Historical text from CxPulp:
 
skippcomet
07-10-2015, 07:22 AM
 
Here it is, whether you wanted it or not: The Imaginary Handbook of Lovers, Spouses, and Romantic Interests (with a few...extra...entries)

Tanya Anderssen
Kayla Ballantine
Morganna Blessing
Ellen Brandt
Imei Chang
Brandy Clark
Leila Davis
Aliya Dayspring
Domini
Lady Gayle Edgerton
Magda Eisenhardt
Dorie Evans
Lee Forrester
Melita Garner
Whitney Hammond
Debbie Harris
Pamela Hawley
David Ishima
Kyle Jinadu
Kaina
Tom Lennox
Monica Lynne
Marla Madison
Anna Marie Marconi
Mark Mason
Kirsten McDuffie
Marlene McKenna
Nereel
Orini
Cory Payne
Daniel "Zapper" Ridge
Cody Robbins
Courtney Ross
Julia Sandoval
Roxanne Simpson
Spider-Woman (Earth-8545)
Opal Tanaka
Loralee Tate
Valeria
Ann Weying
Harmony Young

Jack Kirby
Joe Simon...Credited co-creators of the Romance Genre in American Comics (ala the Mark Gruenwald entry)

Okay, for the bonus round -- who are all these people romantically linked to? And, of course -- any suggestions?
 
vanhornluke
07-10-2015, 08:09 AM


Wow, I don't recognize many of those on the list. I would think any romance handbook should include a few characters from Marvel/Atlas/Timely's romance line (unless there are a few there and I just didn't recognize the names), as well as their humor line (since many of the humor books revolved around romance), such as:

Kathy Carter
Linda Carter
Hedy De Vine
Margie
Millie's supporting cast (her fellow models, as well as Clicker)
Nellie the Nurse
Sherry the Showgirl
Tessie the Typist

Maybe a character or two from the many romance anthologies as well (such as My Love)

And how could you have a handbook about famous lovers and romance without an entry for Cleopatra?
 
 
Stuart V
07-10-2015, 10:51 AM
 

skippcomet wrote:

Here it is, whether you wanted it or not: The Imaginary Handbook of Lovers, Spouses, and Romantic Interests (with a few...extra...entries)

Tanya Anderssen

Karl Lykos (Sauron)

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Kayla Ballantine

Quasar

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Morganna Blessing

Dr. Strange

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Ellen Brandt

Ted Sallis (Man-Thing)

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Imei Chang

  Wong

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Brandy Clark

Steve Jackson, then Rom

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Leila Davis

David Kraft, the original Ringer

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Aliya Dayspring

Cable

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Domini

Dracula

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Lady Gayle Edgerton

Chamber

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Magda Eisenhardt

Magneto

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Dorrie Evans

Human Torch

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Lee Forrester

Cyclops, then Magneto

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Melita Garner

Wolverine

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Whitney Hammond

Venus

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Debbie Harris

Foggy Nelson

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Pamela Hawley

Nick Fury

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David Ishima

Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman

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Kyle Jinadu

Northstar

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Kaina

Jack of Hearts

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Tom Lennox

Betsy Braddock

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Monica Lynne

Black Panther/T'Challa

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Marla Madison

JJJ

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Anna Marie Marconi

Superior Spider-Man

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Mark Mason

Blonde Phantom

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Kirsten McDuffie

Daredevil

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Marlene McKenna

Frank Drake

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Nereel

Colossus

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Orini

Umar

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Cory Payne

Devil-Slayer

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Daniel "Zapper" Ridge

She-Hulk

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Cody Robbins

Rogue

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Courtney Ross

Brian Braddock

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Julia Sandoval

Sunspot

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Roxanne Simpson

Johnny Blaze

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Spider-Woman (Earth-8545)

Sunfire (Mariko Yashida of the Exiles)

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Opal Tanaka

Iceman

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Loralee Tate

Brother Voodoo

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Valeria

Dr. Doom...or Conan

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Ann Weying

Eddie Brock

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Harmony Young

Luke Cage
 
Eduardo M.
07-10-2015, 11:49 AM
Gail Runciter
Beverly Switzer
skippcomet
07-10-2015, 03:26 PM
 
Stuart Vandal wins the No-Prize!...except for the one I screwed up:

Leila Davis was supposed to be Leila Taylor, girlfriend of Sam Wilson/Falcon/Captain America. I confused her with Leila Davis, aka Hardshell and later Beetle of the Redeemers, who was covered as such in the last A-Z mini. I can only say, Hey, two women with the name Leila, what are the odds, right?

(Seriously, my last job, I met four different guys named "Quentin" in the first two years. How many people even know one guy named Quentin, let alone FOUR?)

I completely forgot about Beverly Switzler. *facepalm* Gail Runciter I left off because as far as I could tell while doing my research, her attraction to Steve Rogers/Cap was never really returned. Same reason I left off "Pug" Pugliese from She-Hulk and god knows how many unrequited crushes. And I definitely did my best to leave off stalkers like Jonathan Caesar. I ultimately left Marlo Chandler (the Hulk/Joe Fixit, Rick Jones, and Moondragon) because I figured there was a slim possibility she might get an entry for real, or was that so the list wouldn't get too long? Same with Itsu, Daken's mom/Logan's wife. And two Olympians I left off because I figured, as gods, they probably have a better chance of getting entries: Hebe (Herc's wife who went on a date with Peter Parker) and Cupid (the god of love!).

And Lee Forrester...I stumbled upon her by accident. In addition to being linked to Cyclops and Magneto, she's also been linked with Cable (!) and, when last seen, with Skull the Slayer. (Cyclops AND Cable?....)

And vanhornluke, I must defer to your knowledge of the romance and humor comics of days of yore.

Any other suggestions?
 
vanhornluke
07-10-2015, 04:36 PM
 
Molly Manton's another possibility :-P