Valentine
#8 February 1964
(8 February 1964)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 6D [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- published every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- ?
Here's Hoping
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Daniel; Liz; Mandy Riley; Fred; Bill
- Synopsis
- A telegram arrives stating that Daniel is returning, causing Liz and Mandy argue about which one of them he truly loved. They had been attracted to him five years earlier because of his maturity back then. The older man had told each of them that he had been in love before, but "in you I have found my finest and best love". When he arrives, they see he is now a paunchy, older man and run back to their current boyfriends.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/10/carlos-prunes-en-uk.html.
The cover is the first page of the lead story.
[no title indexed]
How Would You Like to Be? / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I typed on... all about dull Mr. King...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Zoe Watkins; Trevor King; Alfred Selby; William Larwood; Frederick Bates
- Synopsis
- Zoe is given the task of reporting on five men who are being considered to take over for her boss when he retires. Zoe saves the report on Bill Larwood for last and is about to carry on with it when she receives a letter from her boss. One of the men she is reporting on has written her boss, saying she had become engaged to Bill and Zoe had been tricked so that Bill would get a good report from her.
Indexer Notes
Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "How Would You Like to Be?", sung by Elvis Presley.
Blurb at the end of the sequence states: "Next week: Resignations Accepted!".
One Man's Love
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Eve; Brian Shaw
- Synopsis
- Eve thinks there is a burglar on the fire escape, but it is just the boy upstairs. He says he was trying to sneak into his room without his key, but Eve doesn't believe him. She gets him to admit that he's having an affair with a girl and he wants to keep it quiet. But he seems to spend all his time over the next few weeks with Eve, getting advice on how to deal with his girlfriend. Eventually, Eve learns he made up the story about having a girlfriend.
- Reprints
-
in Heartbeat Romances (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #12 ([1966] ?) -
in True Life Library (IPC, 1954 series) #719 (6 April 1970) - in Love Story Picture Library (IPC, 1952 series) #1444 ([May] 1977)
-
Indexer Notes
Story data is based on information available in "The Art of Jose Gonzalez" (Dynamite Entertainment, copyright 2015) by David Roach (ISBN: 978-1-60690-743-6).
Story 'inspired' by the song title "One Man's Love", sung by Frank Ifield.
[no title indexed]
Ann and Pam / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, everybody - surprise! Surprise!
- Genre
- fashion
Indexer Notes
This feature is a vehicle for fashion and beauty advice in comic story format.
[no title indexed]
You Were Made for Me / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you the courage to... to run away with me?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sheila Taylor; Keith Ingram; Ted
- Synopsis
- Sheila agrees to run away with her married boss, but it is not he who shows up at the train platform, but his wife with a note for Sheila.
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.
Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "You Were Made for Me", sung by Freddie and The Dreamers.
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie... / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever tried living in the country?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Kay Bryan
- Synopsis
- Kay complains about life in the country and thinks her life would be better in London.
Indexer Notes
Advice column in comic story format.
Not for Me
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jim Reed; Joan; Robert; Danny; Deidre; Irene; Tom
- Synopsis
- At the bottom of Joan's grocery bill is a hand-written invitation to go out on a date. But since the invitation is unsigned, Joan tries to figure out who wrote the invitation among the boys who work in the shop only to discover that the message was intended for someone else.
- Reprints
- in Romantic Rendezvous Comic (K. G. Murray, 1964 ? series) #14 ([1968 ?])
- in Love Story Picture Library (IPC, 1952 series) #804 (1 June 1970)
-
Indexer Notes
Story 'inspired' by the song title "Not for Me", sung by Bobby Darin.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Here's Hoping
-
2.
["I typed on... all about dull Mr. King..."]
How Would You Like to Be? -
3.
One Man's Love
-
4.
["Hi, everybody - surprise! Surprise!"]
Ann and Pam -
5.
["Have you the courage to... to run away with me?"]
You Were Made for Me -
6.
["Have you ever tried living in the country?"]
Dear Stevie... -
7.
Not for Me
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