I Love You (comics)
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| I Love You | |
|---|---|
 Cover of I Love You #7, the first issue published by Charlton, pencils by Jack Kirby. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Charlton Comics |
| Schedule | Bimonthly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Genre | Romance |
| Publication date | July 1955 – May 1980 |
| No. of issues | 124 |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Vince Colletta, Dick Giordano, Art Capello |
| Penciller(s) | Charles Nicholas, Norman Nodel, Joe Sinnott |
| Inker(s) | Vince Alascia, Vince Colletta |
| Editor(s) | Pat Masulli, Dick Giordano, Sal Gentile, George Wildman |
I Love You is a romance comic that was published by Charlton Comics from 1955–1980.
Notable creators who worked on the title included inker Vince Alascia, who contributed to nearly every issue during its 25-year run. Joe Sinnott drew many early covers; most were inked by Vince Colletta, who worked on the title during the period 1959–1968. Dick Giordano illustrated a number of covers during this period as well. Charles Nicholas was a frequent contributor from 1959 to 1976. Norman Nodel illustrated for the title from 1966 – c. 1972. Art Capello drew for the title throughout the 1970s, including many covers.[1]
As with many comic book titles published at the time, I Love You did not start with issue number one. Its first issue was #7, continuing the numbering of the Charlton romance title In Love, which published two issues in 1955. (Charlton had picked up In Love from the defunct Mainline Publications [operated by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon], which published the first four issues.) Early issues of I Love You sported the tagline "True Love Stories."
Charlton published 115 issues of I Love You from July 1955 – December 1976. After a nearly three-year hiatus, Charlton resumed the series with issue #122 in March 1979. I Love You ran for nine more issues – most of which were filled with reprints – finally ending for good with issue #130 in May 1980.