Hollywood Romances #56

Charlton's Hollywood Romances #56 brings the glitter and heartache of Tinseltown to vivid life in this December 1970 issue. The cover, penciled by Charles Nicholas and inked by Sal Gentile, pulls you right into a tangle of fame and regret — a glamorous redhead and a blond man share an intense, close moment in the foreground while a brooding figure watches from behind a film camera, his thought balloon reading, "I taught Nora how to be a star…and now that she's a love goddess…I'm sorry we ever met!" It's a perfectly pitched slice of romantic drama, teasing the bittersweet story "He Knew Me When" with all the behind-the-scenes passion that made Charlton's romance titles such an entertaining corner of early '70s comics.