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Cover: Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta
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I Love You #36

Sep 1961 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains three romantic stories. "Pulsebeat" follows a woman who escapes from Mount Crest Mental Hospital, desperately fleading a man who pursues her, crying out that there is no reason for the trouble. "Yearning for You" depicts a woman overcome by loneliness, cooking alone at night and reflecting that her emotional pain has no cure, while contemplating whether moving to a new city might bring her relief and happiness. "A Time of Torment" tells of Gloria, who discovers that her boyfriend Charles has been seeing another woman named Eileen; when Gloria confronts them at a bus stop in the rain, Charles dismisses her feelings, leaving her heartbroken as he and Eileen depart together.

Contains 5 stories
The Real Thing
7 pp · Romance

A young woman pursuing a glamorous modeling career abandons her simple life and the man who truly loves her—Ben—for the glittering world of fashion and a charming promoter named Roger Carleton. When a tragic accident scars her face and injures her leg, the shallow world she chased so eagerly vanishes, but an unexpected visitor reminds her what real love actually means. Donna learns that the life she thought she'd outgrown was the only thing that mattered all along.

Yearning for You
3 pp · Romance

A young woman arrives in New York seeking romance and happiness, but finds only loneliness until she spots a handsome stranger at a corner restaurant—a man she sees night after night, exchanging nothing but shy smiles across the room. When chance brings them face-to-face one evening, she discovers they share more in common than she ever imagined, and what began as a quiet yearning transforms into something real. "Yearning for You" captures that bittersweet moment when a silent crush becomes an actual connection.

A Kiss for Good Luck
3 pp

When Roger Hyde steals a kiss from a girl before the big track meet, she's certain it's a sign of his secret love—until her friend Grace reveals the truth: it's just his good luck charm, and he does it to every girl. Heartbroken and furious, she confronts Roger, only to discover there's far more to the story than she realized. A short, sweet romance that proves first impressions can be wonderfully deceiving.

A Time of Torment
3 pp · Romance

Gloria's wedding is just three days away when she spots her fiancé George kissing a woman she's certain is Eileen, the girl he was seeing before they met—and the shock sends her spiraling into jealous despair. When George tries to call and explain, Gloria refuses to hear him out, but he shows up at her door with a surprise that will force her to confront the assumptions that nearly cost her everything. A sharp reminder that jumping to conclusions can wound the heart far more than any betrayal.

Pulsebeat
7 pp

A young volunteer nurse arrives at Mount Crest, a sprawling mental hospital, and finds herself drawn to Frank Potter, the warmhearted chief therapist who shows her around with genuine care for his patients. As Helene and Frank grow closer over weeks of working together in the hospital library, their feelings deepen—but a chance encounter in an elevator forces a revelation that tests everything she thought she knew about him.

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
cover pencils Dick Giordano
cover inks Vince Colletta

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