Marilyn
#23 July 1960
(23 July 1960)
Amalgamated Press,
1955 Series
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- 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
- The boy I secretly loved was marrying my best friend.
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ralph; Helen; Pat; Mike Blake
- Synopsis
- Pat is heartbroken when her best friend marries Ralph, but the best man is persistent in wanting to date her.
Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of this story.
One Alone
comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't ever kiss me again! You're here just to work!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Flora Stewart; Stirling Forbes; Tam MacPhie; Mrs. Stewart
- Synopsis
- Flora and Stirling continue to clash, even though he saves her during a storm. When Tam asks her to go dancing with him, Stirling forbids her from going and locks away her shoes.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: Flora Defies Him Again!
Mr. Tough and Miss Lazy!
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll make something of you - even if we both have to suffer for it!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Janice; Clem Hardy; Rose
- Synopsis
- Clem continues to goad Janice into climbing, canoeing and swimming over the next few days. On a camping expedition, Janice tries to sneak off to spend the night in a nearby inn, but Clem catches her. But before he can take her back, word arrives that an accident has occurred on Hurst Crag.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: The Desperate Climb.
The Five Brothers
text story / 2.5 pages
- Script
- Mrs. J. Frith
- Pencils
- Leslie Branton
- Inks
- Leslie Branton (wash tones)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While these thoughts raced through Christine's mind, she was backing away from Phil.
- Genre
- romance
[no title indexed]
Looking in on Life / comic story / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My brother's a proper drip about girls!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Olive; Lily
- Synopsis
- Olive wants to make her brother fall for the right girl.
Indexer Notes
Advice column letter presented in comic sequence format.
It's an Old Fashioned Idea
comic story / 3.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If a girl wears a man's hat, she wants to be kissed!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lee; Austin
- Synopsis
- After Lee grabs the hat of the bookish Austin for a lark, he quotes a book on superstitions that says a girl wants to be kissed when she wears a man's hat. Urged on by the group, Austin kisses Lee. But after the kiss Lee feels differently about Austin and the rest of the boys she hangs around with seem shallow in comparison.
[no title indexed]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, kid. Come aboard. Ty and me were off on one of these river jaunts last week...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tab; Ty
- Synopsis
- Tab and a rival keep cutting in on each other as they try to outdo each other dancing with a pretty blonde.
[no title indexed]
Ruby Always Has the Last Word! / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is young Tony really supposed -
- Genre
- humour
[no title indexed]
Big Boy / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Race you to the next village!
- Genre
- humour
Susan Burnet's Got a New Gimmick!
comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When other people copy you it's a big compliment so start a fashion with a new gimmick like...
- Genre
- fashion
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
["The boy I secretly loved was marrying my best friend."]
-
2.
One Alone
-
3.
Mr. Tough and Miss Lazy!
-
4.
The Five Brothers
-
5.
["My brother's a proper drip about girls!"]
Looking in on Life -
6.
It's an Old Fashioned Idea
-
7.
Trick Trip Ticket!
-
8.
["Hi, kid. Come aboard. Ty and me were off on one of these river jaunts last week..."]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! -
9.
A Song of Love
-
10.
["Is young Tony really supposed -"]
Ruby Always Has the Last Word! -
11.
["Race you to the next village!"]
Big Boy -
12.
Susan Burnet's Got a New Gimmick!
-
13.
["Freddy Picarellio - that's his real name - is just crazy over horses!"]
Can You Spot This Top Record Star?
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- Steve Belknap
- Peter Croome
- Ramon Schenk
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