Valentine #4 February 1961
"With You" is a tender, character-driven story from Valentine #4 (February 1961), drawn with quiet precision by Florenci Clavé, whose expressive artwork captures the emotional weight of Jan and Bill’s strained relationship. When Bill takes a job with Standalls, the rival firm that ultimately dismantles Jan’s father’s business, their bond is tested by loyalty, pride, and the quiet cost of ambition. The issue unfolds with heartfelt sincerity, exploring how personal choices ripple through family and friendship.
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Jan loves Bill who works for her father. When Standalls, the biggest firm in their business, wants to market their new engine design, Bill and Jan's father disagree about accepting the offer. Bill takes a designing job with Standalls and Jan breaks off with Bill for betraying her dad. Standalls wants the design so bad they break Mr. Sherman's business and he decides to close the factory and sell the business. When Bill hears what they've done to Jan's father, he quits his job and comes back to help Jan's father start a new business.
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