Heart Throbs #83
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Deceiving Heart!", two older sisters rush home after receiving a troubling letter from their younger sibling, only to find her reevaluating her engagement. The younger sister has called off her wedding plans because her fiancé wants to work at a gas station instead of pursuing engineering, sparking a tense family confrontation. With a sharp reminder from an older sister—backed by a newspaper clipping of the town’s "Family of the Year"—the issue explores the weight of pride, expectations, and the quiet choices that redefine a life. Art by John Romita, with inks by Bill Draut and lettering by Ira Schnapp, and a cover by John Romita, this 1963 DC gem captures a moment of emotional reckoning in a world where dreams and duty often collide.
In "Deceiving Heart!", a lonely hospital patient asks a nurse to deliver a letter to her boyfriend away on business, hoping to confess she’s begun seeing someone new. But when the nurse finds herself falling for the boyfriend instead, she secretly pens love letters in the patient’s name—hoping to keep the man from returning, and perhaps win him for herself.
In "Three Lost Loves," two older sisters rush home after receiving a troubling letter from their younger sister, who’s suddenly reconsidering her engagement. As they confront the truth behind her changed plans, the older sister’s sharp words and a faded newspaper clipping stir long-buried regrets about love, ambition, and the paths not taken.
In "Come to My Arms," a lonely writer drawn to a quiet town finds his focus shifting when he spots a girl crying on a bus—her sorrow lingering long after she’s gone. Returning to the local diner, he slowly learns of her quiet heartbreak and the slow fade of a love that once meant everything. As she works to save enough for a final trip to see her lost lover, he stays close, watching her with quiet hope.
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Reprinted in Calypso #10 (1964), Falling in Love #102 (1968), Young Love #71 (1968), Girls' Love Stories #140 (1969)
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