Weird Love #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume from IDW's Weird Love series reprints a selection of vintage romance and confession comics from the 1950s and 1960s, centered on the sensational title story 'I Joined a Teen-Age Sex Club.' The collection captures the era's melodramatic, cautionary tales about love, rebellion, and social norms, presented with the original ads and letter columns for a nostalgic feel.
Geri Knight feels out of place at her new high school until she’s drawn into a secretive gathering led by Laura Treat, where teens drink, smoke, and share intimate moments. When cub reporter Van Merrill investigates the club, he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to Geri’s sincerity—and to her. As their connection deepens, the line between exposé and something more begins to blur.
In a dusty circus tent where shadows stretch long, sisters Janet and Joyce share a high-wire act with a tiger—both bound by blood and rivalry. Janet, overshadowed by Joyce’s charm and romance with Dick, wrestles with jealousy until a moment of terror forces her to choose between envy and redemption. The act is never the same after that.
In "In Debt to Each Other," Sue Rutherford’s desperate act of saving Rory Page from suicide unravels into a tangled web of deception and desire. As Rory, a psychology professor testing social behavior, pulls her into his experiment, Sue confronts the past she thought she’d left behind—especially her estranged boyfriend Eric Sanders, now engaged to wealthy Charlene Mitchell. When old wounds reopen and emotions spiral, Rory’s unexpected intervention forces a reckoning neither of them saw coming.
Sheila Scott runs a discreet male escort service, keeping her distance from her employees—until she hires the impulsive college student Tom Weatherby. As their connection deepens, jealousy flares when Tom’s assignments include the glamorous Señora del Río, leading Sheila to question everything she thought she knew about the women he serves and the promises he’s made.
In "The Love She Didn't Want," Nola Alonzo finds herself caught between her passion for the high wire and the quiet affection of Frank Kinney—once a distant admirer, now a man who risked everything to save her. When her artistry is overshadowed by her lover Alfredo Constanza’s pride, Nola steps back, only to lose her place in the spotlight. A second chance comes with a small circus and a clown named Bix Bixby, whose sacrifice reveals a truth far deeper than she ever expected.
After Mr. Little’s wife passes, he spirals into a breakdown, leaving his secretary June to step in as power of attorney. With the company in turmoil and her own relationship with Dr. Ben Carr complicating things, June takes control—only to make decisions that hurt the business. When Little returns home, June orchestrates a shocking fake suicide to keep him confined, but Ben uncovers her plan and intervenes. In the aftermath, June is fired, left to grapple with the weight of what she’s done, while Ben delivers a final, quiet goodbye.
In "Model Wife," Cynthia Gray navigates the delicate act of crafting a perfect life for Ted, pretending to be the ideal homemaker while working at an advertising agency. As their marriage unfolds, the weight of her performance begins to crack, leading to a moment of honest confession—only to find that love might not have been about the act at all.
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↩ Reprints Love at First Sight #1 (1949), Flaming Love #3 (1950), First Love Illustrated #13 (1951), Romantic Secrets #24 (1951), Life Story #34 (1952), Sweethearts #110 (1952), First Love Illustrated #19 (1952), Realistic Romances #7 (1952), First Romance Magazine #18 (1952), All True Romance #15 (1954), Real Love #61 (1954), Romantic Story #26 (1954), First Romance Magazine #43 (1956), Romance Stories of True Love #52 (1958), My Romantic Adventures #106 (1959), Confessions of the Lovelorn #112 (1960), Brides in Love #32 (1962), My Romantic Adventures #133 (1963), Teen Confessions #52 (1968), Secret Romance #20 (1972), Love Stories #149 (1973)
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