The Forgotten Library

Episode 3 - All Love comics


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In this episode, we're going to take a look at some genre comics from the 1940s - a series called All Love. These were ubiquitous during the post WWII era, and I'm dragging up a few gems for you.  I also have a special guest!  Transcript can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gtSpnZBxq_Ujjpxh6KiERUY_vllx9E4J

Source materials for this episode:

Ace Magazines (comics). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Magazines_(comics)

All Love. https://comicbookplus.com/?cid=3245

Gardner, J. (2011). “True-To-Life”: Romance Comics and Teen-Age Desire, 1947-1954. Forum for World Literature Studies, 3(1), 118-128.

Gardner, J. (2013). She Got Her Man, But Could She Keep Him? Love and Marriage in American Romance Comics, 1947-1954. The Journal of American Culture, 36(1). 16-24.

J. Murrey Atkins Library – UNC Charlotte. Heroes and Villains: Silver Age Comics. https://silveragecomics.uncc.edu/timeline

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The Forgotten LibraryBy Nikki Gee