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First Romance Magazine (1949) · The Collector

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First Romance Magazine (1949)

First Romance Magazine

Harvey · 1949–1958

Format: Ongoing series
Status: Ended
Issues: 52
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover price: 10¢

New issues go on your pull list in Releases, with the date to order each one by.

Issues
Creators
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Details

Issues

52 issues

First Romance Magazine (1949) #1 cover

#1

Aug 1949

First Romance Magazine (1949) #2 cover

#2

Oct 1949

Sources

Grand Comics Database series 15028
Metron series 6586

Catalog data from Metron and the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

First Romance Magazine (1949) #3 cover

#3

Dec 1949

First Romance Magazine (1949) #4 cover

#4

Feb 1950

First Romance Magazine (1949) #5 cover

#5

Apr 1950

First Romance Magazine (1949) #6 cover

#6

Jun 1950

First Romance Magazine (1949) #7 cover

#7

Jun 1951

First Romance Magazine (1949) #8 cover

#8

Aug 1951

First Romance Magazine (1949) #9 cover

#9

Oct 1951

First Romance Magazine (1949) #10 cover

#10

Dec 1951

First Romance Magazine (1949) #11 cover

#11

Feb 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #12 cover

#12

Apr 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #13 cover

#13

May 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #14 cover

#14

Jun 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #15 cover

#15

Jul 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #16 cover

#16

Aug 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #17 cover

#17

Sep 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #18 cover

#18

Oct 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #19 cover

#19

Dec 1952

First Romance Magazine (1949) #20 cover

#20

Feb 1953

First Romance Magazine (1949) #21 cover

#21

Apr 1953

First Romance Magazine (1949) #22 cover

#22

Jun 1953

First Romance Magazine (1949) #23 cover

#23

Aug 1953

First Romance Magazine (1949) #24 cover

#24

Oct 1953

First Romance Magazine (1949) #25 cover

#25

Dec 1953

First Romance Magazine (1949) #26 cover

#26

Feb 1954

First Romance Magazine (1949) #27 cover

#27

Apr 1954

First Romance Magazine (1949) #28 cover

#28

Jun 1954

First Romance Magazine (1949) #29 cover

#29

Aug 1954

First Romance Magazine (1949) #30 cover

#30

Oct 1954

First Romance Magazine (1949) #31 cover

#31

Dec 1954

First Romance Magazine (1949) #32 cover

#32

Feb 1955

First Romance Magazine (1949) #33 cover

#33

Apr 1955

First Romance Magazine (1949) #34 cover

#34

Jun 1955

First Romance Magazine (1949) #35 cover

#35

Aug 1955

First Romance Magazine (1949) #36 cover

#36

Oct 1955

First Romance Magazine (1949) #37 cover

#37

Dec 1955

First Romance Magazine (1949) #38 cover

#38

Feb 1956

First Romance Magazine (1949) #39 cover

#39

Apr 1956

First Romance Magazine (1949) #40 cover

#40

Jun 1956

First Romance Magazine (1949) #41 cover

#41

Aug 1956

First Romance Magazine (1949) #42 cover

#42

Oct 1956

First Romance Magazine (1949) #43 cover

#43

Dec 1956

First Romance Magazine (1949) #44 cover

#44

Feb 1957

First Romance Magazine (1949) #45 cover

#45

Apr 1957

First Romance Magazine (1949) #46 cover

#46

Jun 1957

First Romance Magazine (1949) #47 cover

#47

Aug 1957

First Romance Magazine (1949) #48 cover

#48

Oct 1957

First Romance Magazine (1949) #49 cover

#49

Dec 1957

First Romance Magazine (1949) #50 cover

#50

Feb 1958

First Romance Magazine (1949) #51 cover

#51

Sep 1958

First Romance Magazine (1949) #52 cover

#52

Nov 1958

Creators

Who made the most issues of this run, with the issues they span.

34 people credited

Writers

Carl Wessler1 issue

Artists

Bob Powell32 issues · #1–#51
Jack Sparling24 issues · #9–#50
Lee Elias21 issues · #3–#52
Al Avison17 issues · #5–#49
Tom Hickey10 issues · #8–#49
Warren Kremer8 issues · #1–#33
Joe Certa7 issues · #13–#41
John Prentice7 issues · #25–#44

Cover artists

Al Avison32 issues · #1–#52
Lee Elias11 issues · #9–#29
Joe Simon6 issues · #41–#52
Howard Nostrand3 issues · #24–#30
Jack Kirby3 issues · #41–#43
John Prentice1 issue

Inkers: Bob Powell (28), Jack Sparling (24), Lee Elias (17)
Letterers: Joe Rosen (18), Sam Rosen (4), Artie Simek (1)
Editors: Leon Harvey (52)

Characters and teams

Who appears most often in this run, by issues they appear in.

139 characters

Alan Herne2
Alice2
Andy Cordell2
Arnold Downing2
Bill2
Bobby Jackson2
Bruce2
Carol Emrick2
Craig Manley2
Dan Bennett2
Dr. Tom Sloan2
Frank Anders2
June Early2
Larry2
Lila2
Lois Downing2
Lucille2
Mary Lake2
Mr. Cordell2
Mrs. Cordell2
Peggy2
Pete Mallon2
Phil2
Phil Taine2

Publication details

Publishing format: Was Ongoing Series
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US
Paper stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors