First Romance Magazine #23 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	Passion from the Past!	cover	1	pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison; letters: Joe Rosen
1	First Romance Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Passion from the Past	comic story	5	pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell; letters: Joe Rosen
3	Are These Your Rules of Love?	activity	1	pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al Avison; letters: Joe Rosen
4	Romantic Illusion	text story	0.75	letters: typeset
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.25
6	I Sacrificed Happiness	comic story	5	pencils: John Sink; inks: John Sink; letters: Sam Rosen
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	I Bought Love	comic story	5	pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom Hickey; letters: Sam Rosen
9	Ask Jane Jones	letters page	1	letters: typeset
10	Leftover Love	text story	0.75	letters: typeset
11	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.25
12	Double Desire	comic story	5	letters: Sam Rosen

Collection	Year
First Romance Magazine #40	1956	On eBay ›
Hi-School Romance Datebook #2	1963	On eBay ›

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