Teen-Age Love #24

A crowned Campus Queen shares a bouquet-clutching kiss with her date beneath a sweeping green curtain, while a brooding close-up face looms large in the background — all the hallmarks of early-'60s romance comics drama rendered with clean, expressive linework by cover penciler Charles Nicholas and inker Vince Alascia. The thought balloon hinting at her royal status sets up a story full of campus intrigue, and the right-hand column sweetens the deal with contest promises of a trip to Hollywood to watch American-International's Off on a Comet being filmed. At still just 10 cents, this January 1962 issue of Teen-Age Love packs heartfelt sentiment and fun reader extras into every page.