Heart Throbs #129

DC's Heart Throbs #129 captures the bittersweet sting of romantic rivalry in a single striking image: a long-haired young woman bows her head in quiet anguish in the foreground, while behind her a dark-haired woman in a green dress embraces a young man, delivering the pointed line, "Every time Roy has held you in his arms, it was really me he was holding." Cover pencils by Bill Draut and inks by Vince Colletta give the scene a polished, emotionally charged look that was a hallmark of DC romance titles in 1970. If stories of tangled hearts and unspoken truths speak to you, "Substitute Sweetheart" looks like a compelling read.