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Cover: Dick Giordano
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Sweetheart Diary #38

Aug 1957 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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In "Dear Diary Advice to the Lovelorn," a tender moment unfolds at a club where a couple, decades into their marriage, reenact their first dance with quiet joy and nostalgia. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Charles Nicholas, with inks by Sal Trapani and lettering by Jon D'Agostino, this heartfelt story captures the enduring spark of a long love. The cover, a striking double portrait by Dick Giordano, perfectly frames the emotional core of the tale.

Contains 6 stories
Dear Diary Advice to the Lovelorn
7 pp · Romance
A Happy Accident
5 pp · Romance

Toni Dane and Hank Baker are neighbors with a secret crush on each other, but their shyness keeps them apart—until a jammed stove switch at Toni's apartment gives Hank the opening he needs to finally say hello. When misunderstandings and crossed wires threaten to undo their budding connection, it takes a clever maid named Emma and a switched diary to show them what they've both been feeling all along.

Pick Up Celebration
1 pp · Romance

In a cozy 1957 club, a man surprises a woman with a dance that feels like the first time—30 years after their wedding, they’re reliving their very first date, the moment their love began.

Take Love to Heart
5 pp · Romance

When Edgar reveals his gentle way with a young boy, Gail sees a side of him she'd been hoping for all along—and it changes everything between them. A tender 1957 romance where a misunderstanding about family dreams nearly kept two people apart, until one honest moment showed them they wanted the same future.

Office Crush!
5 pp · Romance

When Fred Tendler joins the office, Edna Hebert finds herself drawn to the charming newcomer—but a late-night kiss leaves her questioning his intentions, and she resigns in hurt and anger. When fate reunites them at a rival firm, old feelings resurface, forcing both to confront what they've been running from all along.

Jilted
2 pp · Romance

A young woman named Donna is swept up in romance when Bill Horan enters her life with flattering attention, but when he claims work prevents him from taking her to a dance, she accepts an invitation from Dave instead—only to discover something that shatters her certainty about Bill's feelings. As the evening unfolds, Donna learns a hard lesson about the difference between infatuation and genuine care.

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writer Joe Gill
cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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