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True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) comic books 1954

  • Issue #19
    True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 19
    • Chew.
    • 1" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover oxidation. Small lateral spine tears.

    Cover by Art Cappello and Al Fago. Stories and art by Art Cappello and others. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Four high-school friends share their dreams for life and love, and agree to meet ten years later to compare lives. The next four stories in this issue follow each of the four women. Vickie gets a job as a welder, then must choose between fellow factory worker Vic or wealthy socialite Morgan. May has a troubled relationship with her husband, but she decides to wait until the reunion before making any drastic decisions. Their Secret Decision; Price Tag on Love!; Office Romance; I Cheated My Heart; My Greatest Sin! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 22
    • Miscut/miswrap. Interior top edge uncut (affects readability).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Dick Giordano and Ray Osrin. Stories and art by Leon Winik, Warren Broderick, S. Finocchiaro and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Widow Gina tries to lose her sorrow in wild living, but then she meets old high school chum Charlie and has second thoughts. Joyce likes partying with Speedy, who looks like Jimmy Olsen's sleazy older brother, while her father tries to cover for her with straight-arrow Mat. Stella wants to forget her ex, boxer Rocky, but it's hard to do when he's fighting for the championship on TV. Close Call!; My Selfish Heart; Night of Reckoning!; I Must Have Been Crazy; Love Wins a Decision!; Everybody's Sweetheart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    True Life Secrets (1951 Capitol Publications Inc.) 23
    Auction opens July 6
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4278554019
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4278554017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Leon Winik and Ray Osrin. Early romance comics that include noirish tales of melodrama, scandal and deceit. Lola is contemptuous of her friends' make-do marriage plans, and sets out to find a wealthy husband. Nurse Ginny falls for Carl, the handsome doctor she works for, but hypochondriac Sandra wants Carl's attention for herself. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus a romantic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in comics form. Fast Track for Love; A Savage in Love; Romance; The Price I Paid; None But the Lonely. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.