Time for Love #6

Charlton's Time for Love #6 from 1968 captures the bittersweet ache of the romance genre beautifully — a young man croons into a microphone, serenading a blonde girl while a dark-haired woman nearby wonders silently, "If only Pat meant the words he's singing," and a glamorous close-up figure asks, "Who is she?" The cover, inked by Vince Colletta, sets up the heartache and longing teased by the story "Everybody's Idol and Me," promising the kind of emotional drama that made these Charlton romance titles such a guilty pleasure. At just 12 cents, this was an irresistible slice of late-sixties heartbreak — swinging sounds, dreaming hearts, and all the complications that come with them.