Marilyn #29 October 1960

(29 October 1960)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

J.A.G. Long

Pencils

Richard Neillands

Inks

Richard Neillands

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I promised myself I'd kiss the first girl I saw in two years - that's you!

Genre

romance

Characters

Gina; Bret Norton; Lisa

Synopsis

After spending two years on Wideaway Island making a go of the big farm his dad left him, infamous girl-chaser Bret Norton sees Gina at the dock and tells her he had promised himself he would kiss the first girl he saw. He backs off when he sees her reaction and spends night after night dating different girls. Actually, he had sworn to himself that he wouldn't fall in love with the first girl he saw after two years away. But after kissing every other girl in town, he realized he had fallen in love with Gina that first morning back.

Indexer Notes

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

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

Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

A. Hailey

Pencils

José Carlos Gracia (signed)

Inks

José Carlos Gracia (signed)

Letters

?

Job Number

T.76

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Exquis... woner where he met her?

Genre

romance

Characters

Tab; Cliff; Pete

Synopsis

Tab is watching Cliff dance with a nice blonde when the jukebox freezes up. Seeing his chance for an intro, Tab starts working on the jukebox even though he has no idea how to fix it. When Cliff tells him he's doing it wrong, Tab lets him take over and leaves with the blonde.

Jungle Girl (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Derek Long

Pencils

Carlos Freixas

Inks

Carlos Freixas

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You ask am I in love! What is being in love?

Genre

romance

Characters

Litana; Achmet Aliyah; Drew Breton; Shelley Pearson; Raab

Synopsis

Litana, a beautiful orphan girl of white parents, has been brought up in the Malayan village of Ranjibat by Achmet, her 'father-in-the-heart'. Achmet has decreed whom Litana shall marry, but she will not meet her bridegroom until their wedding day. An Australian explorer meets Litana in the jungle and they are at once drawn to each other. Litana meets a woman from Drew's expedition and learns that, among his people, the girl can choose if she is to be married.

Indexer Notes

The splash page has the symbol for "A Marilyn Picture Serial". In tiny lettering, certain panels on each page are numbered from P65-P68 (perhaps page numbers in the serial?) and the final panel states: "Next week: Litana Meets Her Destiny".

You Promised (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Derek Long

Pencils

Robert MacGilivray

Inks

Robert MacGilivray

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've just two days to get shot of you - or you'll wreck my life!

Genre

romance

Characters

Tom Dent; Patsy Mason; Biddy Bardolph; Luke Bannon; Lavinia Marshall

Synopsis

Tom, a photographer, took a picture of Patsy ten years ago when she was an orphan and that picture made Tom famous. He promised Patsy that one day she would also be famous. Now Patsy has sailed with Tom to San Juan where Tom is taking a photograph of a star at a film festival. But when Patsy gets in the way, it becomes a headline story. Realizing Tom had smuggled her in without a passport, Patsy wants to protect him and feigns a loss of memory. But as Lavinia, a star spotter for the producer, whisks her away from Tom, she tells Patsy that she knows she's faking and wants the truth.

Indexer Notes

The splash page has the symbol for "A Marilyn Picture Serial". In tiny lettering, certain panels on the last two pages are numbered YP14 and YP15 (perhaps page numbers in the serial?) and the final panel states: "Next week: The Truth Comes Out".

Let Me Explain! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

J. Stamper

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After what you've done, I never want to see or speak to you again.

Genre

romance

Characters

Gwen; Ted

Synopsis

After Gwen saw Ted with another girl on his motor-bike, he tries to talk to her at work. But she closes the door and says she never wants to see or speak to him again. She had to work overtime, but when she was finished she discovered the door wouldn't open. She calls out to the factory yard for help, but Ted is the only one there. He climbs up the waterspout and tells her she'll get out when they've had a talk. He explains the circumstances of why his neighbor needed a ride to meet her fiancee. Then Gwen discovers that Ted had the key to the door and locked her in to arrange their talk.

Dear Steven (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2.75 pages (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Pencils

A.E. Allen

Inks

A.E. Allen

Letters

typeset

Genre

romance

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

Looking in on Life! / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

A. Hailey

Pencils

Kay Bewick

Inks

Kay Bewick

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why isn't Dick more romantic?

Genre

romance

Characters

Kathy; Dick

Synopsis

Dick and Kathy met at a dance and he seemed to like her. But if she didn't call on him, they wouldn't have any dates.

Indexer Notes

Comic sequence representation of an advice column letter.

The Missing Years (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Juan Abellán

Inks

Juan Abellán

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, what's the big idea? What are you doing in my office?

Genre

romance

Characters

Ken Baker; Frank Evans; Jean Dale; Mrs. Dale; Mr. Clayden; Julian Brown

Synopsis

As Jean takes off her coat in the office, Ken comes in and asks her what she is doing there. She tells him she has been working there since leaving school, but soon discovers that her boss had sold the place to his boss three years ago. Realizing she had lost her memory of the past three years, Ken takes her to a doctor. The next day her memory returns and she tells Ken of a staff member she met three years ago who had a way with girls. She loved him until the day he told her he was getting married, but had been haunted by the memories of the way Julian treated her prior to her memory lapse.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

cartoon / 0.15 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Use a few drops of our perfume like this - you'll smell lovely all day.

Genre

humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Fido 'n' Flo / cartoon / 0.15 page (report information)

Script

A. Hailey

Pencils

A. Lock (signed) ([as L])

Inks

A. Lock (signed) ([as L])

Letters

?

Job Number

FF 34

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I could do with that bone...

Genre

humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Ruby / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

E. Durrant

Pencils

John Armstrong

Inks

John Armstrong

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

D'you think Judy will attract many boys -

Genre

humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Big Boy / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

A. Hailey

Pencils

F. Blake

Inks

F. Blake

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Try this one, sir -

Genre

humour; adventure; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

New Fashions / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

G. Brockbank; June Laverick

Pencils

Mrs. J. Swinn

Inks

Mrs. J. Swinn

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The latest from America is to use dad's old round collar box for a handbag.

Genre

fashion

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Can You Spot This Top Record Star? / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

A. Hailey

Pencils

Kay Bewick

Inks

Kay Bewick

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This handsome American singer writes his own songs!

Genre

biography