(March-April 1994)

New England Comics, 1994 Series
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Price
2.75 USD; 3.60 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1994-02-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
New England Comics Press Inc.
Brand
NEC New England Comics Press
Editing
Bill Devine

Issue Notes

Indicia states "Formerly Western Crimes Against Indians" which was a "tribute" to the many title and numbering changes by publishers such as Fox, EC and Atlas. The contents page says "#11" which was an intentional error by the editor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Bill Devine
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You chumps!
Genre
romance
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Color photocopy of three characters; cut color overlays for background and lettering. Title design and lettering by Bill Devine.

Cover Thumbnail for My Terrible Romance (New England Comics, 1994 series) #1
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Cover gallery

Romance Ramblings (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Devine
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Editor's page with commentary on the comic and source credits for reprinted stories.

Man-Hater (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Jane; Billie; Ted Winters; Al
Synopsis
Jane plays men for chumps until she falls in love with one of them.
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Doomed! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; Bill Devine (splash page)
Characters
Martha; Dr. George; Mr. Smith; Mrs. Vickers; Glenn
Synopsis
Martha gets bad news about her heart, gives up on her job and boyfriend but Glenn's trick saves the romance.
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Indexer Notes

Probable Iger Studio. Splash panel was completely re-lettered by Bill Devine in this issue.

Romancology (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Devine
Letters
typeset
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Articles about romance comics with illustrations. Included is a 2 page cover gallery with commentary.

My Tarnished Reputation (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Harrison; Wally Wood
Inks
Wally Wood; Harry Harrison
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Billie Tanner; Bob Metcalfe; Miss Harris; Mr. Metcalfe; Billie's parents
Synopsis
With a $1,000 missing from the company, Billie Tanner takes the fall for her boyfriend- the boss's son.
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"Next Issue: 4 great stories!" (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Classic Romance Comics Ad from the late 1940's (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

back cover / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You chumps!"]
  2. 1. Romance Ramblings
  3. 2. Man-Hater
  4. 3. Doomed!
  5. 4. Romancology
  6. 5. My Tarnished Reputation
  7. 6. "Next Issue: 4 great stories!"
  8. 7. Classic Romance Comics Ad from the late 1940's
  9. 8. ["Look for this symbol..."]
    back cover
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Bill Devine
  • Jim Van Dore
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