Valentine #8 April 1961

(8 April 1961)

The Glory of Love (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Carlos Prunés

Inks

Carlos Prunés

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Love at first sight.... There's no such thing! That's what I told them... and that's what I made them believe!

Genre

romance

Characters

Jill; Ben; Joan; Jerry Shaw; Sally; Brian

Synopsis

Sally argues that there is no such thing as love at first sight and uses her past relationships as examples. But when she goes to Joan's party, she knows before she opens the door that a man will be standing there, looking across the room into her eyes. When she opens the door, he is there and they are immediately drawn to each other. He tells her that he was waiting for her since he was old enough to dream of the girl he was going to marry. As she drives off with her husband following their wedding, she has to admit that love at first sight did exist.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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Pencils

Carlos Freixas (signed as Carlos Freixas)

Inks

Carlos Freixas (signed as Carlos Freixas)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, gosh... I'll miss my train!

Genre

romance

Characters

Davy; Val; Peggy; Trudy

Synopsis

On her way to catch her train on a snowy day, Peggy sees a boy on a scooter slide and fall. She stays with the boy and lends him money to make a phone call. She misses her regular train, but doesn't care because she's thinking about him. She hopes to see him the next day after work, but when he shows up to repay her he introduces her to his fiancee. She misses her regular train, but is again given a seat by a man she would normally not meet if she had caught her regular train. A week later she has fallen in love with him, but he can't figure out why she calls him her scooter boy.

Indexer Notes

As is typical with this feature, Davy and Val are only portrayed in the first panel as the people who decide which story to publish that week.

I Should Care (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Eric Dadswell

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Eric Dadswell

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't know about you... but I'm fed up with the taste of wedding cake!

Genre

romance

Characters

Daphne; Len; Martin Caldow

Synopsis

Daphne is a photographer's assistant and has worked with Len on a hundred weddings, wishing she was the bride. She meets a man at one of the weddings who starts asking her out. When Len's work schedule conflicts with her personal life, she quits her job. Martin talks about settling down, but Daphne realizes it is no use trying to fit the wrong person into her dreams as Len is the only man she'll ever really love. She decides to work for Len again and if that's all it ever is between them, she'll just have to accept it.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "I Should Care", sung by Kay Starr.

This Is It (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Mike Hubbard

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Mike Hubbard

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hullo, there! Waiting for George, I expect?

Genre

romance

Characters

Merle Andrews; George; Mr. Potter; Mr. Pinkerton; Evie

Synopsis

Merle discovers that her boyfriend George has lost his sixth job since last summer. George claims with the right breaks he could go straight to the top, but he's broke. With a sigh, Merle pulls off her ring and gives it to George so he can pawn it again.

Reprints

• in A Very British Affair: The Best of Classic Romance Comics (Rebellion, 2023 series) (January 2023) [reprints entire serial]

Indexer Notes

First part of a new picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "This Is It", sung by Adam Faith. Note at the end of the story states: "Next week: George Starts His Own Business !".

Robot Man (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Sebastián Velasco

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Sebastián Velasco

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tim... when shall I see you again?

Genre

romance

Characters

Joyce; Tim; Stan; Johnny Stevens

Synopsis

Tim isn't much of a ladies' man, but he's an obliging young man who never seems to say "no". He always seems to be busy and leaves it up to Joyce to fix their dates. She wonders if he would really care if she dropped him. When Tim is too busy to go with her to the flower show at Hawkshill, she agrees to go with Johnny. She wants to show Tim she could get along without him even though she doesn't like Johnny. When Tim shows up and runs Johnny off, he tells her he isn't jealous because he trusts her. He never thought she had any doubts that he really wanted to see her.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "Robot Man", sung by Connie Francis.

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

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Pencils

Maurice Skye

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Maurice Skye

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I have a terrible problem... at least, it's not really mine...

Genre

romance

Characters

Janice Baker; Marjorie; Ted Grainger; Jack; Pauline

Synopsis

Janice's older friend has struck up a friendship at work with a married man whose wife is expecting a baby. His wife had to go into the hospital due to complications and Marjorie is at Jack's place nearly every evening and most weekends to clean up. Janice feels she should tell someone that she thinks Marjorie is carrying on with a married man.

Indexer Notes

Advice column in picture story format.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Among My Souvenirs (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Josep Maria Miralles (signed as Miralles)

Inks

Josep Maria Miralles (signed as Miralles)

Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Sally; Harry Clay; Jean Bowles; Mrs. Higgins

Synopsis

As Sally packs up her things to prepare for her trip back home to Marsden from London she sees the half-filled trinket box that is all there is left of her love for Harry. A rose, a stone and a postcard remind her of times together with him that both caused her to love him and to distrust him. Harry catches up to her at the station, asking her to forgive him and get married. She tries to walk out on him and she realizes he may never change even when they are married, but it was no use. For good or bad, she was Harry's and he was hers.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "Among My Souvenirs", sung by Frank Sinatra.