Girls' Romances #40

A warm summer evening turns quietly heartbreaking on the cover of this 1956 DC romance title, where a blonde woman in a mint-green dress watches — with a thought bubble full of desperate longing — as the man she loves turns his attention toward a red-haired woman in pink. The triangle plays out against a softly lit outdoor setting, with musicians visible in the background adding a bittersweet, dance-night atmosphere. Cover pencils by Tony Abruzzo and inks by Bernard Sachs give the scene a polished emotional immediacy that made Girls' Romances one of the go-to romance comics of its era, and the teaser for "Too Much in Love!" promises the kind of relatable heartache the series delivered issue after issue.