Falling in Love #57

DC's long-running romance series delivers a sharp dose of romantic rivalry in this February 1963 issue, with cover art penciled and inked by John Romita. The cover crackles with tension as a self-assured dark-haired woman in a purple dress leans toward a seated redhead, delivering the pointed line, "A year? I've known Johnny for an hour, and I understand him better than you do… ask him!" — while a tuxedoed man looks on coolly from the background. It's a perfectly staged moment of romantic one-upmanship, and with the featured story "We Belong to Each Other" inside, Falling in Love #57 promises all the emotional high drama that made DC's romance titles a beloved staple of early '60s comics.