Love Romances

Love Romances is a comic book title originally published by Atlas Comics beginning in 1948 and later by Marvel Comics until 1963.

Publication history

The title began publication as Ideal #1–5 (July 1948 - March 1949) until issue #6 (May 1949) when it was changed to Love Romances and continued until issue #106 (July 1963).

The title featured art from comics industry notables such as Larry Lieber,[1] Don Heck,[2] Vince Colletta,[3] Christopher Rule,[4] and Jay Scott Pike,[5] and stories from writers such as Hank Chapman.[6]

Coletta's earliest confirmed Atlas romance art was the six-page story "My Love for You" in Love Romances #37 (March 1954).[7] Pike's final Atlas/Marvel works were the six-page story "When a Romance Ends" in Love Romances #87 (May 1960), and the five-page "Love or Infatuation?", written by Stan Lee,[8] years later in issue #105 (May 1963).[5]

References

  1. ^ Love Romances at the Grand Comics Database
  2. ^ Don Heck at the Grand Comics Database
  3. ^ Vince Colletta at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ Chris Rule and Christopher Rule at the Grand Comics Database
  5. ^ a b Jay Scott Pike at the Grand Comics Database
  6. ^ Hank Chapman and Henry P. Chapman at the Grand Comics Database.
  7. ^ Vince Colletta at AtlasTales.com
  8. ^ Love Romances #105 (May 1963) at AtlasTales.com