Confessions of the Lovelorn #78
In "Like Unto Like!", Alice, a determined ice skater training for the 1956 Olympics, faces heartbreak when her romance with Dr. Hal ends over a promise to wait until after the Games. Years later, as she competes against a rival from Russia, Hal returns to support her—just in time for a triumph that changes everything. With art by Charles Sultan and inks by Sam Citron, and a cover by Ken Bald, this 1957 issue captures a moment of quiet romance and athletic resolve in a world still shaped by Cold War tensions.
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In 1954, Alice and her mother visit Sun Valley so Alice can prepare for the ice skating championships. Alice badly injures a leg. She falls in love with Dr. Hal but says she can’t marry him until 1956, after the Olympics, because marriage “would disrupt my training schedule completely!” Hal says “I’ve never heard anything so insane in my life!” They break up. In 1956, Alice competes in the Olympics against “that communist skater from Russia,” but is still depressed about Hal. Alice’s mother sends Hal a cable; he arrives to encourage Alice. Alice wins the gold medal and will now marry Hal.
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