First Love Illustrated #6

A college football setting frames this charming December 1949 Harvey romance, with a young man in jersey number 6 leaning in close to a stylish blonde amid a crowd of fellow fans — while a thought bubble reveals she's wondering whether he's forgotten his promise to take her to the Victory Dance. Al Avison's cover art captures that bittersweet mix of excitement and uncertainty that made postwar romance comics so relatable. Inside, stories like "My Hospital Romance," "I Was a Factory Girl," and "My Secret Love" promise the kind of heartfelt, true-life tales that made First Love Illustrated a warm companion for romance readers of the era.