Marilyn
#26 March 1960
(26 March 1960)
Amalgamated Press,
1955 Series
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- published every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- Robert Lewis (editor)
Issue Notes
Credits based on information provided by David Roach.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- She waved last week's boy goodbye with a smile and a song in her heart!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Marie; Tex Harvard
- Synopsis
- Marie and Tex meet on a train and discover they share the same philosophy - love 'em and leave 'em. They both have jobs that take them to different locations every week. But after sharing a week together, they find they are in love with each other. They check their schedules and discover it will be three months before they can see each other again. Then they will know if their love is real.
Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of this story.
Meg and the Witch
text story / 2.8 pages
- Script
- Peter O'Donnell
- Pencils
- Leslie Branton
- Inks
- Leslie Branton (wash tones)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tor sat very still beside me in the cockpit, watching the horizon with empty eyes.
- Genre
- romance
The Lonely One
comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll tell me the truth - if I have to shake it out of you!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jenny Lisle; Aunt Agatha; Duke Hannam; Gerard Dale
- Synopsis
- Jenny finally confesses to Duke that no one knows her father and her mother had died in an asylum after trying to kill her. That's why she stays under the control of her aunt. Duke tells her he doesn't care about that, but he disappears when a strange man comes looking for him. Jenny's aunt brings her a note she says she found in the barn saying he has moved on.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: A Car Crash!
Looking for a Sweet Girl
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- J. McIntyre
- Pencils
- Antonio Perera (signed)
- Inks
- Antonio Perera (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Time to get up, lazy bones! If you don't I'll get ticked off for not calling you!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Janet; Tom Burns; Mrs. Roberts
- Synopsis
- In Janet's first week as general help at the boarding house, she reveals that one of the guests is sleeping in late. She later discovers that the landlady has thrown him out and he has nowhere to stay for the night, until his bus leaves the next day. Feeling responsible for his situation, she decides to help him find a room for the night.
Sign On, Sweethearts
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What a mess I'm in now! Two boys - two rings!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jill Quennell; Judy; Pete; Phoebe Sparrow; John; Clem Bates
- Synopsis
- The mysterious Watchman tells Jill to help out Phoebe, who is having trouble deciding between two different men she is engaged to. Jill arranges for Phoebe to meet John under the town hall clock, knowing that Clem will also be looking for her there.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: Wham! On guy goes flying.
[no title indexed]
Looking in on Life / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How can I get to know this boy?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lyn; Harry
- Synopsis
- Harry is always with a crowd of girls when he comes into the record store where Lyn works.
Indexer Notes
Advice column letter presented in comic sequence format.
Raindrop Blues
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He wanted to take the umbrella and leave Julie in the rain!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Julie; Don
- Synopsis
- Julie was sheltering from the rain outside the seaside café when Don came out to remove the umbrella from the table.
[no title indexed]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- A. Hailey
- Pencils
- José Carlos Gracia (signed as José Carlos)
- Inks
- José Carlos Gracia (signed as José Carlos)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kid. Ty and me take Agnes to the dance Saturday, and we arrive with a bang!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tab; Ty
- Synopsis
- Tab and Ty have trouble giving any of the girls a lift home after seeing his old broken down car "Agnes".
[no title indexed]
Fido 'n' Flo / cartoon / 0.125 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't like chasing moles.
- Genre
- humour
[no title indexed]
Ruby Always Has the Last Word! / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just dig Aunt Miriam -
- Genre
- humour
[no title indexed]
Big Boy / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, there's Godfrey - What's he up to?
- Genre
- humour
A Pocketful of Ideas by Maureen Evans
comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unlike men, girls don't have a lot of pockets in their clothes.
- Genre
- fashion
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
["She waved last week's boy goodbye with a smile and a song in her heart!"]
-
2.
Meg and the Witch
-
3.
The Lonely One
-
4.
Looking for a Sweet Girl
-
5.
Sign On, Sweethearts
-
6.
Carol Never Breaks a Date now
-
7.
["How can I get to know this boy?"]
Looking in on Life -
8.
Raindrop Blues
-
9.
Was Walter Building Hotels - or Just Hopes?
-
10.
["Hi, kid. Ty and me take Agnes to the dance Saturday, and we arrive with a bang!"]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! -
11.
["I don't like chasing moles."]
Fido 'n' Flo -
12.
["Just dig Aunt Miriam -"]
Ruby Always Has the Last Word! -
13.
["Hey, there's Godfrey - What's he up to?"]
Big Boy -
14.
A Pocketful of Ideas by Maureen Evans
-
15.
["Here's a bouquet for the boy who used to help in his dad's florist shop."]
Can You Spot This Top Record Star?
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- Steve Belknap
- Peter Croome
- Ramon Schenk
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