Love Romances #45

This Atlas Comics gem from 1954 captures the bittersweet ache of unrequited love right on its cover — a bride and groom share a tender kiss while a striking redhead in an elegant green gown looks on, her unspoken feelings summed up in the heartfelt speech bubble: "Kiss him once for me, too… he'll never know how much I loved him!" Vince Colletta's warm, expressive linework brings real emotional weight to the central drama of "Always a Bridesmaid!" — a story the cover promises will "leave a glow in your heart." Part of Atlas's "Love Memoirs Taken from True Life" tradition, this issue is a lovely snapshot of 1954's romance comics at their most genuinely moving.