Valentine #29 April 1972
(29 April 1972)

IPC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.04 GBP
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
every Saturday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
IPC Magazines Ltd.
Editing
Trudy Culross (editor); Jackie Robb (features); Dick Lewis (scripts); Tony Hall (production); Tony Baldwin (art); David Canns (art); Frances Hart (art)

Issue Notes

This index is missing one page of features where a page is missing from the indexer's copy of the issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

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

Mail Box / text article / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Hall ? [as Tone]
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tone here again (I bet you thought I'd got the push or something, eh?)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

The Tender Treatment (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
romance
Characters
Chris Dane; Sue

Indexer Notes

Chris is always trying to pursue his medical studies, but is constantly tired and depressed. His neighbour Sue helps forces him to take a break, but it doesn't help. Finally, she pushes him to realise that he does not want to be a doctor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Seeing Stars / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Horoscopes.

[Percy Pimple and the Buxom Bell from the "House and Hounds"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Stoopid Cupid! / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
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Poster Colours (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fabulous 4 Week Competion for Valentine Readers (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

The Seven Deadly Sins (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stevie Solves Your Top Ten Problems (Table of Contents: 10)

Dear Stevie / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Stevie]
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Advice column.

The Sound of Love... (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Genre
romance
Synopsis
While Shena and Marty search for Karen, their unexpected kiss is interrupted by the shock of seeing one of Marty's guitars discarded in the snow. Determined to find out why, he rushes back to the hotel, where Shena's sister Karen is unexpectedly waiting and wants go home. They arrange to meet at the club before leaving, but Karen doesn't turn up. Instead, the Inspector does—with news that Karen and Clint are smuggling drugs. They've attacked a policeman and escaped.

Indexer Notes

This is part of a multi-part story.

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

Eye Spy / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony Hall ? [as Tone]
Pencils
? (photo)
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Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tone here again—I'm right back on form…

Indexer Notes

Music and entertainment gossip about Lynn of the New Seekers, Allan Clark, Roger Daltry of the Who and Rick Nelson.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I've Been a Bad, Bad Girl (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
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Characters
Karen; Jimmy; Roger
Synopsis
She'd been Jimmy's girl and she reflects about how her foolishness and wild ways left her with a child out of marriage. But she'd been lucky in reality, remembering what her mother had said and turning away in time. Now she was married with living husband Roger.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Blues for the Northland (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Domingo Álvarez
Inks
Domingo Álvarez
Letters
?

Genre
romance
Characters
Donna; Terry; Sara
Synopsis
Sara admires and envies her sister Donna, and quickly falls for her handsome boyfriend Terry when the couple visit from glamourous London. But Terry sees beyond Sara's vision of herself as dull and boring—with just a word, Sara could have Terry. For her sister's sake, she won't do it.

Indexer Notes

Artist identification from deskartesmil.blogspot.com.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Dear Stevie / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Stevie]
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ever since January I've been going out with Bob...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Want to Lead My Own Life! (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

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Characters
Carole Morgan; Carole's mum; recruiter

Indexer Notes

Carole is sick of school and excited by the advertisement for exciting work, up to 25 quid a week. But it is really just a con by an employment agency that can't offer anything better than tea-maker for six quid a week. So it's back to school for Carole.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Testing Time (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Genre
romance
Characters
Lena Varley; Gerald Peter Own; Mr Hewitt
Synopsis
Gerry meets Lena when he gets a job at her company, Grindly Engineering. They live the high life together until Grindly has to downsize and Gerry is made redundant. It is a testing time for the couple and they nearly split, but when Gerry finally gets a new job he understands the need to save for their future together. His last big purchase is an engagement ring.

The Libby Ladybird Page (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
? [as P. B.] (painting)
Inks
? [as P. B.] (painting)
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Indexer Notes

This page is a full page illustration with a short poem. It is printed in black and white (although Valentine's back cover is generally in colour at this time).