Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) comic books 1960-1969

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Country girl Ellie dreams of a future with handsome Buff, but he doesn't seem to notice her, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Type A A-student Helen feels threatened after beautiful Lana transfers to her school. Cindy has recurring dreams of a handsome man, but doesn't know how to react when she meets someone who looks just like her dream man. Come to the Hill; Lost Love; Man Stealer; Love Makes Magic; To Whom Does He Run?; One Other Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta and Joe Sinnott. Stories by Joe Gill? Art by Vince Colletta, Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta studio. Bud was foot-loose...a bohemian! But she couldn't help herself...she loved him in..."Gypsy Holiday"! Her dream was of the excitement of the big city...and a man...a man from the city in "End of a Dream"! Also featuring: "The Lesson"! Plus: 1-page story "The Wall-Flower," drawn by Jon D'Agostino? Also: 2-page text story "Lost Love"! 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.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Canadian Edition. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Joan isn't sure she loves boyfriend Dave, and then she meets handsome, wealthy Lee, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Beautiful Della loves all the attention she gets from men, but can't find someone who truly loves her. Molly can't concentrate with all the typing going on in the next apartment, and when she meets the handsome writer, he has the same complaint about her singing. Man in My Dreams; Loveless Kisses; For Love or Money?; Be Sure, My Heart; Fascination. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After her family moves to a lower-income neighborhood, Claire hates every aspect of her new life, until she meets Joe. Marion meets Paul during a cruise and falls in love, but does he really love her, or is it just a vacation fling? A woman meets a shadowy figure in her apartment building during a blackout - but in the light, he's quite handsome. The Bitter Love; River Street Romance; The Light of Love; The Missing House; Shipboard Romance; Hello Beloved. 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. Hester, the lonely daughter of a wealthy rancher, falls for the new ranch hand, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. A couple finds love amidst a natural setting - and then Marcia comes along. Judy is having an affair with her boss Scott, but he has to keep it a secret until after his political campaign, especially from his wealthy fiancee. The Best Things in Life Are Free; Affair of the Heart; My Foolish Heart; Prove That Love; Romantic Interlude. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After all these years, Lydia finally has a chance to get back at handsome Jack, the high-school crush who spurned her. A woman tells Captain Branche about the love she lost. Resort singer Molly is dating orchestra leader Danny, but then she meets handsome local Allan. Revenge Is Sweet; The Kiss; My Song of Love; Margie's Miracle; Betrayed. 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, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Joe is happily married to Beth, but can't stop thinking about a mystery woman he once glimpsed, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott.Widowed after her test-pilot husband is killed in a crash, Beth is consoled by his handsome best friend Keith, but she doesn't know if she can ever love again. Everyone in their small town expects farm girl Sara to marry childhood sweetheart Gil, but then she meets handsome stranger Art at a dance. Sorrow For Ever; The Love Gallery; Into The World of a Woman; One Cancellation; Substitute Sweetheart; Dream Girl. 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, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Lila is captivated by Stanley, the handsome stranger whose life she saved when she pulled him out of traffic, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Trudy is so obsessed with football star Clay she transfers to his college to meet him, but a handsome jock keeps getting in her way. Belle secretly loves Allan, but her redheaded sister Kay marries him first. Silent Love; The Winning of Clay Parker; An Ancient Love; Love Is Just Love; Take My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano and Sal Gentile. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Laura meets Lew when he punches out her fiance for taking liberties, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. A woman falls passionately in love with Ron, but does he feel the same way? On New Year's Eve, Donna finds herself kissing a handsome stranger at a party, and her boyfriend Jeff isn't happy about it. In a Stranger's Arms; The Trysting Place; Is Going Steady Unsteady?; My Love Alone; Seeking Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas, Jon D'Agostino and Sal Trapani. