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DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023 DC) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4213889014

Cover by David Talaski. Written by Greg Lockard, Alexis Quasarano, Frank Allen, Zipporah Smith, Amanda Deibert, Ivan Cohen, Raphael Draccon, Carolina Munhóz, and others. Art by Max Sarin, Fico Ossio, Adriana Melo, Giulio Macaione, and others. DC is proud to present a selection of eight stories of rapscallion romance, prodigious passion, and undulating, unbridled affection. Tension builds as Apollo and Midnighter are captured by an unknown alien species who are determined to learn the secrets of their supersoldier success. Harley Quinn gets caught in a scintillating fantasy: What would life have been like if she and Ivy had met in high school? Also featuring Fire and Ice heating things up, fan-favorite heroine Power Girl's romantic tale, John Constantine's mysterious tryst, an amorous Aquaman adventure, and many more! These are lovelorn fantasies as only DC can tell them...but it's not a Harlequin romance...prepare yourself for the Harley Quinn Romances! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023 DC) 1B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4213889015

Cover by David Talaski. Written by Greg Lockard, Alexis Quasarano, Frank Allen, Zipporah Smith, Amanda Deibert, Ivan Cohen, Raphael Draccon, Carolina Munhóz, and others. Art by Max Sarin, Fico Ossio, Adriana Melo, Giulio Macaione, and others. DC is proud to present a selection of eight stories of rapscallion romance, prodigious passion, and undulating, unbridled affection. Tension builds as Apollo and Midnighter are captured by an unknown alien species who are determined to learn the secrets of their supersoldier success. Harley Quinn gets caught in a scintillating fantasy: What would life have been like if she and Ivy had met in high school? Also featuring Fire and Ice heating things up, fan-favorite heroine Power Girl's romantic tale, John Constantine's mysterious tryst, an amorous Aquaman adventure, and many more! These are lovelorn fantasies as only DC can tell them...but it's not a Harlequin romance...prepare yourself for the Harley Quinn Romances! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $9.99.

Dream of Love (1958 I.W. Reprint) 8 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4379248002

First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) 73 CGC 9.2

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #3881071002

"Loveless," art by John Prentice; Orphan Lois is raised by her spinster Aunt Anna; Due to the "man-shortage," she cant find romance; She dates Bert but he vanishes when she presses for a marriage proposal, and the same thing happens when her friend Stella sets her up with George; Stella moves away and asks Lois to escort her fiancé Bob around town. "Security For My Heart" text story. "The Boy Loves You When...", art by Tom Hickey. "Forgive Me, Darling," art by Manny Stallman; Truck-stop waitress Kathy is rescued from lecherous patron Duke by Walt; They fall in love but she insists he choose between her and a two-month job hes signed up for elsewhere; He says "nobody bosses me" and they break up; Kathy dates Tommy, then discovers he and Duke are hijackers who plan to rob Walt. "Man-Hater," art by Bob Powell; Left at the altar by her fiancé Jim, Cora avenges herself by making men fall in love with her and then humiliating them; However, when she meets Glen, she actually falls in love; They plan to wed, but Glen fails to show up at city hall for the ceremony. "Dream Girl" text story. Advice to readers by Nancy Powers. "Fantasy," art by Ray Bailey; Pam leaves her boring fiancé Tom and goes to the beach for summer vacation; Artist Neil asks Pam to pose for him and they fall in love; On the train back home, Pam discovers Neil hates children; She decides he was only a summer infatuation and breaks their engagement. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Heart Eyes (2022 Vault Comics) 1C CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Monteys Variant Cover.

Label #4191962021

Limited 1 for 5 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Dennis Hopeless. Art by Victor Ibanez. Sanity-eating monsters ended humanity. The unlucky few who survived now hide in the cracks of a broken world. And yet somehow, beneath the graveyard that used to be San Antonio, Rico met Lupe, the girl of his dreams. But how did she get here? And why is she smiling? No one survives out in the street. No one smiles where the monsters lurk. 24 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

Lost Girls (1995 Kitchen Sink) 1 CGC 9.2

Paper: White

Label #4066029001

MATURE READERS, export-restricted. Content warning: age-inappropriate implications.

The first issue of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's planned ongoing series collecting and completing the controversial "Lost Girls" short stories that originally appeared in TABOO magazine. The series was cancelled after two issues, though the story was eventually completed and printed by Top Shelf in 2006. Includes a few pages of character design sketches. 7-1/2" x 10-1/2", 32 pages, full color. Cover price $5.95.

Miss America Magazine Vol. 7 (08/47 to 03/52) 22 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4014320014

My Story (1949) 5 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4294795004

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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.

