First Love Illustrated (1949-1963 Harvey) comic books 1955 or before

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Cover art by Al Avison. "Love Above All!", art by Bob Powell; Angela graduates from high school and is trained by tennis pro Laura; Discarding her boyfriend Glen, Angela flirts with sportswriter Walt to further her career, even though she knows Laura loves him; However, Angela challenges Laura to a match and Walt realizes she is only using him. "Double Desire"; Jack and Dale are partners in an ad agency and are dating Sue and Mike, respectively; Dale suspects Mike is cheating on her with Sue, and breaks up with him; Jack and Dale pretend to be lovers to make Mike and Sue jealous. "Doomed To Heartbreak" text story. Strange Romantic Customs fact page. Advice to readers by Nancy Powers. "A Stranger's Kiss," art by Jack Sparling; Office worker Joan takes her vacation at fancy Manor Lodge, hoping to find a rich husband; On the train, she meets Hal and they hit it off, but hes "only an insurance agent" and she wants more. "Dream for Sale" text story. "He Wanted Too Much!", art by Al Avison; Mary is the private secretary of gambler Rocky, and is his girlfriend as well; He encourages her to date college basketball player Nick and prevent him from playing in a big game. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Avison. "Dangerous Rival," art by Warren Kremer; Ann loves bandleader Roger, but he falls under the spell of singer Myra; Ann becomes a runaway success on her own as a music arranger but Rogers career falters when Myra dumps him for another man; Using fake names, Ann writes music which revives Rogers popularity. "My Frozen Heart!" text story. "Stolen Kisses!", art by Bob Powell; "Poor high school girl" Paula breaks up with Bob because she has an "extravagant dream"; She falls in love with Frank, who showers her with gifts of jewelry, then learns hes a wanted jewel thief. "I Bargained With Love!", pencils by Joe Certa; Roz is hired as a secretary in an ad agency and works to get ahead; She and her boss Larry fall in love, but when Larry discourages her career ambitions, she reports him to the president of the firm. "I Loved Him Too Much!" text story. "Portrait of Passion," art by Al Avison; Pam is engaged to artist Tom; Art dealer Howard is attracted to Pam and she decides to cultivate his friendship to help Toms career; Pam falls in love with Howard and breaks up with Tom, but when she hears Howard harshly criticize Toms work out of spite, she leaves him. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Warren Kremer, Joe Certa and Bob Powell. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Diner waitress falls for trucker Jay, but her trauma over the car accident that killed her family leaves her with a fear of his job. A hotel receptionist falls for wealthy Hugh, but his fiancee warns her that he's not the steady type. Marsha wants to support Don's boxing career, but her ethical lapses turn him off. Heartbreak Highway; Your Problem; Stolen Interlude; The Wrong Kind of Love; Sinful Surrender; Budget Beauty; Too Smart for Love; Promise of Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias and Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Tom Gill, William Shakespeare, Bob Powell, Vic Herman and Jack Kamen. Harvey's entry in the romance-comic genre includes love poetry, advice to readers, and occasional pre-Code notoriety. Ellen's jealousy drives men away, but she doesn't really get it until she meets a man who is as possessive as she was. Ann gets an opportunity to live out her lifetime dream of being an actress...but there's a catch. A musical love triangle unfolds between Roger, Marjory and Mark. Plus "true" reader tales of love, love poetry from classic authors, and vintage love advice. I Was a Child Bride; I Loved Him Too Much!; First Love Winners; Strange Romantic Customs; Glamour Crazy; I Was Faithful to a Memory; Song in My Heart; The Theme That Broke My Heart!; Cupid's Corner; I Trailed My Love. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"I Had To Run Away, pencils by Warren Kremer; After graduation, Joy goes to live with her father, the warden of an island prison; Joy falls in love with inmate Carl and agrees to help him escape. "Hasty Wedding!", pencils by John Giunta, inks by Manny Stallman; Betty is engaged to farmer Curt, but when his brother Ralph returns from college, she is attracted to him; Ralph and Betty fall in love and wed; Ralph drops out of school to run the farm, and Curt leaves; Ralph cant manage the farm alone and asks Curt to return. "An Exciting Perfume...This Is Important to Every Attractive Girl!" "Hearts Divided"; Bonnie travels to Scotland to settle an inheritance, leaving her fiancé Vic behind; Her plane crashes and Vic thinks shes dead; However, Bonnie had wandered away from the crash and is rescued by an old farm couple; After recovering, she returns to the USA and searches for Vic, but hes vanished. "The Story Behind the Cover" text story. "Beauty Can Be Skin Deep!"; Advice for skin care. Cupid's Corner love poems by Robert Browning, Heinrich Heine, Burns, Tennyson, Woodberry, and Palmer. Half page of love jokes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Avison. "Side-Street Love," art by Bob Powell; Bored Sally is engaged to Frank but begins an affair with department store night watchman Buck, who gives her gifts he "bought" with his "employee discount" (Buck actually stole the merchandise); Sally spends time with Buck in the closed store at night, hoping hell propose marriage. "Afraid To Tell" text story. "Brute Force," art by Lee Elias; Janie has a crush on former schoolmate Clark, now a professional boxer; Clark repeatedly sends her away because he has no future and no security to offer her; When another fighter makes a pass at Janie, Clark knocks him out and says hell have to marry Janie to keep her out of trouble. "No Hope for Happiness!", art by Jack Sparling; Reporter Bart investigates the death of Janice, a mysterious blonde whose body was washed up on a beach; He becomes obsessed with her, to the detriment of his relationship with fellow newspaper employee Sylvia. "She's No Lady," art by Tom Hickey; At lunchtime each day, Meg helps her father Frank with his lunch wagon business outside a local factory, then returns to school; She breaks up with factory worker Biff in order to date wealthy classmate Hal. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Love Above All!", art by Bob Powell; Angela graduates from high school and is trained by tennis pro Laura; Discarding her boyfriend Glen, Angela flirts with sportswriter Walt to further her career, even though she knows Laura loves him; However, Angela challenges Laura to a match and Walt realizes she is only using him. "Double Desire"; Jack and Dale are partners in an ad agency and are dating Sue and Mike, respectively; Dale suspects Mike is cheating on her with Sue, and breaks up with him; Jack and Dale pretend to be lovers to make Mike and Sue jealous. "A Bit of Womanly Intrigue" text story. Strange Romantic Customs fact page. "A Stranger's Kiss," art by Jack Sparling; Office worker Joan takes her vacation at fancy Manor Lodge, hoping to find a rich husband; On the train, she meets Hal and they hit it off, but hes "only an insurance agent" and she wants more; At the lodge, she makes a play for wealthy Poynton, then discovers Hal is working at the resort for the summer. Dream for Sale" text story. "I Wanted True Love!", art by Al Avison; Mary is the private secretary of gambler Rocky, and is his girlfriend as well; He encourages her to date college basketball player Nick and prevent him from playing in a big game; Mary changes her mind and gets Nick to the arena in time. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.