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Linda is engaged to Hal, but her best friend Ed is always there for her, in one of two stories with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Sally is world-famous as a child star, but she's actually eighteen, and her wholesome image is getting in the way of romance with handsome hometown boy Ken. Adored By Millions, But I Was Unloved; He's Mine; The Way Is Love; One Tragic Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Linda is not sure she wants to be engaged to Paul, and then handsome Jay rescues her from drowning, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. Vi meets handsome Greg in summer school, and he seems unfazed that her old boyfriend Dirk is in a teen gang. Lois falls for handsome bank teller Bruce, but starts to suspect he's involved with a counterfeit gang. Plus advice on overcoming shyness. The Enemies of Love, Counterfeit Kisses; Uncertain Love; Lindia Gets Her Man; The Other Kind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Sal Gentile and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Margie is engaged to farmer Ray, but a trip to Paris changes her perspective, in a story with art (and cover) by future Fantastic Four legend Joe Sinnott. June marries forest ranger Lew, but she's not prepared for his long absences... and then a forest fire puts everything in perspective. Regret; Long, Lonely Road; Always Yours; A Natural Beauty; Claire Gets Her Man; Love's Magic Spell. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Meredith is the hottest girl in school, but she ignores fellow students in favor of her professor, Charles, who looks like Clark Kent. Nearsighted model Erica kisses the wrong man, and that's how she meets Jim. Gary loves Paula, but she's still scarred from witnessing her parents' emotionally abusive relationship. Plus a comics biography of President Theodore Roosevelt. Sleek!; Afraid To Love!!; Pursuit Of Happiness; Prince Of Hearts; Confusion; Her Dim Love; Theodore Roosevelt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Vince Colletta, and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Wealthy Tommy wants teacher Beth to come away to live in Europe with him, but she can't bear to leave her students. Viv's casual style makes her a celebrity in the fashion world, but she still longs for love. Paula marries pro baseball star Rick, then gets caught up in the controversy over his playing style. Helpless Heart; Everything But Love; Change Cometh; Lonely Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. The first that newlywed Ruby hears of her husband's old flame Donna is when Donna drops by for a visit. A woman takes love for granted, until a crisis changes everything. Everyone sees Ray as a good-for-nothing drifter, except Beth, who believes he can be a success. An Old Flame; Dangerous Romance; Through Love's Eyes!; Just Don't; My Mixed-Up Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Andrea meets Leo when he rescues her from a double-date gone wrong. Rhea returns to her hometown from the big city and everyone thinks she's a cosmopolitan girl, but it's all an act. Redheaded Shelly's family is ostracized because her father is an ex-convict, so they start over in another town, but she dreads new beau Bob learning about her past. Plus a cautionary tale about drifting into juvenile delinquency, in the Cold War public service announcement What You Do in Your Spare Time. ("The time is past when our nation could afford street-corner loafers!") Party Pooper; My Father's Past; How Good We Are!; The Perfect Man; The Role Called For Love; Your Role in the Cold War. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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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.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Faded Southern belle Lucille lives in "genteel poverty" in her parents' decrepit old mansion, until handsome realtor Joe comes by to make her an offer. A woman wrestles with the decision to tell her secret love how she really feels. Linda has a lifelong crush on the boy next door, but she can't get him to pay any attention to her. Live in Loneliness; An Honest Love; Love Thy Neighbor; Record Romance; Pauline in the Picture; Paradise of the Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gina dreads Jon finding out that she works in a skimpy outfit as a carhop, and then one day he pulls into her drive-in. A woman copes with the knowledge that her boyfriend Jeff is an alcoholic, in a serious treatment of the topic. After a terrible accident, Eve loses the man she loves, but the handsome doctor who saved her life won't let her throw it away again. Weakling's Kisses; For Dating Only; Prescription for Sadness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Montes and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Doris comes into some money, and decides she wants to have one last fling before she settles down and marries Chet. Redheaded Jill starts dating older man Duane so she won't seem like an "old maid" at 29, even though she suspects he's just after her money. Donna, a young widow with an infant son, begins to receive help from a mysterious benefactor. Not Ready for Marriage; Loveless Kisses; Grand Is Grande's Love; They Belong to Me; We Have a Memory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Betty, the new girl in town, meets wild Chuck at the country club, everyone considers her to be the "bad influence." Edna helps raise her siblings after her mother dies, but that leaves her no time to find love for herself. Maggi secretly loves Albie, her best friend's boyfriend, but a sudden illness changes everything. The Wild One; Home Body; Who Knows Best?; No Happy Hours. