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----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Bad Girls Need Love Too : Sex, Lies and Four Colors" / by Tom Mason. 2 p. introduction to Teen Angst : a Treasury of '50s Romance (Newbury Park, CA : Malibu Graphics, 1990). -- Call no.: PN6726.T37 1990 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Changing Stories : The Making and Analysis of a Critical Literacy Romance Comic" / Patricia Watson Shariff and Hilary Janks. p. 222-238 in International Journal of Comic Art, v. 3, no. 2 (Fall 2001). -- Includes illustrations and bibliographical references. -- Describes using comics for teaching in South Africa. -- Call no.: PN6700.I54v.3no.2 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "'Dreams May End, but Love Never Does' : Marriage and Materialism in American Romance Comics, 1947-1954" / Jeanne Emerson Gardner. p. 94-109 in Comic Books and American Cultural History : an Anthology (London : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012). -- Call no.: PN6725.P87C6 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. Entry (p. 615-622) in Icons of the American Comic Book (Greenwood, 2013). -- Call no.: PN6710 .I27 2013 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "An Exercise in Realism : Kirby's Romance Comics" / by Pierre Comtois and Gregorio Montejo. p. 38-39 in The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 20 (June 1998). -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.20 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "The Girls in White : Nurse Images in Early Cold War Era Romance and War Comics" / Christopher J. Hayton and Sheila Hayton. p. 129-145 in Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962 (Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2012). -- Call no.: PN6725.C633 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Girls who Sinned in Secret and Paid in Public : Romance Comics, 1949-1954" / Jeanne Gardner. p. 92-102 in Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962 (Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2012). -- Call no.: PN6725.C633 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. The Glamour Girls of Bill Ward / Bill Ward ; edited by Alex Chun. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2003. -- 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. -- Mainly pin-up style cartoons. -- Introduction includes description and samples of Ward's work in romance comic books. -- Call no.: PN6727.W2845G55 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. The Heart of Juliet Jones. Vol. 3 / by Stan Drake. -- Greenfield, WI : Arcadia Publications, 1988. -- 96 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm. -- Reprints daily strips dated March 15, 1955 through January 14, 1956. -- History of soap opera in comic strips, part 1 / Richard Hren: p. 92-96. 1. Romance comics. 2. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Drake, Stan, 1921- II. Hren, Richard. III. History of Soap Opera in Comic Strips. Call no.: PN6728.H396D73 1988 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "In Love with Romance Comics" / by Michelle Nolan. p. 18-21 in Comic Book Marketplace, no. 7 (Nov. 1991). -- Call no.: PN6714.C632no.7 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. An Inquiry into Love Comic Books : the token evolution of a popular genre / by Bruce Bailey. -- 1976. -- p. 245-248 ; 23 cm. -- Detached from: Journal of Popular Culture, v. 10, no. 1 (Summer 1976). -- Includes bibliographical references. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Bailey, Bruce. II. Journal of Popular Culture. Call no.: PN6725.B27 1976 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Kirby's Romance Women: Tough Enough?" / by Richard Howell. p. 36-38 in The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 20 (June 1998). -- On women in Simon & Kirby romance comics. -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.20 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Kiss and Sell : The Romance Titles" (ACG, the Little Giant) / Michael Vance. p. 52- in Comics Buyer's Guide, no. 829 (Oct. 6, 1989) -- Data from Kim Metzger. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. 2. American Comics Group. I. Vance, Michael. II. ACG, the Little Giant. Call no.: PN6725 f.B8no.829 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. Lágrimas, Risas y Amor : Mexico's Most Popular Romance Comic Book / Charles Tatum. -- p. 413-423 ; 22 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references. -- (Journal of Popular Culture, v. 14, no. 3 (Winter 1980)). -- A study of the phenomenally popular Mexican romance series and its portrayal of social values and attitudes. -- Call no.: PN6790.M4T3 1980 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. A Look at Love Comics / by Fran Taylor. -- p. 16-19, 42 : ill. ; 27 cm. in The Second Wave, v. 2, no. 1 (1972) -- Article about sex roles in romance comic books. -- Call no.: HQ1101.S43v.2 no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. The