We have published 92 February covers since 1922, and at least fourteen of them contain allusions to Valentine’s Day.
Some figures
8: Love birds (four pairs) 1934, 1954, 1956, 1960
7: Courting couples 1930, 1937, 1953, 1961, 1968, 1994, 2002
6: The number of times Valentine’s Day graced the cover between 1951 and 1961. (The 1930s had four such covers, while the longest space between amorous references was between 1972 and 1994.)
5: Pink covers 1937, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1972
5: Appearances by Cupid (putti brethren not included) 1934, 1953, 1956, 1972, 1995
4: Miscellaneious winged creatures 1961, 1994
1: Possible breakup cover 2002
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