Teen Confessions #28

This 1964 Charlton romance title captures the charged drama the genre did so well — Dick Giordano's cover pencils and inks bring us a tense outdoor scene where a dark-haired young woman in a red dress pulls back from an insistent suitor, her expression a sharp mix of alarm and defiance, while another couple embraces near a lit window in the background. The cover dialogue crackles with the misunderstanding at the heart of so many teen romance stories, setting up the featured story "Good Little Girl" written by Joe Gill with inks by Vince Colletta. For fans of mid-'60s Charlton romance, this is a fine snapshot of the era's melodrama at its most earnest and compelling.