Teen-Age Love #4

Charlton's Teen-Age Love #4 captures the sweet warmth of a July 1958 afternoon, with cover art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia showing a letter-jacketed young man clutching his schoolbooks as he leans close to a beaming blonde in a yellow skirt — the two practically glowing with that first-blush feeling the title story "Infatuation" promises. The lush suburban backdrop of trimmed hedges and birch trees frames the couple perfectly, conveying that light-headed joy of walking home with someone who makes the whole neighborhood look brighter. At a dime a copy, this Charlton gem is a genuine snapshot of mid-century romance comics done with real tenderness.