Romantic Secrets #42

This January 1963 Charlton romance issue features a tense nighttime street scene cover — penciled and inked by Dick Giordano with additional pencils by Pat Masulli — where a desperate young woman pleads with a stern police officer as her handcuffed beau is led away, crying out that he only found the wallet and has no part in any gang of thieves. The drama and heartache practically leap off the cover, making "Kiss Me Goodbye" an irresistible hook for the featured story "Loyal Heart," written by Joe Gill with inks by Vince Colletta. Romantic Secrets #42 captures that quintessential early-'60s romance comics tension beautifully — loyalty tested under pressure, love fighting back against circumstance.