Look of Love : the Romantic Era of DC's Lois Lane, Supergirl and Wonder Woman / Jacque Nodell. -- 2010. -- 20 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 20). -- "Presented to the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Conference, St. Louis, March 31-April 3, 2010." -- Explores an intersection of the superheroine and romance genres, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. -- Call no.: PN6725.N57L6 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "More Foxy Ladies?" / by Michelle Nolan. p. 17-20 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 72 (Oct. 1999). -- (Nolan's Notebook) -- Discussion of Fox Comics, especially romance titles. -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.72 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "No Man is My Master : American Romance Comics of the 1970s and the Women's Liberation Movement" / Trina Robbins. p. 151-162 in International Journal of Comic Art, v. 4, no. 1 (Spring 2002). -- Includes illustrations and bibliographical references. -- Call no.: PN6700.I54v.4no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Le Roman Dessiné : un 'Film en Planches Dessinées'" / Sylviette Giet. p. 44-51 in 9e Art : les Cahiers du Musée de la Bande Dessinée, no. 6 (Jan. 2001). -- (Dossier : la Bande Dessinée des Filles) -- Begins: "Parmi les multiples bandes dessinées proposées au lectorat féminin, un partie d'entre elles relèvent d'un sous-genre spécifique, désigné par ses éditeurs comme 'roman dessiné'. Un sous-genre qui sera un des grands succès de la presse d'après-guerre, et fondera celui de la 'presse du cœur'. Mais ce roman sentimental en images tend à se présenter come substitut de film plus que comme bande dessinée." -- English summary (from page 150): "A Film in Comic Strip Form. Before being replaced by the fumetti, the 'graphic novel' which presented itself as a substitute for a film, constituted an important part of romance publications in post war years. Sylvette Giet recounts the brief acme of this genre that originated in Italy and in which some great artists such as Walter Molino distinguished themselves." -- Call no.: folio PN6700.N44no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Romance and Love Comedy" p. 299-303 in Manga : the Complete Guide / Jason Thompson (Ballantine Books, 2007). -- Call no.: PN6790.J3T47 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Romance Mysteries!" / by Michelle Nolan. p. 15-17 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 55 (Jan. 1998). -- (Nolan's Notebook). -- General survey of the romance genre. -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.55 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. What does a Kiss Mean? : The Love Comic Formula and the Creation of the Ideal Teen-Age Girl / Philippe Perebinosoff. -- 1972. -- 14 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Cover title. -- Includes bibliographical references. -- Presented at the Popular Culture Association meetings in Toledo, Ohio, April 1972. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Perebinosoff, Philippe. II. The Love Comic Formula and the Creation of the Ideal Teen-Age Girl. Call no.: PN6725.P427 1972 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. What does a Kiss Mean? : The Love Comic Formula and the Creation of the Ideal Teen-Age Girl / by Philippe Perebinossof. -- 1975. -- p. 825-835 ; 23 cm. -- Caption title. -- Detached from: Journal of Popular Culture, v. 8, no. 4 (Spring 1975) -- Includes bibliographical references. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Perebinosoff, Philippe. II. Journal of Popular Culture. III. The Love Comic Formula and the Creation of the Ideal Teen-Age Girl. Call no.: PN6725.P427 1975 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Articles About. "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? : An Introduction to the World of Romance Comics" / by Jim Korkis. 3 p. introduction to Teen Angst : a Treasury of '50s Romance (Newbury Park, CA : Malibu Graphics, 1990). -- Call no.: PN6726.T37 1990 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Books About. Confessions, Romances, Secrets and Temptations : Archer St. John and the St. John Romance Comics / John Benson. -- Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, 2007. -- 112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Call no.: PN6725.B382 2007 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Books About. Love on the Racks : a History of American Romance Comics / Michelle Nolan. -- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2008. -- 229 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. -- "This is the first book devoted entirely to the rarely studied world of romance comics. The text includes information on several types of romance comics and their creators, plus the history, numbers, and publishing frequency of dozens of romance titles"--provided by publisher. -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222) and indexes. -- Call no.: PN6725.N65 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Books About. Shoujo Art Studio : Everything You Need to Create Your Own Shoujo Manga Comics / Yishan Li with Yishan Studio and Andrew James. -- New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2009. -- 128 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM. -- Includes index. -- Techniques for creating romance comics. -- Call no.: NC1764.5.J3L5 2009 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Calendars. Bill Woggon's Katy Keene Calendar Girl 1984! / by John S. Lucas. -- Modesto, CA : Colossal Studios, 1984. -- 16 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Page count includes covers. 