Romantic Story (1949 Charlton) comic books 1964

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, Bill Montes and Dick Giordano. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Doris comes into some money, and decides she wants to have one last fling before she settles down and marries Chet. Redheaded Jill starts dating older man Duane so she won't seem like an "old maid" at 29, even though she suspects he's just after her money. Donna, a young widow with an infant son, begins to receive help from a mysterious benefactor. Not Ready for Marriage; Loveless Kisses; Grand Is Grande's Love; They Belong to Me; We Have a Memory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Betty, the new girl in town, meets wild Chuck at the country club, everyone considers her to be the "bad influence." Edna helps raise her siblings after her mother dies, but that leaves her no time to find love for herself. Maggi secretly loves Albie, her best friend's boyfriend, but a sudden illness changes everything. The Wild One; Home Body; Who Knows Best?; No Happy Hours. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. "Cruise to Paradise"; Friends Emily and Fay are saving up for a cruise where they hope to meet some single men; When deciding what ship to take, they meet Jim Callan, an officer on one of the cruise ships. "The Bleeder," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Tom and Gina go to a party on Gina's last night before returning to Sweden; At the party, a girl with hemophilia cuts herself on a broken glass and Tom is asked to help. "Male Ego Versus Female Career" Martha Marsden Meditates article. "Heartbreak in Hollywood"; When Karen gets a job as a script girl at Goliath Studios, she falls for a hopeful young actor that the studio believes will be a big star. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Norman Nodel, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Pam postpones her wedding to Johnny to go to Peru and do charitable work in the jungle, but not everyone in the jungle is friendly. Nina secretly loves Paul, but she can't talk about her feelings, and then an accident one rainy night changes everything. Karen meets handsome, clean-shaven hobo Vince as he travels through her town, and her father invites him to stay. The Meaning of Love; Let Love Wait; Self Reliance and Marriage; Jealous Sister; Roam No More. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sal Gentile, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Vince Colletta. Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. After her summer romance breaks her heart, Trudy swears not to fall into that trap again, but then she meets Dick at a winter resort. Sandy and Ray fall for each other while working as counselors at a kids' summer camp. Rita loves bad-boy Arnie (who actually has a tattoo on his arm), but her parents don't approve, and things look grim after Arnie punches out her dad. Snowcapped Love; Summer Love; Made a Mistake?; Accidental Love; They Denied Me Love; That Special Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.