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. "Cruise to Paradise"; Friends Emily and Fay are saving up for a cruise where they hope to meet some single men; When deciding what ship to take, they meet Jim Callan, an officer on one of the cruise ships. "The Bleeder," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Tom and Gina go to a party on Gina's last night before returning to Sweden; At the party, a girl with hemophilia cuts herself on a broken glass and Tom is asked to help. "Male Ego Versus Female Career" Martha Marsden Meditates article. "Heartbreak in Hollywood"; When Karen gets a job as a script girl at Goliath Studios, she falls for a hopeful young actor that the studio believes will be a big star. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Pam postpones her wedding to Johnny to go to Peru and do charitable work in the jungle, but not everyone in the jungle is friendly. Nina secretly loves Paul, but she can't talk about her feelings, and then an accident one rainy night changes everything. Karen meets handsome, clean-shaven hobo Vince as he travels through her town, and her father invites him to stay. The Meaning of Love; Let Love Wait; Self Reliance and Marriage; Jealous Sister; Roam No More. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sal Gentile, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After her summer romance breaks her heart, Trudy swears not to fall into that trap again, but then she meets Dick at a winter resort. Sandy and Ray fall for each other while working as counselors at a kids' summer camp. Rita loves bad-boy Arnie (who actually has a tattoo on his arm), but her parents don't approve, and things look grim after Arnie punches out her dad. Snowcapped Love; Summer Love; Made a Mistake?; Accidental Love; They Denied Me Love; That Special Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After a series of mistakes in the operating room, Dr. Landon is ready to call it quits, but when an emergency rises, he takes the case. Beautiful Pam is elected queen of the ball and courted by handsome Ray, but something is still missing. Mari loves Johnny, a hometown boy who became a baseball star, but none of her small-town friends and family believe that he loves her too. Beautiful But Bored; Doctor No More; No Rat Race; The Lovely Lie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Tony Tallarico and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Sherry loves handsome co-worker Ed, but she's afraid she'll lose him to Jill, "the office man-chaser." Ed wants to marry Addie, but she keeps putting him off, for reasons known only to herself. Jennifer dreams of a man who will be her knight in shining armor, never imagining that one man will actually make that a reality. Haste Makes Waste; To Be in Love; Knight in Armor; Blind Date; Meet That Man; Only One Choice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown & Vince Colletta?, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and Tony Tallarico? She did not want to share the life that Bill had chosen so she used every trick in the book to discourage herself from loving him...and him from loving her! She knew it would hurt him deeply to see her kissing Ted...but she couldn't help it. She had to make Bill understand that they could never be! Don't miss..."Cathy's Cop"! Also featuring: "Misplaced Love"; Cynthia Doyle, Nurse in Love story "I'm Not a Nurse Anymore"; and the 1-page stories "Why Fight It...?" and "Like a Flower"! Plus: 1-page text story "Frances the Folksinger"! 32 pages, full color. Statement of ownership--average print run 222,405; average paid circulation 135,592. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Newly married Ellen keeps getting hit on by smarmy Stann, and if that wasn't bad enough, her husband Tony is flirting with the blonde singer from Cafe Carib. Campus "snob" Wilma thinks she's "slumming" when she dates handsome Joe, but she doesn't expect to fall for him. Mary throws great parties and has plenty of friends, but deep down, she's lonely. His Kind of Woman; Love at First Sight; Campus Snob; Nobody Loves Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Montes, Bill Fraccio and Jon D'Agostino. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Platinum blonde Rhea steals Jay away from Mary, then feels guilty and claims she was just playing, even though she really loves him. Joy falls for handsome Jack when she volunteers to be the subject of a trick in his magic act. Redheaded college girl Lisa brings fiance Wes home for the holidays, but she dreads him meeting her father, whom she considers a lowly garage mechanic. Stolen Love; From the Outside Only; The Magic Words; Two Men in My Heart; Second Chance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio and Jon D'Agostino. