Love and Marriage #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis is an anthology romance comic containing multiple short stories. "She Wanted My Man" follows a woman named Mary who, while her boyfriend Joe is away, receives letters and money from him and grows lonely. A new neighbor, Fred Brooks, befriends her, but when Joe unexpectedly returns home, Mary realizes she loves Joe and chooses him over Fred. Another story depicts a woman reminiscing about a past romance with a gentle, exciting man named John, whom she loved deeply but lost, before reconnecting with him years later at a dance and realizing their love endures.
In "Lesson in Love," Paula’s careless flirtations with other men come back to her when she sees Vince with another woman—only to learn it was a clever ruse orchestrated by her friend Joan to wake her up to her own mistakes. As the truth unfolds, a quiet moment of reflection gives way to a chance at real connection, with Vince and Paula facing a future that might finally be built on honesty.
In "This Is Forever!", Joe sends his wife Mary to a fancy resort to improve her health, but when she returns, she takes up work as a hat designer after Joe loses his job. The shift in roles stings Joe’s pride, leading him to leave her, only to return when Mary falls ill and he’s found a new job—reuniting them in a moment of quiet, heartfelt reconciliation.
In "She Wanted My Man," Beth grapples with jealousy when she suspects her soldier husband Fred is drawn to their neighbor Jessie, his former girlfriend and now a widow. When Jessie’s house catches fire, Beth rushes in to save her, putting aside her doubts in a moment of courage. Fred’s heartfelt words soon make clear where his loyalty truly lies.
In "The Losing Game," Cora finds herself drawn to John, but their budding romance hits a heartbreaking wall when he confesses he’s already married. Though he tries to explain, Cora refuses to hear him, caught between longing and heartbreak. As the story unfolds, she’s left with a quiet, aching truth: some loves are meant to be lost.
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Reprinted in My Secret Marriage #10 (1954), Candid Stories #1
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