Manic Monday--Romance Comics' Guide To Men's Beach Apparel

There is an iron-clad rule for men romancing their ladies at the beach:

If you have your shirt off, you must drape a towel around your neck!

Like so:

And thus:

And again:

If you don't have a drapable beach towel available, you must keep your shirt on!

See!

And remember, nothing is more romantic than keeping fully-clothed at the beach, especially if you're wearing a polka-dot ascot:

These covers of True-To-Life Romances appeared between 1950 and 1954. Obviously, there was a lot of beach romancin' in those days...