Star Love Stories in Pictures #864
"Paul, Me and the Girls" is a quiet, heartfelt slice of life from a 1981 D.C. Thomson gem, spotlighting Milly, a young woman shaped by loss and devotion to her Egyptologist father. When a mysterious visitor named Paul arrives in their small English town, posing as a researcher, Milly finds herself navigating new feelings—both for him and for the world she’s long been apart from. With delicate storytelling and expressive art by Francesc Monjo, the story unfolds in warm, intimate detail, while Luis García’s cover captures its gentle charm.
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Milly had taken care of her father, an Egyptologist, after her mum died. By the time he'd decided to settle down in the little English town of Mullet, Milly was behind in things like pop music, discos and boyfriends. Picking up a train timetable at the station, she meets Paul but doesn't realize he is a famous actor. He has come to town to research Pharaoh Hihitio for a role he wanted to play. Staying at her house to study with her father, Milly helps him maintain his privacy from the girls in town while a relationship develops between them.
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