An unusual two-parter now for perennial Marvel sob-fest Our Love Story, as the course of true love fails to run smooth, even for a teacher involved in an inappropriate relationship with his student, and if they can't get it on, what hope is there for anybody?
The mag's audience must've been even more emotionally drained than usual, waiting a whole month for the denouement, and you'll be exhausted by the end of this one, though you do have to wonder if this is really the message Stan and the two John's should've been sending out to their presumably young and impressionable female readers.
But hey ho, it's all as much of a fantasy as Spidey's latest adventure. Still think Mr. Roberts is a bit of a sleaze tho'.
Just once... just once, I'd like to see a May-December romance in a comic end where the older guy tells the jailbait that'll never work out because she's a ditzy schoolgirl that still reads Judy Blume & listens to boy bands - while he's a friggin' adult dealing with all the complexities of the adult world.
ReplyDeleteNeeever gonna happen.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFULLY drawn! Peak era John Buscema pencils & Romita is in great form, too. Love the groovy fashions!
ReplyDeleteNow you've gone & made me all nostalgic for the early '70s, Pete!
I own Our Love Story #5 with Steranko's "My Heart Broke in Hollywood," but I must say the drawing in the other stories by Buscema, Colan, & Romita is rock solid. It's amazing to me the level of visual quality that title had, even if the stories were carbon copies of the romance stories of two decades prior (Stan Lee's plot for the Steranko story is almost identical to one Frazetta drew for Personal Love in 1953).
Regards,
Chris A.
Marvel Romance books of this era really are an undiscovered goldmine of art, for sure.
DeleteMore like art imitating life to me - my best friend in high school married our German teacher (OK, she was only nine years older, but it's a big difference when dealing with folk in their late teens/early 20s) - I'd probably have been happier for him if he hadn't dumped all his former friends in the process.
ReplyDeleteOur art teacher married one of my friends. There was a lot of it about, as they used to say.
ReplyDeletePete, did you ever see the 1971 film "S.W.A.L.K." also known as "Melody"? Tracy Hyde played the title character, with Mark Lester & Jack Wild. Music by the Bee Gees (and one CSN&Y tune). If you saw it in childhood you may have fond memories of it.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Chris A.
I haven't Chris, is it any good?
ReplyDeletePretty good, as I recall. Anything with Roy Kinnear in the supporting cast can't be all bad!
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Chris A.
Ok, I'll put it on the list!
ReplyDeleteMeldoy is great! It sometimes pops up on the TalkingPicturesTV channel, but the DVD is better cos it's uncut.
ReplyDeleteThese romance titles do indeed have great art but I have difficulty getting past all the schmaltz. The one exception is # 5 where Jim Steranko brought his immense talent to a story, employing his innovative techniques, making it rise above all the rest. I happily have a signed copy by him that I have cherished for 40 years.
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