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
February 1930
When the rose is brightest,
When burns the meteor brightest,
‘Twill vanish from the sky.
If Death but wait until delight
O’errun the heart like wine,
And break the cup when brimming quite,
I die — for thou hast poured to-night
The last drop into mine.
February 1937
February 1934
February 1951- February 1953
February 1954
February 1956
February 1960
February 1961
February 1968
February 1994
February 1995
February 2002
February 1972
