It’s Love, Part 8!


Happy Valentine’s Day! Today, we celebrate love! Love isn’t always easy! As we all know, Valentine’s Day can be difficult when you’re single. Everyone around you is bragging about how in love they are and you just want them to shut up and leave you alone. If you are among those who are single today, do not worry and do not despair.  You’re not the first person to find yourself in this situation and you won’t be the last.  Though you may feel like you, you are not alone.  The path to true love is never an easy one to travel but the destination makes the trip worth it.  To help you on your journey, here are some vintage romance comic covers.  Even in the 1950s and the 1960s and the 1970s, Valentine’s Day wasn’t for everyone.
And as difficult as it can be to find true love, it’s always worth it to look! So. if you’re alone or if you’re a part of a couple, if you’re single or married, in love or simply enjoying life, happy February 14th!  May it be a good day, no matter what it means to you.

Artwork of the Day: Men (by James Elliott Bama)


by James Elliott Bama

Hey, guys, there are other people in the water.  Just look behind you for a second.  The blonde has been saved but I don’t think things are going to go as well for the two other people in the water.

This cover is from 1959.  The magazine is called Men, which I think is funny.  (Real men save the blonde and leave everyone else to drown.)  The cover was done by James Elliott Bama.

Artist Profile: Robert Oliver Skemp (1910 — 1984)


Born in Pennsylvania, Robert Oliver Skemp studied at the Art Students League of New York and also spent some time at the Grand Central Art School in New York.  He was also a member of the Merchant Marine, traveling across the world and no doubt picking up inspiration for the tough, two-fisted characters who would later appear in some of his artwork.

Most of Skemp’s career was spent in advertising but he was also a prolific pulp cover artist and portrait painter.  Here’s a small sampling of his paperback artistry: