Heart and Soul #2
In "Take Me Back," Ross Andru’s expressive art and Jack Abel’s sharp inks bring to life the quiet tensions of postwar life, as American soldier Peter returns home to Ohio with his German wife Luise and her brother Ludwig. The story captures the strain of cultural and class differences as Luise struggles to adjust to a modest life far from the world she knew, while her growing unease around the factory owner’s charming son, Lane, tests her loyalty. Martin Thall’s cover, penciled by Andru and inked by Thall, perfectly frames the emotional distance between home and the past.
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American soldier Peter marries shop clerk Luise while he is deployed in West Germany. After Peter is discharged, Luise and her brother Ludwig are reunited with him in his hometown in Ohio. Luise is shocked to learn Peter is a welder in a factory and they must live modestly in a small house. Luise doesn’t like the town or people but is impressed by Lane, playboy son of the factory owner. Ludwig runs away and while Peter is searching for him, Lane makes a pass at Luise and is rejected. When Peter and Ludwig return, Luise apologizes for her actions.
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