1. Romance comics--Calendars. I. Lucas, John (John S.) II. Katy Keene Calendar Girl 1984! Call no.: PN6725.L77C3 1984 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Calendars. Bill Woggon's Katy Keene Calendar 1985 / by John Lucas. -- Modesto, Calif. : Colossal Studios, 1985? -- 25 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. -- Title from cover. 1. Romance comics--Calendars. I. Lucas, John (John S.) II. Katy Keene Calendar 1985. ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Calendars. Katy-Kon 2 Program Book. -- Modeston, Calif. : Colossal Studios, 1982. -- 2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Vol. 1 consists of letters and drawings by Katy Keene fans; v. 2 is an illustrated calendar. -- Other title: Katy Keene Coloring Calendar. 1. Comic books, strips, etc.--Congresses. 2. Romance comics--Calendars. 3. Coloring books. I. Katy-Kon (2nd : 1982) II. Katy Keene Coloring Calendar. Call no.: PN6702.K3 1982 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "The Bloom is Off the Ginger Blossom for Dark Horse and Harlequin" p. 52 in The Comics Journal, no. 278 (Oct. 2006). -- About the Harlequin Ginger Blossom line of romance manga. -- (Journal Datebook) -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.278 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Boy Loves Girl, Girl Loves Boy : Tear-and-Send Postcards for Friends and Lovers from the Great Romance Comic Books / selected by Michael Barson. -- New York : Pantheon ; Toronto : Random House, 1992. -- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 14 cm. -- Comic book covers. -- Call no.: PN6726.B6 1992 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "An End to Romance" p. 30-32 (Comics Journal #55 April 1980) 1. Heart Throbs : The Best of DC Romance Comics--Reviews. 2. Romance comics--Reviews. I. Howell, Richard. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.55 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Entry (p. 375-378) in Comics Between the Panels / Steve Duin, Mike Richardson (Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Comics, 1998) -- Call no.: PN6707.D8 1998 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 151-152, 166, 224) in Adult Comics : an Introduction / by Roger Sabin (London : Routledge, 1993). Call no.: PN6710.S23 1993 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry to Amazing Heroes, no. 122 (Aug. 1, 1987) (Information Center) -- Data from Robert Klein and Brian Mowbray. I. Information Center. k. DC romance comics. k. Romance comics. Call no.: PN6725.A47no.122 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 107, 109, 122, 154) to A Century of Women Cartoonists, by Trina Robbins (Northampton, Mass. : Kitchen Sink Press, 1993). Call no.: NC1426.R63 1993 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 109-110, 112-113, 127-134, 155, 160) in Comic Book Nation / Bradford W. Wright (Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001). -- Call no.: PN6725.W69 2001 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 55, 58-59, 61-62, 65, 80, 150, 266, 277, 281, 283, 301) in Des Comics et des Hommes : Histoire Culturelle des Comic Books aux Etats-Unis / Jean-Paul Gabilliet (Paris : Editions du Temps, 20 05). -- Call no.: PN6725.G32D4 2005 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 311-313) in The Encyclopedia of American Comics, ed. by Ron Goulart (New York : Facts on File, 1990). Call no.: PN6725.E64 1990 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 48-77, 101, 104, 116, 136) in From Girls to Grrrlz : a history of [female] comics from teens to zines, by Trina Robbins (San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1999). -- Call no.: PN6725.R58 1999 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 86, 88, 124-125) in The Great Women Superheroes / Trina Robbins (Northampton, Mass. : Kitchen Sink Press, 1996) Call no.: PN6725.R59 1996 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 58-59, 72) in Marvel : Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics, by Les Daniels (New York : H.N. Abrams, 1991). Call no.: PN6725.D25 1991 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 37, 135) in Masters of the Imagination / Mike Benton (Dallas, TX : Taylor, 1994). -- Call no.: NC1305.B46 1994 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 181, 240-241) to Principes des Littératures Dessinées / Harry Morgan (Angoulême : Editions