That's pretty creepy, all right. What I find a bit worrying is not so much the stuff you listed above, although I agree it's certainly misguided - those are cultural issues; they show up in various guises everywhere - it's the fact that these comics seem to be encouraging girls to seek out one particular type of man, and not a particularly nice one. You probably already know what I'm talking about, but I'll elucidate. This type of man is suave, and generally rich, or at least not poor. He's handsome in a way that suggests he puts a good deal of time and effort into making himself that way - right now it's moussed hair and aftershave, in a decade or so it'll be a toupee and plastic surgery. He tends to talk down to people - he calls his women things like 'you silly little goose', or 'you little fool', as seen here. He usually has a temper, which means he broods and growls and occasionally yells at people. All of which, in romance comics, seem intended to imply 'handsome, romantic, take-charge kinda guy, full of passion - what a catch! Melt into his arms at once if you ever meet him', but to anyone who can read between the lines a bit, it spells 'DANGER DANGER DANGER!' THAT, in my opinion, is the real problem - not only setting the bar impossibly high in terms of appearance, but being severely misguiding in terms of what a girl should look for in personality. Never mind someone who's NICE - who treats you well, who has a good sense of humor, who has similar taste in movies, etc.; in short, someone who you might possibly have a FUTURE with - oh no, go for the DANGEROUS man, go for the guy who will probably smack you around when he gets mad and most likely leave you for a younger woman the moment you start showing some wrinkles. This happens over and over again in these sorts of comics, and I for one find it damn disturbing.