Girls' Love Stories #174
"Runaway Girl" kicks off in Girls' Love Stories #174 (1972), a 20-cent comic that captures the quiet intensity of young love tested by real-world pressures. Written by Jay Scott Pike and inked by Vince Colletta, the story follows Renee and Sandy as they flee to marriage, only to find that adulthood brings challenges far beyond their teenage dreams. The cover, also by Jay Scott Pike, perfectly frames their fragile hope with a single, telling glance.
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Renee and Sandy feel that their only choice is to elope since her parents oppose their being together. But Renee discovers that married life with Sandy is more difficult than she expected, with surprises she never could have imagined.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).