Category Archives: Romance

One more of the many romance covers by Kirby to show up on various Harvey titles in 1956. Not one of the best, the foreground figures seem a bit stiffer than usual for Kirby. That cop in the background is good, though.

Published 1956

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As you may or may not have heard, Archie is going to “modernize” the look of their characters for a few stories, at least. On this prototype cover, Veronica doesn’t look too happy that Betty is having a good time over there with Reggie, while Archie seems to be paying more attention to his radio than to her (they might want to change the radio to an mp3 player). Plus she’s really overdressed for a picnic, so I’m sure she thought Archie was going to take her somewhere nicer than this.

Okay, maybe it’s actually just an old Harvey cover. Still, a nice example of a low-key classic style romance cover, with the tender foreground scene and promises of jealous rivalry.

Published 1956

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I think there was some rule that said Kirby had to do at least one artist/model themed romance cover for every publisher he did romance comics for. This is the one from Marvel, featuring a very leggy model making a play for the artist in the background, who seems to fill his studio with a lot of sexy women. What would Roz have thought if Kirby tried that?

Inked by Colletta.

Published 1960

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TRUE BRIDE-TO-BE ROMANCE #17, 1956. A Harvey romance comic. That guy in the backgound looks like he’s going to cause some trouble. Not one of my favourites among the Harvey covers Kirby did, a lot of them seem a bit dull and pretty much by-the-book, though a few work well.

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