Matt Baker Romance Comics

Matt Baker (December 10, 1921 – August 11, 1959) was an American comic book artist who drew the costumed crimefighter Phantom Lady, among many other characters. Active in the 1940s and 1950s Golden Age of comic books, he is the first known African-American artist to find success in the comic-book industry. He also penciled the very first graphic novel, St. John Publications' digest-sized "picture novel" It Rhymes with Lust (1950). Baker was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2009. (from Wikipedia)

Here's some romance comics with cover art by Baker.

Teenage Temptations #1, October 1952.

True Love Pictorial #6, October 1953.

Wartime Romances #17, September 1953.

Teen-Age Romances #2, April 1949.

Teen-Age Romances #3, July 1949.

Teen-Age Romances #42, March 1955.

Giant Comics Editions #15, 1950.

EC's Saddle Romances

Saddle Romances was a short-lived EC Pre-Trend title. It ran for three issues from 1949 - 1950. It featured the art of later renowned EC stalwarts such as Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels and Wally Wood (in collaboration with Harry Harrison). The title's numbering was continued from Saddle Justice. After only three issues, EC's acclaimed science fiction title Weird Science picked up with #12.

Saddle Romances #9, Nov-Dec 1949. Cover art by Graham Ingels.

Saddle Romances #10, Jan-Feb 1950. Cover art by Al Feldstein.

Saddle Romances #11, Mar-Apr 1950. Cover art by Al Feldstein.

Happy Valentines' Day!

Daring Love #1, September-October 1953.




Cowgirl Romances #1, 1950.




Secret Hearts #1, September-October 1949.



Girls' Romances #132, April 1968. Cover art by John Rosenberger.




Girls' Romances #136, October 1968. Cover art by Jim Scott Pike.




Girls' Romances #143, September 1969. Cover art by John Rosenberger and Vince Colletta.




Girls' Romances #144, October 1969. Cover art by Nick Cardy.




Girls' Romances #152, October 1970.




Girls' Romances #153, December 1970. Cover art by Nick Cardy.




Girls' Romances #158, July 1971.



Young Love #89, November 1971.




Untamed Love #1, January 1950. Cover art by Bill Ward.




True Love #1, January 1986. Cover art by Dave Stevens.




Our Love Story #4, April 1970. Cover art by John Buscema.




Modern Love #1, June 1949. Cover art by Al Feldstein.




Love Problems and Advice #4, December 1949. Cover art by Lee Elias.




DC Super Giant #21, January 1971.

R is for Romance

Love Stories #150, July 1973.

First Love Illustrated #12, May 1951.

Heart Throbs #90, July 1964.

I Love You #126, October 1979.

My Love #1, September 1969. Cover by Johnny Romita.

Young Love #107, January 1974. Cover art by Nick Cardy.

Underwater Kiss by Ser Leone, n.d.

Classics Illustrated #134, Romeo and Juliet, 1969. Cover art by Edvard Moritz.

The Kiss by Tom Lovell, n.d.

The Scarlet Letter, 1926.

"Empty Heart" by Frank Frazetta

"Empty Heart," an romance story with exquisite art by Frank Frazetta. These scans are from Fantagraphics reprints comic Untamed Love #1. The story was originally published in Personal Love #28, 1953. Some of the many highlights of this story are the sculptures in the foreground on the last two pages.

Happy Valentine's Day!

To help celebrate Valentine's Day, here's some groovy DC romance comics...




Girls' Love Stories #104, July1964.




Girls' Love Stories #110, April 1965.




Girls' Love Stories #116, January 1966.




Girls' Love Stories #124, January 1967.




Girls' Love Stories #139, November 1968.




Girls' Love Stories #142, April 1969.




Girls' Love Stories #155, November 1970.




Girls' Love Stories #160, July 1971.




Girls' Love Stories #176, March 1973.