This is a list, compiled by collector Dan Stevenson, of all the romance comics ever published. Of course, how definitive and exhaustive the list is a matter of debate, but no one is more qualified to judge than Dan himself, who has all but a few of them. I'm not entirely sure what the criteria for inclusion were (I haven't asked Dan), but I'm guessing it is limited to comic books published in the U.S.. (For example, I don't know if the old British magazine Jackie can be classified as a romance comic magazine, but it's not on this list.) Details aside, if you're interested in collecting romance comics, this list is an invaluable supplement to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, which doesn't categorize by genre. If you have any questions or comments about the list, please contact Dan directly.
ROMANCE COMICS title LISTING (10th REVISION, 18 August 1998)
ACTUAL CONFESSIONS 13(10/52)-14(12/52) 2 MARVEL
ACTUAL ROMANCES 1(10/49)-2(1/50) 2 MARVEL
ADVENTURES 1(11/49) 1 ST. JOHN
ALL FOR LOVE 1/1(4-5/57)-1/6(2-3/58)
2/1(4-5/58)-2/4(10-11/58)
2/4(12-1/58-59)-2/5(2-3/59)
3/1(4-5/59)
3/1(6-7/59)-3/4(12-1/59-60) 17 PRIZE
ALL LOVE 26(5/49)-32(5/50) 7 ACE
ALL PICTURES ALL TRUE LOVE STORY 1(10/52) 1 ST. JOHN
ALL ROMANCES 1(8/49)-6(6/50) 6 ACE
ALL TRUE ROMANCE 1(3/51)-20(12/54) 20 COMIC MEDIA
ALL TRUE ROMANCE 22(3/55)-30(7/57)
33(2/58)-34(6/58) 11 AJAX/FARRELL
ALL TRUE ROMANCE 3(9/57)-4(11/57) 2 AJAX/FARRELL
BEST LOVE 33(8/49)-36(4/50) 4 MARVEL
BEST ROMANCE 5(3/52)-7(8/52) 3 STANDARD
BLUE RIBBON COMICS 2(4/49), 4(6/49)-5(8/49) 3 ST. JOHN
BOY LOVES GIRL 25(7/52)-57(6/56) 33 LEV GLEASON
BOY MEETS GIRL 1(2/50)-24(6/52) 24 LEV GLEASON
BRIDE'S DIARY 4(5/55)-10(8/56) 7 AJAX/FARRELL
BRIDES IN LOVE 1(8/56)-45(2/65) 45 CHARLTON
BRIDE'S ROMANCES 1(11/53)-23(12/56) 23 QUALITY
BRIDE'S SECRETS 1(3-4/54)-19(5/58) 19 AJAX/FARRELL
BROADWAY ROMANCES 1(1/50)-5(9/50) 5 QUALITY
CAMPUS LOVES 1(12/49)-5(8/50) 5 QUALITY
CAMPUS ROMANCE 1(9-10/49)-3(2-3/50) 3 AVON
CAMPUS ROMANCES no#(1953) 1 AVON
CAREER GIRL ROMANCES 24(6/64)-78(12/73) 55 CHARLTON
CINDERELLA LOVE 10(1950)-12(9/51)
4(10-11/51)-11(Fall 52)11 ZIFF DAVIS
CINDERELLA LOVE 12(10/53)-15(8/54)
25(12/54)-29(10/55) 9 ST. JOHN
CO-ED ROMANCES 1(11/51) 1 P.L. PUB. CO.
COMPLETE LOVE MAGAZINE
26/2[158](5-6/51)-26/6[162](2/52)
27/1[163](4/52)-27/6[168](1/53)
28/1[169](3/53)-28/2[170](5/53)
29/3[171](7/53)-29/6[174](12/53)
30/1[175](2/54)
30/1[176](4/54)-30/6[181](1/55)
31/1[182](3/55)-31/6[187](1/56)
32/1[188](3/56)-32/4[191](9/56) 34 ACE
COMPLETE ROMANCE 1(1949) 1 AVON
CONFESSIONS OF LOVE 1(4/50)-2(7/50) 2 COMIC MEDIA
CONFESSIONS OF LOVE 11(7/52)-14(2/53)
4(4/53)-6(8/53) 7 STAR