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Jane has a terrace in her new apartment that allows her to see...her friend Kitty kissing her boyfriend Ray! A woman's father abandons the family, leading her mother to hate all men, including the one she catches kissing her daughter behind the barn. Actress Winnie falls for Jim, her leading man in a play. You Can't Trust Any Man; Loneliness Is Not Love; Tears on My Terrace; The Show Must Go on. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Gloria is torn between joy that Dan is proposing to her, and guilt that her disabled sister Patti loves Dan too. Beth looks down on the "wild" teens at the beach, whom she considers juvenile delinquents, but then she sees handsome Andrew dancing on the sand. Bookish Gail doesn't care about boys, until she meets Bill. Two Loves Had I; Divorce Prone; The Trouble With Love; Hidden Beauty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Ruth hires handsome diver Clay to help her find the treasure she believes her grandfather left on the ocean floor. Debbie's beau Lex gets shipped off to fight in the Vietnam War, but her promise to wait for him only brings her grief. Kara fixes up her sister Evvie with handsome David, then realizes she loves David herself. Wasted Tears; Three Wishes for a Dollar; So Perfect to Love; Treasure in the Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Pat Masulli? & Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown and Vince Colletta? She's fallen head over heels in love with Blair Harcort! He has everything...looks, charm, personality, and brains...except in one department...he falls for every pretty girl who comes along. She knows she'd be a better wife for Blair than any of them! It's just that she's so unattractive! You'll thrill to this heart-throbbing story of a girl who refuses to give up the man she loves and how she becomes..."The Ideal Mate"! Also featuring: "Drops of Heartbreak" and "Love at Last!" Plus: 1-page text story "A Look at Laura Lalake"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Leah fears the worst when new husband Ben's plane vanishes in flight. Nurse Anna secretly loves patient Ken, and judges his girlfriend Louise for leaving him in the hospital. When Charlie learns that his friend Danny has fallen for his gal Penny, he starts a fight, and a terrible accident results. Heartbreak Street; Love Learns Lessons; Accidental Love; Love Is Blind. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Sal Gentile. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Tom and Lindy take his new Corvette to Smoocher's Point, but even then, he's not sure if she really loves him. In an offbeat story, a Greenwich Village hippie girl hears the tale of her aunt, who loved a Nazi officer during World War II. Norma wants to marry Tony, but then she meets a number of interested and attractive men on a trip to Europe. Another Time, Another Place; Peach Blossom; Doubting Thomas; Fickle Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Norman Nodel. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. In an unusual story, teacher Miss Collins is "tricked" into falling in love with adult student Denny, who is half her age. Toni and Linda join forces to teach a lesson to the ladies' man who broke both their hearts. Alec loves Norma, but his mother wants to keep them apart. Plus an article on the pros and cons of eloping. A Man Half My Age; To Elope or Not To?; The Cheater; A Memory of Joy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Redheaded Linda tries to get nerdy boyfriend Howard to show a little backbone, in a story written by two well-known comics scribes early in their careers: Marvel legends Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich. After Nick swindles her and dumps her, plain Pat gets a makeover and a new beau, but she's not sure she's ready to trust a man again. Still grieving the loss of her husband in Vietnam, Carla isn't ready to meet his handsome war buddy Johnny. His Sometime Sweetheart; If You Love Me, Fight For Me; One Kiss for Eternity. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Lucho Olivera and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Niagara Falls guide Sandy doesn't think she'll ever meet a single man in that honeymooner's paradise - and then handsome Cliff prevents her from taking a tumble into the abyss. Elaine sees Tim with Leah at the church picnic and jumps to conclusions, immediately turning to bad-boy Ed, in a story with some great '60s fashions. "Plain Jane" Rita has recurring dreams of kissing Paul, but Paul is Nora's beau. Plus a vintage ad for the "Man from UNCLE Fan Club." Never in Niagara; Once Burned...; No One Will Ever Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Nestor Olivera, Joe Gill, Charles Nicholas, M. Lutin and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Claire and overseas beau Alan plan to marry after he gets out of the Army, but from the tone of his letters, she's starting to wonder if he's met someone else. A woman feels that everyone on her vacation trip is finding romance, except for her. Faye is tired of hearing consoling words from friends after Lou dumps her. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. Lost Paradise; Sound of Those Empty Words; Styled for Romance; Love Passed Me By. