Valentine #29 April 1961
(29 April 1961)

IPC, 1957 Series
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Price
5d [0-0-5 GBP]
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
published every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleetway Publications Ltd.
Editing
Mike Butterworth (editor)

Issue Notes

Credits based on information provided by David Roach.

Theme for a Dream (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carlos Prunés (signed as Prunés)
Inks
Carlos Prunés (signed as Prunés)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fred! Fred! Where are you, darling?
Genre
romance
Characters
Fred; Jess Spartan; Jill; Peggy
Synopsis
Fred walks off in anger and Jill loses him in the fog. She thinks she sees him, but it is someone else. Feeling the urge to talk to someone, she tells the man how they had gone to see Jess Spartan sing at the theatre. Jill tells the man how Fred was twice as good as Jess, but wouldn't sign a contract because he didn't want to throw his current life away. Then the wind clears the fog a little and she realizes she is talking to Jess Spartan. Jess tells her how he had been in Fred's situation once, but success had caused him to drift apart from his girlfriend.

Indexer Notes

The cover serves as the first page of the lead story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dear Diary / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carlos Freixas (signed as Carlos Freixas)
Inks
Carlos Freixas (signed as Carlos Freixas)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Madge... I'm shaking... I'm so nervous...
Genre
romance
Characters
Davy; Val; Madge; Daphne; Roger; Tilly Walker; Ken Walker
Synopsis
Daphne catches the bride's bouquet at her friend's wedding, but her dreams of getting married before the year's out seem to be dashed when she breaks up with her boyfriend. Her picture in the local paper is seen by an old friend Daphne hasn't seen since they left school. They arrange to meet and Tilly's brother, who used to have frogs in his pockets and chased Daphne with a worm, shows up. But Ken is now a handsome man. Almost exactly one year after catching the bouquet, Ken and Daphne are married.

Indexer Notes

As is typical with this feature, Davy and Val are only portrayed in the first panel as the people who decide which story to publish that week.

Many Tears Ago (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Crisp
Inks
Alan Crisp
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You belong to me, Janet... always have and always will...
Genre
romance
Characters
Janet; Alec; Laura; Sue; John; Betty
Synopsis
Janet had put up with the hurts and slights caused by Alec's lies because she loved him. She felt joy when he asked her to marry him, but during their engagement party he announces that he's got a new job that will require him to be in Canada for three years and they would have to forget marriage for a time. Three years later he comes back to claim her and she can't deny she loves him. But she is married now and has a son. She loves her husband and no longer needs Alec.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "Many Tears Ago", sung by Connie Francis.

This Is It (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Hubbard
Inks
Mike Hubbard
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This was supposed to go towards our own little house...
Genre
romance
Characters
George Doggett; Merle; Evie; Mr. Jervis
Synopsis
George loses another job in just one afternoon. Merle has to dig into the money she was saving towards their own house to keep him from sleeping on a park bench again. Her boss is willing to give George a chance and Merle tells George that if he lets her boss down, she is finished with him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "This Is It", sung by Adam Faith.

Note at the end of the story states: "Next week: Jumping to Conclusions!".

A House with Love in It (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
José García Pizarro (signed as J. G. Pizarro)
Inks
José García Pizarro (signed as J. G. Pizarro)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't see me asking him home again!
Genre
romance
Characters
Carole Turner; Babs; Derek Rowe; Andrew; Mrs. Turner; Joan; Ted; Edward
Synopsis
After Carole's sister eloped, her mother seems to pick holes in all her boyfriends. When Carole goes to visit her sister, it seemed at first that Joan had a hard life with a tiny flat, a baby and husband that had to work long hours. But in reality, Joan and Ted had a wonderful marriage and Joan didn't regret her decision to elope at all. Carole realizes her mother's outlook is distorted and there are some things you have to make up your own mind about.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "A House with Love in It", sung by Gordon MacRae.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dear Stevie ... / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Skye
Inks
Maurice Skye
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I left school when I was 15 and since then I've met several boys...
Genre
romance
Characters
Beryl Easton; Fred Easton; Neil
Synopsis
Beryl is nearly 21, but her dad still objects to her seeing boys.

Indexer Notes

Advice column in picture story format.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

How Wonderful to Know (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joan Riley (signed)
Inks
Joan Riley (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What I do in my spare time is my own business! I'll thank you not to interfere!
Genre
romance
Characters
Mary Keach; Doctor Alex Reid; Joe Meredith; Mr. Foster; Mrs. Arnold; Johnnie Arnold
Synopsis
When Mary's boss took her to a conference at the hospital, she gets lectured for looking a little pale by a Scotsman who is a complete stranger. She replies that if she wants advice about her health, she'll go to a doctor only to discover she is talking to a doctor. Her job often requires her to work late hours and she wonders if the doctor might be right about her health. She goes for a walk, but ends up five miles from town and no bus for two hours. Then the doctor drives by and offers to give her a ride. When he stops to check in on a patient, she sees the doctor in a new light.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "How Wonderful to Know", sung by Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr.

Artist identified by Steve Holland.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Theme for a Dream
  2. 2. ["Oh, Madge... I'm shaking... I'm so nervous..."]
    Dear Diary
  3. 3. Many Tears Ago
  4. 4. This Is It
  5. 5. A House with Love in It
  6. 6. ["I left school when I was 15 and since then I've met several boys..."]
    Dear Stevie ...
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
  8. 8. How Wonderful to Know
This issue was modified by
  • Steve Belknap
  • Doug Brain
  • Peter Croome