Heart Throbs (1949 Quality/DC) comic books 1964

Cover by John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., Werner Roth & Bernard Sachs, Gene Colan, John Rosenberger and Tony Abruzzo & Bill Draut. Mary falls for a boy she meets at a dance but he doesn't seem interested. Years later, they meet again, but he thinks she's someone else and she wonders whether she should correct his mistake in "Whose Heart Do You Love?" Plus: Millie likes to work at her father's gas station, but an errand for a customer leads to an embarrassing encounter with a handsome stranger in "I Did Not Belong!" Also: Gloria meets her upstairs neighbor Larry when she moves to the big city and they start dating, but she worries that he might go back to his old girlfriend Della in "The Right Answer"! And: Nancy and her boyfriend Lee break up when he becomes interested in someone else. When he comes back to her, Nancy gives him another chance, but eventually realizes that she'll never really trust him again in "Home to His Arms"! Plus: 2 pages of poetry by Nita Faye Dunn, George P. Steinberger, Clyde Cruse and Dorothy Anne Spice. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover inks by Joe Giella? Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Abruzzo & Frank Giacoia, Arthur Peddy, Mike Sekowsky & Bernard Sachs and unknown. Danny's thoughts were with that other girl! Find out why in..."Love Me Not for Beauty Only"! Also featuring: "My Kind of Love"; "Can There be Someone Else?"; and "This is Our Moment"! Plus: 1-page text filler "Love Me Like I Love You/The Greatest Hurt" by Chris Petronich and Betty Butler. And: 1-page text filler "Your Time Will Come" by Betty Butler. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Tony Abruzzo? & Bernard Sachs. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Abruzzo? & Bernard Sachs, Gene Colan, Arthur Peddy and John Rosenberger. She mustn't let him walk out on her! Maybe if she wishes hard enough, he'll hear her heart's plea and come back! Find out if he does in..."My Love Lingers On"! Plus: Nancy and Allen are happy together until Nancy's friend Marcia comes to town. A misunderstanding causes Nancy to believe that Allen has fallen in love with Marcia and nearly drives them apart for good in "All of Your Life"! Also featuring "He Changed Everything" and "A Happy Ending"! Plus: 1-page text filler "True Love/A Poem to the Boy I Love" by Ann Bzowj and Babara Riposta. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by John Romita, Sr. Stories by unknown. Art by John Romita, Sr., John Rosenberger, Mike Sekowsky & Mike Peppe and unknown. Helen eventually realizes that her pride has forced her to reject several suitors and that she may end up alone forever in "This Proud Heart!" Plus: When Trudy falls for stunt flier Jerry, it isn't just his dangerous job that worries her in "Until He Told Me!" Also: Cab driver Vic falls in love with a pretty passenger and begins to doubt that she is really in love with the invalid fiance she often visits in "Afraid to Love!" And: Infidelity and tragedy have separated Ilse and Dan in the past, and though she is tempted to resume their relationship, she realizes that they can never be together in "The Color of Tears!" Plus: 2 pages of poetry by Roseanne Mills, Alice Cheesman, Kathleen Whitehead, Clearice Massenburg, Peggy Samuelson and Frankie Songer. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Gene Colan. Stories by Bob Kanigher and unknown. Art by Gene Colan, Tony Abruzzo, John Rosenberger and unknown. Linda meets a handsome stranger and falls in love, but she fears that a woman from his past will return to doom their relationship in "Shadow in My Arms"! Plus: Marianne worries that her artist boyfriend Chris is not ambitious enough and she leaves him for Dave, who can help her career as a model. Eventually she realizes that it's Chris that she truly loves in "Chain Around My Heart!" And: Ginny thinks that her sister Tina is out to steal Ginny's boyfriend Billy, but Tina really wants to prove that Billy can't be trusted in "Billy Was Mine!" Also: 1-page Romance in Fashion filler "A Summer's Look"; 1-page Romance in Fashion filler "Sun Living"; 2 pages of poetry by John Bryson Eulenberg, Baria S. Perez, Dorothy Enloe and Rosemary Pellegrini; and 1-page filler "Wedding Customs Old and New"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Tony Abruzzo. Stories by unknown. Art by Tony Abruzzo, John Rosenberger and Win Mortimer? & unknown. Michele's boss encourages her to date his son Dean, but after she and Dean become engaged she learns that Dean has been killed in an accident. It turns out to be a ruse staged by his stepmother to keep them apart in "The Nights That Never Ended!" Plus: Andrea keeps stealing Felice's boyfriends but she finally meets Derek, who sees through Andrea's games in "Don't Speak to Me of Love!" And: Kathy has been looking forward to her vacation with her boyfriend Lee, but when she meets his friend Quent and falls for him, she realizes that she doesn't really love Lee after all in "The Edge of Love"! Also: 2 pages of poetry by Karen Loving, La Nelle Harvey, Freda Wheatley, Marlene Krilosky, Evelyn Goebel and Connie Shifteth. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.