Love Journal (1951) 21

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $190.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by John Buscema. Stories and art by John Buscema, Mort Leav, Sid Greene and Bill Woolfolk. Offbeat romance comic, from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted, often featured early work by future comics legends. Young Marian and Steve want to get married in a hurry, but when his squadron ships out, he risks going AWOL for the wedding, in an early story (and cover) by future Marvel and Conan legend John Buscema. Nancy is only interested in men who buy her expensive gifts, until she meets Bruce and learns her folly. Cissie falls for handsome Tom from the city, but she can't bear to leave the swamp she calls home - until his actions during an oil fire force her to make a decision. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Write Thrilling Love Letters." I Put a Price on Love; My Heart Couldn't Wait!; SOS Love in Distress; Swamp Girl! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.