Hi-School Romance #44

A dapper young pianist holds court at the keys while two charming young women vie for his attention — all while a third woman in purple looks on from the background with unmistakable displeasure, perfectly capturing the tangled heart of 1950s romance comics. The teaser at the bottom — "Could I Love a… Bargain Counter Wife?" — hints at the kind of deliciously dramatic dilemmas that kept Hi-School Romance flying off the racks. Al Avison's clean, expressive linework brings every jealous glance and hopeful smile to life in this October 1955 issue, now proudly going monthly under the Harvey banner.