As seems rather typical for these late 60s/early 70s romance stories drawn by Latino/Spanish artists, we're not looking so much at lower socioeconomic communities. Although the protagonist, Eve, is a secretary, she works for a firm of architects, and mixes with educated professionals. The scenario is also somewhat realistic and also something you'd expect from a romance tale. The ending is satisfying - our leading lady gets her man, without there being a big fuss made by her girlfriend, with whom her heart throb has been dating for some time in a relationship that wasn't going anywhere. I like the use of the girl's diary again - I'm surprised this was put in For Lovers Only instead of Love Diary. This is just a really nice looking comic, with a great piece of artwork by Mr. Garcia-Lopez. A collection of his Charlton romance stories would make a nice book I think.
Beautiful work, great artist!
Moma mia! How have I missed this artist? You said it best: "Beautiful work. Great artist!" I feel humbled that I didn't know of his work. Thanks for the education!
ReplyDeleteActually I learned about Garcia-Lopez on Sequential Crush! Dunno how I missed him either. He did a ton of superhero work for DC.
ReplyDeleteI love the way this artist captured 70s hair styles. New to me, thanks for the intro!
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