First Love Illustrated #72

A glowing yellow cover sets the warm, intimate mood for this January 1957 Harvey romance issue, featuring a bright-eyed young woman wearing a heart-shaped locket and a hopeful smile, while a young man leans in close behind her. The cover tagline — "Appalling memories and bitter suspicion threatened us before we learned love is a trust" — hints at the emotional stakes waiting inside. Bill Draut's expressive linework brings both figures to life with a quiet tenderness that made mid-century romance comics so appealing.