Hi-School Romance #55

Three teens emerging from a brick archway — a wary blonde in the foreground, a dark-haired rival clutching a stack of books, and a confident young man behind them — set up a triangle charged with tension on this Jack Kirby–drawn cover. Harvey's Hi-School Romance #55 from 1956 carries the story "Scandalous," and that title feels perfectly matched to the loaded glances on display. Now published monthly per the banner, this is a fine slice of mid-fifties teen romance drama rendered with Kirby's unmistakable sense of emotional immediacy.