Sweethearts #44

Charlton's Sweethearts #44 captures the dreamy mood of 1958 romance comics beautifully — a starry-eyed blonde woman rests her chin in her hands, gazing at a black-and-white photograph of a smiling young man, with strips of film reel swirling across the vivid red background. Dick Giordano's cover art has a warmth and polish that perfectly suits the title's promise of heartfelt storytelling. With Joe Gill writing and John Tartaglione on art, "Too Many Sweethearts" sounds like exactly the kind of tender, compelling drama that made this series a favorite among romance comics fans of the era.