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 3,944 issues in our 'Romance Category' for you to enjoy.
Romance Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| New Romances |
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| Available: | 17 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 17 |
| From: | May 1951 |
| To: | May 1954 |
| Seq: | 5 - 21 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1951 series)
May 1951 - May 1954
Issues: 17 (#5-21)
Notes: Standard cover imprint on all issues.
Artists on this title include Nick Cardy, John Celardo, Ralph Mayo, Mike Roy, Art Saaf, Mike Sekowsky, & Alex Toth. |
| Peg's Companion |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Media / Stars | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | Peg's Companion was a women's magazine published weekly by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd based in London.
It ran for 572 issues from Nov 1921-Oct 1932 and was a companion magazine to Peg's Paper. It appears to be aimed at young working class women. |
| Peg's Paper |
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| Available: | 1 Book |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | 1919 |
| To: | 1940 |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | Peg's Paper was a women's magazine published weekly by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd based in London. It ran from 1919-1940 for approximately 1100 issues.
This magazine was aimed at working class girls, full of fantasy-fuelling fiction involving mostly cross-class ... |
| Perfect Love |
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| Available: | 2 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 2 |
| From: | Oct 1953 |
| To: | Dec 1953 |
| Seq: | 9 - 10 |
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| Publisher: | St. John |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Personal Love |
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| Available: | 31 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 33 |
| From: | Jan 1950 |
| To: | Jun 1955 |
| Seq: | 1 - 33 |
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| Publisher: | Eastern Color |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1950 series)
January 1950 - June 1955
Issues: #1-33
Artists on this title include Jack Berrill, Sam Burlockoff, Rudy Cristiano, Bill Ely, Frank Frazetta, Jim McArdle, Fran Matera, Ed Moore, Mike Roy, Al Thompson, & Morris Weiss |
| Personal Love |
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| Available: | 13 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 14 |
| From: | Sep 1957 |
| To: | Nov 1959 |
| Seq: | v1 1 - v3 2 |
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| Publisher: | Prize |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | September-October 1957 - November-December 1959
Issues: 14 (V1#1 - V3#2)
Tracking: Numbering continues into PERSONAL LOVE.
Artists on this title include Ted Galindo, Art Gates, George Klein, Joe Orlando, & Paul Reinman |
| Popular Romance |
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| Available: | 26 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 25 |
| From: | Dec 1949 |
| To: | Jul 1954 |
| Seq: | 5 - 29 |
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| Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | (1949 series)
December 1949 - July 1954
Issues: 24 (#5-29)
Artists on this title include Nick Cardy, Anthony Cataldo, John Celardo, Bill Elder, Ralph Mayo, Art Saaf, Mike Sekowsky, John Severin, & Alex Toth.
Notes: Standard imprint on covers of all issues. |
| Ranch Romances |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Western Romance |
| Description: | Ranch Romances, by far the most successful of the western romance pulps, enjoyed a 47-year run and over 860 issues published from September 1924 through November 1971. It changed publishing hands several times during its history.
Originally published by Clayton ... |
| Rangeland Romances/Love Stories |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Western Romance |
| Description: | Rangeland Romances/Love Stories was published by Popular Publications Inc. based in New York. It ran from 1935-1955 for 217 issues, with a slight name variation (Rangeland Love Stories) from August 1936-May 1937.
Featured love stories of the old west. Along ... |
| Real Western Romances |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Western Romance |
| Description: | Real Western Romances was published by Columbia Publications Inc. based in New York.
It was published between December 1949 to March 1960. Initially supposed to be published monthly it swiftly changed to Bi-Monthly, then quarterly, then every six months, finally ... |
| Realistic Romances |
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| Available: | 11 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 8 |
| From: | Jul 1951 |
| To: | Nov 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 8 |
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| Publisher: | Avon Periodicals |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | REALISTIC ROMANCES, 1951 Series.
No. 1, Jul-Aug 1951 - no. 8, Nov 1952.
Also:
REALISTIC ROMANCES, 1954 Series.
No. 15, Apr-May 1954 - no. 17, Aug-Sep 1954. |
| Romance Series |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | Romance Series was a short lived British Pulp of 5 editions, published by William C. Merrett Publications based in London. It was published in 1945-1946.
Each magazine consisted of one complete story with a romantic theme.
They were all written by Winston Cardew, ... |
| Romantic Adventures |
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| Available: | 71 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 67 |
| From: | Mar 1949 |
| To: | Jul 1956 |
| Seq: | 1 - 67 |
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| Publisher: | American Comics Group / ACG |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | ROMANTIC ADVENTURES (ACG) 1949 Series.
No. 1, Mar-Apr 1949 - no. 67, Jul 1956.
Continued as MY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES (ACG) 1956 Series, no. 68 - 148.
Which we can we also have on our site My Romantic Adventures.
Note: cover title for issue ... |
| Romantic Hearts |
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| Available: | 21 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 12 |
| From: | Mar 1951 |
| To: | Jul 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 12 |
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| Publisher: | Story Comics |
| Categories: | Romance |
| Description: | v1- Issues published: 1-10
v2- Issues published: 1-12 |
| Romantic Movie Stories |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Media / Stars |
| Description: | Romantic Movie stories published by Fawcett Publications based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Published monthly from December 1933 - July 1951 for a total of 225 issues, approximately, plus 8 Annuals/Yearbooks published between 1941-1949.
It changed its name in March ... |
