Sweethearts #96

Charlton's long-running romance title delivers a charged moment in this 1967 issue, with cover art by Lucho Olivera placing a sharp-tongued young woman in a striking red dress face-to-face with a blind man leaning on a cane amid a cluttered artist's studio. The speech bubbles crackle with tension — he's sizing her up as someone who "denies all beauty," while she fires back that his accident doesn't entitle him to rudeness. Olivera's clean, confident linework sets an appealing stage for the interior story "I Broke My Rose Colored Glasses," illustrated by Vince Colletta.