Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mod & Hippie 60's Romance Comics





I've never been into romance in any genre whether it be books, movies, or comics. The art on romance comics does intrigue me, though. There is typically a major melodrama playing out on the cover, truly the stuff of soap opera, complete with back-stabbing, cheating, and big comic book tears that look like they are out of a Roy Lichtenstein painting. What intrigued me about the set of 1960's comics I'm featuring is the 60's aesthetic. The bouffant hairdos; the neon, mod colors and clothes; and even a few hippies thrown in to really typify the era. The Woodstock comic is a great little historical piece. So, enjoy this handful of late 60's/early 70's romance comics.

4 comments:

  1. I like the cover on the last text --sort of psychedelic gloom, a hint of the dark side of the hippies/60s. Maybe some Manson pulp? Whoa. A bit raw--Charlie's a hick (though they never pinned a 187 on him)-- but PAtty Krenwinkle and the rest of the gals had a certain charm...

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  2. Very interesting indeed. I have read up on Manson, Atkins, Krenwinkle, the rest off and on, but I didn't notice the connection.

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  3. Speaking of bad trips, Mackenzie Phillips claims her papa John spiked her with heroin, and then raped her at what.....10?? (you probably heard). Fugly. Sort of fringe-pulp potential, however--and lest we forget mama Michelle Phillips knew, like in a biblical way, all the badboy actors, Beatty Inc, etc. and the rockers, as did lil Mackenzie presumably--including those creepy mansonites, who lived a few miles away from the par-tay in the hollywood hills. Snitchapalooza.

    (Miss Astrid's marriage-minded? ....triste)

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  4. Very disturbing indeed. I'm happy to say I can't relate to her sad story in anyway. I'm lucky to have had a wonderful father and have been in a happy relationship for 7 years. We don't necessarily believe in marriage (i.e. government sanction is not necessary in our minds) but the legal ramifications of not being married are persuasive.

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