Romantic Story #126

Charlton's Romantic Story #126 (March 1973) wears its heartbreak openly — a young red-haired woman in a pink dress bows her head in grief, haunted by the ghostly image of a young man above her, while her thought bubble laments a cottage paid for, a honeymoon planned, and a love named Tony lost too soon. The cover quote, "I'll Never Forget, Darling…," sets a quietly devastating tone that promises all-new stories of love and loss inside. Art Cappello's linework captures both tenderness and longing in a single composition, making this 20-cent Charlton romance a genuinely moving snapshot of early-'70s comics storytelling.