Valentine #3 December 1960
(3 December 1960)

IPC, 1957 Series
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Price
5d [0-0-5 GBP]
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
published every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleetway Publications Ltd.
Editing
Mike Butterworth

Issue Notes

Credits based on information provided by David Roach.

A Mess of Blues (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carlos Prunés (signed)
Inks
Carlos Prunés (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look... just stop arguing and push!
Genre
romance
Characters
Gill; Lesley; Billy
Synopsis
Gill and Lesley plan to recreate a romantic holiday, but rain and a tag-a-long little nephew ruin their outing.

Indexer Notes

The cover serves as the first page of this story.

Loving You (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jorge Longarón (signed)
Inks
Jorge Longarón (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay, so that's fixed. Julie, here, drives the heap. Dook, you sit in the back with Agnes.
Genre
romance
Characters
Julie; Philippe De Barry; Nabuzzi; Anges
Synopsis
Philippe has inherited the right to kiss any girl in England and a publicity man takes him to Piccadilly Circus in rush hour.
Reprints

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.

Next week: Off the Record!

Blue Moon (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Florenci Clavé (signed)
Inks
Florenci Clavé (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All that sleepless night I sat aching-eyed... thinking of all the heartache I had known because of this man...
Genre
romance
Characters
Briony; Ben Patterson; Fred Jones
Synopsis
To save Ben's life, Briony agrees to go willingly with Fred, but as they are about to leave they are surrounded by the police.

Indexer Notes

Next week: A Love to Last Forever!

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

Dear Stevie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Skye
Inks
Maurice Skye
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just lately I've been doing awfully badly at school...
Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Advice column letter presented in comic sequence format.

I Know Why (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carlos Freixas (signed)
Inks
Carlos Freixas (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So this is the country house Aunt Mabel left me! I might have known!
Genre
romance
Characters
Vera Leigh; Steven Wiles; Nigel
Synopsis
Vera finds herself unhappy in the old country house inherited from her Aunt Mabel.

The Ways of a Woman in Love (Table of Contents: 6)

Honor Eden of 56 East / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling (signed)
Inks
Jack Sparling (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Taunted by Alexi Rassine Nina explodes!
Genre
romance
Characters
Honor Eden; Nina Rhodes; Alexi Rassine; Brett Richards; Hildy Williams
Synopsis
Brett gives spoiled little rich girl Nina a dressing down while Hildy is missing.
Reprints
  • from Honor Eden daily (McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1960-064-13 ? - 1960-06-18 ?

Indexer Notes

Next week: You'd be surprised!

Feel So Fine (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roy Newby
Inks
Roy Newby
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I... I t-tell you I'm not cold!
Genre
romance
Characters
George; Molly
Synopsis
Molly's dad says that young folks today are soft. George wants to show that he is worthy of her, even though it isn't necessary.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. A Mess of Blues
  2. 2. Loving You
  3. 3. Blue Moon
  4. 4. ["Just lately I've been doing awfully badly at school..."]
    Dear Stevie
  5. 5. I Know Why
  6. 6. The Ways of a Woman in Love
    Honor Eden of 56 East
  7. 7. Feel So Fine
This issue was modified by
  • Steve Belknap
  • Doug Brain
  • Peter Croome