Love Diary #84

Charlton's Love Diary #84 captures the bittersweet push-and-pull of romance right on its cover, where a young blonde woman nestles close to a conflicted dark-haired man as dueling thought bubbles reveal their very different inner worlds — he insists he can't fall for her, while she's already planning the wedding. Art Cappello's linework gives the embrace a tender tension that perfectly suits the story title teased inside, "Everyone's Gorgeous But Me!" This 1973 gem is a charming snapshot of the earnest, heartfelt storytelling that made Charlton's romance line such a warm corner of the comics world.