Love Diary #74

Charlton's Love Diary #74 captures the bittersweet ache of unrequited romance in a single, beautifully composed cover by Art Cappello. In the foreground, a young woman leans against a man's shoulder with a look of quiet longing, her thought bubble reading "Roger won't ever love me the way I love him… I know he'll break my heart… but I can't help myself!" — while in the background, a confident blonde in a red dress stands apart near a tropical shoreline. The feature story, "Not His Kind of Girl!," promises the kind of emotionally honest romance storytelling that made Charlton's love comics a staple of 1971 newsstands, with interior art by Cappello and Vince Alascia bringing all-new stories to life.