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WHAT IF MARVEL MASTERWORKED THE ROMANCE, FUNNY ANIMAL, COMEDY AND MODEL COMICS?
Ever wonder why some of us over on the Masterworks Messageboards are always joking around about Millie the Model Masterworks? Well guess what, we're not joking! As you can tell from looking at the sheer number of volumes we have listed, there is a massive amount of Millie material that is just waiting to be Masterworked, so it's obvious to us that Marvel needs to get off their duffs and get to work on those Millie volumes. Patsy Walker (and her various friends) has a ton of material to get through too. So time's a-wastin' folks, we need to get started on those Millie and Patsy lines, and it needs to be soon. How can we be up on the latest fashions if we don't have
our Millie and Patsy Masterworks, I ask you?
OK, coming back down to reality a little bit, it's one thing to expect 30 or so Batman Archives to be have been released
by the next decade, and quite another to think we'll get even one or two of the fabled Millie or Patsy Masterworks. But that
isn't to say there isn't the demand! A select group of discriminating Marvel Maniacs would love to see these books, if only
to dig those fabulous fashions the girls would show off in their monthly allotment of pages. (And don't forget, every
Patsy Walker Masterworks tells the story of our favorite Hellcat! Meow!)
Did you know that comics used to be for kids? Imagine that, huh? Well, strange as that may sound, it's true. Back during World War II, Timely didn't just put out superhero comics, they also put out lots of classic comedy comics. It started out with series like Krazy Komics and Terry Toons, and soon grew into a whole line starring Super Rabbit, Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal, and even Mighty Mouse (a licensed feature Timely/Marvel had the honor of publishing!)
Later on, to capitalize on the success of Archie Comics, they ventured into teen comics. A lot of their characters crossed over from one series to another, including Georgie, Patsy, Frankie, Hedy, Millie, Nellie, Tessie, and Sherry. These characters starred in comics that resided somewhere between comedy and romance. At the end of the decade, though, Marvel jumped headlong into true romance comics, and a few of those lasted throughout the 50's. These comics are where legends like John Romita
honed their craft, turning out page after page of gorgeous women. But nothing can beat the internal monologues of the main
characters of these comics. You think Peter Parker has issues? Get a load of some of the thought bubble dialogue in "My Own Romance!"
So, have you ever asked yourself "Was I Really Boy Crazy?", "Can I Forget You?", or "Can Too Much Ambition Spoil a Marriage?" Have you ever thought to yourself "I Was Tied To My Parents' Apron Strings", "I Was the Kind of Girl He Wouldn't Marry", "I Was a Blonde Outcast", or "I Was Whistle Bait"? Well, if questions and thoughts like these have been weighing on your mind, then you have come to the right place. All of these questions and more were answered when Marvel started publishing true romance comics at the end of the 40's. Some of them proved so popular that they lasted throughout the entire following decade. So don't worry, you're not the only one who's asked themselves those questions. Just remember that "Wallflower Is an Ugly Word!" and "I Sold the Man I Loved!"
Filling out the rest of this What If? page is a bunch of odds and ends, including some nice surprises like Bible Tales for Young People, Mighty Blackstone, and Stan Lee's favorite literary moment of his career, Ziggy Pig & Silly Seal! I hope you
dig it, and come to know that the history of Marvel was far more diverse than you may have ever thought it was!
-- by Cleazer and Gormuu
NOTE FROM CHRIS: The maps on this page have been compiled from many various sources, but as you will notice, there are still quite a few issues without data. If you own any of these issues with missing data, any information you can supply would be greatly appreciated by all visitors to this site. I'd love to get accurate story titles and page counts for these issues. (And if you can supply an artist credit or two, that would be the icing on the cake!) If you can help, please e-mail CLEAZER72@YAHOO.COM)
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(For more detailed maps, click the individual
volume links at the list on the right. All maps are preliminary
and subject to change.)
