Heart Throbs #54

Rain-soaked longing takes center stage on this July 1958 issue of Heart Throbs, with cover art by John Romita and Bernard Sachs depicting a tense romantic triangle caught in a downpour — a young woman sharing an improvised rain shelter with a man who seems oblivious to her, while a second woman in a red coat looks on with unmistakable hurt. The cover's tagline, "Care a Little More!", perfectly captures the aching emotional undercurrent that made DC's romance line such a compelling read for its era. Inside, the story "A Kiss from a Stranger" promises more of the heartfelt drama that Heart Throbs consistently delivered for a dime.