Love Confessions #35

Quality Comics' romance line was firing on all cylinders in February 1954, and this issue of Love Confessions wears its heartbreak right on its sleeve. The cover — rendered by Ogden Whitney — fills the foreground with a tearful young woman, red-nailed hand raised to her lips, her anguished cry ("Oh, Mel, how can you forget a love such as ours… what have I done?") hanging in the air while a stone-faced man in a military work uniform stands apart near what appears to be an airfield tarmac, a plane visible behind him. Inside, you'll find four stories of romantic turmoil — "Why Did He Leave Me?", "Bribed Kisses", "I Was a Snob", and "Hand-Me-Down Sweetheart" — making this a genuinely packed ten-cent read for anyone who loves their drama with feeling.