Top 100 Most Valuable Romance Comics

100 Most Expensive Romance Comics

After the superhero boom of the 1930s and 40s died out, Romance comic books became the hot newsstand seller.

Some of these comics are so rare and obscure that it's hard to get an accurate representation of their true value. For some of these comics, there are only a few copies still in existence.

Almost every time a back issue by one of them sells, it sets a new record price.

Romance comic books are still a developing market, and there is plenty of upside in many of these seldom-seen issues. They are starting to mirror the move in Golden Age horror comics.

A lot of recent record sales have been set due to exploding interest in the artists Matt Baker and L. B. Cole, who both were responsible for covers and interior art of multiple romance books from the early 1950s.

100 All-Time "Hottest" Romance Comics

Giant Comics Edition #12: Diary Secrets. Provocative cover by Matt Baker. Click for value

Giant Comics Editions #12: Diary Secrets. Provocative cover by Matt Baker

Record sale: $24,000
Minimum value: $800

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Venus #1 (1948): Timely Comics. Click for values

Venus #1 (1948)
Timely Comics

Record Sale: $24,000
Minimum Value: $80

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Teen-Age Romances #9: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #9
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $10,800
Minimum Value: $300

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A Moon... A Girl... A Romance #9: first issue of the Moon Girl romance comics. Click for values

A Moon... A Girl... A Romance #11
Rare EC Comics title

Record sale: $9,000
Minimum value: $80

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Negro Romances #4: Reprints Negro Romances #2; rare

Negro Romances #4
Reprints Negro Romances #2; rare

Record sale: $6,500
Minimum value: $250

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Negro Romance #2: exceptionally rare romance comic book

Negro Romance #2: Very rare comic

Record sale: $6,300
Minimum value: $100

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Young Romance Comics #1: Considered the first romance comic book ever

Young Romance Comics #1
Considered the first romance comic book ever

Record sale: $5,000
Minimum value: $50

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Teen-Age Romances #14: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #14
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $4,700
Minimum Value: $100

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Daring Love #1: rare first in series, Steve Ditko's first published art. Click for value

Daring Love #1: rare first in series, Steve Ditko's first published art

Record sale: $4,100
Minimum value: $50

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A Moon, a Girl... Romance #12: Last in series, scarce EC Comics issue. Click for values

A Moon, a Girl... Romance #12
Last in series, scarce EC Comics issue

Record Sale: $4,000
Minimum Value: $50

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Negro Romance #1: Very rare; First romance comic "Written by African-Americans for African-Americans"

Negro Romance #1: Very rare; First romance comic "Written by African-Americans for African-Americans"

Record sale: $3,800
Minimum value: $50

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Sherry the Showgirl #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Sherry the Showgirl #1: first in series

Record sale: $3,500
Minimum value: $50

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Teen-Age Romances #25: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #25

Record Sale: $3,500
Minimum Value: $100

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Teen-Age Romances #2: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #2
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $3,200
Minimum Value: $100

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Negro Romance #3: Last issue of the 1950 series

Negro Romance #3: Last issue of the rare 1950 series

Record sale: $3,100
Minimum value: $30

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Giant Comics Edition #15: Very rare; Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Giant Comics Edition #15
Very rare, Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $2,700
Minimum value: $100

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Modern Love #6 by EC Comics. Click for values

Modern Love #6

Record Sale: $2,640
Minimum Value: $50

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Teen-Age Romances #18: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #18
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $2,600
Minimum Value: $100

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Forbidden Love #1: First issue of the series. Click for values

Forbidden Love #1: first in series, provocative cover

Record sale: $2,600
Minimum value: $50

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Modern Love #4 by EC Comics. Click for values

Modern Love #4

Record Sale: $2,400
Minimum Value: $50

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Romantic Marriage #24: Rare, last issue of the series. Click for value

Romantic Marriage #24: rare, last issue in series

Record sale: $2,300
Minimum value: $50

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Confessions of Love #11: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Confessions of Love #11
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $2,150
Minimum Value: $100

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Giant Comics Edition #13: Very rare; Unique Matt Baker cover. Click for value

Giant Comics Edition #13: unique cover by Matt Baker

Record sale: $2,100
Minimum value: $40

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All Picture All True Love Story #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

All Picture All True Love Story #1: first issue in series

Record sale: $2,100
Minimum value: $100

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Teen-Age Temptations #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Teen-Age Temptations #1: first in series

Record sale: $2,000
Minimum value: $20

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Wartime Romances #13: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Wartime Romances #13
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $2,000
Minimum value: $75

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Sweethearts #119: Rare Marilyn Monroe cover. Click for value

Sweethearts #119: scarce, Marilyn Monroe cover

Record sale: $1,920
Minimum value: $100

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Modern Love #5 by EC Comics. Click for values

Modern Love #5

Record Sale: $1,850
Minimum Value: $50

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Barbie and Ken #1: First issue of a short-lived series. Click for value

