Star Love Stories #490
"That Guy Next Door" is a quiet, charming romance from Star Love Stories #490 (1973), where Jan, newly engaged and settling into a countryside cottage with her lawyer fiancé, finds her peaceful renovation upended by an unexpected neighbor—a racing car driver whose growing presence stirs more than just curiosity. With Juan Solé Puyal handling both art and inks, the story unfolds with gentle tension as their friendly exchanges blur the lines of propriety, culminating in a court case that could change everything.
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Jan and her lawyer fiance have purchased a tumbledown cottage in the country where they plan to live after they married. Jan spends her time fixing up the cottage while her fiance is working. Her new next door neighbor, a racing car driver, starts spending more time helping her until a boundary dispute sends them all to court.
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