Comic books in 'Romance', graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $759.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4369221023 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($22.77) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ric Estrada, and Bill Ely. Love and scandal from St. John, with plentiful art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Vicki dates larcenous bad boy Wally and winds up in the news after he gets caught, in a story with art by Baker. Jimmy tries to woo Marge with offers to pay for their class trip, but she knows the money is stolen. After Vera's fiancee Robin loses his family fortune, she decides to go into modeling, but that's not as easy as it sounds. Cover by Baker. Notorious Woman; Love on Thin Ice; Love Cant Be Dishonest; 4 Years to the Altar; His Heart on My Sleeve. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $132.05 Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #4275106004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.96) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, George Seifringer, Martin Epp, Bill Draut, Warren Kremer, Lee Elias and Al Avison. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Numbering continues from True Brides Experiences (1954) #16. Many of these stories were re-worked from pre-Code romance comics, some rather clumsily, with art altered, and titles and dialogue changed, or sometimes deleted entirely. Wilma's heart breaks when Frank becomes a runaway husband. A new bride deals with a rumor that cloaks her new family in scandal. A woman admits that she married for fun. Too Young To Know; ...For Better, For Worse...; Bride of the Month; Runaway Husband; Ugly Rumor; My Test For Love; When I Married. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $132.05 Paper: Off white to white File Copy. Label #4275106003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.96) will be charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Bill Draut, and Warren Kremer. Tales of young love and marriage from publisher Harvey. Many of these stories were re-worked from pre-Code romance comics, some rather clumsily, with art altered, and titles and dialogue changed, or sometimes deleted entirely. Taking shelter in a model house during a storm, teens Rick and Ella get to act out what married life would be like. Ed's sickly mother manages to take over his life, distressing his new wife, redheaded Jean. Bonnie is eager to marry Steve, but then wonders why they have no money even though he works late every night. Cover may be the work of comics legend Joe Simon. Unfit to Manage; Doormat Wife!; Bride of the Month; Dollhouse Bride; The Baby's Room; Too-Perfect Marriage!; Never Leave Me. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $610.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white Label #2072062005 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($18.30) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $495.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4278554017 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($14.85) will be charged at checkout.

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.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $450.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4471846012 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.50) will be charged at checkout.

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.

True Love (1986 Eclipse) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4501689018

Cover by Dave Stevens. Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Mike Peppe, Vince Colletta and Nick Cardy. Reprints. In this issue: "Stars in My Eyes" with art by Toth and Peppe from New Romances (1951 Standard) #17; "Wrong Way to Happiness" with art by Colletta from Thrilling Romances (1949) #24; "Heart Divided" with art by Toth and Peppe from Thrilling Romances (1949) #22; and "Chained to My Past" with art by Cardy from Intimate Love (1950) #20. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $120.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4508634025 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($3.60) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Dave Stevens. Stories by unknown. Art by Alex Toth, Mike Peppe, Vince Colletta and Nick Cardy. Reprints. In this issue: "Stars in My Eyes" with art by Toth and Peppe from New Romances (1951 Standard) #17; "Wrong Way to Happiness" with art by Colletta from Thrilling Romances (1949) #24; "Heart Divided" with art by Toth and Peppe from Thrilling Romances (1949) #22; and "Chained to My Past" with art by Cardy from Intimate Love (1950) #20. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,000.00 or Best Offer Paper: Off white to white Label #1488651004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($30.00) will be charged at checkout.

Photo cover. "Marriage for Spite"; Edna flirts with other men to make her boyfriend Johnny jealous, and he finally breaks up with her as a result; When she hears hes dating Laura, Edna goes out with Lewis in revenge, and agrees to marry him to one-up Johnny. "Bargaining for Happiness"; Kathy, who lives with her family in a shabby section of town inhabited mostly by poor railroad workers, becomes engaged to her boss Dick, the son of a wealthy businessman. "Heartbreak House"; Adria wins a house in a contest; Architect Keith asks to lease it from her, and Adria helps him find a lot and furnish and decorate the house; She falls in love with him, then learns hes engaged to Gloria and plans to marry her and live there. "Marriage Insurance" text story. "Corsage of Heartaches"; Lucy and her fiancé Ivan jointly inherit the plant nursery where they work; According to the will, the nursery is to be split between them, and at the end of 3 months, whoever has made the most money gets the whole business. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $400.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4065566013

NOTE: #9 on cover, but this is actually #2 for the True to Life Romances series. -L. B. Cole cover. "No. 9" on cover. All stories reprinted in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #11. In order of appearance: "Stardust Can Blind You" script by Kenneth William Fitch, art by Manny Stallman; "Farewell to Love" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; "Deadline for My Heart" art by Norman Nodel; and "Love's Crash Landing". "Heartbreak in the Village" text story. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover Price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,200.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4497013001

