Sweethearts #33

A snowy winter lakeside sets a perfectly cozy scene on this 1956 Charlton romance issue, where a young man kneels to lace up a woman's ice skates as she sits perched on a fallen branch — a small, tender gesture rendered with real warmth by cover artist Jon D'Agostino. The golden sunset glowing behind bare trees and snow-dusted pines gives the whole image a dreamy seasonal charm that fits Sweethearts at its most appealing. With Joe Gill writing and "Love Is Where You Find It" among the promised "thrilling new love stories" inside, this ten-cent issue delivers exactly the heartfelt romance the title suggests.