Technically, this is a Blonde in a Red Dress-length Coat.
Suzie #80, by MLJ/Archie
Posts authored by Kevin Yong
In The Cards
But will the tall, blond man be wearing red?
Pictorial Romances #7, by St. John
My Hero’s Illusion
The fiance of the Blonde in a Red Dress has trouble recognizing her when the cover is cropped so that her red dress isn’t actually visible.
G.I. Sweethearts #38, Quality
Afraid of the Past
Is the unflappable Blonde in Red really afraid of her past, or just afraid that her new boyfriend will be afraid of her past? (Considering that her past involves gangsters, zombies, and alien space monsters…)
Real Love #36, by Ace
That’s The Joke
Sure, we could try being subtle in our cover humor, but if we don’t beat the reader over the head with the punchline, they might not get it!
Suzie Comics #82, by MLJ/Archie
Tomorrow is for Tears
“When he took her in his arms, there was only the blazing magic of today!”
First Romance #9, by Harvey
The Story Behind the Cover
What happens if a Blonde in a Red Dress with “no hope for happiness” is “too young to see the danger of loving a man who knew only brute force” in a tale of “side-street love”? She stars in the comic book PSA equivalent of a TV afterschool special, that’s what happens.
First Love Illustrated #15, by Harvey
Miss Proper Manners is Suddenly Quite Modern
Not so much a tale of young romance as it is a tale of stern disapproval.
Young Romance #34, by Prize Comics
You’re Not The First…
Exciting! Thrilling! Secrets of Daring Romance!
Wait, is that the same guy she was thinking of marrying from earlier this week? Because “kissing under a leafy shrubbery” sounds like an underwhelming honeymoon vacation.
Top Love Stories #6, by Star