Secret Romance #27

A sun-drenched love triangle practically leaps off this 1973 Charlton romance cover, where a dark-haired young man finds himself caught between a red-headed woman and a blonde in a polka-dot bikini, while a mysterious green-tinted face looms in the background. The cover's speech bubble drives the drama home: "She may wear your ring, Stu, but you'll never belong to each other because you're... The Man for Me!" — all rendered with confident linework by cover artist Art Cappello. Round out the experience with the interior story "The Way Back" and a bonus find-a-word puzzle page, making this a charming slice of early-'70s romance comics at a time when Charlton was delivering heartfelt melodrama for just twenty cents.