Sweethearts #82

A charming December 1949 snapshot of mid-century romance, this issue of Sweethearts captures a smiling young woman glowing with delight as a dapper young man fastens a pearl necklace around her neck — a tender, intimate moment that perfectly sets the mood for the four stories promised inside: "I Bartered Love," "Dream Prince," "Our Last Kiss," and "Hearts Adrift." At a dime for 52 pages, it's a genuinely generous offering of postwar romance fiction, wrapped in a photographic cover that feels warm and completely of its era.