First Kiss #40

This 1965 Charlton romance issue places readers right in the middle of heartfelt tension, with a young woman in a yellow swimsuit turning away in tears while a concerned young man asks "Donna, honey… what's wrong?" — her thought bubble delivering the quietly devastating reply, "Oh Tony… I just don't love you." A second woman looks on from above, framed by the story title "Involuntary Bride" and its caption about a marriage approved by everyone but her. The cover, rendered by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano, also teases a second tale, "Condemned," promising that First Kiss #40 delivers the kind of emotionally charged storytelling that made Charlton romance comics a genuine pleasure in their day.