Love Story Picture Library #1270
"Turn Me Loose" in Love Story Picture Library #1270 (1975) follows Joy, a passenger on a flight to Brazil, when her airliner is forced down in Muba after a revolution erupts that morning. Taken prisoner and interrogated as a potential spy, her quick thinking and resourcefulness soon put her at odds with the revolutionaries. With the uprising crushed by the next day, Joy finds herself unexpectedly helping to reunite the country’s soccer star with the daughter of the restored president. Illustrated by Roy Newby, this story blends tension and quiet charm in a rare, character-driven moment from the series.
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On her flight to Brazil, a fighter jet forces her airliner to land in Muba where a revolution had broken out during the morning. The passengers are taken prisoner to determine if any of them are spies or counter-revolutionaries. But Joy's resourcefulness proves to be too much for the Muban revolutionaries. By the next day, the revolution has been squashed and Joy has played matchmaker for the country's soccer star and the daughter of the restored president.
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