Actual Romances #2
In "My Rival and I," Mary and John’s romance faces its first real test when John relocates to New Orleans to be with her, sparking Mary’s fears that her glamorous friend Anne might pull him away. As Mary struggles to balance her love with her insecurities, she ultimately chooses to follow John back to New York—only for a lab accident to leave him injured, with uncertain consequences. George Klein’s inks bring emotional weight to this tender, heartfelt story of love tested by distance, jealousy, and fate.
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Mary and John fall in love while she was visiting New York. But when he moves to New Orleans to be with her, she’s afraid her glamorous friends like Anne will steal him away. Mary tries to keep John away from social situations but eventually decides she’d rather move to New York. John is badly injured in a lab accident and may be scarred or blind. Mary says she loves him no matter what (and John recovers fully in any case).
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