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Cover: Vince Colletta & Charles Nicholas
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Romantic Story #53

Feb 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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"Betrayed!" tells of a woman who confronts a man named Captain about his infidelity, revealing years of hidden hurt and resentment from their shared past. After an emotional conversation at a diner where he apologizes for what has transpired between them, they reconcile, with the woman deciding their future happiness can only begin when the painful past is finally left behind. A second story follows a woman named Molly who meets Allan Denton when his car breaks down by a lake; after a brief romantic encounter, she later encounters him again at the diner where she works, and he arrives with romantic intentions as a gentleman caller seeking to court her.

Contains 4 stories
Revenge Is Sweet
8 pp · Romance

When a woman from the wrong side of the tracks encounters Jack Marshal years later—now a successful editor at a major syndicate—old wounds resurface. She seizes the chance to make him fall for her, planning the perfect revenge for a rejection that stung her as a teenager. But as their romance deepens, Lydia discovers that years of ambition and success may have changed everything about who she wanted to become.

The Kiss
3 pp · Romance

A shy young woman named Milly struggles with her shyness and invisibility until Dan Jarvis, a charming new coworker, takes her under his wing and helps transform her confidence. As the other boys begin to notice her and Milly grows closer to Dan, she finds herself falling for him—but their connection may not be quite what she believes it to be. Charlton Comics explores how a moment of kindness can change someone's life in ways both tender and unexpected.

My Song of Love
7 pp · Romance

A young singer finds herself caught between two men at a vacation resort in the Adirondacks. When Marty, her boss and longtime love, won't commit to marriage, she opens her heart to the gentle and attentive Allan Denton—only to discover that Marty will stop at nothing to keep her under his control. As the situation spirals, Molly must find the strength to choose her own future.

Betrayed
5 pp · Romance

Molly, a waitress at the Bronson Diner, falls hard for Ned Macklin when he walks through her door, and their romance quickly deepens as they share stolen moments between her shifts and his business dealings in town. When Ned needs ten thousand dollars to close a crucial real estate deal, Molly offers her life savings without hesitation—but he vanishes after taking the money, leaving her heartbroken and convinced she's been swindled. What Molly doesn't know is waiting to transform everything she believes about his betrayal.

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CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $158*
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CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $67*
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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover inks Vince Colletta
cover pencils Charles Nicholas

Reprints

Reprinted in Love Confessions Illustrated #3448 (1974)

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