Falling in Love #13

The heartache of unrequited love takes center stage on this 1957 DC romance cover, where a tearful blonde woman looks on — thinking "I'm a fool — loving someone who doesn't even know I'm alive!" — as the young man she pines for leans in close to a dark-haired woman clutching a stuffed panda bear, all set against a lively fairground backdrop. A fourth figure waves from beside a carnival gate, with a blimp drifting through the golden sky above. This issue promises bittersweet reading with its featured story "Souvenirs of a Broken Heart," capturing that distinctly 1950s mix of summer magic and romantic longing that made Falling in Love such a compelling read.