Valentine #6 November 1965

(6 November 1965)

Unchained Melody (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Tony, he's gone! The old man who was always playing the violin!

Genre

romance

Characters

Tony; Laura

Synopsis

Laura and Tony met near the old man who was always playing the violin. They were poor back then, but in love. Over time they got better jobs and more money, but their relationship started to suffer. When Laura discovers that the old man who had played the violin has died, his death seems to symbolize her relationship with Tony.

Reprints

• in Love Story Picture Library (IPC, 1952 series) #1014 ([November] 1972) [modified to fit digest size]

Indexer Notes

The first page of this story serves as part of the cover.

It Ain't Right (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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I'm not going to marry you, Henry... not when you ask like that, anyway!

Genre

romance

Characters

Lynda; Henry; Horace Smith

Synopsis

Henry tells Lynda that they must get married since a husband and wife can't give evidence against each other which infuriates Lynda. Smith moves the 'cheap imitations' of Lynda's uncle to the cellar. Henry returns to apologize and comes up with a plan to replace a statue of Wellington that sits atop a large column in the city.

Wonderful World (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

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Carlos Freixas (signed) ([as Carlos Freixas])

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Carlos Freixas (signed) ([as Carlos Freixas])

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We stood there in the bleak dawn, just back from the continent, and listened stupefied, as Cleopatra Jones informed us that we were due to take off again in six hours time...

Genre

romance

Characters

Candy O'Keefe; Brad; Mitch; Cleopatra Smith; Abdul Wakim

Synopsis

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.

Indexer Notes

Next week: Turkish Delight for Candy!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Leave a Little Love (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Ángel Badía Camps

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Ángel Badía Camps

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Margie... you're not crying are you?

Genre

romance

Characters

Margie; Mr. Swinson; Else; George; Stanley

Synopsis

Margie's boyfriend is jealous of the garage mechanic who sold her an old car and demands that she sell it. But the garage mechanic seems to be the only person who understands how she feels about "Whizzing Winnie".

Indexer Notes

Information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2010/03/angel-badia-camps-en-uk.html indicates that Camps provided artwork for this issue, possibly this story.

Long Time Comin' (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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They'll be caught! Both of them!

Genre

romance

Characters

Eileen Rainham; Richard Curzon; Capitan Carlos Ramos; Hernandez

Synopsis

The prison governor arrives at Carlos' home, correctly believing that Carlos has helped Richard escape. But Carlos' car, which would have incriminating bullet holes, is missing as is Richard. Eileen is upset and Carlos tries to comfort her just as Richard returns.