Joe Simon and Jack Kirby are credited with creating a new comic book genre, romance comics.
In 1947 their "teen-humor" comic named My Date, was published by Hillman. The title was favorablty received
and led the pair to stike a highly lucrative deal with Crestwood. It was agreed that they could receive 50% of the profits
for a follow up title.
Simon and Kirby moved quickly and in the same year "Young Romance" was published under the Crestwood imprint, Prize Comics.
It was an immediate hit, romance comics had arrived in a big way. Within 18 months the duo began launching other
titles such as "Young Love", "Young Brides" and "In Love". The other major companies moved into the market and soon
there were a glut of titles. Despite the flooded market Simon and Kirby still dominated and at the peak their titles
were selling millions of copies every month.
We have 267 titles and 3,923 issues in our 'Romance Category' for you to enjoy.
Romance Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| All for Love |
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| Available: | 17 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 17 |
| From: | Apr 1957 |
| To: | Dec 1959 |
| Seq: | v1 1 - v3 4 |
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| Publisher: | Prize |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1957 series)
April-May 1957 - February-March 1959
Issues: 17 (#v1#1 - #v3#4) Note- Two Vol 3 #1 issues.
Artists on this title include Joe Orlando |
| All Love |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | May 1949 |
| To: | May 1950 |
| Seq: | 26 - 32 |
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| Publisher: | Ace Magazines |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | All Love Romances (#26) / All Love (#27-#32) was published by Ace Publications. It ran from issue #26 (May 1949) to #32 (May 1950) for a total of 7 issues. The numbering sequence followed on from Ernie Comics #25. It contained a mixture of Light Romance and Humour ... |
| All Romances |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 6 |
| From: | Aug 1949 |
| To: | Aug 1950 |
| Seq: | 1 - 6 |
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| Publisher: | Ace Magazines |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | ALL ROMANCES (1949 Series).
No. 1 Aug 1949 - No. 6, June 1950.
Continues as MR. RISK (Ace, 1950 Series). |
| All True Romance |
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| Available: | 9 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 13 |
| From: | Mar 1955 |
| To: | Jun 1958 |
| Seq: | 22 - 34 |
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| Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | ALL TRUE ROMANCE (Ajax) 1955 Series.
No. 22, Mar 1955 - no. 34, Jun 1958.
Continues from ALL TRUE ROMANCE (Comic Media) 1951 Series, no. 20 (skipped no. 21)
Note: numbering initially followed Comic Media series for issue nos. 22 - 30, followed by issue nos. ... |
| Army Romances |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | Army Romances is a short lived title published quarterly in New York, from 1945 to 1946.
The title explains all, short stories with an Army based romantic theme.
Only three issues apparently were published although there may be more. |
| Best Romance |
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| Available: | 3 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 3 |
| From: | Feb 1952 |
| To: | Aug 1952 |
| Seq: | 5 - 7 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1952 series)
February 1952 - August 1952
Issues: 3 (#5 - #7)
Notes: Standard cover imprint on all issues. / Anne "Honey West" Francis is featured on the cover of issue #5.
Artists on the title include Nina Albright, Nick Cardy, John Celardo, ... |
| Bride's Secrets |
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| Available: | 9 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 19 |
| From: | Apr 1954 |
| To: | May 1958 |
| Seq: | 1 - 19 |
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| Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | BRIDE'S SECRETS (Ajax-Farrell) 1954 Series.
No. 1, Apr-May 1954 - no. 19, May 1958. |
| Campus Loves |
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| Available: | 5 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 5 |
| From: | Dec 1949 |
| To: | Aug 1950 |
| Seq: | 1 - 5 |
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| Publisher: | Quality |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | CAMPUS LOVES (Quality) 1949 Series.
No. 1, Dec 1949 - no. 5, Aug 1950.
Note: published under Quality's imprint Comic Magazines. |
| Confessions Library |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 44 |
| From: | Feb 1959 |
| To: | Dec 1960 |
| Seq: | 1 - 44 |
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| Section: | UK Comic Books |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | British pocket library. 2 issues per month. Ran to 44 issues before becoming Romantic Confessions Picture Library. |
| Darling Love |
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| Available: | 12 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 11 |
| From: | Oct 1949 |
| To: | 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 11 |
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| Publisher: | Archie / MLJ |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1949 series)
October-November 1949 - 1952
Issues #1-11 |
| Darling Romance |
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| Available: | 7 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 7 |
| From: | Sep 1949 |
| To: | 1951 |
| Seq: | 1 - 7 |
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| Publisher: | Archie / MLJ |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1949 series)
September-October 1949 - Winter 1951
Issues: #1-7
Artists on this title include Sam Cooper & Bill Fix |
| Diary Confessions |
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| Available: | 6 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 5 |
| From: | May 1955 |
| To: | Apr 1956 |
| Seq: | 9 - 14 |
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| Publisher: | Stanley Morse (Key) |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1955 series)
May 1955 - April 1956
Issues: #9-12, 14 (there is no #13)
Complete Series! |
| Diary Loves |
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| Available: | 31 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 30 |
| From: | Nov 1949 |
| To: | Apr 1953 |
| Seq: | 2 - 31 |
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| Publisher: | Quality |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Diary Secrets |
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| Available: | 18 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 21 |
| From: | Feb 1952 |
| To: | Sep 1955 |
| Seq: | 10 - 30 |
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| Publisher: | St. John |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1952 Series)
Follows Teen-Age Diary Secrets
February 1952 to September 1955
Issues published: 10-30 |
| Dr. Kildare |
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| Categories: | Romance | Medical Romance | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | Dr. James Kildare is a fictional character in a series of films in the late 1930s and early 1940s, an early 1950s radio series, a 1960s television series of the same name and a comic book based on the TV show, and a short-lived second 1970s television series. ... |
