Star Love Stories in Pictures #735
"Fancy Free" is a heartfelt romance from Star Love Stories in Pictures #735 (1978), where engineer Simon’s brief leave in England leads to a chance meeting with nurse Angie after a car accident. As their bond deepens, a strict "no marriage" clause in Simon’s contract complicates things—especially when Angie follows him to Sri Lanka, only to find his reputation in Colombo is far from what she expected. Illustrated with tender detail by Victor Ramos, this poignant story captures the quiet tension between duty and desire, with the cover by Victor Ramos perfectly framing its emotional stakes.
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Simon, an engineer on contract in Sri Lanka, has a car accident in England while on leave. Angie is assigned as his nurse and they fall in love. But he has a "no marriage" clause in his contract that still has a year to complete. Angie wants to get engaged, but Simon is against 'doing things by halves'. When he returns to Sri Lanka, Angie applies for nursing jobs there and is eventually accepted. When she arrives in Colombo, she discovers that Simon seems to have a bad reputation there.
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