Love Story Picture Library #1336
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Katie and the Playboy" is a quietly haunting tale from Love Story Picture Library #1336, where a lonely woman named Mandy finds unexpected connection in the rain-soaked stillness by a river. Drawn together by whispered words and the mystery of a stranger she’s never seen, their nightly meetings unfold with a tender, aching intimacy. The story, illustrated with delicate precision by José González, captures the quiet power of emotion and connection in the dark, all told in a 10p comic from 1976.
In "Katie and the Playboy," a young woman determined to elope with a charming but penniless playboy—now in hiding to avoid a breach of promise suit—finds her plans complicated when her father hires a newspaperman to watch her, offering him a major story in return. The tension builds as secrets unfold and loyalty is tested, all against the backdrop of a romance that refuses to stay hidden.
In the quiet hush of a rainy night, Mandy finds herself drawn to the river’s edge, where a chance encounter with a blind stranger unfolds into a nightly ritual of whispered confessions. As their bond deepens through voice and feeling alone, she begins to wonder what lies beneath the mystery of his silence—until the moment she finally speaks her heart, knowing only his voice and not his face.
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↩ Reprints Valentine #3 October 1964 (1964), True Life Library #758 (1970)
Reprinted in Love Story Picture Library Holiday Special #[1981] (1981)
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