What woman wouldn't like a man that had a horse?

Romance Renegade
Charlton Comics
Cowboy Love
Number 29
1955

This is the one and only Cowboy Love issue I have in my collection. In fact I have never had the opportunity to read another issue and I am a little leery of typing "Cowboy Love" in my search engine.

I really enjoy the art in this issue so I wanted to share this story in its entirety.

Who doesn't like View-Masters?

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I guess there IS something sadder than being alone.

Love Hungry
DC Comics
Pencils/Inks By: Art Saaf
Young Love
Number 120
1976

Reading romance comics would lead you to believe that there is nothing worse than being without a man. There are the happy endings where our character finds true love and is expected to live happily ever after. Then there are the stories that due to some character flaw, the girl in question ends up alone but with the hope that having learned from her shallow, short sited or selfish behavior, she has become a better person, therefore deserving more than ever, the love of a man.

But in Love Hungry! we learn that there is at least one thing sadder than being alone. And that is being alone wearing lingerie.

But maybe we should give our lonely nameless lass (yep, her name is never given) the benefit of the doubt, maybe she is just prepared in case she does bump into Mr. Right.

No, I think she is kind of crazy.

But there is one thing I strongly believe, it is easier to find a boyfriend if you have some sort of interest outside of just finding a boyfriend. Lonely here's hobby appears to be spying on people who have someone special.

Luckily for all of us she never has a chance to peek into any windows. Her other hobby seems to be having erotic dreams about some pretend dream person.

Until one night even her made up dream person seems to thinks that she's too pathetic. (is that mean?)

Devastated by the thought of loneliness both during her waking and sleeping hours the "flight" instinct kicks in.

Until she finds herself where so many woman have had their dreams come true. Down by the docks when the fleet comes in.

But can a lonely girl without a name meet the man of her dreams while dressed kind of like a hooker?

Yes, yes she can. Thank goodness she invested so wisely in that lingerie collection.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone.

Dating Advice for Valentine's Day

Everyone is in need of a little advice now and again. And with Valentine's Day quickly approaching I thought we ladies best brush up on our dating skills.

Oh Page Peterson, is there nothing you don't know?

It's like a Jack Chick Comic, but without Jesus!

Too much, Too Soon
Charlton Comics
Pencils/Inks By: Mono Canelo
Teen Confessions
Number 81
1973

Okay, so there is no doubt that as we get older our tastes become more refined. For an example, my four year old son thinks that NickJr.'s "Fresh Beat Band" is really "cool". So, for the sake of argument let's say, at least to Martha here, that Hannibal is really good looking or at least has that certain something that makes a man appealing. We'll say its, oh I don't know, maybe his sleeveless vest and his Mennonite beard.

See, suspension of disbelief is key with Charlton Comics' "Too Much, Too Soon". In this tale we are introduced to Martha, a reasonably nice girl with questionable taste and angry parents who are really bad judges of character. Her parents also REALLY need to pace themselves with the whole anger thing. See, if dad feels the need to get that mad at his nearly grown daughter for hugging her boyfriend outside the house, her first kiss might result in a stroke and everything else will certainly end in death. But don't let me spoil everything for you.

So, much to Martha's dismay, Dad and Mom decide that they need to keep her away from her good-for-nothing boyfriend. And they choose to do so by sending her to stay with her Aunt Rose, a responsible adult that lives far enough away to hinder the relationship. And nothing works like co-habitating with a widowed aunt for nipping a relationship in the bud.

Martha can't bear the idea and goes to talk to her boyfriend, Alan about running away.

So with the advice from her low-life boyfriend that she should listen to her parents, Martha agrees to stay with her Aunt. And luckily, as she approaches her Aunts house, she spies an "attractive" man and feels a little better that her stay might be more fun then she expects.

Oh, did I mention that her taste in men is mindbogglingly bad?

So anyway Aunt Rose, who we can hope only LOOKS strung out, decides that her first act as Martha's temporary guardian is to introduce her to a guy.

A guy she instantly drives off with. Okay, so maybe Martha's parents know a little more about her chronic poor judgment than we do. Is that sort of thing hereditary?

A guy who takes her to a very cool party.

An who then gets high.

Then, in an up to now unprecedented good decision, she chooses not to try the drugs herself. Of course now Martha doesn't have a very reliable ride home. But don't worry, Martha here knows how to bounce back from disappointment.

So she hooks up with Hannibal, a man who has both a car and apparently the approval of her Aunt.

But even with everything Hannibal apparently has going for him, Martha doesn't feel completely comfortable with her new crowd and she writes her boyfriend.

Aunt Rose of course does what she can't to discourage the relationship.

Martha's misgivings about her new crowd and current hookup continue to increase and oddly so does the amount to kissing.

Luckily Alan saves the day.

At least someone in this story has some common sense. Thank you Alan, this story was really getting painful.