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Tender Love Stories#1
Cover: Don Heck & Joe Sinnott

Tender Love Stories #1

Feb 1971 · Skywald · 0.25 USD
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"My Kind of Music!" in Tender Love Stories #1 (1971) delivers a quietly poignant twist on romance and regret, following Joan as she grapples with a last-minute wedding cancellation and sets out on a bittersweet journey of her own design. With evocative art by Everett Kinstler and Ross Andru, and inks by Mike Esposito and Kinstler, the story unfolds with tender precision, capturing a moment of emotional crossroads. The cover by Don Heck and Joe Sinnott perfectly frames the quiet tension of a chance encounter that could change everything.

Contains 5 stories
My Kind of Music!
8 pp · Romance
Midge ParkerTommy TuckerCelia FrenchFred Boswell

Midge Parker thought she’d lost Tommy Tucker forever when his letters stopped coming, but her heart never stopped believing in the music they once shared. Determined to find him despite the risk of embarrassment, she tracks him down—only to discover he’s playing in a dimly lit club, hiding from the past he thought she’d never see.

Doomed to Silence!
8 pp · Romance
Ken BlaineLinda JohnsonNance Johnson

In "Doomed to Silence!", two sisters, Linda Johnson and Nance Johnson, share a stage and a complicated bond, with Nance clinging to her sister's youth even as Linda grows into her own. When Linda finally confronts Nance about her protective control, a fragile truce forms—only for a secret moment in the living room to spark a dangerous connection between Linda and Nance’s suitor, Ken Blaine.

Left at the Altar!
7 pp · Romance
Jim MayhewJoan StevensDave Norton

Joan Stevens is left at the altar when her fiancé bolts for Australia, leaving her heartbroken on her wedding day. Months later, on a vacation, she sets out to mirror the pain she endured—choosing Dave Norton as her target, only to find herself caught in a twist neither of them expected.

Unfaithful!
6 pp · Romance
Frank ChisolmSally BruceGilbert Trayne

Frank and Sally are counting on a future together, but Frank’s new job in South America forces him to leave her behind. While he’s away, Sally finds herself drawn to Gilbert Trayne at a party, and their connection grows—until Frank returns home sooner than expected. Now caught between two lives, Sally must face what she truly feels, even as the past comes knocking.

Would He Ever Be Mine?
8 pp · Romance
Carol AshleyEric ThompsonAunt BellaJoeyFranMr. HadlyRalph BentonJoe WilsonRufe Tenton

In "Would He Ever Be Mine?", Carol Ashley finds herself caught between two very different men—Eric Thompson, the gentle man she’s trying to be for, and Ralph Benton, whose intensity pulls her into a dangerous game. As old feelings resurface and secrets come to light, Carol must face the consequences of her choices, torn between the life she’s built and the truth she can no longer ignore.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Fine) $60
CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $7,831*
CGC 9.6 none in existence
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $772
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $632*
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CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $280*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $162*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $133*
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Full credits

artist, inker Everett Kinstler
artist Ross Andru
cover pencils Don Heck
cover inks Joe Sinnott

Reprints

↩ Reprints Intimate Confessions #2 (1951), Intimate Confessions #8 (1953)

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