Sweethearts #136

Charlton's Sweethearts #136 delivers a charged October 1973 cover by Frank Bolle, where a couple's passionate embrace in a cozy living room plays out while a watching man looks on — all tied together by the tantalizing story hook, "The Roll Calls for Kisses!" A smaller inset panel hints at a theatrical world of stage performances and complicated feelings, with caption copy that sets up a classic love-triangle dilemma: a first-stage kiss that sparked real romance, now threatened when another girl steps into the role. Romance comics fans will find this 20-cent issue a vivid snapshot of the genre at its most emotionally dramatic, with interior art by Rubén Sosa rounding out the package.