Sweethearts #120

Charlton's Sweethearts #120 captures the tender tension of early-'70s romance in a single glance — a dark-haired young woman in a floral headband and psychedelic print top nestles close to a fair-haired young man, her thought bubble confessing that a boy named Derek introduced her to rock festivals and a world she'd never known, yet she still feels "From Another World." Sal Gentile's cover art is warm and expressive, drawing you straight into the push-and-pull of two people who clearly mean everything to each other even as they struggle to connect. With "All New Stories and Art" promised inside — including "Good-Bye, Paradise" crafted by the prolific Joe Gill and Pete Morisi — this issue is a compact, heartfelt slice of what made Charlton romance comics so genuinely appealing in 1971.