I Love You #109

Charlton's I Love You #109 from 1974 serves up a deliciously tangled hospital-room scene: a young woman in a floral headscarf leans in to kiss a bandaged patient in bed, while a bespectacled nurse looks on knowingly and a dark-haired man lingers in the doorway — all underscored by the cover's pointed thought bubble hinting at hidden loyalties. Art Cappello's linework (with inks by Vince Colletta and Cappello himself) captures that unmistakable early-'70s romance comics warmth, full of expressive faces and stylish fashion. Joe Gill's story "The Gossip" promises the kind of heartfelt, complicated drama that made this series a reliable favorite, and this issue even throws in a Find-a-Word puzzle page for good measure.