Love Diary #25
In "I Was a Party Girl," Barbara leaves her small-town life for the city, drawn by her best friend Kay’s glamorous modeling career. As her romance with Scott unfolds, Barbara’s world shifts when she’s pulled into Kay’s secret world of entertaining businessmen—leading her down a path she never expected. With art by Mort Leav and inks by Bob Rogers, this 1952 story captures a moment of personal reckoning, set against the quiet realism of a life rebuilt.
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Barbara moves to the city where her best friend Kay is a model. Barbara and Scott fall in love, but he has to leave town for three months. Barbara discovers Kay is a party girl, paid to entertain visiting businessmen, but she is compelled to take a job with the same agency so she can wait for Scott. Barbara at first insists on doing legit modeling only, but finally gives in and becomes an expert at bilking clients. Scott returns and breaks up with her because of her new profession. Barbara goes to work as a store clerk and lives a decent life. A remorseful Kay reunites Scott and Barbara.
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