Star Love Stories #530
"Career Girl" is a standout tale in Star Love Stories #530, a 1974 6p comic where Jo’s life takes a sudden turn after winning a photo competition that lands her a six-month stint at a London newspaper. With a chance to escape her small town and a promising new assignment, she’s soon drawn into a journey to the Middle East—only to discover her new colleague’s interest in her isn’t quite what it seems. Illustrated with warmth and precision by John McNamara, this story captures the quiet tension between ambition and deception, all rendered in the distinctive style of the era.
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Jo wins a photo competition and gets a chance to leave her small town and work on a newspaper in London for six months. She thinks it is a stroke of luck when a young, rising reporter asks her to accompany him to the Middle East for a conference. In fact, he is using the fact that she was a childhood friend with a famous archaeologist to get a scoop.
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