Valentine #6 December 1969
(6 December 1969)

IPC, 1957 Series
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Price
8d [0-0-8 GBP]
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
every Monday
On-sale Date
1969-12-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Bill Williamson; Trudy Culross (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has less than 50% comics (10 pages out of 32 pages). All of the comics content is indexed. This magazine includes the following credits at an issue level: Helen Hooper (features); Pat Brennan (features); Dick Lewis (scripts); Jenny Fisher (art); Valerie Witton (art); Bob Reed (art).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
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Decidedly Des (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Editing
? (original editor)
Genre
romance
Characters
Penny; Des
Synopsis
Penny thinks of Des every minute of the day. She tries every trick she can think of to catch his attention and get him to like her. Finally she gives up, avoids Des and starts to act like herself. That's when Des shows interest… in the real Penny.

Simon (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Adolfo Usero ?
Inks
Adolfo Usero ?
Letters
?
Editing
? (original editor)
Genre
romance
Characters
Simon Chandler; Frankie; Frankie's dad; Frankie's mother; Marlene Murphy
Synopsis
When Frankie sees her boyfriend Simon running away from her father, it's the worst day of her life. She imagines herself a lonely old maid in 2052! But Simon is soon back with a surprise—and her father loves it.

Indexer Notes

"Simon and Frankie will be back in Valentine soon, in a great new true-life series. Watch for their return."

A Week Out of Time (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
José González ?
Inks
José González ?
Letters
?
Editing
? (original editor)
Genre
drama
Characters
Ava; Sally Danby; Mrs Scott; Clem
Synopsis
After two years living in a lonely bed-sit, Ava's defeated by the city and moving out in a week. But landlady Mrs Scott has made a mistake and Sally arrives early to move in. Faced with sharing for a week, Ava marvels at Sally's enthusiasm and optimism. But Sally soon faces disappointment and Ava discovers new determination—together.

Hold Back the Tide (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Félix Mas ?
Inks
Félix Mas ?
Letters
?
Genre
romance
Characters
Joe; Lyn
Synopsis
Joe and Lyn's relationship has deteriorated into quiet indifference. Will their trip to Hillbay be their last date or will it rekindle their romance? After a wonderful day, they must face the truth.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Decidedly Des
  3. 2. Simon
  4. 3. A Week Out of Time
  5. 4. Hold Back the Tide
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