Sweethearts #95

Charlton's Sweethearts #95 (1967) wraps romance and tension into one sun-drenched cover by José Luis García-López, where a cowboy-hatted young man and a dark-haired woman share a kiss near a saddled horse, while a red plane passes overhead and nervous dialogue bubbles hint at secrets stirring around the remote Webb Ranch. The cover caption — "Randy kisses me… and I feel safe in his arms! What I don't know is that the plane overhead may become a vulture… snatching happiness out of our lives!" — sets a mood that is equal parts tender and anxious. With interior work by writer Joe Gill and artist Charles Nicholas inked by Vince Colletta, this issue promises the bittersweet emotional drama that made Charlton's romance line a satisfying read throughout the 1960s.