Marilyn
#25 June 1960
(25 June 1960)
Amalgamated Press,
1955 Series
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 32
- 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 stopped and stared at him - unable to believe her eyes!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sadie; Tony; Mrs. Baker
- Synopsis
- Sadie is shocked to see Tony again. He had been in Australia for two years after they broke up due to a quarrel they had.
Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of this story.
Go Home, Kid!
text story / 2.5 pages
- Script
- Derek Long
- Pencils
- Jack Hardee
- Inks
- Jack Hardee (wash tones)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Robbie, why do they want you?
- Genre
- romance
My Heart in Santa Lucia
comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the girls in the world, why did I have to get lumbered with you?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Avis Carroll; Don Ramon Corrida; Roger Kingdom
- Synopsis
- As Roger takes Avis to hide in the swamps up river, she begins to unravel more of Roger's secrets. The bottles of gin in his boat are filled with water. Then she finds a wireless station in his hut with a code book marked Top Secret. She assumes he is a spy, but he tells her the people he works for are not British.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: Avis Is Betrayed!
Do Me a Favour
comic story / 2.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Honey, you must be crazy. I wouldn't have that vase if you gave it to me!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Helen Green; Mr. Lewis; Paul Lambert
- Synopsis
- When Paul sees the sign saying "Anything taken out of the window on request", he asks Helen to take out a vase, not because he wants to buy it because he doesn't like looking at it on the way to work. Furious, Helen decides to put the vase right back in the middle of the display. But her boss comes in and wants to rearrange the window display, starting with the vase. Helen tries to talk him into keeping it there, but her boss instead makes a gift of it to her. On the way home, carrying the vase, she encounters Paul again.
Indexer Notes
Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/05/ramon-torrents-en-uk.html.
Men Are for Loving
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can't run out on Rupert now. You must marry him!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Glenys; Rupert Presley; Nathan Presley
- Synopsis
- Glenys's father, knowing that his daughter loves Nathan and not Rupert, shows up at the hospital and announces he is withdrawing his consent for the wedding. The reason he gives is that Rupert has never worked a day in his life, relying on his father's wealth. But Rupert's father owns the factory where Glenys' father works and he is sacked the next day. With no other work in the district, Glenys and her father will have to make a fresh start somewhere else.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: Farewell to the Past!
Teach Me to Love
comic story / 3.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I refuse to be taught to drive by a girl!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lana Kenway; Don
- Synopsis
- Don starts out not wanting to take driving lessons from Lana, but soon discovers she knows more about cars than most men. But Lana can't get Don to think of her as a girl.
[no title indexed]
Looking in on Life / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Three's a crowd - on a date !
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Eileen; Joan; Peter
- Synopsis
- Eileen is fed up with going on threesomes with Joan and Peter.
[no title indexed]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kid. Took a gal called April home from the dance on Saturday - and could she kiss goodnight! Brrrrother!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tab; April; May
- Synopsis
- Tab tries to trick twins into dating him on alternate nights.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Man, just look at Terry.
- Genre
- humour
[no title indexed]
Larry / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick, Bill! -
- Genre
- humour
Have a Real Cool Summer Says Sheila Buxton
comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are some things no gal can do without in the summer...
- Genre
- fashion
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
["She stopped and stared at him - unable to believe her eyes!"]
-
2.
Go Home, Kid!
-
3.
My Heart in Santa Lucia
-
4.
Do Me a Favour
-
5.
Men Are for Loving
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6.
Two-Timing Romancer
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7.
Teach Me to Love
-
8.
["Three's a crowd - on a date !"]
Looking in on Life -
9.
Race Track Romance
-
10.
["Hi, kid. Took a gal called April home from the dance on Saturday - and could she kiss goodnight! Brrrrother!"]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! -
11.
["Man, just look at Terry."]
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12.
["Quick, Bill! -"]
Larry -
13.
Have a Real Cool Summer Says Sheila Buxton
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14.
["This fabulous star began life packing enamelware!"]
Can You Spot This Top Record Star?
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