Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins on Stage #7
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis seventh volume in Classic Comics Press's comprehensive reprint series continues the acclaimed newspaper strip by Leonard Starr, collecting daily and Sunday installments from the mid-1960s. The story follows the glamorous model-turned-actress Mary Perkins as she navigates the challenges of Broadway, Hollywood, and her personal life, with Starr's elegant artwork and sophisticated storytelling at their peak. This edition includes the original Sunday pages in full color, preserving the strip's lush visual style for modern readers.
In this poignant installment of Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins on Stage, Mary confronts the cost of her focus on the theater when Pete is called away on a mission to Vietnam. As she grapples with her own neglect, Pete finds himself entangled in a dangerous ruse when a seemingly straightforward escort duty leads him to a surprising twist—his charge is not the actor he was promised, but the actor’s daughter, disguised in a high-stakes game of deception. Leonard Starr’s writing and art bring emotional depth and quiet tension to a story where duty, trust, and hidden identities blur in the jungle shadows. The cover, also by Starr, captures the quiet intensity of the moment.
In "null," Mary Perkins finds herself unexpectedly invited to the Moscow Film Festival, just as Pete, unaware of her plans, is assigned to report on the Russians' "Atoms for Peace" program. With both journeys unfolding in parallel, the coincidence feels too deliberate—especially as a quiet, unseen hand begins weaving a scheme that could reshape their lives.
In "null," a television actor relocates to New York for a stage role, securing an apartment for his fiancée Jo. But as he steps into the spotlight, the play’s charismatic star, a known womanizer, begins to notice Jo—and the game he plays quickly turns personal.
In "null," Mary Perkins finds herself reeling as her focus on the drama behind the stage leaves her distant from Pete, whose sudden assignment to Vietnam pulls him into a mission that quickly turns treacherous. When Pete is sent to escort a defector through the jungle, he's blindsided by the truth: the man he's been told to protect is actually a young woman in disguise, and the mission is far more dangerous than anyone expected.
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