Perfect Love #9

Oct 1953 · St. John · 0.10 USD

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“I Was My Own Worst Enemy”

In "I Was My Own Worst Enemy," Conchita leaves home for university in the U.S., where she falls for Johnny—only to return home after her father’s death, pressured into marrying her fiancé Manuel. When an outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease brings Johnny back to her village, long-buried secrets surface, and the truth behind missed letters begins to unravel. A 1953 St. John classic, this emotionally charged story is lettered by Ben Oda and features a striking cover by Victor Olson.

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letterer Ben Oda · cover Victor Olson

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letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Victor Olson

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Conchita convinces her father to send her to university in the USA, over the objections of her fiancee Manuel. She falls in love with Johnny there, but has to go home when her father is killed. Manuel urges Conchita to marry him; when Johnny doesn’t answer her letters, she agrees. An epidemic of hoof-and-mouth disease strikes their cattle, and Johnny is one of the American doctors sent to help. He and Conchita realize her aunt intercepted their letters to keep them apart. After a thrashing, Manuel confesses he poisoned the cattle. Conchita marries Johnny.

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