Teen-Age Confidential Confessions #21
In "Love Slipped Away," a heartfelt 1963 Charlton tale, Ed and Lynn’s summer romance begins to fray when school starts and Ed’s football practice pulls him away. As Lynn watches Marion grow close to Ed at games she doesn’t care about, she starts to believe she’s lost him—without ever having truly tried to understand what matters to him. Written by Joe Gill and inked by Vince Colletta, with a cover by Dick Giordano, this quiet story captures the ache of miscommunication and unspoken fears in young love.
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When Ed's family moved next door to Lynn, they dated all through the summer. But when school started, Ed's football practice cut into the time he could spend with Lynn. Lynn had no interest in football, but Marion started spending more and more time at the football events. Lynn becomes convinced that she has lost Ed to Marion because she failed to take an interest in the things he liked.
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