I Love You #53

Charlton's long-running romance anthology returns with this October 1964 issue, its cover by Dick Giordano telling a quietly heartbreaking story at a glance — a red-haired young woman sits in the foreground with tears on her cheeks, while behind her a suited man named Ray turns away from a second woman pleading "Please, Ray, I love you." The teaser for "The Love Expert" frames it all with a poignant thought bubble warning lovelorn readers to treat someone tenderly before it's too late. With Joe Gill writing and the Vince Colletta Studio handling interior art, this is a warm slice of early-'60s romantic drama that captures the era's emotional candor perfectly.