Time for Love #13

Charlton's romance line captures the late-1960s mood perfectly with this November 1969 issue, its cover — inked by Vince Colletta — splitting between two vivid scenes: a young blonde woman seated on the grass amid roses, surrounded by a long-haired guru and two other young men, while above her a dreamy pink cloud conjures an intimate moment between a couple nearly kissing. The tagline "Time for Swinging… Time for Dreaming" and the story blurb "It's Like Wild, Wild, Wild" hint at the push and pull between countercultural allure and romantic longing that defined the era. Inside, writer Joe Gill and artist Charles Nicholas (inked by Vince Alascia) bring that tension to life in "Lucky, Lucky, Me!" — a title that feels equal parts hopeful and wry.