The Idiot’s Guide to Romance

The Idiot’s Guide to Romance

Art by John Tartaglione from the story "Elopement" in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.

Transcript:

YOUNG WOMAN: He’s an idiot! And only another idiot could love him!

OLDER WOMAN: So…you have a lot in common!

1958 Art: John Tartaglione Foreground Color: Dan McConnell

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YOUNG WOMAN: He’s an idiot! And only another idiot could love him!

OLDER WOMAN: So…you have a lot in common!

1958 Art: John Tartaglione Foreground Color: Dan McConnell

4.4.2.1

Premature Reject-ulation

Premature Reject-ulation

Art possibly by Al Hartley. From the story "Wallflower Sweetheart" in TEN STORY LOVE #188, 1953.

Art possibly by Al Hartley. From the story “Wallflower Sweetheart” in TEN STORY LOVE #188, 1953.

Transcript:

WOMAN: I’m rejecting you before you can reject me!

MAN: But I wasn’t going to…

WOMAN: And now you never will!

1953 Art: Al Hartley? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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WOMAN: I’m rejecting you before you can reject me!

MAN: But I wasn’t going to…

WOMAN: And now you never will!

1953 Art: Al Hartley? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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He’s Singularly Perfect

He’s Singularly Perfect

Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani in the story "My Silent Love" in FIRST KISS #21, 1961.

Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani in the story “My Silent Love” in FIRST KISS #21, 1961.

Transcript:

WOMAN (to another woman): He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man…single!

1961 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman

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WOMAN (to another woman): He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man…single!

1961 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman

21.3.2.6

Don’t Expect Men

Don’t Expect Men

Comic above: Maybe she owns a funeral home?

Art by Vernon Greene from the story "I Ran from Love" in NEW ROMANCES #11, 1952.

Art by Vernon Greene from the story “I Ran from Love” in NEW ROMANCES #11, 1952.

 
Transcript:

WOMAN: I don’t expect men to die for me! And darn it! They never do!

1952 Art: Vernon Greene Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon

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WOMAN: I don’t expect men to die for me! And darn it! They never do!

1952 Art: Vernon Greene Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon

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Dating Dad

Dating Dad

Art by Reed Crandall  from the story "Bitter Love" in CINDERELLA LOVE #2, 1951.

Art by Reed Crandall from the story “Bitter Love” in CINDERELLA LOVE #2, 1951.

 
Transcript:

WOMAN #1: You’re
dating my dad?

WOMAN #2: Only for an hour! That’s all he can afford!

1951 Art: Reed Crandall Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon

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WOMAN #1: You’re
dating my dad?

WOMAN #2: Only for an hour! That’s all he can afford!

1951 Art: Reed Crandall Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon

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