Yes, there were western-themed romance comics back in the 1950s. Actually, quite a few. It was a fairly popular hybrid of the two genres!

Original Vintage Art & Text

The cover of Romantic Secrets #19, 1951. Click link to read the entire vintage comic book for free.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Photo of a cowboy and cowgirl holding and examining a lasso together.

COWBOY: After you tie me up, I’ll be a helpless slave…to your wildest, sexiest fantasies! So let’s set up a “safe word!” After all, you don’t want to hurt me!

COWGIRL (thinking): Wanna bet?

Photo from the cover of Romantic Secrets #19, 1951.
Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig

↓ Transcript
SCENE: Photo of a cowboy and cowgirl holding and examining a lasso together.

COWBOY: After you tie me up, I’ll be a helpless slave...to your wildest, sexiest fantasies! So let’s set up a “safe word!” After all, you don’t want to hurt me!

COWGIRL (thinking): Wanna bet?

Photo from the cover of Romantic Secrets #19, 1951
Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig