''Negro Romance'' is a romance comic book published in the 1950s by

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. It is remarkable in eschewing

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stereotypes, telling stories interchangeable with those told about white characters. The comic even mentions

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, which was relatively uncommon in the 1950s, even more so among African-Americans. ''Negro Romance'' ran for only three issues and the first issue was published in June 1950. The third and last issue was published in October, 1950.

History

''Negro Romance'' was developed as an experiment in expanding into the romance market, conceived by editor Roy Ald, who was European-American, and written by him without credit. It was illustrated by

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at the "African American Comic Book"
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