Valentine #12 March 1960
(12 March 1960)

IPC, 1957 Series
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Price
5d [0-0-5 GBP]
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
published every Monday
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fleetway Publications Ltd.
Editing
Mike Butterworth

Issue Notes

Credits based on information provided by David Roach.

What More Do You Want? (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roberto González Casarrubio (signed)
Inks
Roberto González Casarrubio (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Of all the jobs... sending me to work for an American!
Genre
romance
Characters
Julie Masters; Greg Hawkes
Synopsis
Julie works for a secretarial bureau and is assigned to an American businessman for three weeks. She finds him to be a typical American... always on the go. But when their car breaks down on the way to an appointment in Brindale, she discovers another side of him.

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

Taking a Chance on Love (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carlos Freixas (signed) ([as Carlos Freixas])
Inks
Carlos Freixas (signed) ([as Carlos Freixas])
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wasn't actually born on the back of a camel...
Genre
romance
Characters
Sally; Bobby; Simon
Synopsis
Sally's parents had traveled the world filming wild animals and when she grew older, she had trouble getting adjusted to city life in England. Then one day she steps off the kerb right in front of a young man on a scooter. Although initially angry, he softens his attitude toward her and takes her home, then drives off when she invites him inside. Later Sally finds herself getting soppy over someone she'll never meet again.

Indexer Notes

First installment of a serialized story.

Again (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fernando Fernández
Inks
Fernando Fernández
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You are here for a shorthand examination, Miss Haseler... not to sleep!
Genre
romance
Characters
Alison; Roger Matters; Mr. Garfield
Synopsis
Alison can't study for her exam or get any sleep due to the man moving in to the room above hers.

Indexer Notes

Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2010/01/fernando-fernandez-en-uk.html.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Roy Newby
Inks
Roy Newby
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stevie... I'm feeling furious... you see... I work in a dress shop in a small town...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Advice column letter converted into comic sequence format.

Trust in Me (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Antonio Romero
Inks
Antonio Romero
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's the matter? Are you ill or something?
Genre
romance
Characters
Laura; Judy Allen; Mr. Jones; Tom
Synopsis
Laura tries to befriend a young woman who soon tries to take her job and her boyfriend.

Back-room Girl (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

That'll Be the Day / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm s-sorry I'm being s-silly! And you've been s-so nice! All these things...just to t-try and cheer me up!
Genre
romance
Characters
Angela; Sid Bates; Geoff Mulcaster
Synopsis
After trying unsuccessfully to cheer up Angela, Geoff offers her a job and she accepts. The next day, Sid calls up angry that she had walked out on him the previous night, but she tells him off for running around with other girls.

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.

This is an installment of a serialized story.

Could I Love You More? (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, John if only we could recapture those wonderful times... live them again!
Genre
romance
Characters
Mary; John
Synopsis
Two weeks prior to her wedding, Mary wants to relive the day that John proposed to her but things go very wrong.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. What More Do You Want?
  2. 2. Taking a Chance on Love
  3. 3. Again
  4. 4. ["Dear Stevie... I'm feeling furious... you see... I work in a dress shop in a small town..."]
    Dear Stevie...
  5. 5. Trust in Me
  6. 6. Back-room Girl
  7. 7. ["I'm s-sorry I'm being s-silly! And you've been s-so nice! All these things...just to t-try and cheer me up!"]
    That'll Be the Day
  8. 8. Could I Love You More?
This issue was modified by
  • Steve Belknap
  • Doug Brain
  • Peter Croome