CONFESSIONS OF ROMANCE 7(11/53)-11(11/54) 5 STAR
CONFESSIONS OF THE LOVELORN 52(8/54)-114(6-7/60) 63 ACG
CONFIDENTIAL DIARY 12(5/62)-17(3/63) 6 CHARLTON
COWBOY LOVE 1(7/49)-11(1951) 11 FAWCETT
COWBOY LOVE 28(2/55)-31(8/55) 4 CHARLTON
COWBOY ROMANCES 1(10/49)-3(3/50) 3 MARVEL
COWGIRL ROMANCES 28(1/50) 1 MARVEL
COWGIRL ROMANCES 1(1950)-12(Winter 52-53) 12 FICTION HOUSE
CUPID 1(1/50)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
DARING CONFESSIONS 4(11/52)-8(10/53) 5 YOUTHFUL
DARING LOVE 1(9-10/53) 1 STANMOR
DARING LOVE 15(12/52), 16[indicia says 17(4/53)]
17(4/53) 3 YOUTHFUL
DARLING LOVE 1(10-11/49)-11(1952) 11 ARCHIE
DARLING ROMANCE 1(9-10/49)-7(1951) 7 ARCHIE
DC 100 PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR 5(1971) 1 DC
DEAR BEATRICE FAIRFAX 5(11/50)-9(9/51) 5 STANDARD
DEAR HEART 15(7/56)-16(9/56) 2 AJAX/FARRELL
DEAR LONELY HEART 1(3/51)-8(10/52) 8 COMIC MEDIA
DEAR LONELY HEARTS 1(8/53)-8(10/54) 8 COMIC MEDIA
DEARLY BELOVED 1(Fall 52) 1 ZIFF DAVIS
DIARY CONFESSIONS 9(5/55)-14(4/56) 6 STANMOR
DIARY LOVES 2(11/49)-31(4/53) 30 QUALITY
DIARY SECRETS 10(2/52)-30(9/55) 21 ST. JOHN
DOTTY 40(5/49) 1 ACE
DR. ANTHONY KING, HOLLYWOOD LOVE DOCTOR
1(1/53)-3(5/53)-4(5/54) 4 TOBY
DREAM BOOK OF LOVE 106(6-7/54), 114(8-9/54), 123(10-11/54)3ME
DREAM BOOK OF ROMANCE 5[92](1953), 6[101](4-6/54),
7[109](7-8/54), 8[110](9-10/54), 8[124](10-11/54)5ME
DREAM OF LOVE 1(1958), 2(1958)
8(no date, 1958?) 9(no date, 1958?) 4 IW/SUPER
ENCHANTING LOVE 1(10/49)-6(7/50) 6 KIRBY
EXCITING ROMANCES 1(1949)-12(1/53) 12 FAWCETT
EXOTIC ROMANCES 22(10/55)-31(11/56) 10 QUALITY
FAITHFUL 1(11/49)-2(2/50) 2 MARVEL
FALLING IN LOVE 1(9-10/55)-143(10-11/73) 143 DC
FILM STARS ROMANCES 1(1-2/50)-3(5-6/50) 3 STAR
FIRST KISS 1(12/57)-40(1/65) 40 CHARLTON
FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED 1(2/49)-88(11/58)-89(11/62)-90(2/63)90HARVEY
FIRST ROMANCE MAGAZINE 1(8/49)-6(6/50)-7(6/51)-52(11/58)52HARVEY
FLAMING LOVE 1(12/49)-6(10/50) 6 QUALITY
FLAMING WESTERN ROMANCES 3(3-4/50) 3 STAR
FORBIDDEN LOVE 1(3/50)-4(9/50) 4 QUALITY
FOR LOVERS ONLY 60(8/71)-87(11/76) 28 CHARLTON
FRONTIER ROMANCES 1(11-12/49)-2(2-3/50) 2 AVON
FRONTIER ROMANCES 1(no date, 1958?), 9(no date, 1958?)2 IW/SUPER
GIANT COMICS 2(Fall 57) 1 CHARLTON
GIRL COMICS 1(10/49)-12(1/52) 12 MARVEL
GIRL CONFESSIONS 13(3/52)-35(8/54) 23 MARVEL
GIRLS IN LOVE 1(5/50)-2(7/50) 2 FAWCETT
GIRLS IN LOVE 46(9/55)-57(12/56) 12 QUALITY
GIRLS LOVE STORIES 1(8-9/49)-180(11-12/73) 180 DC
GIRLS ROMANCES 1(2-3/50)-160(10/71) 160 DC
G.I. SWEETHEARTS 32(6/53)-45(5/55) 14 QUALITY
G.I. WAR BRIDES 1(4/54)-8(6/55) 8 SUPERIOR
GLAMOROUS ROMANCES 41(7/49)-90(10/56) 50 ACE
GOING STEADY 10(12/54)-14(10/55) 5 ST. JOHN
