The Cover Proof To A Pre-Code Comic!

This Auction Includes:
DARING LOVE #16 COVER COLOR PROOF, Original Untrimmed Cover Proof (AKA: Full-Wrap Publishers' Proof) THIS IS AN ICE-SKATING ROMANCE COVER BY JOSEPH SZOKOLI, ALONG WITH A PHOTO INSET OF TEEN HEART-THROB SINGER JOHNNY DESMOND, PERFECT TO PROMOTE THE RELATED LEAD STORY TITLED "JOHNNY DESMOND" THAT THE PRINTED COMIC STARTED WITH.
 
 This Was For Pix Parade, Inc. (A Little Known Publisher, Even The Comic Is Rare!) Circa Late 1952 For The February, 1953, Issue That Contained A Text Biography Of Glenn Ford. (Of course, this is the cover production art so it does not contain any stories, but wanted to mention the noteworthy content that the published version features.)
  
GREAT COVER FOR ANY ROMANCE FAN OR JOHNNY DESMOND COLLECTOR!
 
 Extremely bright colors and good gloss. Truly Incredible Eye-appeal: High-Quality Paper Was Used. Snow-white whites and colors that remain brilliant.  There are some minor edge flaws to the bottom, in addition to the vertical crease just to the right of where the spine would ideally be positioned.  Any admirer of the cool comics from back in the middle of the twentieth century would happily add this showpiece to his or her comic art collection. This is a must-have piece of pop culture history for any fan of unique original cover production art, or just the serious romance fan who likes having true rarities but cannot afford to shell out five-figure$ for the black & white line art!
 
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This type of item allowed the editors to make sure the alignment and all the color registration was just right, even in the advertisements, for all of the front and the back, and on the cover interiors, for this comic. There are no holes in the spine area, of course, and it has a white border around all edges, and does include the entire back cover, and all the ads filling the interior portions.  This was the final step, and once the editorial and creative staff reviewed it and approved it for use, to make sure there were no glitches or misprints, the actual comic-book could hit the press. 
 
 Additional cover art can also be found by checking the Key Comics ebay store (User ID: keycomics). Email us with any questions, or Buy It Now, as such items are genuinely rare!
 
These items are brilliant and glossy (obviously very well preserved), and all have the obligatory vertical crease near the spine region to the left of the logo, and they are larger than comic size; At least an inch taller than a modern comic, see the pictures we included with it next to a random antique comic for scale.  This is a great looking showpiece, which would be especially impressive framed.  All colors remain rich and uniform, and extremely bold throughout.   
 
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