, but neither can she stay. Plus love advice to readers and Popularity Notes. My Second Hand Proposal; My Day Of Reckoning; Your Question Box; Popularity Notes; Trapped By My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Another romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman can't forget the secret in her past; A woman comes to regret the choices she made in the heat of passion; A woman feels trapped by love. Plus love advice to readers and Popularity Notes. My Secret Shame; Blinded by Love; Your Question Box; Chained to a Promise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Came from the Slums!"; Cora and her alcoholic mother live in the slums of Easterling; At school, Cora meets Gary, who doesnt care about her poverty; After high school, they elope. Garys mother feels an early marriage will ruin Garys future, and offers Cora $10,000 to get an annulment; Cora accepts because she loves Gary but lies to him; Cora reinvents herself as "Coral," getting a good job; "Harvard man" Paul proposes to Cora. "I Wanted a Wedding Ring"; "Steady" Jud proposes to Tabby but she stalls and tells "exciting" Roy, who feels pressured into marrying her even though hes "not ready to be married yet!"; The couple gets into financial trouble and Roy blames Tabby for rushing him into marriage; A drunk Roy commits suicide; Tabby gives birth to Roys son; Jud pays the bills and even sends her away on vacation. "My Doubting Heart"; War widow Myra and her young daughter Lonnie move back to her home town; When Lonnie runs away, Bob brings her home and asks Myra for a date; Bob and Myra fall in love, but Myra is worried that he resents Lonnies presence; Myra insists that Lonnie accompany them to the house thats being built for the new family, and Lonnie is injured; Myra blames Bob and breaks up with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

An adaptation of one of the bestselling light novel franchises in Japan brings high school cynicism face-to-face with youthful enthusiasm in this bittersweet comedy of errors!

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. "Youth" is a crock, he believes, a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he's sentenced to work in the Service Club, an organization dedicated to helping students with problems in their lives!

How will Hachiman the Cynic cope with a job that requires - gasp! - optimism?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

Hachiman Hikigaya may be in a club with two hot girls, but this isn't going to turn into a rom-com. He may have given out his number, but his phone will remain untexted. Besides, the only true cutie around here? Yeah, it's a guy. Hachiman the loser, Yukino the ice queen, and Yui the bimbo have to find some way to put the "service" back in Service Club - but so far they've scored zero points in the game of high school life.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

Hachiman Hikigaya's travails in the Service Club continue! When his younger sister Komachi comes to the Service Club with a problem involving Hachiman's stoic, intimidating classmate Saki, he's faced with a challenge. How's he supposed to break through Saki's unflappable and frankly frightening demeanor? Is it possible that Hachiman's notorious cynicism is actually going to be good for something, for once?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

Hachiman Hikigaya's travails in the Service Club continue! When his younger sister Komachi comes to the Service Club with a problem involving Hachiman's stoic, intimidating classmate Saki, he's faced with a challenge. How's he supposed to break through Saki's unflappable and frankly frightening demeanor? Is it possible that Hachiman's notorious cynicism is actually going to be good for something, for once?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

In spite of his best efforts, Hachiman still finds himself helping out his fellow students as a member of the Service Club. When delusional fantasy lover and fellow reject Zaimokuza tries to establish a "Playing Club," how will Hachiman, Yui, and Yukino handle his antics?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

In spite of his best efforts, Hachiman still finds himself helping out his fellow students as a member of the Service Club. When delusional fantasy lover and fellow reject Zaimokuza tries to establish a "Playing Club," how will Hachiman, Yui, and Yukino handle his antics?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Wataru Watari. Art and cover by Naomichi Io. Translated by Jennifer Ward.

A summer break without anyone around is the perfect scenario for loner Hachiman Hikigaya, but Hiratsuka-sensei knows just how to shatter his dreams. Instead of a quiet vacation, the members of the Service Club (as well as Hayama's circle of popular students) are helping out at a children's day camp. While elementary school is a distant memory for these teenagers, Hachiman ends up meeting a young kindred spirit - a loner named Rumi Tsurumi!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Age 13 and up

Cover price $13.00.