GOING STEADY 3/3(1-2/60)-3/6(7-8/60)
4/1(9-10/60) 5 PRIZE
GOLDEN LOVE STORIES 4(4/50) 1 KIRBY
GOLDEN WEST LOVE 1(9-10/49)-3(2/50) 3 KIRBY
GREAT LOVER ROMANCES 1(3/51)-3(1952)
6(10/52)-22(5/55)20TOBY
HAUNTED LOVE 1(4/73)-11(9/75) 11 CHARLTON
HAUNTED LOVE 1(1978) 1 MODERN
HEART AND SOUL 1(4-5/54)-2(6-7/54) 2 MIKEROSS
HEART THROBS 1(8/49)-8(10/50)-9(3/52)-46(12/56) 46 QUALITY
HEART THROBS 47(4-5/57)-146(10/72) 100 DC
HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL DIARY 1(6/60)-11(3/62) 11 CHARLTON
HI-SCHOOL ROMANCE 1(10/49)-75(11/58) 75 HARVEY
HI-SCHOOL ROMANCE DATE BOOK 1(11/62)-3(3/63) 3 HARVEY
HOLLYWOOD CONFESSIONS 1(10/49)-2(12/49) 2 ST. JOHN
HOLLYWOOD DIARY 1(12/49)-5(8/50) 5 QUALITY
HOLLYWOOD PICTORIAL 3(1/50) 1 ST. JOHN
HOLLYWOOD ROMANCES 46(11/66)-59(6/71) 14 CHARLTON
HOLLYWOOD SECRETS 1(11/49)-6(9/50) 6 QUALITY
HOLLYWOOD SECRETS OF ROMANCE 9(no date, 1958?) 1 IW/SUPER
HONEYMOON 41(1/50) 1 MARVEL
HONEYMOON ROMANCE 1(4/50)-2(7/50) 2 COMIC MEDIA
IDEAL (A CLASSICAL COMIC) 5(3/49) 1 MARVEL
IDEAL ROMANCE 3(4/54)-8(2/55) 6 STANMOR
I LOVED 28(7/49)-32(3/50) 5 FOX
I LOVE YOU 1(6/50) 1 FAWCETT
I LOVE YOU 7(9/55)-121(12/76)-122(3/79)-130(5/80) 124 CHARLTON
I MET A HANDSOME COWBOY 324(3/51) 1 DELL
IN LOVE 1(8-9/54)-4(2-3/55) 4 MAINLINE
IN LOVE 5(5/55)-6(7/55) 2 CHARLTON
INTIMATE 1(12/57)-3(5/58) 3 CHARLTON
INTIMATE CONFESSIONS 1(7-8/51)-8(3/53) 8 AVON
INTIMATE CONFESSIONS 9(1964), 10(1964), 12(1964), 18(1964)4IW/SUPER
INTIMATE LOVE 5(1/50)-28(8/54) 24 STANDARD
INTIMATE SECRETS OF ROMANCE 1(9/53)-2(4/54) 2 STAR
IT'S LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 1(11/57)-2(1/58) 2 ST. JOHN
JUST MARRIED 1(1/58)-114(12/76) 114 CHARLTON
LIFE STORY 1(4/49)-47(4/53) 47 FAWCETT
LONELY HEART 9(3/55)-14(2/56) 6 AJAX/FARRELL
LOVE ADVENTURES 1(10/49)-2(1/50)-3(2/51)-12(8/52) 12 MARVEL
LOVE AND MARRIAGE 1(3/52)-16(9/54) 16 SUPERIOR
?LOVE AND MARRIAGE 1(no date, 1958?), 2(no date, 1958?), 8(no date, 1958?),
10(1963), 11(no date), 12( ), 14( ), 15( ), 17(1964)9IW/SUPER
LOVE AND ROMANCE 1(9/71)-24(9/75) 24 CHARLTON
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT 1(10/49)-43(11/56) 43 ACE
LOVE CLASSICS 1(11/49)-2(2/50) 2 MARVEL
LOVE CONFESSIONS 1(10/49)-54(12/56) 54 QUALITY
LOVE DIARY 1(7/49)-47(12/54), 48(10/55) 48 OUR/TOYTOWN
LOVE DIARY 1(9/49) 1 QUALITY
LOVE DIARY 1(7/58)-102(12/76) 102 CHARLTON
LOVE DRAMAS 1(10/49)-2(1/50) 2 MARVEL
LOVE EXPERIENCES 1(10/49)-5(6/50)-6(4/51)-38(6/56) 38 ACE
LOVE JOURNAL 10(10/51)-25(7/54) 16 OUR/TOYTOWN
LOVELAND 1(11/49)-2(2/50) 2 MARVEL
LOVE LESSONS 1(10/49)-5(6/50) 5 HARVEY
LOVE LETTERS 1(11/49)-31(6/53)-32(2/54)-51(12/56) 51 QUALITY
LOVE LIFE 1(11/51) 1 P.L. PUB. CO.
