Secret Romance #28

Charlton's Secret Romance #28 (December 1973) captures the bittersweet ache of wartime love on its cover, where a uniformed young man and a blonde woman share an intimate, almost-kiss against a vivid red background — his thought bubble asking whether she'll still love him two years from now when he returns home. Art Cappello's cover art is tender and immediate, with the story title "Once We Loved…" anchoring the emotion alongside a heart-and-key emblem that sets the tone perfectly. Fans of 1970s romance comics will find this issue a genuinely affecting snapshot of the genre at its most earnest, rounded out by a Find-a-Word puzzle page tucked inside.