Modern Love #1

"Stolen Romance" in Modern Love #1 (1949) kicks off with Nina putting her college dreams on hold after her mother falls ill, landing a job at Steve’s dance hall. Written, drawn, and inked by Al Feldstein—his full creative hand on every page—this early EC tale unfolds with a tense, intimate grip as Steve’s possessive protection of Nina spirals into violence, drawing in a suspicious regular named Frank and a detective named Dan. The cover, also by Feldstein, captures the story’s charged atmosphere, all while keeping its final twist firmly under wraps.