Love Diary #86

A sun-drenched beach sets the scene for Love Diary #86 from Charlton Comics, where a young woman in a polka-dot bikini — Miss Moore — sits in the sand as a shirtless man, Dr. Robbins, crouches beside her, their tense exchange playing out in speech bubbles against a warm September 1973 sky. The story is teased right on the cover: he wants her off the island; she can't understand why her plans would bother him — the kind of charged disagreement that romance comics do so well. Art Cappello's cover art captures that perfect mix of sun, conflict, and unspoken feeling, and there's even a find-a-word puzzle waiting inside for readers who want to linger a little longer.