Love Diary #18

A warm tropical backdrop of palm trees and a glowing sunset sets the mood for this Charlton romance, as a dark-haired young woman and a man in a captain's hat share a passionate kiss on the cover. The heart-shaped caption tells it all: "From out of nowhere Dennis appeared… I fell in love, deep love, and yet I had to send him away… for one of us was 'Not Good Enough to Marry.'" With cover inks by Vince Colletta lending the scene real emotional tenderness, this October 1961 issue of Love Diary is a lovely snapshot of the longing and heartache that made Charlton's romance titles so genuinely compelling.