First Kiss #18

This January 1961 Charlton romance issue leads with the provocative headline "Man Hater!" alongside a charged cover scene — a dark-haired woman in a red dress pushes back against a suited man in what appears to be an office setting, her expression fierce as she demands "Let me go!" The cover copy captures her inner conflict vividly: a woman who resents the very good looks that draw unwanted attention from men. With cover inks by Vince Colletta and interior work from writer Joe Gill, this ten-cent slice of early-sixties romance drama promises plenty of emotional tension in the story "Take My Heart.