Love is in the air in Heritage’s Romance Comics Showcase Auction on September 17, 2026. Golden Age and pre-Code tales of love, heartbreak, jealousy, and temptation are joined by the cleaner romance books of the Silver and Bronze Ages. The auction showcases the art of Matt Baker, L.B. Cole, Leonard Starr, Frank Bolle, Bernard Baily, Steve Ditko, John Romita Sr., John Buscema, Nick Cardy, Win Mortimer, and Don Heck.

Some of the top highlights are Diary Secrets #19 CGC 6.5 and #26 CGC 6.0, Daring Love #1 FR, Heart Throbs #130 CGC 9.8 and #136 CGC 9.4, True Love Pictorial #11 CGC 4.0, and Girls’ Love Stories #132 CGC 9.6 Oakland pedigree and #154 CGC 9.4.

Featured books include Falling in Love #136 CGC 9.4 and #141 CGC 9.4, Popular Teen-Agers #11 CGC 6.5, Romantic Marriage #23 CGC 5.0, Love Tales #53 CGC 8.5, Love Diary #31 CGC 4.5, My Love #5 CGC 9.8, Adventures in Romance #1 CGC 4.5, and My Love #2 CGC 9.6.

More top lots are Teen-Age Diary Secrets #8 VG, Patsy Walker #16 CGC 8.5, Confessions of Love #13 CGC 5.0, Confessions of Romance #7 CGC 4.5, Teen-Age Romances #13 CGC 5.0, My Love #5 CGC 9.8, Career Girl Romances #75 CGC 9.4, and My Romance #3 FN.