Secret Hearts #27

A swirl of mid-1950s romance comes alive on this DC "Personal Love Stories" anthology, where the cover — penciled by Irv Novick and inked by Joe Giella — captures a charged moment at what the banner calls "The Sweethearts' Dance!" A young woman in green gazes up at a smiling man in an orange shirt, while behind them a dark-haired woman reaches out and pleads in a speech balloon, "Oh, Jerry… it's you I want to be dancing with…" — jealousy and longing tangled right there on the dance floor. For a dime in 1955, Secret Hearts #27 promised exactly this kind of heartfelt drama, and the cover more than delivers on that promise.