Teen Confessions #40

A moonlit night, a convertible, and two young people caught in an almost-kiss — this September 1966 Charlton romance issue sets the mood with a cover that feels both tender and a little reckless. Speech bubbles hint at the push-and-pull of young love, while the teaser text warns of a "pulsating heart" swept toward "heartbreak and disaster," promising the emotional turbulence the genre does so well. With cover art by Dick Giordano and Pat Masulli, and interior work from writer Joe Gill and inker Vince Colletta, Teen Confessions #40 delivers that distinctly mid-sixties blend of swooning romance and cautionary drama — capped off with the featured story "Hurry-Up Love.