Marvel Comics (Atlas) · Love Tales #43 · October 1954 · 10¢ · 36 pages
Grade: VG+ 4.5
Cover and interior credits for this issue are unconfirmed. Atlas romance titles of this period routinely ran uncredited house talent — writers and artists alike went unnamed in the indicia and on the splash pages.
Specific story titles, plot details, and creator credits for this issue are not confirmed in available reference sources. Love Tales was a multi-story romance anthology running short standalone pieces — typically three to four stories per issue — built around the familiar Atlas formula of romantic conflict, misunderstanding, and resolution. Cataloguing for mid-run Atlas romance issues at this level of granularity remains incomplete across standard reference databases.
Love Tales launched in 1949 under Timely and ran through 1957, making it one of Atlas's more durable romance titles. Issue #43 hits in October 1954 — the same month the Comics Code Authority was formally adopted. Whether this copy predates or postdates the CCA stamp on the cover is worth a look; that transition window matters to era collectors tracking the exact moment Atlas adjusted its content and presentation.
Condition VG+ 4.5 — .
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Marvel Comics (Atlas) · Love Tales #43 · October 1954 · 10¢ · 36 pages
Grade: VG+ 4.5
Cover and interior credits for this issue are unconfirmed. Atlas romance titles of this period routinely ran uncredited house talent — writers and artists alike went unnamed in the indicia and on the splash pages.
Specific story titles, plot details, and creator credits for this issue are not confirmed in available reference sources. Love Tales was a multi-story romance anthology running short standalone pieces — typically three to four stories per issue — built around the familiar Atlas formula of romantic conflict, misunderstanding, and resolution. Cataloguing for mid-run Atlas romance issues at this level of granularity remains incomplete across standard reference databases.
Love Tales launched in 1949 under Timely and ran through 1957, making it one of Atlas's more durable romance titles. Issue #43 hits in October 1954 — the same month the Comics Code Authority was formally adopted. Whether this copy predates or postdates the CCA stamp on the cover is worth a look; that transition window matters to era collectors tracking the exact moment Atlas adjusted its content and presentation.
Condition VG+ 4.5 — .
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
