Girls' Romances #138
"Love from a Stranger!" in Girls' Romances #138 (1969) is a poignant tale of healing and cautious hope, featuring Carol, a young woman grieving the loss of her soldier boyfriend, and Richard, a man still mourning his late wife. Drawn by John Celardo with inks by Bernard Sachs, the story follows their tentative connection as they promise not to fall in love—yet something deeper begins to stir. The cover by Jack Sparling and Vince Colletta captures the quiet tension of this fragile emotional journey.
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When Carol's soldier boyfriend is killed in the war, she is sure she will never love anyone again. She agrees to go out with her brother's friend Richard, whose wife died in an accident, but they agree that they will not fall in love.
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