Brides in Love #40

Charlton's Brides in Love #40 from 1964 delivers the kind of romantic tension that made the romance genre irresistible, with cover art by Dick Giordano that says it all in a single charged moment. A dark-haired man leans in close to a glamorous blonde in a red off-the-shoulder dress, while a dark-haired woman watches from behind a doorway — her expression carrying every unspoken worry the cover copy puts into words: "Gil and I were very much in love and deliriously happy until SHE came into our lives!" Inside, writer Joe Gill and artist Jack Keller bring that simmering triangle to life in "The House Guest," a story that promises heartfelt drama with Charlton's signature down-to-earth emotional pull.