Love Illustrated #9
In "Heartsick Cinderella," a 1954 tale from Love Illustrated #9, gossip columnist Jean Farrel visits prison to profile Nick Chambers, a man convicted of pushing Carl Hummel into a bridge's foundation. Drawn to his unlikely demeanor, she uncovers a web of suspicious accidents on the construction site and a sudden takeover by the mysterious Atlas Engineering Company—whose head just happens to be Chambers’ own defense attorney. Bill Ward’s evocative art brings this moody, twist-laden story to life, capturing the quiet tension beneath a seemingly ordinary courtroom drama.
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Nick Chambers is convicted of throwing Carl Hummel into the concrete foundations of a new bridge. Successful Daily Globe gossip columnist Jean Farrel goes to the prison to write a human interest story on him, convinced that he doesn't look like a killer. She discovers his construction site was experiencing strange accidents and Hummel seems to be involved, trying to get Chambers to lose the construction contract. Following Chamber's arrest, the mysterious Atlas Engineering Company takes over the contract. And the head of that company turns out to be Chamber's defence attorney.
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