Girls' Romances #20
"Appointment by Candlelight" in Girls' Romances #20 (1953) is a tender, rain-soaked romance where a young woman’s wedding plans hang in the balance as stormy weather looms. With a promise of one kiss as payment, Ed offers to drive her to the station, but a sudden detour leads them to an old house—and an unexpected moment of connection. Carmine Infantino’s delicate art brings the quiet tension and growing intimacy to life, capturing a fleeting, heartfelt encounter that changes everything.
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A young woman is to be married the next day, but terrible weather threatens to prevent her from catching the train. Ed agrees to drive her to the station, for the fee of one kiss. They are forced to take shelter in an old house, and Ed declares his love for her. They kiss, and he takes her to the station the next day, but she doesn’t leave, having fallen for Ed as well.
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