All-Surprise
Bible Tales For Young People
Cindy Comics
Comedy Comics
Comic Capers
Crazy
Frankie Comics
Funny Frolics
Funny Tunes
Gay Comics
Georgie Comics
Girl Confessions
Hedy Of Hollywood
Homer Hooper
Homer, The Happy Ghost
Ideal Comics
It's A Duck's Life
Joker Comics
Junior Miss
Kathy
Krazy Komics
Lana Comics
Linda Carter, Student Nurse
Little Lizzie
Little Lenny
Love Adventures
Love Romances
Love Tales
Lovers
Margie Comics
Melvin The Monster
Mighty Blackstone
Millie The Model
Miss America
Mitzi's Boyfriend
Modeling With Millie
Molly Manton's Romances
My Friend Irma
My Girl Pearl
My Love
My Love Story
My Own Romance
Nellie The Nurse
Oscar Comics
Patsy And Hedy
Patsy And Her Pals
Patsy Walker
Patty Powers
Powerhouse Pepper Comics
Riot
Romance Tales
Rusty Comics
Secret Story Romances
Sherry The Showgirl
Silly Tunes
Snafu
Stories Of Romance
Super Rabbit
Teen Comics
Tessie The Typist
True Secrets
Wacky Duck
Wendy Parker
Willie Comics
Young Hearts
Ziggy Pig And Silly Seal
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| All-Surprise | Comedy Comics |
Frankie Comics/ Georgie Comics |
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| Girl Confessions | Hedy of Hollywood | Joker Comics | |||
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| Junior Miss | Kathy | Krazy Komics | |||
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Linda Carter Student Nurse |
Love Romances |
Love Tales/ Love Adventures |
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 Love Tales Vol. 1 Love Tales Vol. 2 Love Adventures Vol. 1 Love Adventures Vol. 2 Love Adventures Vol. 3 Love Adventures Vol. 4
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| Lovers | Millie the Model | Millie the Model | |||
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| Modeling with Millie | Miss America | My Friend Irma | |||
 Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 5 Vol. 6 |
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| My Own Romance | Nellie the Nurse | Patsy Walker | |||
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| Patsy and Her Pals | Patsy and Hedy |
Secret Story Romances/ True Secrets |
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 Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 5 Vol. 6 Vol. 7 Vol. 8 Vol. 9 Vol. 10 Vol. 11
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 Secret Story Rom. Vol. 1 Secret Story Rom. Vol. 2 Secret Story Rom. Vol. 3 True Secrets Vol. 1 True Secrets Vol. 2 True Secrets Vol. 3 True Secrets Vol. 4 |
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| All the Rest | All the Rest | All the Rest | |||
 Bible Tales Vol. 1 Cindy Comics Vol. 1 Comic Capers Vol. 1 Crazy Vol. 1 Funny Frolics Vol. 1 Funny Frolics Vol. 2 Gay Comics Vol. 1 Gay Comics Vol. 2 Homer Hooper Vol. 1 Homer the Ghost Vol. 1 Ideal Comics Vol. 1 It's A Duck's Life Vol. 1 Lana Comics Vol. 1 Little Lizzie Vol. 1 Little Lenny Vol. 1 |
 Margie Comics Vol. 1 Margie Comics Vol. 2 Melvin the Monster Vol 1 Mighty Blackstone Vol. 1 Mitzie's Boyfriend Vol. 1 Molly Manton Vol. 1 My Girl Pearl Vol. 1 My Love Vol. 1 My Love Story Vol. 1 Oscar Comics Vol. 1 Patty Powers Vol. 1 Powerhouse Pepper Vol. 1 Riot Vol. 1 Romance Tales Vol. 1 Rusty Comics Vol. 1 Rusty Comics Vol. 2 |
 Sherry the Showgirl Vol 1 Silly Tunes Vol. 1 Snafu Vol. 1 Stories of Romance Vol. 1 Super Rabbit Vol 1 Super Rabbit Vol 2 Teen Comics Vol. 1 Teen Comics Vol. 2 Tessie the Typist Vol. 1 Tessie the Typist Vol. 2 Wacky Duck Vol. 1 Wendy Parker Vol. 1 Willie Comics Vol. 1 Willie Comics Vol. 2 Young Hearts Vol. 1 Ziggy Pig & Silly Seal Vol. 1 |
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