Hi-School Romance #17

A couple locked in an intense, wide-eyed embrace dominates this October 1952 Harvey romance cover, while two uniformed figures close in from the shadowy background — flashlight blazing — lending the scene real dramatic tension. The cover teaser promises "The Sordid Story of a Girl Who Sinned in Secret and Paid in Public," setting a charged, melodramatic mood that was pure early-'50s romance comics at their most gripping. Cover art by Lee Elias and Jack Warren (pencils) with inks by Elias gives the image a polished urgency that suits Hi-School Romance's "True Love Stories" brand perfectly.