Sweethearts #130

Charlton's long-running romance anthology delivers another emotionally charged installment with Sweethearts #130, cover-dated December 1972. Osvaldo Walter Viola's cover art puts the tension front and center: a bespectacled young man leans in close to an uncertain blonde woman, while a shadowy figure in a hat lingers in the doorway behind them — her thought bubble reading "Ben would do anything to become a doctor, even if it meant using me…" says everything about the complicated feelings at the heart of this story. With Art Cappello bringing the interior art to life, this 20-cent Charlton gem captures that bittersweet mix of romance and doubt that made the series such a reliable companion for fans of the genre.