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So there's this comic called "Love and Capes." It's about a Superman-like superhero named Crusader, named Mark Spencer, who falls in love with and eventually marries a bookstore owner named Abby. Recently, Abby became pregnant, and this miniseries covers the events during that period.

Some pregnancies are just weirder than others.

( Four Pages from 'What to Expect' #5 )

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SKJAM!

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espanolbot

From the vaults of 1950s romance comic First Love Illustrated, comes this little tale that manages to fill the same kind of PSA/exploitation niche inhabited by the likes of Reefer Madness (pot makes you murderous!) while still attempting to round it off with a pat happy ending!

Trigger warning for sexism, and 1950s values.
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mistygeek

"I knew all about men... because I'd studied every textbook and thesis on the subject! But one day a rebellious student trapped me wit a real, live man...and nothing in those textbooks could show me how to keep from falling in love with the perfect example of the undesirable male!"

( Undesirable Male! )Here some links for when my Photobucket is down.

"Undesirable male" - 01 // 02 // 03 //04 // 05 //06 // 07 and the Short - He's My Boss!

Here is the first story from #1, " Campus Loves's "Love's Victory." And if you are still in the mood for 1950s romance (and delicious Matt Baker art), check out Pictorial Romances #17 (and #9)

mistygeek

Vailtines Day is coming up, so Romance Comic time!

( In Love with Love (Art by Art Saaf) )
( Read more... )
Oh and the 1950s asks, Why be fat?

q99

One page from Manly Guys doing Manly Things, on the subject of Jem and the Holograms.

( The question of Secret ID etiquette and relationships behind cuts )

strannik01

Well, fellow scans_daily members, you have voted. In accordance with the wishes of the majority, I will now post an unusual 1953 story (not 1948 story as I originally thought - I really should check the dates beforehand) where a 16-year-old girl marries a 19-year-old guy, sleeps with him, has second thoughts about the whole marriage thing and runs off to enlist in the army when her brush with marriage becomes fodder for town gossip. And that's just the first three pages.

Teen-AgeTemptations 03 - Without a Conscience - Header

( Some historical background )

And now, with the background out of the way, lets get on with the show.

The following story originally appeared in Teen-Age Temptation #3. Writing by Dana Dutch, art by Matt Baker (which, interestingly, means that the story had an all-minority creative team).

( In which an underage girl ultimately makes a surprisingly mature decision and has a love interest who isn't a sexist jerk (8 pages under the cut) )

( And, as a bonus - Some 1940s jokes )

Tune in next time as we delve behind the meme and take a look at the totally heterosexual adventures of Toni Gay and her boyfriend, Butch Dykeman.

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greenmask

Helloooo scans_daily, and welcome to Day 8 of our 30 Days of Winter series. Today we're experiencing Rrrrrromance, dahlings.

In 1966, my mother had a boyfriend. But some time later.. my mother no longer had this boyfriend. The boyfriend.. was now my uncle's.

Drama! Intrigue! Family history.

( My uncle put lipstick ALL OVER that boyfriend! )

So, dearhearts.. what's your favorite romance (or romantic) comic? Make us all melt! And tell us your quiz results in the comments.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's theme: Girrrrrrl comics.

And our full 30 Days of Winter calendar is here; don't get caught short!

yuriboke

Hi everyone,

Since it's National Coming Out Day today, I'm listing my top 5 coming out yuri manga titles. (Yuri manga = Japanese comics with woman x woman or girl x girl romance.) They aren't listed in the order of my favorite to least favorite- just the order of when they popped into my head.
( On to the list! )

Current Location: MA, United States

magnetic_regina

It's time for a romance comic, featuring some guy who looks a lot like Clark Kent to me. From I Loved No. 29 (1949) now in the public domain.

( Click for scans )

strannik01

When it comes to romance comics, there are certain things we've come to expect. Sexism, stay-in-the-kitchen aesops, men behaving hypocritically, characters in general acting like selfish idiots, that sort of thing. While unfortunate, it can't be helped - the stories were products of their time. But every once in a while, you get romance comics that are objectionable for different reasons.