LOVELORN 1(8-9/49)-51(7/54) 51 ACG
LOVE MEMORIES 1(1949)-4(7/50) 4 FAWCETT
LOVE MYSTERY 1(6/50)-3(10/50) 3 FAWCETT
LOVE PROBLEMS AND ADVICE ILLUSTRATED 1(6/49)-2(8/49)2 McCOMBS
LOVE PROBLEMS AND ADVICE ILLUSTRATED 3(10/49)-6(4/50)
7(1/51)-44(3/57)42HARVEY
LOVE ROMANCES 6(5/49)-106(7/63) 101 MARVEL
LOVERS 23(5/49)-86(8/57) 64 MARVEL
LOVER'S LANE 1(10/49)-41(6/54) 41 LEV GLEASON
LOVE SCANDALS 1(2/50)-5(10/50) 5 QUALITY
LOVE SECRETS 1(10/49)-2(1/50) 2 MARVEL
LOVE SECRETS 32(8/53)-56(12/56) 25 QUALITY
LOVE STORIES 147(11/72)-152(10-11/73) 6 DC
LOVE STORIES OF MARY WORTH 1(9/49)-5(5/50) 5 HARVEY
?LOVE TALES 36(5/49)-58(8/52)-59( )-60(2/55)-75(9/57)40MARVEL
LOVE TRAILS 1(12/49)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
MR. ANTHONY'S LOVE CLINIC 1(11/49)-5(4-5/50) 5 HILLMAN
MODERN LOVE 1(6-7/49)-8(8-9/50) 8 EC
MOLLY MANTON'S ROMANCES 1(9/49)-2(12/49) 2 MARVEL
A MOON, A GIRL...ROMANCE 9(9-10/49)-12(3-4/50) 4 EC
MOVIE LOVE 1(2/50)-22(8/53) 22 FAM. FUNNIES
MY CONFESSIONS 7(8/49)-10(1-2/50) 4 FOX
MY DESIRE 30(8/49)-32(12/49)
3(2/50)-4(4/50) 5 FOX
MY DIARY 1(12/49)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
MY EXPERIENCE 19(9/49)-22(3/50) 4 FOX
MY GREAT LOVE 1(10/49)-4(4/50) 4 FOX
MY INTIMATE AFFAIR 1(3/50)-2(5/50) 2 FOX
MY LIFE 4(9/48)-15(7/50) 12 FOX
MY LOVE 1(7/49)-4(4/50) 4 MARVEL
MY LOVE 1(9/69)-39(3/76) 39 MARVEL
MY LOVE AFFAIR 1(7/49)-6(5/50) 6 FOX
MY LOVE SPECIAL 1(12/71) 1 MARVEL
MY LOVE LIFE 6(6/49)-13(8/50), 13(9/51) 9 FOX
MY LOVE MEMOIRS 9(11/49)-12(5/50) 4 FOX
MY LOVE SECRET 24(6/49)-30(6/50) 7 FOX
MY LOVE SECRET 53(no date, 1954?) 1 MS DISTRIB.
MY LOVE STORY 1(9/49)-4(3/50) 4 FOX
MY LOVE STORY 1(4/56)-9(8/57) 9 MARVEL
MY ONLY LOVE 1(7/75)-9(11/76) 9 CHARLTON
MY OWN ROMANCE 4(3/49)-76(7/60) 73 MARVEL
MY PAST 7(8/49)-11(4/50) 5 FOX
MY PERSONAL PROBLEM 1(11/55)-4(11/56) 4 AJAX/FARRELL
MY PERSONAL PROBLEM 1(10/57)-3(5/58) 3 AJAX/FARRELL
MY PRIVATE LIFE 16(2/50)-17(4/50) 2 FOX
MY REAL LOVE 5(6/52) 1 STANDARD
MY ROMANCE 1(9/48)-3(1/49) 3 MARVEL
MY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES 68(8/56)-138(3/64) 71 ACG
MY SECRET 1(8/49)-3(10/49) 3 SUPERIOR
MY SECRET AFFAIR 1(12/49)-3(4/50) 3 FOX
MY SECRET CONFESSION 1(9/55) 1 STERLING
MY SECRET LIFE 22(7/49)-27(5/50) 6 FOX
MY SECRET LIFE 19(8/57)-47(9/62) 29 CHARLTON
MY SECRET MARRIAGE 1(5/53)-24(7/56) 24 SUPERIOR
MY SECRET MARRIAGE 9(no date, 1958?) 1 IW/SUPER
MY SECRET ROMANCE 1(1/50)-2(3/50) 2 FOX
MY SECRET STORY 26(10/49)-29(4/50) 4 FOX
MY STORY 5(5/49)-12(8/50) 8 FOX
MY TRUE LOVE 65(7/49)-69(3/50) 5 FOX
NEGRO ROMANCE 1(6/50)-3(10/50) 3 FAWCETT
NEGRO ROMANCES 4(5/55) 1 CHARLTON
NEW ROMANCES 5(5/51)-21(4/54) 17 STANDARD
OUR LOVE 1(9/49)-2(1/50) 2 MARVEL
OUR LOVE STORY 1(10/69)-38(2/76) 38 MARVEL
OUR SECRET 4(12/49)-8(6/50) 5 SUPERIOR
PERFECT LOVE 10(8-9/51)
2(10-11/51)-8(Fall/52) 8 ZIFF DAVIS
PERFECT LOVE 9(10/53)-10(12/53) 2 ST. JOHN
PERSONAL LOVE 1(1/50)-33(6/55) 33 FAM. FUNNIES
PERSONAL LOVE 1/1(9/57)-1/6(7-8/58)
2/1(9-10/58)-2/6(7-8/59)
3/1(9-10/59)-3/2(11-12/59)14 PRIZE
PICTORIAL CONFESSIONS 1(9/49)-3(12/49) 3 ST. JOHN
