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Brides in Love (1956) 34 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Vince Colletta, Sal Gentile and Dick Giordano. Newly married romance, and all the complications that go with it. Brenda is ready to marry Mal, but a locket reminds her of her old flame, Si. Rhea marries New Yorker Ken and joins his hectic social life, but soon finds herself exhausted in the city that never sleeps. Redheaded Barbara meets her handsome boss Warren when she thinks he's shoplifting from his own store. Big-City Bride; An Honest Love; I Landed a Rich Husband; Professor Cupid; The Locket. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

House of Secrets (1956 1st Series) 95 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4564345005

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Creature...", script by John Albano, art by Don Heck; The lonely genius child of a surgeon puts together a patchwork playmate out of the cast off parts from his father's anatomy experiments. Abel's Fables from the House of Secrets cartoon page by Lore Shoberg. "And Things That Go Bump in the Night!", script by Len Wein; A ghost shows up when a couple calls for an exorcist to rid their house of a poltergeist; After successfully getting rid of the poltergeist the ghost tells the couple that he was glad to do it since the poltergeists give the rest of the ghosts a bad name. The Day After Doomsday one-page story, script by Len Wein, art by Jack Sparling. "The Last Sorcerer," art by Bernard Baily; Manfrey's stage magic is so remarkable because it is real magic; But in order that he not be forced to use his abilities for evil, he wills them away. "The Phantom of the Flames!", art by Joe Maneely. "The Bride of Death," script by Jack Oleck, art by Nestor Redondo; An old man tortures witches during the Spanish Inquisition for the secret of youth but they all go to their deaths cursing him that there is no such spell; One evening while busting up a witch coven he sees a young girl he becomes infatuated with; Satan appears and offers him the girl and one hundred years of youth in exchange for his soul. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Just Married (1958) 64 GD 2.0

Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Hal Grauer, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico, Ernie Bache and Vince Colletta. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Linda's husband has six months to live, but she doesn't tell him because she wants their time together to be a happy one. Only a week after their wedding, Kathy and Steve are making each other miserable. Plus a Shakespeare sonnet in comics form. Happy Anniversary; Lovely Man Next Door; Charlton Comics Mini-Poster; On Trial; A Few Precious Hours; The Best Dance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Just Married (1958) 83 GD/VG 3.0

Cover by Luis Avila. Stories and art by Luis Avila, Don Sherwood, Vince Alascia, Sururi Gumen and Norman Nodel. Charlton's long-running romance comic focused on the stormy passions of newlyweds. Nancy demands that Jock give up racing if he wants to marry her, but even though he agrees, she worries that he's changed too much now. Donna feels jealous of Hal's new secretary Abigail, and even more so when she sees what Abigail looks like. Plus a pinup of Partridge Family TV star Shirley Jones. To the Winner; Married in Haste; Young in Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Love Romances (1949) 63 VG- 3.5

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Cover by Vince Colletta. Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Jay Scott Pike, John Tartaglione, Ann Brewster, Tom Scheuer, Vince Colletta and unknown. The real truth about..."This Husband of Mine"! Also featuring: "Romance is Where You Find It!"; "When I'm In Your Arms!"; "Instead of Love"; and "We're Engaged!" Plus: 2-page text story "Jilted"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Romantic Adventures (1949) 39 FR 1.0

Full length spine split. Water damage.

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Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates and Kenneth Landau. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Otherworldly matchmaker Dan Cupid must make Elizabeth love the man she hates, or hell lose his job; A reporter falls for the handsome scientist shes been assigned to profile; Betty Lou takes a personal day off work and meets the man of her dreams. It Happened One Spring; Happy Birthday, Darling; A Man I Could Love!; The Art of Flattery; A Run-away Romance; Forever Is Too Long. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) 105 VG+ 4.5

1st appearance and origin of Rose and Thorn. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. Death House Honeymoon!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Art Saaf and Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Johnny Adonis, a murderer on death row, asks Lois to marry him as his last request. Night of the Thorn, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Rose Forrest becomes the Thorn to avenge her father's murder by The 100. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.