Marilyn
#3 June 1961
(3 June 1961)
Amalgamated Press,
1955 Series
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- Robert Lewis
Issue Notes
Credits based on information provided by David Roach.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- José de Huescar (signed as Huéscar)
- Inks
- José de Huescar (signed as Huéscar)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I could have been standing there... as his bride...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Julie; Joe; Pat; Lionel Turner; Andy Forrest
- Synopsis
- Julie reflects on how she missed out on marrying Andy Forrest, the man she loves. While Julie's sister Pat settles for what she has, Julie goes looking for a wealthy husband. Then she falls for Andy, who is just like her brother-in-law Joe.
Indexer Notes
The signature on this cover includes "S.I. 61", for Spain's Selecciones Ilustradas agency in 1961.
The Burden of Proof
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After we found Tom Perkins lying there.. it... it was like a nightmare... nothing seemed real any more...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jim Stevens; Tom Perkins; Caron Phebey; Mr Granton; Septimus Hotchkiss; Mr. Evans
- Synopsis
- As the trial continues, Caron is asked to speculate on whether Jim would have covered up the murder. With that speculation ruled out of order, she is questioned about the six months after the murder and how she agreed to marry Jim.
Indexer Notes
This is part of an ongoing serial. Next week: "Evidence of Guilt?"
[no title indexed]
Tab--He's a Boy with the Girls! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kid! I could eat cakes in the "Sweet 'n' Hot" by the plateful...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tab; Sherl; Liz
- Synopsis
- When they find out Tab has a sweet tooth, the girls organise a cake bake for him to judge. When he decides on the winner, is it the cake or the girl… or both.
Heres' a Bit of Luck for Somebody
text article / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Horoscopes, with a half page advertisement on the bottom of the page.
Holiday Blues
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Eugenio Giner (signed as Giner)
- Inks
- Eugenio Giner (signed as Giner)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a nasty trick leading on a nice boy like Peter just to make someone else jealous!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Joan; Peter; George; Betty; Mike; Moira
- Synopsis
- Joan pines for George and is miserable, despite trying to get over him. Things get worse when she uses Peter to make him jealous, and everyone ends up hurt.
Indexer Notes
This signature is dated 1961.
The Long Shadow
text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
This text story is a multi part serial, with this part spread over four pages intersperced with advertisements and "Flat Spin", an article about music and entertainment. This is the last episode of the story.
Just Another Girl
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the real thing... I know!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Clive; Gerry; Pam; Hal; Ruth; Dave Walker
Indexer Notes
Pam keeps being left heartbroken by her boyfriends, so she swears off men. Then she meets handsome heartbreaker Dave. Is he serious when he says he's just been waiting for the right girl. And it's Pam.
[no title indexed]
The Heart of a Teenage Girl / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Durrant
- Pencils
- A.E. Allen
- Inks
- A.E. Allen
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bill hasn't been his old self lately...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bill; Peg; Sue; Kenny
- Synopsis
- When Peg finds a love poem in one of Bill's books, he admits he wrote it for Peg. But Peg has an absent boyfriend and it changes their friendship.
Looking in on Life!
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That crowd was in here the other night... they're a real live bunch!
- Characters
- Kim
- Synopsis
- When does simple fun with the gang become too many late nights?
Indexer Notes
This is a comic-format advice column, including regular text advice on the bottom quarter of the page.
Never Let Me Go
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Julian Morote (signed as Julian)
- Inks
- Julian Morote (signed as Julian)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Funny how it's all worked out! I've helped Carole be with the man she loves... and broken my own heart!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Carole; Jerry Bowman; Ivan Mallenk; Penny; Villomich
- Synopsis
- Penny expects to never see Jerry again when he turns up at her door and announces his army service is at an end he is returning to the States. Then he asks her to come too, to be his wife.
Indexer Notes
This is the final episode of a multi-part serial. The signature on this story is marked "61 S.I." for Spain's Selecciones Ilustradas Agency, 1961.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
["I could have been standing there... as his bride..."]
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2.
Fair Lady, Mind the Sun
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3.
The Burden of Proof
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4.
["Hi, kid! I could eat cakes in the "Sweet 'n' Hot" by the plateful..."]
Tab--He's a Boy with the Girls! -
5.
Heres' a Bit of Luck for Somebody
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6.
Holiday Blues
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7.
Odo-ro-no
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8.
The Long Shadow
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9.
Just Another Girl
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10.
What Did You Ask the Allisons?
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11.
["Bill hasn't been his old self lately..."]
The Heart of a Teenage Girl -
12.
[no title indexed]
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13.
Looking in on Life!
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14.
Never Let Me Go
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15.
Edd Byrnes
Marilyn Male Call
This issue was modified by
- Steve Belknap
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- Ramon Schenk
- James Zee
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