PICTORIAL LOVE STORIES 22(10/49)-26(7/50) 5 CHARLTON
PICTORIAL LOVE STORIES 1(10/52) 1 ST.JOHN
PICTORIAL ROMANCES 4(1/50), 5(1/51)-24(3/54) 21 ST. JOHN
POPULAR ROMANCE 5(12/49)-29(7/54) 25 STANDARD
POPULAR TEEN-AGERS 9(10/51)-23(11/54) 15 STAR
RADIANT LOVE 2(12/53)-6(8/54) 5 STANMOR
RANGELAND LOVE 1(12/49)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
RANGE ROMANCES 1(12/49)-5(8/50) 5 QUALITY
REAL EXPERIENCES 25(1/50) 1 MARVEL
REALISTIC ROMANCES 1(7-8/51)-8(11/52)
15(4-5/54)-17(8-9/54)11AVON
?REALISTIC ROMANCES 1(no date, 1958?), 8(no date, 1958?),
9(no date, 1958?)3 IW/SUPER
REAL LIFE SECRETS 1(9/49) 1 ACE
REAL LOVE 25(4/49)-76(11/56) 52 ACE
REAL SECRETS 2(11/49)-5(5/50) 4 ACE
REAL WEST ROMANCES 1/1(4-5/49)-1/6(2-3/50)
2/1(4-5/50) 7 PRIZE
REVEALING ROMANCES 1(9/49)-6(8/50) 6 ACE
ROMANCE DIARY 1(12/49)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
ROMANCES OF THE WEST 1(11/49)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
ROMANCE STORIES OF TRUE LOVE 45(5/57)-52(11/58) 8 HARVEY
ROMANCE TALES 7(10/49)-9(4/50) 3 MARVEL
ROMANCE TRAIL 1(7-8/49)-6(5-6/50) 6 DC
ROMANTIC ADVENTURES 1(3-4/49)-67(7/56) 67 ACG
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS 3(3/50) 1 MARVEL
ROMANTIC CONFESSIONS 1/1(10/49)-1/12(2-3/51)
2/1(4-5/51)-2/12(2-3/53)
3/1(4-5/53) 25 HILLMAN
ROMANTIC HEARTS 1(3/51)-10(10/52) 10 STORY
ROMANTIC HEARTS 1(7/53)-12(7/55) 12 STORY
ROMANTIC LOVE 1(9-10/49)-13(10/52)
20(3-4/54)-23(9-10/54) 17 AVON
ROMANTIC LOVE no# (1-3/53) 1 AVON
?ROMANTIC LOVE 2(no date, 1958?), 3(no date, 1958?), 8(no date, 1958?)3IW/SUPER
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE 1(1950)-3(1950)-4(5-6/51)-17(9/52)17 ZIFF DAVIS
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE 18(9/53)-24(9/54) 7 ST. JOHN
ROMANTIC SECRETS 1(9/49)-39(4/53) 39 FAWCETT
ROMANTIC SECRETS 5(10/55)-52(11/64) 48 CHARLTON
ROMANTIC STORY 1(11/49)-22(Summer 53) 22 FAWCETT
ROMANTIC STORY 23(5/54)-130(11/73) 108 CHARLTON
ROMANTIC WESTERN 1(1949)-3(6/50) 3 FAWCETT
SADDLE ROMANCES 9(11-12/49)-11(3-4/50) 3 EC
SEARCH FOR LOVE 1(2-3/50)-2(4-5/50) 2 ACG
SECRET HEARTS 1(9-10/49)-6(7-8/50)- 7(12-1/51-52)-153(7/71)153DC
SECRET LOVE 1(12/55)-3(8/56) 3 AJAX/FARRELL
SECRET LOVE 1(4/57)-6(6/58) 6 AJAX/FARRELL
SECRET LOVES 1(11/49)-6(9/50) 6 QUALITY
SECRET ROMANCE 1(10/68)-41(11/76)-42(5/79)-48(2/80)48 CHARLTON
SECRET ROMANCES 1(4/51)-27(7/55) 27 SUPERIOR
SECRETS OF LOVE AND MARRIAGE 1(8/56)-25(6/61) 25 CHARLTON
SECRETS OF TRUE LOVE 1(2/58) 1 ST. JOHN
SECRETS OF YOUNG BRIDES 5(9/57)-44(9/64) 40 CHARLTON
SECRETS OF YOUNG BRIDES 1(7/75)-9(11/76) 9 CHARLTON
SECRET STORY ROMANCES 1(11/53)-21(3/56) 21 MARVEL
SINISTER HOUSE OF SECRET LOVE 1(10-11/71)-4(4-5/72) 4 DC
SOAP OPERA LOVE 1(2/83)-3(6/83) 3 CHARLTON
SOAP OPERA ROMANCES 1(7/82)-5(3/83) 5 CHARLTON
SORORITY SECRETS 1(7/54) 1 TOBY
SPARKLING LOVE 1(6/50) 1 AVON
SPARKLING LOVE no# (1953) 1 AVON
STORIES OF ROMANCE 5(3/56)-13(8/57) 9 MARVEL
STRANGE CONFESSIONS 1(1-3/52)-4(Fall 52) 4 ZIFF DAVIS
SUMMER LOVE 46(10/65)-48(11/68) 3 CHARLTON
SUPER DC GIANT S17(9-10/70), S21(1-2/71) 2 DC
