Romantic Story #101

Charlton's Romantic Story #101 delivers the kind of poolside love-triangle drama that made romance comics irresistible in 1969, with a cover by Luis Avila that puts the tension right in your face: a blonde woman confronting a flustered young man while a dark-haired woman in a bikini looks on coolly in the background. The speech bubbles crackle with accusation and denial — "You love me, there isn't anyone else!" — setting the emotional stakes for Joe Gill's story "The Heartbreaker," brought to life inside by artist Hal Grauer and inker Vince Colletta. A vivid snapshot of the era's romantic turmoil, all for twelve cents.