My Own Romance #51

Atlas Comics' My Own Romance #51 captures the tangled heart of 1950s romance in a single charged scene — a smiling young man embraces a dark-haired woman in a full plaid skirt near a white picket fence, while a stylish blonde in a red blouse and pencil skirt walks toward them, fully aware of what she's seeing. The cover's teaser, "My Love Is a Ladies' Man!," sets up exactly the kind of heartache and rivalry that made this genre irresistible, and Vince Colletta's clean, expressive linework brings every knowing glance and fashionable detail to life. With all brand-new stories inside — including "Mother…He Proposed!" — this March 1956 issue delivers the romantic drama Atlas did so well at a dime a copy.