Valentine #6 November 1965
In "Unchained Melody," a 1965 IPC comic, a flight to Arabia carries a grand vizier, his new sheik, and six newly married wives—only to take a dramatic turn when the grand vizier sets his sights on Candy, eyeing her as a potential fifty-seventh wife. With desert warriors arriving on horseback to escort the brides, tensions rise as the vizier’s sudden decision throws the journey into unexpected turmoil. Illustrated with sharp, expressive detail by Carlos Freixas Baleitó, this issue captures a moment of high-stakes intrigue in a world where tradition and desire collide.
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The passengers for the flight to Arabia include the grand vizier to a sheik and a harem of six new wives for the sheik, recently married by post. When the plane arrives at its destination, desert warriors arrive on horseback to escort the wives to the palace. Then the grand vizier decides that Candy would make a very fine fifty seventh wife for the sheik and tells the warriors to take her too.
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