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Lovers' Lane (1949) comic books

  • Issue #5
    Lovers' Lane (1949) 5
    • .5" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Stories and art by Mike Esposito, Bart Tumey, Pat Rooney, Fred Kida, Jerry Grandenetti, Bill Walton, and Ada Nevill. From the publisher of Crime Does Not Pay, Lover's Lane offered somewhat edgier, more lurid tales than other romance comics of the era. June and Michael fall in love, even though their neighboring farms and families have a long-standing rivalry. Three women compete for Paul's affections, until they all get together and compare notes. Advice credited to actors Larry Parks and Marilyn Monroe (then on the cusp of stardom) about going steady in the 1950s. The Letter I Should Never Have Written; Repentant Daughter; Love Divided; My Unknown Sweetheart; So You're Going Steady?; Good-Bye to My First Love...; The Love Clinic; Ada Nevill Answers Your Love Problems; How Did He Propose? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Lovers' Lane (1949) 21
    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust. Rust migration.

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Dick Rockwell, Al McWilliams, Al Wenzel and Eloise Taylor. From the publisher of Crime Does Not Pay, Lover's Lane offered somewhat edgier, more lurid tales than other romance comics of the era. A woman feels she's living in the shadow of her mother, who left her father for another man. Wendy is torn between steady Don and ex Paul, who both want to marry her. Anne and Bill are unpleasantly surprised when Bill's ex Dora shows up at the hotel where they are spending their honeymoon. The Doctor's Secret; Test of a Love-Time; I Belong to You!; Honeymoon Merry-Go-Round; Love Problems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Lovers' Lane (1949) 26
    • INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Ruth Atkinson, and Eloise Taylor. From the publisher of Crime Does Not Pay, Lover's Lane offered somewhat edgier, more lurid tales than other romance comics of the era. Wendy and Steve marry while both are on the rebound from breakups, but then wonder if they've rushed into things. Nina can't handle it when her mother remarries, and divorcee Ralph convinces her that she'd be happier on her own. Newly married Brenda is having second thoughts when old flame Ralph suddenly reappears, in a story with art by Dick Briefer. Emmy's impending wedding is imperiled by innuendo after she gets lost in the woods with Paul during a camping trip. I Took a Chance on Love; Girl on the Loose; One Dangerous Night; Lover, Come Back To Me; Love Problems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.