The Mystery of Al Fass on Romantic Hearts #1, Up for Auction

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Romantic Hearts was a romance anthology comedian, first printed by Story Comics with cowl and artwork by Walter Johnson and possibly Leo Fass.

Romantic Hearts was a romance anthology comedian, first printed by Story Comics from 1951 to 1953  after which taken over and relaunched by Master Comics from 1953 to 1955 earlier than it closed. Up for public sale from Heritage Art Auctions is the primary concern from the primary run of Romantic Hearts #1.

Experiment with Love is the duvet story with cowl artwork by Walter Johnson, however a narrative drawn by Al Fass by which nurse Phyllis makes marriage ceremony plans with Dr John on his promotion, solely for him to fall for rich socialite Valerie, break up with Phyllis and go into personal apply. But when Valerie is badly injured in a automotive wreck, Phyllis saves her life whereas John develops a brand new surgical method to permit Valerie to get better totally. Which sees John fall again in love with Phyllis… and public service drugs.

Artist Al Fass is a bit of a thriller, however he’s believed to be Leo Fass, little brother of the distinguished comedian e book artist and editor Myron Fass who, within the Nineteen Seventies, was the most important multi-title newsstand journal writer within the nation. Leo is suspected as being the artist on a quantity of different books, which can have been attributed to Myron Fass, resembling Crime Can’t Win, Western Crime Busters, Sports Action, Captain Science and extra. Al Fass additionally drew The Wooden Man in Adventures into Weird Worlds #6 from Atlas/Marvel Comics. It is believed that he was unable to work once more in such a capability after the Korean War. Leo Fass died in 2011.

Other tales in Romantic Tales #1 are by Bob Mack, Walter Johnson and extra. Walter Johnson was an inker on Al Capp’s Li’l Abner within the thirties, labored in comedian books by way of Funnies Inc and later his personal Walter Johnson Studio. Best identified for drawing crime tales for Consolidated Book, D.S. Publishing, Lev Gleason and St. John Publishing in addition to romance and westerns, together with Real Fact Comics for DC Comics and Saddle Romances for EC Comics. He additionally wrote comics with Sol Harrison beneath the joint pen identify Walter S. Hara.

Romantic Hearts #1 (Story Comics, 1951) Condition: VG-. Walter Johnson cowl. The prime staple is popped from the duvet, the underside staple is indifferent from the duvet, and there’s a 1″ backbone break up on the backside. Overstreet 2023 VG 4.0 worth = $44.

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