First Love Illustrated #8

This April 1950 Harvey romance anthology wears its heart on its sleeve — literally. Al Avison's cover captures a tearful redhead in the foreground, clutching a daisy and thinking "If he loved me he wouldn't treat me like this when he knows I'm love starved!", while in the background a couple embraces under a full moon beside a hay-laden truck. The bold cover question "Can First Love Be True Love?" sets the emotional stakes perfectly for the three featured stories inside, including "Too Hot to Handle" and "Man of Many Loves," with interiors brought to life by Lee Elias.