Barbie and Ken #1: First issue of a short-lived series

Record sale: $1,700
Minimum value: $50

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Barbie and Ken #4. Click for values

Barbie and Ken #4

Record Sale: $1,550
Minimum Value: $5

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Popular Teen-Agers #11: Very hard to find – you’re lucky to ever see this for sale. Click for value

Popular Teenagers #11: Hard to find Christmas themed cover

Record sale: $1,450
Minimum value: $100

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Teen-Age Romances #13: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #13
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $1,440
Minimum Value: $100

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Wartime Romances #5: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Wartime Romances #5
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $1,440
Minimum value: $75

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Intimate Confessions #5. Click for values

Intimate Confessions #5

Record sale: $1,430
Minimum value: $30

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Romantic Marriage #3. Click for values

Romantic Marriage #3

Record Sale: $1,425
Minimum Value: $80

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Teen-Age Romances #45: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #45
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $1,425
Minimum value: $175

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Teen-Age Temptations #9: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Temptations #9
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $1,400
Minimum Value: $150

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Teen-Age Temptations #8: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Temptations #8
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $1,400
Minimum Value: $200

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Confessions of Love #13: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Confessions of Love #13
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $1,320
Minimum Value: $80

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Young Lovers #18: Elvis Presley Cover. Click for value

Young Lovers #18: Elvis Presley cover

Record sale: $1,300
Minimum value: $40

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True Life Secrets #23: Super rare! Click for value

True Life Secrets #23: super-rare!

Record sale: $1,300
Minimum value: $75

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In Love #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

In Love #1: first in romance series

Record sale: $1,300
Minimum value: $20

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Romance Trail #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Romance Trail #1: first in western romance series

Record sale: $1,300
Minimum value: $30

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Confessions of Love #4: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Confessions of Love #4
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $1,260
Minimum Value: $100

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Girls’ Love Stories #1: Very rare DC romance comic. Click for value

Girls' Love Stories #1: very rare DC romance comic

Record sale: $1,250
Minimum value: $30

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Our Love Story #1: Rare Marvel romance comic; First issue of the series. Click for value

Our Love Story #1: rare Marvel romance comic book

Record sale: $1,200
Minimum value: $50

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Personal Love #32: Hard to find! Frank Franzetta romance art. Click for value

Personal Love #32
Frank Frazetta romance art, very hard to find

Record sale: $1,200
Minimum value: $50

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Popular Teen-Agers #8: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Popular Teen-Agers #8
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $1,195
Minimum Value: $25

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Love Diary #1: Rare, first issue of the series. Click for value

Love Diary #1: rare, first in series

Record sale: $1,100
Minimum value: $30

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Modern Love #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Modern Love #1: first in series

Record sale: $1,100
Minimum value: $30

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Secret Hearts #1: First issue of a long running series. Click for values

Secret Hearts #1: first of a long-running series

Record sale: $1,100
Minimum value: $50

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Wartime Romances #1: First issue of the series. Click for values of the most valuable romance comics

Wartime Romances #1: first in series

Record sale: $1,000
Minimum value: $25

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Moon… A Girl Romance #9: First Moon Girl romance comic. Click for values

A Moon... A Girl... A Romance #9: first issue of the Moon Girl comics

Record sale: $1,000
Minimum value: $200

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Intimate Confessions #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Intimate Confessions #1: rare, first in series

Record sale: $1,000
Minimum value: $30

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Wartime Romances #6: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Wartime Romances #6
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $1,000
Minimum value: $50

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Romance Confession Stories #1: First issue of the series

Romance and Confession Stories #1: first in series

Record sale: $975
Minimum value: $20

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Teen-Age Temptations #2: Matt Baker cover. Rare! Click for values

Teen-Age Temptations #2
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $965
Minimum Value: $100

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Teen-Age Romances #3: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #3
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $960
Minimum Value: $50

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Teen-Age Romances #43: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Romances #43
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $950
Minimum value: $80

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Popular Teen-Agers #15: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Popular Teen-Agers #15
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $950
Minimum Value: $65

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Modern Love #8 by EC Comics. Click for values

Modern Love #8

Record Sale: $900
Minimum Value: $50

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Wartime Romances #8: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Wartime Romances #8
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $900
Minimum value: $75

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Teen-Age Temptations #7: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Temptations #7
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $900
Minimum Value: $100

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Teen-Age Romances #1: First issue of the series. Click for vaue

Teen-Age Romances #1: rare

Record sale: $900
Minimum value: $25

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Saddle Romances #9: First issue of the series. Click for values

Saddle Romances #9: first in series

Record sale: $900
Minimum value: $30

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Youthful Love #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Youthful Love #1: first in rare romance comics series

Record sale: $870
Minimum value: $40

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Honeymoon Romance #1: First issue of the series. Click for values

Honeymoon Romance #1: first in series

Record sale: $870
Minimum value: $20

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Personal Love #25: Frank Frazetta art. Click for values

