Sweethearts #28

Charlton's Sweethearts #28 sets the romantic mood beautifully with a cover showing a smiling blonde woman and a dark-haired man sharing a tender moment in front of an archery target, arrows still quivering in the bullseye behind them — a playful visual nod to Cupid's aim. The cover promises "Real Love Experiences" told with dramatic intensity, and with writer Rod Reed contributing to this 1955 issue, the stories inside — including "Runaway Girl" — look to deliver on that heartfelt pledge. Romance comics fans of the era were well served by Sweethearts, and this issue's warmly illustrated cover makes a convincing case for picking it up.