Heart Throbs #58

A bride in full wedding dress clutches what appears to be a telegram, eyes downcast in anguish, while behind her a bridesmaid and a waiting car hint at the ceremony already set in motion — all beneath the haunting question, "How can I tell them I can't marry him now...?" This March 1959 entry in DC's Heart Throbs series captures the bittersweet drama of romance at its most complicated, with cover pencils by Sy Barry and inks by Bernard Sachs lending the scene a polished, emotionally charged elegance. The lead story "My Heart Is a Dancer!" — with interior art and lettering by Bill Draut and Joe Letterese — promises the kind of heartfelt storytelling that made National Romance Group titles a staple of the era, all for just a dime.