L.B. Cole cover. Contains original and reprinted material as noted. In order of appearance: "I Saved My Love for Him" art by Arthur Gates, retitled and reprinted with alterations as "When You Love Too Much..." in My Personal Problem (1955-56 Ajax) #4 and "At Long Last!" in Secret Love (1957 Four Star) #3; "I Wanted Two Men" retitled and reprinted from "I Wanted Both Men" in My Love Secret (1949) #26; and "My Bargain with Life" retitled and reprinted from "The Man I Wronged" in My Past (1949 Confessions) #8. "My Daring Date.." text story retitled and reprinted as "My Pickup Date" in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #12. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $900.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3720884007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Chuck Miller, and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Leslie says she's married so she can get a job, but that causes complications when she falls in love with her employer's nephew, in a story with art by Baker. Another Baker story adds the "nurse and patient" element, exploring the love life of an Army nurse. Everyone thinks Sally's crazy when she dumps her steady boyfriend Clark in favor or Frank, a sailor. More Luck Than I Deserved; Lovelife of an Army Nurse; I Tried to Burn the Candle at Both Ends!; I Learned the Secret of Love; Make-Believe Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $820.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4432890019

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Frank Thorne, Ray Osrin and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gloria's redheaded bad-girl buddy Karen convinces her to pick up a soldier, but that turns into a nightmare, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Nancy works in a defense plant, but tries to hide her blue-collar job when she starts dating wealthy Ted. An Army wife with time on her hands makes a life-changing mistake, in an early story by another good-girl art legend, Frank Thorne. Another gorgeous cover by Baker. I Was a Soldiers Pickup; Whirlwind Romance; Anything for Money; I Was a Furlough Flirt; What My Husband Didnt Know. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $224.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #3932451019 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.72) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Grace pretends to be single while her husband Paul is overseas, leading to romantic complications with John, in a story with art by Baker. Redheaded Louise is dating Fred and Jack, but maybe she shouldn't schedule them both for the same night. WAC Judith is engaged to fellow soldier Lou, but she still wants to play the field. Recruited for Romance; Escapades of a Navy Wife; Pilot Crazy; Camouflaged Heart; Engagement for Profit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,175.00 or Best Offer Paper: White Label #4426079002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($35.25) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Ray Osrin, Frank Sieminsky and Dana Dutch. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. A woman struggles to be true to her overseas sweetheart after she meets Bob, in a story with art by Baker. Working on the military base in post-WWII occupied Germany, Pat decides to see if she can woo soldier Jack away from his Stateside wife. Nancy falls for Jim, even though it means losing Ralph, but Jim has Elaine waiting for him. Trapped by False Love; Sweethearts for Convenience; Kiss in the Dark; Deserter Wife; Trapped by the Truth; Love Diary of a G-Girl Overseas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $530.00 Paper: Off white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #2021670019

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Dana Dutch, Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Kay and Bill get married on a game show while he's on furlough, then must deal with their families' reactions. Claire doesn't know how to tell hometown steady Bart about her soldier boyfriend Steve, until Steve comes back from overseas on a surprise furlough. Nurse Lynn isn't meeting the right men at the hospital, so she enlists in the Navy. Plus a story with early art by future Marvel artist Jim Mooney. And a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. Marriage on a Dare; Wayward Girl; I Thought I Was Manproof; Correspondence Club; Navy Nurse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,070.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4021884007

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Ric Estrada. Love plus war equals bittersweet 1950s drama, featuring art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Cindy is torn between military fiancee Len, just returned from overseas, and hometown soldier Jimmy, who she just met, in a story with art by Baker. Joan doesn't want her husband Mike to know that she's seeing the night-shift guy at his garage, Roger, while Mike is at work on the day shift. Korean immigrants Kim and Lee love each other, but take separate sides in the Korean War, in a story with an unusually high political content for a romance book. Another Baker cover featuring a wealth of detail. Plus a letters page offering to connect overseas GIs with romantic pen pals. We Married in Haste; When Things Got Rough; Correspondence Club; His Fraternity Pin. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $300.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #1160525003 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Christopher Rule. Stories by unknown. Art by Christopher Rule and unknown. Three untitled Wendy Parker stories with art by Christopher Rule: Tempers flare between Wendy and Timmy when they both see each other in the arms of prospective actors and actresses at Wendy's new job with a theatrical agent; Wendy sells Betty her beads, forgetting they were a gift from Timmy; and Laura Lee convinces Wendy to do everything she can to prevent Timmy from winning in the upcoming field day athletic meet. Plus an untitled Patsy Walker story: Patsy causes havoc when she practically demands that shy Joe Creeply take her to the dance, unaware he already made a date with Hilda. And 2-page text story "Takes Two to Rumba"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $125.00 Paper: Off white Label #4377241005

