Marilyn
#5 August 1961
(5 August 1961)
Amalgamated Press,
1955 Series
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- Robert Lewis
Issue Notes
Credits based on information provided by David Roach.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brrr ! Six in the morning. I must be stark, raving mad !
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sally; John Harris
- Synopsis
- Sally is incensed when she reads a letter in the paper from "Car Driver" that girl motor-scooter drivers are a menace on the road. Her boyfriend points out the mishaps she has had recently, but she writes her own letter challenging "Car Driver" to a demonstration of safe, clear-headed driving.
Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of this story.
There's No Tomorrow
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I... I don't believe it!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Linda Baden; Ron Green; Ted Hopkins; Jock Kennedy
- Synopsis
- News of Linda winning the beauty show hits the local paper. She hears from an agent that would like her to enter another beauty show... for all of southern England. Ron's mother objects to the "beauty nonsense" and demands that she stop at once. But that just makes Linda to decide to enter the other beauty show. Then she presents Rom with an ultimatum about staying engaged.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: First official engagement!
Never to Love
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If ever there's a tougher woman than you Jess, my girl... I'd like to meet her!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jess Almond; Bruce Travers; Bob; Mr. McGuire; Molly West
- Synopsis
- Jess has learned she has to be tough to get ahead in the advertising business. But the jibes of the photographer finally get to her when she has to hold a baby after the model playing the mother has to rush away.
[no title indexed]
The Heart of a Teenage Girl / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bill was taking the wolf cubs camping.
- Genre
- humour; romance
- Characters
- Bill; Peg; Kenny
- Synopsis
- Peg warns Bill that her brother and the other boys will be a handful on their camping trip. But when she shows up on visitors' day to help out, she is amazed at how tidy they are and how good the food is. When the boys get home again, they are back to normal and Peg thinks 'men's helplessness' is just a put-up job.
Burning Flame
text story / 2.75 pages
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/12/jordi-longaron-en-uk.html.
[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 smasher home the other night. Mmmmm--
- Genre
- humour; romance
- Characters
- Tab; Laura
- Synopsis
- Laura's boyfriends give her cuddly toys that she collects. Tab, not to be outdone, looks at the prices and decides to make his own. Unfortunately, his dog also takes a liking to his teddy bear.
Oooh! ...Men
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Jarvis (signed)
- Inks
- Frank Jarvis (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See that one in the scruffy outfit? He's supposed to be dressed for our wedding!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Mary; Jim Parsons; Rex Bawden; Jeff Bawden
- Synopsis
- Mary falls in love with her mum's scruffy lodger.
[no title indexed]
Looking in on Life / comic story / 0.8 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Kay Bewick
- Inks
- Kay Bewick
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pete and I have been going steady for some time. He was so gay at first...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sally; Pete
- Synopsis
- Prior to getting engaged, every date was different and exciting. But now things seem dull as they save to get married.
Indexer Notes
Advice column letter presented in comic sequence format.
[no title indexed]
My Sister's Impossible Husband / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're exhausted, poor thing. I'll go round to the police station and see if I can help Garfield...
- Genre
- humour; romance
- Characters
- Cherry Popkins; Garfield Popkins; Eileen
- Synopsis
- The police let Garfield go as it turns out his passport was in his pocket the whole time. For the next few days, he is quiet as he reads a doit yourself building book and announces he is going to build a garage.
Indexer Notes
Next Week: Enter Inigo (Beatnik) Bates !
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
1.
["Brrr ! Six in the morning. I must be stark, raving mad !"]
-
2.
There's No Tomorrow
-
3.
Never to Love
-
4.
["Bill was taking the wolf cubs camping."]
The Heart of a Teenage Girl -
5.
Burning Flame
-
6.
["Hi, kid! Took a smasher home the other night. Mmmmm--"]
Tab - He's a Boy with the Girls! -
7.
Oooh! ...Men
-
8.
["Pete and I have been going steady for some time. He was so gay at first..."]
Looking in on Life -
9.
["You're exhausted, poor thing. I'll go round to the police station and see if I can help Garfield..."]
My Sister's Impossible Husband
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