Secret Hearts #96

This June 1964 DC romance issue delivers an emotionally charged close-up of a young woman with tears streaming down her face as a young man looks away, their exchange of dialogue — he admits he's "not the marrying kind," she bids him a bittersweet farewell — capturing the bittersweet ache at the heart of the featured story, "Partner in Heartbreak!" Gene Colan's cover pencils and inks give both figures a striking intimacy, with the woman's auburn updo and glistening eyes drawing the eye immediately. The issue also introduces Amy Ames, columnist of the "Listening Heart," promising a fresh romantic feature alongside the main story, "Be Careful... It's My Heart!