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Wartime Romances #11
"Love Pirate" kicks off in Wartime Romances #11 (1952), a standout entry from the era’s romance genre, featuring the dynamic art of Matt Baker—both in pencils and inks—on the interior pages and on the cover. Joyce’s tangled emotions take center stage as her crush on Don clashes with her pride and a web of deception that spirals after his return from service with a British wife, Madge. With Matt Baker’s expressive storytelling on full display, the issue explores longing, regret, and the fragile hope of redemption, all set against the quiet tension of wartime romance.