For Lovers Only #73

Charlton's long-running romance anthology returns with issue #73, its beachside cover — penciled by Charles Nicholas and inked by Vince Alascia — depicting a dark-haired young man sweeping a blonde woman off her feet on a rocky shore, while a large heart vignette above them shows the same couple in a tender, close-faced embrace. The teaser caption, "Why couldn't Jon understand that I ran away to save our love, not to end it…" sets up the emotional push-and-pull of the featured story, "Here Withers Love," promising the kind of heartfelt romantic drama that made this series a staple of early-'70s romance comics. Rounding out the issue is a bonus Find-a-Word puzzle page — no dictionary needed, just a pencil.