Real West Romances
Prize · 1949–1950 · 7 issues
About the series
Over seven issues published by Prize between 1949 and 1950, Real West Romances blended frontier adventure with love stories, a niche genre hybrid typical of the era. This short-lived series is most notable for early work by Jack Kirby, who wrote and drew many of its tales alongside artists Leonard Starr and Al Eadeh. It stands as a curious artifact of post-war comics, capturing a moment when publishers explored every combination of popular genres before the rise of the Comics Code.