Secret Romance #6

From Charlton Comics in 1970, this issue of Secret Romance features a striking cover by penciler Charles Nicholas and inker Vince Alascia that lays the heartache bare before you even open a page. A dark-haired young woman in a vivid pink dress stands beside a blond young man, while the ghostly, semi-transparent image of a bride and groom hovers behind them — a haunting visual suggestion of love complicated by the past. Teased with the tagline "There's Only Heartbreak" and housing the story "My Heart Died Young," this 15-cent gem captures everything bittersweet and compelling about early-'70s romance comics.