Heart Throbs #36

Few comics capture the bittersweet sting of heartbreak quite like this October 1955 issue of Heart Throbs, where John Forte's cover pencils drop readers right into the pews of a church wedding gone painfully wrong. In the foreground, a tearful young woman in yellow and a jilted young man exchange knowing glances, while behind them the groom kisses his bride — the speech bubbles making the shared misery achingly plain. Alongside the featured story "Misery Loves Company," this issue also promises "Flames of Fury," "No Chance for Marriage," and "Stolen Kisses" — a full lineup of romantic drama that made Quality Comics' romance line essential reading in 1955.