An irreverent groundbreaking collection of 1950's romance comics.
Here is a peerless selection of romance comics from their golden age: a revisionist anthology to challenge the widely ridiculed, tiresome icon of the "tear-stained face" that dominated the genre's later years. The heroines are lively, independent high school girls - liberated before women's liberation - who do the most outrageous things, make all kinds of mistakes, and never suffer shame, heartache or guilt, no matter what! Whether they're plotting to spend an illicit weekend with the boyfriend at a resort hotel or just trying to figure out how much to neck and pet, they always have a sense of self worth and are in charge of their fate. These bright, naturalistic tales by the unsung Dana Dutch fly in the face of the mindless, hackneyed stories that were such a staple of the genre.
Twenty first century readers will be pleasantly surprised (and amused) by how progressive and smart these stories from a decade known for its repressive political and cultural climate truly are!
Includes the stories Was I Too Young For Love?, I Set A Trap For A Wolf, They Called Me Boy-Crazy, I'll Not Date In August, Loneliness Made Me A Pickup, Allergic To Love, A Stranger Stole My Heart, We Couldn't Be Kept Apart, My Double Life Caught Up With Me, I Played Kiss And Run, I Tried To Buy Love With Kisses, Love Is Born, Tourist Cabin Escapade, Penny-Ante Girl, Hotel Weekend, Love On Trial, Thrill Seekers' Weekend, Elopement Hid Our Sins, Afraid To Be Married, and Masquerade Marriage.
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