True Love Pictorial (1952 St. John Publishing) comic books

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1488651004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Photo cover. "Marriage for Spite"; Edna flirts with other men to make her boyfriend Johnny jealous, and he finally breaks up with her as a result; When she hears hes dating Laura, Edna goes out with Lewis in revenge, and agrees to marry him to one-up Johnny. "Bargaining for Happiness"; Kathy, who lives with her family in a shabby section of town inhabited mostly by poor railroad workers, becomes engaged to her boss Dick, the son of a wealthy businessman. "Heartbreak House"; Adria wins a house in a contest; Architect Keith asks to lease it from her, and Adria helps him find a lot and furnish and decorate the house; She falls in love with him, then learns hes engaged to Gloria and plans to marry her and live there. "Marriage Insurance" text story. "Corsage of Heartaches"; Lucy and her fiancé Ivan jointly inherit the plant nursery where they work; According to the will, the nursery is to be split between them, and at the end of 3 months, whoever has made the most money gets the whole business. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $270.00 View scans 2" Spine split from top. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Mort Drucker, Jim Mooney, Bob Bean, Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Ric Estrada and Dana Dutch. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. This issue is a 100-page special, made up of remaindered romance comics from St. John; issue contents may vary. Gracie falls for the baseball team's pitcher, but he isn't ready to commit before he goes to college, in a story with art by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Another Baker story adds the "nurse and patient" element, exploring the love life of an Army nurse. Plus a story with early art by legendary MAD artist Mort Drucker. "Good" girl cover by Baker. Rough Road to Happiness; The Love I Wanted Always; I Faced Life on My Own; A Lesson in Marriage; He Lured Me with Love; My Jealousy Went Too Far; First in His Heart?; Glamour Preferred; Correspondence Club; Disillusioned!; Our Love Defied Tradition. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $224.95 or Best Offer View scans Pieces of back cover missing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior tearing, impacts story. 6" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water saturation. Mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, Valerie Barclay and Ric Estrada. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. Emily knows her conniving sister Bella is just marrying Hank for his money, so she tries to set Bella up with a traveling salesman, in a story with plentiful good-girl art by celebrated artist Matt Baker. Mary meets Phil while working as a "good-time girl," but even after she quits, he sees her romantic overtures as attempts at manipulation. This story has early art by future Marvel artist Jim Mooney. Cyn follows Joe to Pittsburgh, but after he dumps her, Reg gets her a job a nightclub hostess, forcing her to make a choice when Joe returns. Plus the "Correspondence Club" page tries to find love for men (and women) stationed overseas. Third Finger Left Hand; Folly of a Lonely Heart; No Sad Songs for Me; Watch Out When You're Lonesome; Correspondence Club; Hungry Heart. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $1,100.00 View scans Cover coming loose at both staples. Edge chew and margin tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Jim Mooney, Bernard Sachs, and Bob Bean. Torrid tales of romance from St. John, with great covers by Matt Baker. Linda marries handsome farmer Tom, whom she meets when he's working at the country club, but she's not prepared for the hardships of a farmer's wife. Warden's daughter Myra falls for handsome inmate Danny, and marries him in secret despite her father's warnings. Marcie loves neighborhood mechanic Joe, but she wants to marry rich to find a better life. Plus the "Correspondence Club" page tries to find love for men (and women) stationed overseas. Classic cover by Baker. The Farmer Takes a Wife; Cage Around My Heart; I Wanted to Remake My Husband; Correspondence Club; What Will People Say? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.