SWEETHEART DIARY 1(1949)-14(1/53) 14 FAWCETT
SWEETHEART DIARY 32(10/55)-33(4/56)-65(8/62) 34 CHARLTON
SWEETHEARTS 68(10/48)-121(5/53) 54 FAWCETT
SWEETHEARTS 122(3/54) 1 CHARLTON
SWEETHEARTS 23(5/54)-137(12/73) 115 CHARLTON
SWEET LOVE 1(9/49)-5(5/50) 5 HARVEY
SWEET ROMANCE 1(10/68) 1 CHARLTON
TARGET WESTERN ROMANCES 106(10-11/49)-107(12-1/49-50)2 STAR
TEEN-AGE BRIDES 1(8/53)-7(8/54) 7 HARVEY
TEEN-AGE CONFIDENTIAL CONFESSIONS 1(7/60)- 22(2/64)22 CHARLTON
TEEN-AGE DIARY SECRETS 4(9/49), no# (9/49)
6(10/49)-9(8/50)6ST. JOHN
TEEN-AGE LOVE 4(7/58)-96(12/73) 93 CHARLTON
TEEN-AGE ROMANCE 77(9/60)-86(3/62) 10 MARVEL
TEEN-AGE ROMANCES 1(1/49)-45(12/55) 45 ST. JOHN
TEEN-AGE TEMPTATIONS 1(10/52)-9(8/54) 9 ST. JOHN
TEEN CONFESSIONS 1(8/59)-97(11/76) 97 CHARLTON
TEEN ROMANCES 10(1964), 11(1964), 15(1964), 16(1964), 17(1964)5IW/SUPER
TEEN SECRET DIARY 1(10/59)-11(6/61) 11 CHARLTON
?TEEN SECRET DIARY 1( /72) 1 CHARLTON
TENDER LOVE STORIES 1(2/71)-4(7/71) 4 SKYWALD
TENDER ROMANCE 1(12/53)-2(2/54) 2 STANMOR
TEN STORY LOVE
29/3[177](6-7/51)-29/6[180](1/52)
30/1[181](3/52)-30/6[186](1/53)
31/1[187](2/53)
32/2[188](4/53)-32/6[192](12/53)
33/1[193](1/54)-33/3[195](5/54)
34/4[196](7/54)-34/6[198](10/54)
35/1[199](12/54)-35/6[204](9/55)
36/1[205](11/55)-36/5[209](9/56) 33 ACE
3-D LOVE 1(12/53) 1 MIKEROSS
3-D ROMANCE 1(1/54) 1 MIKEROSS
THRILLING ROMANCES 5(12/49)-26(6/54) 22 STANDARD
TIME FOR LOVE 53(10/66)
1(10/67)-47(5/76) 48 CHARLTON
TODAY'S BRIDES 1(11/55)-4(11/56) 4 AJAX/FARRELL
TODAY'S ROMANCE 5(3/52)-8(9/52) 4 STANDARD
TOP LOVE STORIES 3(5/51)-19(11/54) 17 STAR
TRUE BRIDE'S EXPERIENCES 8(10/54)-16(2/56) 9 HARVEY
TRUE BRIDE TO BE ROMANCES 17(4/56)-30(11/58) 14 HARVEY
TRUE CONFIDENCES 1(Fall 49)-4(6/50) 4 FAWCETT
TRUE LIFE ROMANCES 1(12/55)-3(8/56) 3 AJAX/FARRELL
TRUE LIFE SECRETS 1(3-4/51)-29(1/56) 29 CHARLTON
TRUE LIFE TALES 8(10/49)-2(1/50) 2 MARVEL
TRUE LOVE 1(1/86)-2(1/86) 2 ECLIPSE
TRUE LOVE CONFESSIONS 1(5/54)-11(1/56) 11 STORY
TRUE LOVE PICTORIAL 1(12/52)-11(8/54) 11 ST. JOHN
TRUE SECRETS 3(3/50)-4(2/51)-21(8/52)-22(2/54)-40(9/56)38MARVEL
TRUE STORIES OF ROMANCE 1(1/50)-3(5/50) 3 FAWCETT
TRUE SWEETHEART SECRETS 1(5/50)-11(1/53) 11 FAWCETT
TRUE TALES OF LOVE 22(4/56)-31(9/57) 10 MARVEL
TRUE TALES OF ROMANCE 4(7/50) 1 FAWCETT
TRUE-TO-LIFE-ROMANCES 8(11-12/49)-9(1-2/50)
3(4/50)-23(10/54)23STAR
TRUE WAR ROMANCES 1(9/52)-21(6/55) 21 QUALITY
TRUTHFUL LOVE 2(7/50) 1 YOUTHFUL
UNTAMED LOVE 1(1/50)-5(9/50) 5 QUALITY
WARTIME ROMANCES 1(7/51)-18(11/53) 18 ST. JOHN
WEDDING BELLS 1(2/54)-19(11/56) 19 QUALITY
WESTERN HEARTS 1(12/49)-10(3/52) 10 STANDARD
WESTERN LIFE ROMANCES 1(12/49)-2(3/50) 2 MARVEL
WESTERN LOVE 1(7-8/49)-5(3-4/50) 5 PRIZE
WESTERN LOVE TRAILS 7(11/49)-9(3/50) 3 ACE
WOMEN IN LOVE 1(8/49)-4(2/50) 4 FOX
WOMEN IN LOVE no# (Winter 52) 1 ZIFF DAVIS
WOMEN TO LOVE no# (1953) 1 AVON
YOUNG BRIDES 1/1[1](9-10/52)-1/6[6](7-8/53)
2/1[7](9/53)-2/12[18](9-10/54)
3/1[19](11-12/54)-3/6[24](9-10/55)
4/1[25](11-12/55)-4/6[30](11-12/56)30PRIZE
YOUNG HEARTS 1(11/49)-2(2/50) 2 MARVEL
YOUNG HEARTS IN LOVE 17(1964), 18(1964) 2 IW/SUPER
