Torrid Affairs (1988) comic books 1980-1989

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B&W reprints of 1950's romance comics. Cover art by Rurik Tyler (as Madman). "I Was a Love Gypsy," art by Matt Baker; Gloria gets a bad reputation by dating many different boys, but she wants to change when she meets Bill; from Teen-Age Romances #20, Feb. 1952. "Fast Company," pencils by Matt Baker, inks by Ray Osrin; Joan gets involved with gambling kingpin George Nolan, but eventually realizes her mistake and wants to be with an honest man; from Pictorial Romances #7, May 1951. "Notorious Woman," art by Matt Baker; Vicki's plans for success in the big city are derailed when she meets Wally, who steals money from his mother to buy her fur coats and jewelry; After being dragged through the tabloids during his trial, she runs back to her old life and the good man who has been patiently waiting for her; from Teen-Age Temptations #5, December 1953. "His Heart on My Sleeve"; After Vera's fiancee Robin loses his family fortune, her head is turned by a man who offers her a modeling job, but things don't work out the way she planned and she returns to Robin with a change of heart about money over love; from Teen-Age Temptations #5, December 1953. "I Had to Be Tamed" text story; from Teen-Age Romances #22, June 1952. 44 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.

B&W reprints of 1950's romance comics. Cover art by Bruce Timm. B&W reprints of 1950's romance comics. "My Dangerous Pasttime," art by Matt Baker; Joan takes advantage of her friendship with Helen, who has much more money; But when she falls in love with Helen's brother Roger and believes she has a rival, she behaves badly and nearly ruins her relationships with both brother and sister; from Teen-Age Romances #20, Feb. 1952. "Office Romances are Bad Business"; Janie leaves her small town to find an exciting job in the big city, but things don't work out for her when she falls in love with her boss; from Teen-Age Temptations # 9, Jul. 1953. "Love Can't Be Dishonest" from Teen-Age Temptations # 5, Dec. 1953. "Too Many Sweethearts"; Carol barely gets out of a bad situation when she accidentally makes two dates for the same night, but then Ray, her true love, finally returns to town and she agrees not to see anyone else; from Teen-Age Romances #20, Feb. 1952. "Reckless Pasttime" text story from Teen-Age Romances #22, Jun. 1952. "I Tempted the Wrong Boy" from Teen-Age Temptations #9, Jul. 1953. 44 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.

Alternate cover (mature). Cover by Bruce Timm. B&W reprints of 1950's romance comics. "My Dangerous Pasttime," art by Matt Baker; Joan takes advantage of her friendship with Helen, who has much more money; But when she falls in love with Helen's brother Roger and believes she has a rival, she behaves badly and nearly ruins her relationships with both brother and sister; from Teen-Age Romances #20, Feb. 1952. "Office Romances are Bad Business"; Janie leaves her small town to find an exciting job in the big city, but things don't work out for her when she falls in love with her boss; from Teen-Age Temptations #9, Jul. 1953. "Love Can't Be Dishonest" from Teen-Age Temptations #5, Dec. 1953. "Too Many Sweethearts"; Carol barely gets out of a bad situation when she accidentally makes two dates for the same night, but then Ray, her true love, finally returns to town and she agrees not to see anyone else; from Teen-Age Romances # 20, Feb. 1952. "Reckless Pasttime" text story from Teen-Age Romances #22, Jun. 1952. "I Tempted the Wrong Boy" from Teen-Age Temptations #9, Jul. 1953. 44 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.25.

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Cover art by Rurik Tyler (as Madman). "My True Love!"; When Fran's boyfriend Bob is presumed dead overseas, she devotes herself to a singing career, sure that she will never love again, but fortunately the reports of his death were mistaken and he eventually finds his way back to her; from Realistic Romances #2, September-October 1951. "You Did Not Love Me"; Kay's soldier boyfriend Mike returns from the war believing he has only a short time to live, so he tries to get her to fall out of love with him; from Realistic Romances #4, February 1952. "Flight of Love"; Mary is torn between her love for Jack and her desire for a career as a stewardess; reprinted from Realistic Romances #4, February 1952. "Thrill Hungry"; When Diana learns that her boyfriend Andy is not really a soldier she angrily leaves him, but that puts her in danger from the spy ring Andy has been pursuing undercover; from Realistic Romances #6, June 1952. "Make-Believe Marriage," art by Matt Baker; Leslie pretends to be a married woman to get a job as a governess, but then she falls in love with her employer's nephew; from US from Wartime Romances #1, July 1951. "Bride of Fear!"; Penny's father forces her into an engagement she doesn't want, and she encounters a strange mystery in her fiance's house; from Romantic Love #7, September-October 1951. 60 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Cover art by Rurik Tyler (as Madman). "I Learned the Secret of Love," script by Dana Dutch, art by Chuck Miller; Sally takes a chance when she dumps her boring boyfriend Clark for Frank, a sailor, but in spite of everyone else's misgivings, things work out for her; from Teen-Age Diary Secrets #4, September 1949. "I Deceived My Love," art by Rafael Astarita; Mary is an actress filming a movie at an Army base, but when she meets Hal, an officer, she pretends to be in the service herself; When she falls in love, she worries what will happen when he learns the truth; from Realistic Romances #4, February 1952. "Borrowed Love"; Rich orphan girl Carol falls in love with Bruce the gardener in spite of her housekeeper's warnings that he just wants her money; But it's Bruce that discovers that the housekeeper has been gradually poisoning Carol; from Realistic Romances #6, June 1952. "Jilted Sweetheart," art by Rafael Astarita; While on his honeymoon, Pete keeps seeing the ghost of the girl he rejected to marry his rich wife, and the ghost eventually lures him to his death; from Realistic Romances #4, February 1952. "Nightmare Romance!", art by Marion Sitton; Fran falls in love with her new employee Wayde, but he's plotting to take over her business; from Romantic Love #7, September-October 1951. "Deadly Triangle!"; Jane is torn between two men from her past, Danny and Jim, unable to decide between them even though one is a policeman and the other a criminal; from Realistic Romances #2, September-October 1951. Gun Fury ad. 60 pgs., B&W. Cover price $2.95.