Love Diary #31

This January 1964 Charlton romance entry captures the bittersweet tension of the era beautifully — the cover, penciled by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano with inks by Dick Giordano, shows a young blonde woman seated pensively to the left while, in the foreground, a dark-haired man embraces another blonde woman whose eyes are closed in a mix of longing and conflict. A diary entry filling the background sets the emotional stakes plainly: she intends to tell him the truth even if it means losing him forever. Inside, Joe Gill's writing and the art of Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia bring the featured story "Dream Come True" to life — a title that promises all the heartfelt drama fans of early-'60s romance comics came to cherish.