Teen Confessions #83

This 1973 Charlton romance offering captures the bittersweet tangle of young love right on its cover — a young couple sharing a tender kiss in the foreground while a dark-suited, arms-crossed man looks on from the background, his thought bubble warning "Jonnie doesn't love you, Tina… he's using you… I'm the one who REALLY loves you!" The cover headline "Why do you hate me, darling?" sets the emotional stakes perfectly, with competing thought bubbles pulling Tina Williams in two directions between Jonnie Gaard and her mysterious admirer. With cover art by Sal Gentile and interior work from Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia, Teen Confessions #83 delivers the heartfelt drama that made Charlton's romance line a staple of early '70s comics.