Teen-Age Love #59

Sun, sand, and a little romantic rivalry set the scene on Dick Giordano's breezy cover for this 1968 Charlton romance issue — a red-haired young woman in a green swimsuit is caught between two shirtless guys at the beach, one with his arm around her while the other insists she's "surfing with me," their speech bubbles spelling out the drama before a word of story is read. The promise of "Whitewater Kisses" teased right on the cover makes this feel like a genuine snapshot of late-'60s beach-culture romance comics at their most fun. Inside, artist Charles Nicholas and inker Vince Alascia bring more summer-tinged stories, including "This Morning I Woke Up Beautiful," making issue #59 a warm, engaging time capsule of the era.