Time for Love #34

Charlton's Time for Love #34 brings the romantic drama of 1973 right to the surface — the cover, inked and penciled by Art Cappello, pulls us into a tense almost-kiss between a young blonde woman named Naomi and her eager beau, their speech bubbles crackling with the push-and-pull of marriage pressure, new independence, and a secret involving someone named Neil. That tagline — "I Won't Waste My Love" — paired with Naomi's hidden thought makes this a wonderfully charged snapshot of the era's romance comics at their most emotionally tangled. A charming find for anyone who appreciates the heartfelt storytelling Charlton delivered in the early '70s.