True-to-Life Romances #8 [1]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Because I Hated Steve!", Flame’s dramatic ambitions take a sudden turn when her dream role comes with a shocking condition: marry the director or walk away. Written and illustrated by A. C. Hollingsworth, this 1949 story unfolds with quiet intensity as a young actress faces a choice between career and heart. The emotional stakes rise as past feelings resurface, leading to a raw, heartfelt reunion with her friend Danny—now her true partner on and off the stage. Cover by L. B. Cole captures the moment’s tension in bold, expressive lines.
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Flame graduates from drama school and she insists she’ll be a dramatic actor, rejecting her friend Danny’s offer to form a dance act. Flame gets a job in a play but director Mervyn demands she marry him or lose her job. She agrees, even though she and Danny love each other. When Flame sees Danny in the audience, she breaks down and is fired by Mervyn. Flame and Danny reunite and will act together from now on.
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