I suspect this guy has totally killed the moment—and possibly the relationship.

By the way, I absolutely love this art by Dick Giordano. But then I could say that about virtually any art by Giordano. I’ll admit that I’m particularly fond of Dick’s romance art.

Years ago, I interviewed Dick about his romance work. To illustrate the interview, Dick kindly loaned me a huge pile of black and white photostats of his Charlton romance covers. This image is from one of the scans of that art

Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.

Transcript:
SCENE: Woman and man embracing—probably about to kiss.

WOMAN: Will it scare you if I say…I love you?

MAN: Not as much as if you say you’re pregnant!

1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.