Untamed Love - Wrong Road to Love - Header

Meet Becky - a mixed-race girl who is temperamental, "wild" and speaks broken English (in spite of being raised by her American father), A depiction that, unfortunately, was not out of line in the 1950s. If you want to be really, really charitable, you can say Quality Comics was actually being progressive, since Golden Age comic books rarely depicted interracial relationships, let alone the resulting children.

Oy...

In any case, this story was originally published in Untamed Love #1. Writer and artist unknown.

( Unfortunate stereotypes, sexism and bad old-fashioned douchebaggery ahoy (7 pages under the cut) )

Current Mood: annoyed

strannik01

In 1949, the romance comics were fairly popular. And since there was only so many ways you can do a romance comic, you started seeing comic book publishers tweaking the formula a little, publishing titles that followed a certain theme. Hollywood Secrets was a romance comics that involved aspiring Hollywood actors.

Hollywood Secrets 01 - Second Chance - Header

In Hollywood Secrets #1, we find something which doesn't often show up in romance comics - sexual harassment. And it manages to avoid many (but not all) pitfalls of romance comics along the way. As usual for romance comics, writer and artist are unknown.

I should also mention that the scans I got were partially damaged. I tried my best to fixed the lettering using the highly advanced image editing technique known as "copy-paste," but there was only so much I could do.

( A surprise ending in a romance comic? Perish the thought (9 pages under the cut) )

Current Mood: surprised
Current Location: Chicagoland

rhythmbandit

Thought I'd share a comic I just read called Josh and Imp. Written by Jon Bernhardt and drawn by Diana Nock, it was made for an anthology that never got made.
It's kind of a freeform exploration of the superhero lifestyle, riffing on the Batman and Robin partnership. With kisses. And grappling hooks. It's a bit dialogue-heavy, but it's worth it for the awesome ending. I think you'll like it.

( And one page from Robin under the cut )

Current Music: Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock & Roll

superfangirl1

( I betray my child. )

Current Mood: cold

superfangirl1

( Scans under cut. )

salad_barbarian

( You're about to view content which the poster has advised should be viewed with discretion. )

Current Mood: geeky
Current Location: a little ways over
Current Music: White and Nerdy

lang_ea.insanejournal.com

Just want to share and point to a link from a very nice blog; 'Lady That's My Skull'

( Read more... )

http://thatsmyskull.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-love-10-no-man-is-my-master.html

( Read more... )

strannik01.insanejournal.com

As anybody who read romance comics scans in both versions of our fine community can attest, romance comics often featured romances between young girls and men that were (at least) a couple of years older then them. But none of them were quite as creepy as "The Man of My Dreams," a story that appeared in Love Problems and Advice Illustrated #2. Now, I know that age consent worked a bit differently back then (it didn't count if you were married), but still... The names of the artist and writer who created this are lost in the mist of time, which is probably just as well.

( Why no, I would not mind marrying a girl who was 15 a few days ago (9 pages under a cut) )

Dial-up link link (even if less and less people need it every day)

strannik01.insanejournal.com

After Joe Simon and Jack Kirby pioneered romance comics in the late 1940s, every other publisher quickly jumped on the bandwagon. Archie Comics was no exception. Ultimately, it didn't catch on and Archie Comics decided to stick to publishing adventures Archie Andrews, his supporting cast and the variety of "teen-age" imitators that tried to replicate the formula that made the original so successful.

Now, when it comes to finding romance comics with objectionable undertones, you really can't go wrong. At best, you'll find something mildly cringe-inducing. At worst, you'll find something like "Cottage of Love." It's hardly the most cringe-inducing romance comic ever published, but good God...

The story originally appeared in Darling Love #8. Writer and artist unknown.

( Where a woman discovers that having a career will ruin your life and will make your man have implied sex with loose women (11 Pages under the cut) )

And, as a bonus, an advice column and a celebrity gossip column from the same issue.

( Suprisingly sensible advice under the cut )

For the few readers who still have dial-up (or are reading this from a wireless hot stop), here is a link.

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