Mirabelle #8 November 1969
In "The Love Bug Will Get You...", Bella and Suzy launch the Early Birds Detective Agency, only to face a dry spell—until a chance encounter with a student leads them on a curious outing. When they stumble upon a lost coat linked to an oil millionaire’s daughter, the mystery deepens: the man’s claim doesn’t match the girl they saw, and the truth behind the coat remains elusive. Illustrated with crisp, expressive detail by Jorge Badía Romero, this 1969 gem from IPC blends charm and intrigue in a story that’s as clever as it is quietly suspenseful.
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Bella and Suzy start the Early Birds Detective Agency, but two weeks go by without a client, When a man shows up at their door, they think he is a client, but he is just a student from the next floor. He offers to take the girls out. On the outing they encounter a girl who leaves behind an expensive coat. They track down the coat as belonging to the daughter of an oil millionaire, but he claims the coat never belonged to his daughter. However, the girl he produces as his daughter is not the same girl who they saw lose the coat.
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