Lovers #74

A close-up of two young people sharing a stolen kiss dominates this January 1956 romance cover — a blonde woman in a red-striped jacket leaning into a dark-haired man, their eyes closed in a tender moment that practically radiates mid-century romantic drama. Story teasers "The Kiss We Stole!" and "One-Man Girl!" promise the kind of heartfelt, emotionally charged tales that made Lovers a staple of the era, with interiors featuring art by Jay Scott Pike. Vince Colletta's cover work captures the breathless intimacy of golden-age romance comics at their most earnest, all for a dime.