Love Tales #62

From Atlas Comics in 1955, this tenth-cent romance anthology wraps its cover in pure heartache and longing — a red-haired woman and a dark-suited man lean into a close, tender kiss beneath a glowing golden moon, her hand cradling his face in a moment of bittersweet intimacy. The cover, penciled and inked by Vince Colletta, perfectly captures the magazine's promise of "real people in love," with story teasers hinting at fare that's "tender as a sweetheart's sigh" — including the featured tale "Fanny Falls in Love!" Love Tales #62 is a lovely snapshot of mid-1950s romance comics at their most genuinely affecting.