Sweethearts #32

Charlton's Sweethearts #32 delivers the "thrilling new love stories" it promises right there on the cover, where a golden-haired young woman in a red jumper gazes meaningfully at a dark-haired man who looks up at her with clear admiration — their hands clasped together beneath a leafy tree, a red bird perched on a nearby branch and a heart-and-arrow carved into the bark completing the tender scene. Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas and inks by Vince Alascia give the moment a warm, polished charm that feels perfectly suited to the romance genre of 1955. With "Lost Interlude" among the stories inside, this issue is a lovely snapshot of mid-decade romance comics at their most genuinely heartfelt.