Art by Bill Draut, John Severin, Bruno Premiani, Vic Donahue, and Jack Kirby. Tales of romance on the range and heartbreak on the high prairie. A Romeo-and-Juliet romance blossoms between members of feuding cattle ranches. Movie cowboy Tex longs for romance, but must think of his squeaky-clean image. A mine owner's daughter loves a miner, but is torn when he starts organizing against management. Sworn Enemies in Love; Kissless Cowboy; Love-Sick Weakling; Always Yours, Ma'am; Troublemaker; Kathy and the Merchant. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $1,030.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4366400010

One of the most beautiful romance covers ever to appear on a comic book!

Painted cover by Victor Olson. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Carmine Infantino, Jim Mooney, and Bernard Sachs. An early romance comic from Ziff-Davis that is not like other romance comics. Nora tracks Alan to a Tibetan mountain, where he has fallen in love with the mythical "Snow Woman." The Snow Woman turns out to be a bandit leader who is using Alan as her pawn. Not your typical romance story! Nan and Mal fall in love amid the chaos of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Successful artist Della struggles with selling out. Plus the "true" romance of screen stars Ricardo Montalban and Tallulah Bankhead, with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler! Simple yet stunning painted cover by Victor Olson. Captive of Love; Lets Get Married Tonight; Cops Wife; I Fell for a Killer; My Rival was a Ghost; Heartbreak Sonata; Personality Pointers; Golden Wedding; Secret Kisses; I was a Greenwich Village Character; Ricardo Montalbans Treasured Dream. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $500.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4432890025

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Man I Loved Was a Woman-Hater!", pencils by Jack Kirby; Karen goes on vacation to Florida and meets artist Pete, who saves her from drowning but is otherwise hostile; Kay arrives, claiming to be his fiancé; Pete says she broke his heart but he now loves Karen. "The Plumber and Me," art by Bill Draut; Nina moves to New York to study art; She falls in with a pretentious crowd of would-be artists, but dates down-to-earth plumber Pete; Nina and her friends mock Pete and he vanishes. "Fickle," pencils by Jack Kirby; Marcia has a reputation for dating and then dropping her boyfriends; She goes out with Steve, a college classmate of her brother, and falls in love with him. "The Proper Thing to Do" text article, pencils by Jack Kirby. "Two Loves," art by Bill Draut; Psychiatrist Jim prevents Kit from committing suicide over a failed love affair; They become friends; Hes a widower and 20 years older than she, but asks Kit to marry him; Pat, the girlfriend of Jims son Paul, thinks Kit is a gold-digger like she is. "Lady Luck," art by Bill Draut; Ruth is engaged to oil driller Roy but finds herself attracted to his gambler friend Johnny; Roy says he lost his well to Johnny; Ruth dares Johnny to wager the oil well against her love: if he wins, he gets her and the well; If he loses, hell leave town and Roy and Ruth will marry. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $325.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #3961586006 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($9.75) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Alex Toth, Mike Sekowsky, Liz Berube and unknown. Lisa continues to deceive Bart about his artwork (which she is secretly buying) and her family (she has servants posing as her parents). When her real father arrives unexpectedly at one of the "family" dinners, Lisa is surprised when he does not expose her and introduces himself to Bart as Lisa's uncle in "The Life and Loves of Lisa St. Claire! [Chapter Five]" Plus: Val is reluctant to tell Mark she doesn't love him anymore, but when he tells her the same thing, she is furious. They reconcile when they realize they had just been taking each other for granted in "When Love Has Gone"! Also: When Gabe and Elise meet again after several years, she gives him another chance to date her, but he seems to be as undependable as ever in the reprint story "Come to Me!" And: Happenings! 2-pager "The Golden Age of the 30s!" Plus: 1-page As Jane Ford Sees It advice column! Statement of ownership -- average print run 357,000; average paid circulation 198,115. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $495.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #4468503012

Cover by Wally Wood. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Walter Johnson and Charles Nicholas. Tales of teen love and heartbreak. Lifeguard Ted is distracted from his gal by a calculating redhead. Early art and swimsuit cover by legendary artist Wally Wood. Plus a celebrity profile of Frank Sinatra, including a photo. You Can't Fix Love; Stardust in My Eyes; The Story of "The Voice" - Frank Sinatra; Cupid Plays a Love Match; Yours to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.