Teen Confessions #18

Charlton's Teen Confessions #18 from 1962 captures the bittersweet pull of competing affections right on its cover — three vignettes show a young dark-haired woman torn between two men, Phil and the older Dan, with a stolen moment near the garden accompanied by the breathless exchange, "Don't say it Dan...our love is all that counts!" Cover pencils by Joe Sinnott and inks by Vince Colletta give the panels a polished, warmly expressive quality that suits the emotional stakes perfectly. Inside, writer Joe Gill delivers "I Don't Dare Tell...," promising the kind of heartfelt romantic dilemma that made Charlton's romance line a genuine comfort read in the early sixties.