Girls' Romances
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| Girls' Romances | |
|---|---|
 Panel from Girls' Romances #78. Artwork by Tony Abruzzo.[1] | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Bi-monthly, monthly |
| Format | Onging |
| Publication date | Feb./March 1950 — Oct. 1971 |
| No. of issues | 160 |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan, Lee Elias, Gil Kane, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, John Romita, Sr., John Rosenberger, Art Saaf, Jack Sparling, Alex Toth, George Tuska |
Girls' Romances was a romance comic anthology published by DC Comics in the United States. Debuting with a Feb.,/Mar. 1950 cover-date, it ran for 160 issues, ending with the Oct. 1971 issue. (The final issue came out on October 3, 1971 and sold for $0.25.)[2]
Mike Sekowsky was a regular artist on the book from 1952 to the end of its run. Other artists on the title included Gene Colan, Lee Elias, Gil Kane, Win Mortimer, Bob Oksner, John Romita, Sr., John Rosenberger, Art Saaf, Jack Sparling, Alex Toth, and George Tuska. Nick Cardy drew many covers.
Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein based a number of his works on panels from Girls' Romances, including In the Car (sometimes called Driving) (1963),[3] We Rose Up Slowly (1964),[4] and Sleeping Girl (1964).[5]
References
- ^ Barsalou, David. "In the Car," Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein (2000). Retrieved Sept. 14, 2020.
- ^ "Girls' Romances". Comic Vine. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ Tony Abruzzo panel,Girls' Romances #78 (Sept. 1961).
- ^ Girls' Romances #81 (Jan. 1962)
- ^ Tony Abruzzo panel, Girls' Romances #105 (Oct. 1964).
External links
- Girls' Romances at the Grand Comics Database
- Girls' Romances at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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