Romantic Story #102

Charlton's Romantic Story #102 brings the emotional drama of 1969 romance comics to vivid life, with a striking cover by Ernesto R. Garcia that weaves together three tense vignettes: a red-haired woman watching with quiet anguish, a blonde woman falling and crying out "No!" while a man stands above her, and a couple embracing near a car beneath the story title "To Die for Her Kisses." The caption — "Scream his name now, honey, just as you whispered it last night when Carl held you in his arms!!" — sets a charged, emotionally fraught tone that's pure mid-century romance comics at their most compelling. Inside, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia bring the artwork to life, including the featured story "These Few Kisses.