Romantic Confessions #5
In "Then You Were with Me," a heartfelt 1950 romance unfolds as Steve and Ellen face a crisis in their engagement—Steve’s past and lack of prospects threaten their future. When Ellen urges him to seek help from her ex-boyfriend Tom, pride and pain collide, leading to a breaking point that brings the town’s judgment into sharp focus. Cover by John Prentice, with lettering by Ben Oda, this issue captures a quiet moment of reckoning and redemption in a small community.
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Steve and Ellen are engaged, but his small gas station doesn't earn enough to support them. He has a criminal record and can't find another job. Ellen wants Steve to ask her ex-boyfriend Tom for a job but Steve refuses and they break up. Tom's fiancee Pam accuses Ellen of trying to steal Tom back. Ellen and Steve meet Pam and Tom on the street and Steve punches Tom. Tom admits he and the other townspeople didn't give Steve a fair shake because of his past, but he now offers Steve a good job at his factory. Steve accepts and now he and Ellen can wed.
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