First Love Illustrated #68
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Forbidden to Love Him!", Peg grapples with loneliness as her soldier boyfriend Hal remains silent during his overseas deployment. When a well-meaning friend sets her up on a double-date, Peg’s resolve to stay faithful is tested—especially after a moment in the woods with hunter Larry, who stirs feelings she thought were buried. But when Hal returns, fever-stricken and long silent, Peg must confront the truth behind his absence and the choices she made in his absence. Tom Hickey’s expressive art brings emotional weight to this heartfelt 1956 tale, while Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover captures the story’s tension and longing.
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Peg’s soldier boyfriend Hal is deployed overseas but doesn’t write to her. A friend convinces her to go on a double-date but when her escort makes a pass, Peg says “I never want any man but Hal to touch me!” When she’s rescued in the woods by hunter Larry, Peg gives in to her feelings and they kiss. Feeling forgotten by Hal, Peg dates Larry. However, Hal comes home: he didn’t write to Peg because he was “delirious with fever.” Peg says she’ll never doubt his love again.
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