de l'An 2, 2003). -- Call no.: PN6710.M57 2003 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc. --Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 18, 193) in Pulp Demons: International Dimensions of the Postwar Anti-Comics Campaign, ed. by John A. Lent (Madison, N.J. : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1999). -- Call no .: PN6710.P85 1999 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 37-43, 91, 105, 177, 185-196) to Seduction of the Innocent, by Frederic Wertham (New York : Rinehart, 1954). Call no.: HQ784.C6W4 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 133) to Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud (New York : HarperCollins, 1994) Call no.: PN6710.M39 1994 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 56, 62, 64-66, 93, 106) in Women and the Comics / by Trina Robbins and Catherine Yronwode (Eclipse Books, 1985). Call no.: PN6710.R6 1985 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "Investing in Romance? : CBM Market Analysis" / by Bill Jenks. p. 58-64 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 61 (July 1998). -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.61 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Katy. -- No. 1 (Winter 1980). -- Modesto, CA : C. Leavitt, 1980. -- ill. ; 36 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Includes work by B. Rausch. -- Continued by: Katy, the Newsletter. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Leavitt, Craig. II. Rausch, Barbara, 1941- Call no.: PN6725.K3 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Katy Keene : clipping file. -- 1 portfolio ; 25 x 38 cm. -- Includes material on B. Woggon. -- Collected at Michigan State University in the Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection's Popular Culture Vertical File (PCVF) 1. Woggon, Bill. 2. Career girl comics--History and criticism. 3. Romance comics--History and criticism. ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Katy Keene Magazine. -- No. 8 (May/June 1982)- . -- Modesto, Calif. : C. Leavitt, 1982- . -- ill. ; 28 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Continues: Katy, the Newsletter. -- Also called: Bill Woggon's Katy Keene magazine. --LIBRARY HAS: no. 8-19. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Leavitt, Craig. II. Bill Woggon's Katy Keene Magazine. Call no.: PN6725.K3 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Katy, the Newsletter. -- Modesto, Calif. : C. Leavitt, 1980-1982. -- ill. ; 28 cm. -- Title from cover. -- Editors: C. Leavitt and B. Rausch. -- Continues: Katy. -- Continued by: Katy Keene Magazine. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 2-7. 1. Romance comics--History and criticism. I. Leavitt, Craig. II. Rausch, Barbara, 1941- Call no.: PN6725.K3 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "Marvel Considers Genre Comic" p. 24 in Comics Feature, no. 12/13 (Sept./Oct. 1981). -- (Headlines) -- Item on western and romance stories being planned. -- Call no.: PN6725.C63no.12/13 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "New Media Expands : Heroines, Romance Titles Added" p. 19 in Comics Feature, no. 12/13 (Sept./Oct. 1981). -- (Headlines) -- Call no.: PN6725.C63no.12/13 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "Reform School Romance" / Ron Pussel. p. 7 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 63 (Sept/Oct. 1998). -- (Marketplace Mail) -- Letter on romance comics and Matt Baker. -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.63 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "Romance Classics" (cover gallery) p. 42-44 in Comic Book Marketplace, v. 2, no. 61 (July 1998). -- Call no.: PN6714.C632v.2no.61 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. Romance Comics : clipping file. -- 1 portfolio ; 25 x 38 cm. -- Collected at Michigan State University in the Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection's Popular Culture Vertical File (PCVF) -- Call no.: PCVF Comics "Romance Comics" ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Miscellanea. "Top 10 Romance Books" p. 71 in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 29th ed. (1999). -- Call no.: Z1000.C55no.29 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Parodies, Imitations, Etc. Brad '61 : Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man / an original romance by Tony Hendra ; inspired by the pop paintings of Roy Lichtenstein. -- London : Thames and Hudson, 1994. -- 93 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- "A Bob Adelman book." -- Romance comic parody. -- Call no.: N7433.4.L53B73 1994 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Parodies, Imitations, Etc. Empty Love Stories. -- San Jose, CA : Slave Labor Graphics, 1994- . -- ill. ; 26 cm. -- Began with no. 1 (Nov. 1994) -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. 1. Romance comics. 