Young Love #24
In "For the Love of Mike," a tender 1976 story from Young Love #24, Terry and Mike’s romance faces its first real test when their whirlwind courtship leads to marriage and life under Mike’s family’s roof. With Mike as the sole provider for his mother and two sisters, Terry struggles to adjust, quietly pouring her hopes into a house competition as a way out. When a telegram finally brings Mike good news, Terry’s own message arrives—unexpected and full of promise. A. Martinez’s heartfelt art, inked by Jean Elier, brings the emotional weight of their shared dreams to life, while Sal Gentile’s cover captures the quiet tension of a moment that could change everything.
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Terry and Mike quickly fall for each other. Mike is sole support for his mother and two sisters. The couple must live with his family after the wedding, until he gets a promotion and raise. It is hard for Terry and she begins to secretly and obsessively do multiple entries for a competition to win a house. When a telegram arrives, it for Mike and he has a promotion. Then Terry gets a telegram too.
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