Love Diary #13

A glamorous young woman in a sparkling green dress poses at the center of this December 1960 Charlton romance issue, framed within a bold red heart, while no fewer than four admiring young men surround her — their faces arrayed across the cover in a vivid portrait of romantic longing. The cover copy hints at a diary's intimate confessions, and the featured story "Tears in My Eyes" promises the kind of heartfelt emotional drama that made romance comics a staple of the era. Cover inks by Vince Colletta give the figures a polished, expressive warmth that suits the ten-cent price tag and the tender turbulence within.