Our Love #1
In "I Bet My Heart!", a 1949 romance unfolds when Monica meets Steve at a dance, sparking a correspondence that takes an unexpected turn when her friend Janie steps in to write as Monica. With heartfelt letters and hidden identities, the story weaves a quiet, tender tale of mistaken love and honest connections. Art by Marion Sitton brings the emotional beats to life in this early, tender slice of romance comics.
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Monica meets Steve at a dance and he is smitten. He writes to her later, but Monica isn’t interested. Instead, Monica’s best friend Janie decides to correspond with Steve as “Monica.” They have a torrid romance-by-mail. However, she later meets John and they fall in love. Janie tries to find Steve to explain, and discovers Steve is “John.” He knew it wasn’t Monica who wrote the letters. Janie and Steve marry and have 2 children.
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