2. Romance comics--Parodies, imitations, etc. I. Slave Labor Graphics. k. Love Stories. Call no.: PN6728.6.S55E5 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Parodies, Imitations, Etc. "Flob Was a Slob!" (Dep't: Romance) / art: J. Davis in Mad, no. 4 (April-May 1953). -- Notes: Romance, drugs, love. -- Data from index in Mad #350 -- Reprint call no.: PN6728.2.E14M3a 1986 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Parodies, Imitations, Etc. "My Search for True Love!" 5 p. in Not Brand Echh, no. 12 (Feb. 1969). -- Romance comic parody. -- Call no: PN6728.3.M3N6no.12 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Parodies, Imitations, Etc. "They Said I Was Out to Lunch" / Renaud Façade. 5 p. in Tales from the Ozone, no. 2 (1970). -- Parody of a romance comic story, with Blondie and Dagwood cameos. -- Begins: "I met Anus at the love-in, and knew he liked me, because he stared at my breasts, but when he and his hippie friends lit a reefer..." -- Call no.: PN6728.45.P7T3no.2 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comic Books, Strips, Etc.--Parodies, Imitations, Etc. Truer than True Romance : Classic Love Comics Retold! / by Jeanne Martinet. -- New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001. -- 112 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Ten DC Comics romance stories, with new words in the captions and balloons. -- Call no.: PN6726.M35 2001 ----------------------------------------------------- "Romance Comics" 1 p. in The Mountain/High School Funnies, no. 1 (All-New Underground Comics ; no. 3) (Berkeley, CA : Last Gasp Eco-Funnies, 1973). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3A433 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Comics, 1949-1954. "Girls who Sinned in Secret and Paid in Public : Romance Comics, 1949-1954" / Jeanne Gardner. p. 92-102 in Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962 (Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2012). -- Call no.: PN6725.C633 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- "El Romance de Josefina" 6 p. in Intriga, no. 5 (Sept. 1957). -- Josefina is a camel. -- Call no.: PN6790.M44 I46no.5 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance de la Cité Intérieure / Guy Colwell. -- Enghien : Artefact, 1980. -- 65 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Collection La Graphe ; 7) -- "Traduit de l'américain par Liz Saum et Grégoire." -- "Les histoires présentées dans cet album sont initialement parues dans les volumes de 'Inner City romance' publiés aux U.S.A. par Last Gasp Eco-Funnies Publishing". -- Genres: Underground, erotic. -- Call no.: PN6727.C63 I514 1980 ----------------------------------------------------- "Romance de un Millón" 6 p. in Confesiones de Amor, no. 25 (June 1958). -- Call no.: PN6790.M44C6no.25 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Dept. "Flob Was a Slob!" (Dep't: Romance) / art: J. Davis in Mad, no. 4 (April-May 1953). -- Notes: Romance, drugs, love. -- Data from index in Mad #350 -- Reprint call no.: PN6728.2.E14M3a 1986 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Dept. "Prince Violent!" (Dep't: Romance (Not The Sexy Kind)) / art: W. Wood. in Mad, no. 13 (July 1954). -- Data from index in Mad #350. -- Prince Valiant parody. -- Reprint call no.: PN6728.2.E14M3a 1986 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Departments. "The Store with a Romance Department" / Al Jaffee, art. 4 p. in Patsy Walker, no. 66 (Sept. 1956). -- Begins: "A boss shouldn't come between his employees" -- Data from Dwayne Best, Tony R. Rose, John P. Selegue, et al. via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.M3P3no.66 ----------------------------------------------------- "Romance en la Academia" 6 p. in Confesiones de Amor, no. 16 (Sept. 1957). -- Call no.: PN6790.M44C6no.16 ----------------------------------------------------- "Romance et Contrition" / Thierry Groensteen. p. 113 in 9e Art : les Cahiers du Musée de la Bande Dessinée, no. 10 (Apr. 2004). -- (Comptes Rendus) -- Reviews the Craig Thompson album Blankets. -- Call no.: PN6700.N44no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- Romance Fiction. Flight of Magic / Jacqueline Diamond. -- Toronto : Harlequin Books, 1989. -- 250 p. ; 18 cm. -- (Harlequin American Romance ; 315) -- "What was the quintessential high-powered businesswoman doing with a laid-back cartoonist who'd lampooned her in a nationally syndicated comic strip? Eating Larry Toland's gooey desserts. Enjoying him in his role as the neighborhood Pied Piper. And wondering what it would be like to fall in love. Beth Macon was at home in a business suit. At her best when closing a deal. And at a total loss when it came to romance. Even if Beth found the time, could she learn to let go and surrender to the passion she saw in Larry's eyes?" -- Call no.: PS3554 .I24F55 1989 ----------------------------------------------------- "Romance, Half-Pint Style" (Sugar and Spike) / Sheldon Mayer. 1 p. in Sugar and Spike, no. 92 (Oct./Nov. 1970) ; reprinted in The Best of DC, no. 29 (Oct. 1982). -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S77no.92 -----------------------------------------------------On down the list