Secret Story Romances #18

A vivid yellow background sets the stage for this intimate Atlas romance as a red-haired woman and a dark-haired man lean toward each other in a near-kiss, her hand tenderly cradling his face. The cover's tagline — "The wish every girl holds deep in her soul… My darling, please… 'Don't Break My Heart!'" — captures the yearning vulnerability at the heart of mid-1950s romance comics perfectly. Vince Colletta's cover work gives the moment a striking closeness, and the interior story "This Is Forever" by Jay Scott Pike promises the kind of heartfelt emotional drama that made Secret Story Romances a genuine pleasure to read in 1955.