Personal Love #25
Frank Frazetta art

Record Sale: $870
Minimum Value: $50

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Personal Love #28: Frank Frazetta art. Click for values

Personal Love #28
Frank Frazetta art

Record Sale: $830
Minimum Value: $50

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Campus Loves #2: Super rare! Click for value

Campus Loves #2
Super-rare romance comics key issue

Record sale: $800
Minimum value: $50

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Modern Love #2 by EC Comics. Click for values

Modern Love #2

Record Sale: $720
Minimum Value: $40

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Big Book Romances #1: Rare one shot romance collection. Click for values

Big Book Romances #1: rare one-shot romance collection

Record sale: $700
Minimum value: $50

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Wartime Romances #4: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Wartime Romances #4
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $700
Minimum value: $25

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My Confession #7: Rare first issue of the series. Click for value

My Confession #7: rare, first in short-lived romance series

Record sale: $700
Minimum value: $50

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Modern Love #3

Record Sale: $700
Minimum Value: $40

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Romance Trail #3. Click for values

Romance Trail #3

Record Sale: $690
Minimum Value: $20

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Popular Teen-Agers #23: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Popular Teen-Agers #23
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $660
Minimum Value: $60

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Barbie and Ken Comic #2. Click for values

Barbie and Ken Comic #2

Record Sale: $650
Minimum Value: $5

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Intimate Confessions #6. Click for values

Intimate Confessions #6

Record sale: $650
Minimum value: $30

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Teen-Age Temptations #5: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Temptations #5
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $640
Minimum Value: $70

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Barbie and Ken #5: last in series. Click for values

Barbie and Ken #5
Last in series

Record Sale: $625
Minimum Value: $5

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A Moon, A Girl... Romance #10: Scarce romance comic by EC Comics. Click for values

A Moon, A Girl... Romance #10
Scarce romance comic by EC Comics

Record Sale: $600
Minimum Value: $20

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Popular Teen-Agers #10: Very rare, second issue of the "Romance" storyline. Click for value

Popular Teenagers #10: rare second issue in series

Record sale: $600
Minimum value: $20

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Intimate Confessions #7. Click for values

Intimate Confessions #7

Record sale: $600
Minimum value: $30

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Women in Love #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Women in Love #1: first in series

Record sale: $550
Minimum value: $20

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Wartime Romances #2: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Wartime Romances #2
Matt Baker cover

Record sale: $550
Minimum value: $25

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Personal Love #24. Click for values

Personal Love #24

Record Sale: $550
Minimum Value: $5

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Love Experiences #1: First issue of the series. Click for values

Love Experiences #1: first in series

Record sale: $525
Minimum value: $30

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Personal Love #27: Frank Frazetta romance art. Click for values

Personal Love #27
Frank Frazetta romance art

Record sale: $500
Minimum value: $50

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Confessions of Love #1: First issue of the series. Click for value

Confessions of Love #1: first in series

Record sale: $500
Minimum value: $25

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In Love #4: Rare; few copies known to exist. Click for values

In Love #4
Rare; few copies known to exist

Record Sale: $500
Minimum Value: $?

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Popular Teen-Agers #13: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Popular Teen-Agers #13
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $490
Minimum Value: $20

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Romantic Marriage #23: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Romantic Marriage #23
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $480
Minimum Value: $30

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Popular Teen-Agers #17: L. B. Cole cover. Click for values

Popular Teen-Agers #17
L. B. Cole cover

Record Sale: $480
Minimum Value: $25

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My Life #5: Rare early issue. Click for values

My Life #5: rare early romance comic

Record sale: $480
Minimum value: $50

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Intimate Confessions #8 romance comic. Click for values

Intimate Confessions #8

Record sale: $480
Minimum value: $30

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Teen-Age Temptations #6: Matt Baker cover. Click for values

Teen-Age Temptations #6
Matt Baker cover

Record Sale: $460
Minimum Value: $70

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Sweethearts #101. Click for values

Sweethearts #101

Record Sale: $430
Minimum Value: $5

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Our Love Story #5: Stan Lee story, John Romita cover. Click for values

Our Love Story #5
Stan Lee story, John Romita cover

Record Sale: $430
Minimum Value: $5

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True to Life Romances #7: very rare. Click for value

True to Life Romances #7: very rare, only two copies in CGC census!

Record sale: $420
Minimum value: $75

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Love Romances #97: Rare Marvel (Timely) romance comic. Click for value

Love Romances #97: rare Timely romance comic

Record sale: $420
Minimum value: $25

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Cowboy Romances #2: Rare! Click for value

Cowboy Romances #2: rare!

Record sale: $400
Minimum value: $25

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Barbie and Ken Comic #3. Click for values

Barbie and Ken Comic #3

Record Sale: $380
Minimum Value: $5

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True Life Secrets #12. Click for values

True Life Secrets #12

Record Sale: $375
Minimum Value: $5

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Girls' Love Stories #19. Click for values

Girls' Love Stories #19

Record Sale: $360
Minimum Value: $10

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