Romance Without Tears by Benson, John, editor; stories by Dana Dutch - 2003

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2003. Paperback. 160p., wraps, 7.5x10.5 inches, very good first edition. Cover subtitle: "'50s Love Comics - With a Twist!" "Here is a peerless selection of romance comics from their golden age: a revisionist anthology to challenge the widely ridiculed, tiresome icon of the 'tear-stained face' that dominated the genre's later years. The heroines are lively, independent high school girls-liberated before women's liberation-who do the most outrageous things, make all kinds of mistakes, a never suffer shame, heartache or guilt, no matter what!"-rear cover blurb.