YOUNG LOVE
1/1[1](2-3/49)-1/6[6](12-1/49-50)
2/1[7](2-3/50)-2/12[18](2/51)
3/1[19](3/51)-3/12[30](2/52)
4/1[31](3/52)-4/12[42](2/53)
5/1[43](3/53)-5/12[54](2/54)
6/1[55](3/54)-6/12[66](8-9/55)
7/1[67](10-11/55)-7/6[72](10-11/56)
8/1[73](12-1/56-57) 73 PRIZE
YOUNG LOVE
3/5(2-3/60)-3/6(4-5/60)
4/1(6-7/60)-4/6(4-5/61)
5/1(6-7/61)-5/6(4-5/62)
6/1(6-7/62)-6/6(4-5/63)
7/1(6-7/63) 21 PRIZE
YOUNG LOVE 39(9-10/63)-120(Winter 75-76)-121(10/76)-126(7/77)88DC
YOUNG LOVER ROMANCES 4(6/52)-5(8/52) 2 TOBY
YOUNG LOVES 16(7/56)-18(5/57) 3 CHARLTON
YOUNG MARRIAGE 1(6/50) 1 FAWCETT
YOUNG ROMANCE COMICS
1/1[1](9-10/47)-1/6[6](7-8/48)
2/1[7](9-10/47)-2/6[12](7-8/49)
3/1[13](9/49)-3/12[24](8/50)
4/1[25](9/50)-4/12[36](8/51)
5/1[37](9/51)-5/12[48](8/52)
6/1[49](9/52)-6/12[60](8/53)
7/1[61](9/53)-7/12[72](8/54)
8/1[73](9/54)-8/8[80](12-1/55-56)
9/3[81](2-3/56)-9/6[84](10-11/56)
10/1[85](12-1/56-57)-10/6[90](10-11/57)
11/1[91](12-1/57-58) 91 PRIZE
YOUNG ROMANCE
11/2(2-3/58)-11/6(10-11/58)
12/1(12-1/58-59)-12/6(10-11/59)
13/1(12-1/59-60)-13/6(10-11/60)
14/1(12-1/60-61)-14/6(10-11/61)
15/1(12-1/61-62)-15/6(10-11/62)
16/1(12-1/62-63)-16/4(6-7/63) 33 PRIZE
YOUNG ROMANCE 125(8-9/63)-208(11-12/75) 84 DC
YOUTHFUL HEARTS 1(5/52)-3(9/52) 3 YOUTHFUL
YOUTHFUL LOVE 1(5/50) 1 YOUTHFUL
YOUTHFUL ROMANCES 1(8-9/49)-14(10/52) 14 YOUTHFUL
YOUTHFUL ROMANCES 15(1/53)-18(7/53)
5(9/53)-8(5/54) 8 TROJAN
5,816
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REBOUND ROMANCE COMICS (1949 TO 1950)
ALBUM OF LOVE no# (1949) 1 FOX
ALL-GREAT CONFESSIONS no# (1949) 1 FOX
ALL REAL CONFESSION MAGAZINE 3(3/49)-4(4/49) 2 FOX
BIG BOOK ROMANCES 1(2/50) 1 FAWCETT
BOOK OF LOVE no# (1950) 1 FOX
DARING LOVE STORIES no#(1950) 1 FOX
BURNING ROMANCES 1(1949) 1 FOX
EXCITING ROMANCE STORIES no# (1949) 1 FOX
?GIANT COMICS EDITION 7( /49), 9(1949), 12( ), 13( ), 15( /50)5ST. JOHN
INTIMATE CONFESSIONS no# (1950) 1 FOX
LOVE PROBLEMS no# (1949) 1 FOX
LOVE THRILLS no# (1950) 1 FOX
REVEALING LOVE STORIES no# (1950) 1 FOX
ROMANCE AND CONFESSION STORIES 1(1949) 1 ST. JOHN
ROMANTIC THRILLS no# (1950) 1 FOX
SECRET LOVE no# (1949) 1 FOX
SECRET LOVE STORIES no# (1949) 1 FOX
STRANGE LOVE no# (1950) 1 FOX
SWEETHEART SCANDALS no# (1950) 1 FOX
TEEN-AGE LOVE no# (1950) 1 FOX
THROBBING LOVE no#(1950) 1 FOX
26
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DOCTOR/NURSE ROMANCE COMICS
CYNTHIA DOYLE, NURSE IN LOVE 66(10/62)-74(2/64) 9 CHARLTON
DR. TOM BRENT, YOUNG INTERN 1(2/63)-5(10/63) 5 CHARLTON
HARVEY COMIC HITS 58(6/52) 1 HARVEY
NIGHT NURSE 1(11/72)-4(5/73) 4 MARVEL
NURSE BETSEY CRANE 12(8/61)-27(3/64) 16 CHARLTON
REGISTERED NURSE 1(Summer 63) 1 CHARLTON
ROMANCES OF NURSE HELEN GRANT 1(8/57) 1 MARVEL
SUE AND SALLY SMITH 48(11/62)-54(11/63) 7 CHARLTON
THREE NURSES 18(5/63)-23(3/64) 6 CHARLTON
YOUNG DOCTORS 1(1/63)-6(11/63) 6 CHARLTON
56
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ROMANCE COMIC MAGAZINES
CONFESSIONS ILLUSTRATED 1(1-2/56)-2(Spring 56) 2 EC
ENCHANTMENT VISUALETTES 1(12/49)-5(4/50) 5 WORLD
GOTHIC ROMANCES 1(1975) 1 ATLAS-SEABD.
