Sweetheart Diary #44

A starry night sky and a swirl of scattered diary pages set the scene for this December 1958 Charlton romance, with cover art by Dick Giordano capturing a blonde young woman and a broad-shouldered, auburn-haired man locked in a tender, eyes-closed embrace. The flying pages — each marked "Diary" — surround the couple like confetti, suggesting secrets poured out and perhaps reconciled. With Joe Gill scripting and Vince Colletta on inks inside, Sweetheart Diary #44 delivers the heartfelt drama the series did so well, headlined by the intriguingly titled story "Man Hater.