Heart Throbs #80

In "On the Lips of Love," Bess finds herself caught in a delicate family dynamic when her older sister Gloria unexpectedly asks her to inherit not just old clothes, but also the lingering emotional weight of past relationships—specifically, Gloria’s former boyfriends. With John Romita’s expressive art and Ira Schnapp’s crisp lettering bringing the quiet tension to life, this 1962 DC story captures a moment of personal boundary and growing self-awareness, all rendered in a style that’s both tender and subtly charged. The cover by John Romita perfectly frames the story’s intimate, bittersweet mood.