Girls' Romances #60

Few images from 1959 romance comics cut quite as deep as this one: a tearful young woman in a green sweater holds a photograph over open flames, her expression caught somewhere between anguish and resolve, while a suited man watches silently from the shadows behind her. The cover — penciled by Sy Barry and inked by Bernard Sachs — captures that raw, melodramatic tension that made Girls' Romances such a compelling series, and the teaser "We Were in Love!" promises the kind of heartfelt storytelling this title did so well. A striking ten-cent package from DC's National Romance Group that showcases the craft these artists brought to every page.