Time for Love #31

Charlton's Time for Love #31 brings its signature blend of romance and emotional tension to this December 1972 cover by Art Cappello, where a young blonde woman named Helen rests against a man named Art beneath a moody blue night sky — while the looming shadowed face of her absent stepfather haunts the background. The cover's dialogue captures that bittersweet push-pull of young love shadowed by anxiety, as Helen confesses she can't shake the feeling of being watched even thousands of miles away from the source of her worry. It's a warmly drawn, psychedelic-lettered snapshot of early '70s romance comics at their most emotionally candid, with interior art by Nicky Zann and Vince Alascia bringing the stories to life.