MOD LOVE 1(1967) 1 WESTERN
TEEN LOVE STORIES 1(9/67)-3(1/68) 3 WARREN
12
CONFESSIONS ILLUSTRATED, GOTHIC ROMANCES and TEEN LOVE STORIES were black and
white. MOD LOVE was color. I have never seen an issue of ENCHANTMENT
VISUALETTES.
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Total number of Romance Comics and Magazines
Regular Comic Books 5816
Nurse/Doctor Comics 26
Rebound Comics 56
5898
Comic Magazines 12
5910
The following comics were omitted as I do not feel that they exist even though
they are included in Overstreet's Price Guide:
EXCITING ROMANCES 13-14 (FAWCETT) (#12 is 1/53)
LOVE STORIES 6-12 (FOX) (really TOP LOVE STORIES)
ROMANTIC LOVE 4 (QUALITY)
The following comic is included even though it is not in Overstreet's Price
Guide:
LOVE AND MARRIAGE 12 (IW/SUPER) (definitely exists)
The following books are not listed in Overstreet or in this listing, however I
have reasons to believe that they may exist:
FRONTIER ROMANCES 8 (IW/SUPER)
LOVE AND MARRIAGE 16 (IW/SUPER)
The following titles are not included in this listing as they are not felt to be
true Romance Comics:
FAMOUS STARS 1-6 (ZIFF-DAVIS)
FOR A NIGHT OF LOVE no# (AVON)
GIRLS LIFE 1-6 (MARVEL)
MARY WORTH 1 (ARGO)
MY DATE COMICS 1-4 (HILLMAN)
PIONEER WEST ROMANCES 3-6 (FICTION HOUSE)
POPULAR TEENAGERS 5-6 (ACCEPTED)
ROMANTIC PICTURE NOVELETTES 1 (ME)
SCHOOL-DAY ROMANCES 1-4 (STAR)
The existence of the following books is in doubt even though they are included
in this listing and in Overstreet's Price Guide:
LOVE TALES 59 (MARVEL)
LOVE TRAILS 2 (MARVEL, 1950)
LOVERS 86 (MARVEL, 1957)
SWEET ROMANCE 1 (CHARLTON, 1968)
TEEN SECRET DIARY 1 (CHARLTON, 1972)
ALL TRUE ROMANCE #30 is 7/57 (I own a copy). Thus the series may have gone:
30(7/57), 3(9/57), 4(11/57), 33(2/58), 34(6/58). It is felt that #21 does not
exist as #20 (Comic Media) is 12/54 and #22 (Ajax-Farrell) is 3/55. Thus #21 may
have been an oversight when the title shifted from Comic Media to Ajax-Farrell.
DR. ANTHONY KING, HOLLYWOOD LOVE DOCTOR #4 is by Toby, not Harvey as listed in
Overstreet's Price Guide. I have the issue.
DIARY SECRETS 26(12/54) by St. John does not have any issue number in it.
TEEN-AGE ROMANCES 41(1/55) by St. John also does not possess an issue number.
LOVE DIARY 8(9/50) does not contain any indicia number or date. It says 9/50 on
the cover.
MY SECRET LIFE #27(9/51) was recently discovered by MICHELLE NOLAN. Does issue
#27(5/50) really exist? or are there two #27s?
Please mail any corrections, additions, deletions or comments to me at:
DAN STEVENSON
E-Mail: Dan_Stevenson@lajolla.sparta.com
Many thanks to Jim Vadeboncouer, Michelle Nolan, Mike Tiefenbacher and Bob
Overstreet in helping to compile this listing. I have a listing of about 30
others who helped. When I "officially" publish this list all will be credited.