Star Love Stories #234

Name: Star Love Stories #234
Brand: D.C. Thomson

Feb 1968 · D.C. Thomson · 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

“Smile from a Stranger”

"Smile from a Stranger" in Star Love Stories #234 (1968) captures a quiet, poignant moment in Kay’s return home after six months of learning to lip read following a serious illness that left her deaf. Reuniting with her fiancé, a vet in their small town, she finds her world shifting as old promises meet new feelings. The story unfolds with gentle tension, drawn in warm, expressive lines by José Casanovas, while the cover by Jordi Penalva captures the bittersweet mood in a single, striking image.

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artist, inker José Casanovas · cover Jordi Penalva

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artist, inker José Casanovas

cover pencils, inks Jordi Penalva

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After a serious illness left her deaf, Kay went away for six months to learn to lip read. Now she returns home to reunite with her fiance, a vet in the town. But while she was away, he had been falling in love with another woman.

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