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Lucho Olivera. Stories and art by Lucho Olivera, Joe Gill, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Handsome Ray wants to take Alice out, but she's still not over Brian, who treated her like dirt. Redheaded Steph loves wealthy Cal, but Cal's father can't let her forget she grew up in a poverty-stricken swamp shanty town. Anne doesn't know how to tell Mike that she may carry a fatal hereditary disease. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. The Pursuit of Happiness; Go Back to the Swamp, Swamp Girl; Styled for Romance; I'll Die Alone, My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Bespectacled Martie feels "repulsive" and has a real complex about her appearance, so childhood pal Steve offers to give her a makeover. Belinda always steals Aggie's men - they "brushed past my lips on the way to hers," as she puts it - but she was hoping Walker would be different. After a fight with handsome beach-bum Chad, Gloria catches a ride with bad-boy "Ape," who says things like "We're headin' straight for Kicksville, baby!" and won't take no for an answer. Plus '60s-era fashion advice. Created for Love; The Unfairest of Them All; Styled for Romance; Wasted Life, Wasted Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After Tony - the latest in a line of bad boyfriends - takes her money and dumps her, Dot swears she'll never fall in love again. A mysterious blackmailer uses doctored photos in a bid to separate Mimi from her husband, who looks like a young Reed Richards. Diner waitress Jan secretly loves her handsome boss Lennie, but his wealthy, beautiful partner Dannie has designs on him as well. Plus 1960s-style beauty tips, and a vintage ad for a "real Hawaiian muu muu." Crippled Heart; Beautiful Schemer; Styled for Romance; A Stranger's Kisses. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Jim Aparo and Ernesto R. Garcia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Marie goes on vacation with her father and her fiance Wayne, who thinks with his fists, but she finds herself drawn to handsome Filipe. Donna's effort to bring education to the children of an impoverished country attracts the attention of the "presidente" himself. Plus a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. The Man I Loved; I Dreamed an Impossible Dream; False Paradise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Colletta and Ernesto R. Garcia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Leah and Mike fall in love while she's helping him run for the town council, but Wendie is in the way. A couple finds love on the rooftop. Tears, Not Kisses; Rooftop Romeo; I Don't Want to be Different. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Teresa pretends to be dating returned Vietnam vet Ron, and really falls in love with him. Tad declares his love for a woman, but she doesn't believe him, in a story with early art (and cover) by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Honeymooner; Let's Play Sweethearts; You Lie When You Say You Love Me. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Lucho Olivera. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Lucho Olivera. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After losing her husband in Vietnam, Timmy's mother Linda is overprotective of Timmy, but ex-Marine Tyler has a different opinion of how she should raise him. A woman falls for a sailor, despite her better judgment. In yet another military-themed story, redheaded Nora falls for soldier Joe, but breaks up with him to ease the pain of possibly losing him in the War. 3 Fall in Love!; Too Many Tears; An Easy Decision; Never Love a Sailor Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories by unknown. Art by Ernesto R. Garcia and Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia. He's kissing Betsie now...probably asking her for a date even though he took another girl to the party in..."An Almost Perfect Man"! Also featuring: "Interrupted Kisses" and "Love Doesn't Live on Mulberry Street"! Plus: 1-page "A Ditty [Charlton Comics Mini Poster #1]" with writing by Sir P. Sidney and art by Tony Tallarico! Also: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ernesto R. Garcia. Stories by unknown. Art by Ernesto R. Garcia, Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia and unknown & Vince Colletta? Ruthie Pearce is kissing a perfect stranger, falling madly, unreasonably in love...thus starts the whirlwind other life...heartbreak was certain to follow in..."Love Can't Happen Here"! Was Erica's desperate search for happiness at a bad time? Read..."Where Will I Find Love?" Also featuring: "No Darling, We Can't Be Friends"! Plus: 1-page fashion piece "Mini-Midi-Maxi"! Also: letters page "Just Jeannette" by Jeannette Copeland. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Stories and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Clint and Rosalie fall in love at the beach, but will their romance survive a summer apart? Francesca is charmed by the change that has come over Neil since the last time she saw him, in a story with early art (and cover) by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. The Long Lovely Summer; Reborn; Change for Me, Darling. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.