Valentine #14 March 1964

In "This Boy," Poppy reconnects with the past when she asks Luigi at the coffee bar about Benny, the one who got away—only to learn the old gang has settled into quiet lives, married and changed. Flashbacks reveal the sharp contrast between their carefree youth and the painful choices that followed, as Poppy remembers her forbidden love and Benny’s reckless pride. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, drawing on the emotional weight of memories and second chances, all rendered in the expressive, detailed style of Florenci Clavé, both penciler andinker.