Return to Romance: The Strange Love Stories of Ogden Whitney #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis collection from New York Review Comics gathers a selection of mid-20th-century romance and horror-tinged love comics by artist Ogden Whitney, originally published in titles like My Greatest Adventure and The Heart of Juliet Jones. Known for his clean, expressive linework and offbeat narratives, Whitney's stories often twist conventional romance tropes into strange, unsettling, or darkly humorous directions. The volume showcases his unique voice within the romance genre, highlighting his ability to blend melodrama with surreal and psychological undertones.
"Return to Romance!" is a striking, emotionally charged story from the acclaimed 2019 collection Return to Romance: The Strange Love Stories of Ogden Whitney, written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by the legendary Ogden Whitney, whose distinctive inks bring the tale’s poignant tension to life. When Dr. Benjamin Winters takes in Cindy Lamb, the teenage daughter of a family friend, their lives intertwine in a relationship that defies age and expectation, unfolding with quiet intensity and bittersweet resonance. Cover by Ogden Whitney.
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Dr. Benjamin Winters puts up Cindy Lamb, the teen-age daughter of a family friend, at his apartment in New York. After a generational clash, they fall in love with one another.
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