Sweethearts comic books issue 69

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Sweethearts was Charlton's continuation of the first monthly romance title, lasting from the romance boom of the '50s until the early '70s. Kim expects to become foreman of her father's ranch after her mother dies, and resents it when her father hires handsome Glen instead. Karen gives herself a fancy makeover so Gil will ask her to the senior prom, but it turns out he prefers the natural look. Child prodigy Paula is a concert pianist by age 16, but secretly longs for a teenage life like her friends (one of whom drives a jalopy like Archie's). A Need for Love; Everybody's Body; My Faithless Heart!; Love Comes to the Rescue; Music in My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Stories and art by Shelly Moldoff and others. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Straight-arrow Claire prefers her job to getting married, until she meets handsome employee Larry and realizes she can have both. Sondra likes going to her exclusive club and feeling like a society maven, but the dues are taking their toll on her average-income mother. Patty makes Herb the butt of her jokes, until she agrees to a date with him and learns he's a vet and a cool guy. Plus a comics biography of actor Glenn Ford, a romance-themed horoscope, and a comics version of a classic Elizabethan poem by Christopher Marlowe. Love Was a Stranger; Sweethearts the World Over: On the Island of Bali; My Selfish Life; Inferiority Complex; Dream Beau of the Month: Glenn Ford; Heartless; Great Love Poems: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love; Star Mates: Scorpio. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.