Saddle Romances (1949) comic books

Auction Item: GD+ 2.5 View scans Auction opens January 4 Trimmed Cover TRIMMED at top. Centerfold detached. .5" Spine split from top.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $700.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #3987635006

First issue of the series (continues from Saddle Justice). Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Harry Harrison, and Graham Ingels. A melding of romance and Western stories by early EC Comics. Desperate for a job, a woman becomes Reno dance-hall hostess, but when a steady customer falls for her, she must keep it a secret from her crooked boss. In an offbeat story, female helicopter pilot Sally falls for rancher Dave while helping him locate lost livestock on the range. Trouble brews on the ranch when the owner's daughter Julie is torn between rugged foreman Wes and boyishly handsome Pee-Wee. When Osage woman Firefly finds love with handsome writer Gordon, society doesn't approve, and neither does blonde Alma - but Firefly has a secret none of them knows. I Became a Reno Dance-Hall Hostess; The Smiling Stranger; Little Miss Helpless; An Indian Love Call; Dear Diary; Saddles in the Sky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Al Feldstein, Walter T. Johnson, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Graham Ingels. A melding of romance and Western stories by early EC Comics. Daisy shields a handsome fugitive from justice, then learns that he may be a killer. Tomboy Jeanie Hart grows up to be a rough-ridin' gal, but then she falls for ranch foreman Cliff Scott. Ella melts for Joel while they're out on the trail, but soon learns that he's already engaged to a wealthy socialite. Plus future comics legend Wally Woods first work at E.C., The Heart Robber. I Loved a Murderer; Cupids Rodeo; The White Feather; Romance Isnt for Tomboys; Prairie Feud; The Heart Robber. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Art by Harry Harrison, Wally Wood and Graham Ingels. A melding of romance and Western stories by early EC Comics. Cowhand Ralph loves rodeo star Ellen, but he doesn't cotton to all the time she's spending with her boss, Mr. Parker. Ken doesn't know if he can love the cowgirl who has won his heart, because she has a reputation as a "playtime cowgirl." I Was Just a Playtime Cowgirl; Cheating Cowboy Lover; United We Stand; Stranger on a Busmans Holiday; A Love Bandit. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Weird Science (1950 E.C.) #1(12). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.