Love Diary #100

Charlton's long-running romance anthology hits a milestone with Love Diary #100, and Art Cappello's cover sets the mood beautifully — a longing young woman with flowing blonde hair sits atop a car in the surf, gazing skyward as a brooding red-haired man looms large in the foreground, her diary-entry caption reading "Dear Diary… please, oh please, let him love me!" The interplay of crashing waves, wind-swept hair, and that dreamy blue sky gives the whole image a wistful, sun-drenched 1976 feeling that perfectly captures the emotional stakes of a story titled "Lost Love." Inside, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia bring their talents to the art, making this centennial issue a heartfelt package for fans of Charlton's warm-hearted romantic storytelling.