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The scariest EC story I’ve read is found in none other than their New Direction title M.D.

‘The Fight For Life’ is drawn by #GrahamIngels and details the history of healthcare, or lack thereof. Ingels’ horror sensibilities are perfect when adapting scenes of crude experiments in hopes of aiding a sick person.

By the end of the story you’re thankful to be living now after reading about harrowing accounts of surgeries even into the 1800s.

Brilliantly done story with a message from EC committing to making this series about honoring healthcare workers. The rest of this issue features tales of courage and tremendous will to better the sick and infirm.

I’ve never read a bad EC comic.

#ECComics #BillGaines #AlFeldstein #50sComics

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🦇 📕Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats #1 from 1961, complete with an uncut Wolf Man mask centerfold that kids were actually meant to wear. Somehow this one survived intact for 65 years! Thanks @timboscomics for this stellar copy!

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❤️Teen Age Romances #2, published by St. John in 1949.

I love this Matt Baker cover. You’ve got a young nurse meeting up with the handsome doctor after her shift, while another nurse watches from the background clearly not thrilled about it. It’s a scene from the story “I Dared to Kiss and Tell” inside the book, and Baker tells you there’s some hospital romance drama going on before you even crack it open.

I included a few of the splash pages so you can get a feel for the stories inside. Turning sixteen and dreaming about finally getting a date, falling for the bad boy everyone warned you about, running off after a guy headed to Boot Camp..the drama is all there for these teens.😂

This copy came from my great friend James over at @codebluecomics . I finally got to hang out with James at the Collectors Summit this year, and he’s just as cool in person as he is on the show. 🥃 Great dude and friend for life.

Do you collect romance
Books? They fucking rock ❤️

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Frazetta’s romance comics in glorious color, as well as beautiful black & white, from Vanguard. One of my favorite Frazetta collections.

#FrankFrazetta #FrankFrazettaArt #RomanceComics #RomanceComicBooks #50sComics

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if you’re looking for love at @comic_con come to room 29AB at 9pm Thursday, where Sydney Heifler and i – along with Rand Hoppe, Bruce Simon, John Lustig, Thomas F. Zahler, Jamie Hodge, and Jim Krueger – will share with you our intimate history of romance comics

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James O’Barr’s The Crow is based on the real life tragedy of a newly-engaged couple being robbed and killed over their 100 hundred dollar engagement ring. Fueled by grief in his own life from losing his girlfriend O’Barr channeled his pain into art by making this iconic ‘80s comic that would inspire many alternative cartoonists. The fact the movie adaptation faced its own tragedy in the death of its star Brandon Lee weeks before his wedding makes this read all the more morbid.

While beautiful in a haunting way, The Crown is a tough read.

#JamesOBarr #JamesOBarrTheCrow #BrandonLee #BrandonLeeLegacy #BrandonLeeTheCrow

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Whoa.

#NicoleClaveloux #HeavyMetalMagazine #70sComics #80sComics #EuroComics

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In Love #4 (1955) ❤️

Love was definitely in the air this weekend as Sarah and I attended a wedding, so it felt like the perfect time to share this Golden Age romance book.

To help kick off the @thecomicunderground Anticon , we’re participating in #curgoldenera with this beautiful copy of In Love #4 from Mainline Publications, part of the legendary Simon and Kirby romance line.

At first glance, it looks like a typical 1950s romance comic. But this book holds a fascinating place in comic book history.

In the early 1950s, growing public concern over comic book content led to calls for government regulation. In response, publishers created the Comics Code Authority,a self-regulating body designed to keep comics “family friendly.”

When In Love #4 hit newsstands, it became one of the first comics ever released with the now-famous Comics Code Authority seal on the cover. Within months, the stamp would appear on nearly every comic book in America, but this issue was there at the very beginning of that era.

Can you guess the other two comic books that share this piece of history with In Love #4?

Quick shoutout to my good friend, @deadhormoans , who gifted me this incredible piece of comic book history. If you want to see some truly historical books, go check out his page. His collection is absolutely next level.

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#vintagecomics #romancecomics #pridemonth🌈 @jeniferrprince #newbag

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my #wondercon2026 panel on the comics and animations of #davidlynch , with CBLDF's Jeff Trexler and L.A. Reader's Dan Barton. also other Con scenes. #twinpeaks #wondercon #graphicnovels

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First Love #48 picked up just Yesterday! Love me some Romance comics and this is no different!
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#fyp #comics #comicbooks #modernage #sciencefiction #bronzeagecomics #silverage #silveragecomics #horrorcomics #comiccollecting #superherocomics #batman #dccomics #comiccollecting #comiccollecting #marvelcomics #comiccollection #superman #romance #archie #daredevil #catwoman #xmen #rogue #captainamerica #punisher #jackkirby #ww2 #1960

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Here’s one from the #goldenagecomics era. Secret Loves #1, a romance comic book published by Quality Comics in November 1949. Featuring four short stories: “My Secret Anguish...”, “Calendar Girl...”, “Portrait of Love...”, and “My Shattered Dream.”

This particular issue’s cover is known for being an example of “good girl art” and was created by artist Bill Ward. The Secret Loves series was an anthology comic that was later acquired by DC Comics when it bought Quality Comics in 1956.

Price: A copy of Secret Loves #1 has been listed on @ebay for sale between $224.99 to $302.50 USD, depending on its condition. A CGC-graded copy at 5.5 was sold at auction for $312 in February 2023.

This particular one is not currently for sale but I’ll always entertain reasonable offers.

#happyromanticmonday #dcuniverse #marvelcomics #goldenagecomics #comiccollector #comicbookart #comicbook #comicbookgeek #vintagecomics #romancereads #romancebooks

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