Strange Love Adventures (2022 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Conner Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4058761022

Cover by Amanda Conner. Written by Stephanie Phillips, Rich Douek, Rex Ogle, Andrew Marino, Che Grayson, Devin Grayson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Ram V. Art by Jon Sommariva, Scot Eaton, Geraldo Borges, Pablo M. Collar, Jon Mikel, Roger Robinson, Christian Duce, Phil Hester, Wayne Faucher, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. Ahhhh! Can you smell that? Love is in the air again, and we're here to warm your heart and brighten your soul with eight ludicrous stories of like, love, and loss. We've got stories of a love as old as Jurassic time on Dinosaur Island, a bromance between Peacemaker and his eagle sidekick Eagly, and a first date you never saw coming. Oh wow, these really do sound sweet and heartwarming! So c'mon, let your freak flag fly and get strange this Valentine's Day with us! In this issue: Harley Quinn in "Lightning in a Bottle" by Stephanie Phillips and Jon Sommariva; The Flash and Gorilla Grodd's ghastly group date in "The Grodd Couple" by Rich Douek, Scot Eaton and Wayne Faucher; Peacemaker loves something more than peace(?!) in "Love of Country" by Rex Ogle and Geraldo Borges; Blue Beetle in "Ritual of Love" by Andrew Marino and Pablo M. Collar; Shazam and Superman in "In the Name of Love" by Che Grayson and Jon Mikel; Alfred in "Service" by Devin Grayson and Roger Robinson; Sgt. Rock is witness to prehistoric passion in "Romance on Dinosaur Island" by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Christian Duce; and Batman in "Dinner for Two" by Ram V, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. 80 pages, full color. Ages 13+ Cover price $9.99.

Strange Love Adventures (2022 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Conner Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover.

Label #4058761023

Cover by Amanda Conner. Written by Stephanie Phillips, Rich Douek, Rex Ogle, Andrew Marino, Che Grayson, Devin Grayson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Ram V. Art by Jon Sommariva, Scot Eaton, Geraldo Borges, Pablo M. Collar, Jon Mikel, Roger Robinson, Christian Duce, Phil Hester, Wayne Faucher, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. Ahhhh! Can you smell that? Love is in the air again, and we're here to warm your heart and brighten your soul with eight ludicrous stories of like, love, and loss. We've got stories of a love as old as Jurassic time on Dinosaur Island, a bromance between Peacemaker and his eagle sidekick Eagly, and a first date you never saw coming. Oh wow, these really do sound sweet and heartwarming! So c'mon, let your freak flag fly and get strange this Valentine's Day with us! In this issue: Harley Quinn in "Lightning in a Bottle" by Stephanie Phillips and Jon Sommariva; The Flash and Gorilla Grodd's ghastly group date in "The Grodd Couple" by Rich Douek, Scot Eaton and Wayne Faucher; Peacemaker loves something more than peace(?!) in "Love of Country" by Rex Ogle and Geraldo Borges; Blue Beetle in "Ritual of Love" by Andrew Marino and Pablo M. Collar; Shazam and Superman in "In the Name of Love" by Che Grayson and Jon Mikel; Alfred in "Service" by Devin Grayson and Roger Robinson; Sgt. Rock is witness to prehistoric passion in "Romance on Dinosaur Island" by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Christian Duce; and Batman in "Dinner for Two" by Ram V, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur and Ande Parks. 80 pages, full color. Ages 13+ Cover price $9.99.

Sweet Paprika (2021 Image) 1SADLEMON.A CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Sad Lemon Comics Edition A

Label #3945084006

Sad Lemon Comics Exclusive "Nice" Edition Virgin Cover by Leirix Li. Written and Art by Mirka Andolfo. Paprika is a successful businesswoman, a New Yorker of Italian origin. Job and career consume her, forcing her to neglect her personal needs as well as her friends and family. Her heart is broken from a previous relationship and its consequences, and a rigid upbringing has made her a very introverted person. She wants a romantic relationship, but she doesn't know what she's doing. Not like Dill, a naïve and suave delivery boy with an angelic attitude, handsome, and always surrounded by beautiful women falling for him. He doesn't have a worry in the world, and this makes Paprika very nervous. But he's the guy who could help her with her feelings (and with... sex). Bridget Jones's Diary meets Sex and the City, with a pinch of The Devil Wears Prada in the new international hit by acclaimed creator MIRKA ANDOLFO (UNNATURAL, MERCY). 28 pages, full color. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 23 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4278554019

Stories and art by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lola is contemptuous of her friends' make-do marriage plans, and sets out to find a wealthy husband. Nurse Ginny falls for Carl, the handsome doctor she works for, but hypochondriac Sandra wants Carl's attention for herself. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Fast Track for Love; A Savage in Love; Romance; The Price I Paid; None But the Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.