"Romance" For Reading 0

[Dbrewer75]

There's a couple of active threads about rare romance comics and Baker books but I couldn't find a general Romance topic. I tried the search but it only came up with those topics. If I missed one please point me in that direction and I will delete this.

 

Can anyone give me some recommendations on some romance runs that won't break the bank. I'm not looking for slabbed books but books I can actually read. I've ran across some banged up readers at the local flea market and really enjoyed them and I would like to read more.

 

There's so many titles and I really don't know the best place to begin.

 

Thanks for any and all help

 

 

[adamstrange]

If you're fishing for comics to read, I don't think the romance pond is all that well stocked...

 

 

This might give you some ideas https://www.amazon.com/Love-Racks-History-American-Romance/dp/0786435194/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1482257551&sr=8-3&keywords=michelle+nolan

[Dbrewer75]

That book looks like an excellent place to start! Thanks so much

[Scrooge]

I tend to like the Orbit line with Love Diary and Love Journal.

 

But, as AS pointed out, Love of the Racks is the best (and only) place to get a roadmap to the Romance genre. Michelle Nolan is not shy about disparaging those publishers whose output was less than stellar in her write-ups in the book.

[Scrooge]

For easy reading, check out also this title -

 

Romance Without Tears

[Dbrewer75]

Thanks for the suggestion...I've added it to my Amazon order!

[Dr. Love]

Welcome to the genre, friend! Winning hearts and minds, one romance convert at a time.

 

Without knowing your tastes, it's hard to recommend specifically. Listed below are the board's romance threads. The rarest romance thread is more of an all purpose thread on GA romance, and there are separate threads on SA and BA romance. There's also the popular Baker romance thread, and other short-lived threads that have popped up over the years

 

You can take a leisurely digital stroll of about 70% of the romance market on comicbookplus.com. DC, EC, and Marvel/Timely/Atlas are not available as public domain, so input from other collectors is useful here.

 

My experience is that a majority of all printed romance is available through Ebay. Condition/price are always a factor, but they are out there. Wading through the tens of thousands of listings can be the major problem.

 

Good luck on your search!

 

 

What are the rarest romance comics? 2/14

 

Silver Romance Collectors Thread 6/15

 

Infinite Bronze Romance Thread 3/05

 

Baker Romance 6/08

 

Advice on Collecting Romance Comic Books 4/13

 

post your favorite romance covers 8/13

 

Getting into Romance books 4/10

 

Romance Revealed Golden Age Romance Thread 8/08

 

Timely & Atlas romance 2/08

 

QUALITY Romance Comics 10/05

 

 

[OtherEric]

http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php

 

Go looking around there, there's a LOT of romance comics posted. Even if you do want to track down the physical books- goodness knows I do if I can- it's a good place to start looking at stuff and see what titles or runs look worth working on.

[Dbrewer75]

Thanks everyone...all of this is greatly appreciated. I hope to get a good collection going in the new year once I go through all this info. The Gold forum is awesome.

[Electricmastro]

Interracial romance stories:

My Love Life #7 (August 1949, Fox Comics):

Darling Romance #3 (January 1950, Archie Comics):

Adventures in Romance #2 (February 1950, St. John):

Darling Love #6 (October 1950, Archie Comics):

Cowgirl Romances #4 (January 1951, Fiction House):

All True Romance #11 (May 1953, Comic Media):

 

Romantic Adventures #35 (July 1953, American Comics Group):

Love Diary #39 (January 1954, Orbit-Wanted):

Edited August 14, 2020 by Electricmastro

[Electricmastro]

Romance stories with themes like suicide, abuse, communism, concentration camps, drugs, drunkenness, espionage, mental illness, murder, prostitution, race, and rape tend to stand out more in the era. There was also a story from ACG’s Lovelorn #57 (March, 1955) which dealt with cancer as well:

[Miamiknight3434]

I recently obtain a nice reading copy of wartime romance # 5 and as I was was reading one of the stories of how the girl was conning these soldiers in marrying them within a few days of meeting her and as they went off for deployment she would get there G.I monthly checks. I thought to myself was man!! this is some spicy drama and couldn't put the story down