Romeo #17 August 1963
In "Flyaway Lover," a poignant tale from the August 1963 issue of Romeo, Lisa’s heartbreak at the airport turns to shock when the man she thought was her beloved TV star Greg Sanderson—crushed in a plane crash—knocks on her door. Norman Lee’s expressive art brings the emotional twist to life as Lisa confronts the surprising truth: the man before her was Greg’s film double, spared the crash by a chance twist of fate.
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At the airport, TV actor Greg Sanderson doesn't even acknowledge Lisa as he heads to his plane. She is fighting her loneliness when she learns that Greg's plane has crashed. Then there is a knock at the door and he is standing there in front of her. That's when she learns the man she fell in love with was actually Greg's film double stand-in and had missed the fateful flight.
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