Love Problems and Advice, Illustrated #2
In "I Fell In Love With the Man of My Dreams," nurse Julia finds herself caught between her feelings for doctor Stuart and the complicated web of loyalty and control surrounding his relationship with fellow nurse Bea. As a polio outbreak tests their resolve, the tension between duty, desire, and deception reaches a breaking point. Bob Powell’s expressive artwork brings emotional depth to this poignant 1949 story, while Lee Elias’s cover captures the quiet intensity of a moment poised between heartbreak and hope.
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Nurse Julia loves doctor Stuart, but he’s the boyfriend of fellow nurse Bea, whose father is head of the hospital where they all work. Stuart feels like a kept man but is unable to break up with the domineering Bea. Meanwhile, he and Julia work on a polio serum. When Bea tries to keep Stuart from responding to a polio outbreak, he and Julia go there together. Bea vows revenge but her father says Stuart’s untested serum saved many lives. He also says he’s glad Stuart “got away from my daughter...she’d ruin any man!” Stuart and Julia embrace.
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