Valentine #8 July 1961

(8 July 1961)

Bye Bye Blues (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Jordi Franch Cubells

Inks

Jordi Franch Cubells

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't you understand? I don't want a white wedding!

Genre

romance

Characters

Ian; Carole; Derek Boyd

Synopsis

Carole doesn't want to have a white wedding with Ian because it reminds her of being jilted by Derek, but Ian insists.

Indexer Notes

The cover serves as the first page of the lead story.

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

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

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Pencils

Roy Newby

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Roy Newby

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

...and another thing, Derek Simpson's coming home next week.

Genre

romance

Characters

Davy; Val; Miriam; Derek Simpson

Synopsis

Miriam learns that Derek is returning after being in the merchant navy for three years. She digs through her things to find an old photo of him and reads her diary entries as she reminisced about being in love with him. Things seemed to cool between them and neither seemed too upset when he had left. She decides to give herself a new hair-do and buy a new dress to show him what he's missed. When he returns, he asks her out for old time's sake. Twelve days later, they had gone out twelve times, all "just for old time's sake". Once again her diary entry claims they love each other.

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.

Love Is the Sweetest Thing (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Florenci Clavé (signed as Florencio)

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Florenci Clavé (signed as Florencio)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

He'll be arriving at any moment. But I must go through with it... it's the only way!

Genre

romance

Characters

Jane; Tim Gardner; Mary

Synopsis

Jane is engaged to Tim, but begins to suspect he and her sister love each other. She catches them kissing each other in the garden at a party, but tells Mary she is not going to give him up. Tim is going away on a business trip and Jane is going to marry him when he gets back. Jane reflects back on these things as she waits for Tim's flight to arrive at the airport. When she greets him, she sends him to Mary because she loves him and doesn't want to see his life destroyed.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "Love Is the Sweetest Thing", sung by Lance Fortune.

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

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'm writing to you because there's just no-one else I can turn to!

Genre

romance

Characters

Laura Lake

Synopsis

Laura is convinced she has a terrible illness from what she's read in a magazine and seen on T.V., but doesn't want to go to a doctor.

Indexer Notes

Advice column in picture story format.

Singin' in the Rain (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Carlos Freixas (signed as Carlos Freixas)

Inks

Carlos Freixas (signed as Carlos Freixas)

Letters

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Genre

romance

Characters

Nancy Summers; Myrtle Green; John; Bill Harper

Synopsis

Nancy and Myrtle are tired of going to Beachmouth on holiday and want to go camping instead. When everyone else backs out and decides to go to Beachmouth, Nancy and Myrtle resolve to go camping even if their own boyfriends won't go. But non-stop rain ruins their camping outing.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "Singin' in the Rain", sung by Adam Faith.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Ginchy (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Carlos Freixas

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Carlos Freixas

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do you like Paris, mam'selle?

Genre

romance

Characters

Pete Dexter; Deborah Daly; Philippe; Paddy Malone

Synopsis

Deborah's heart starts beating madly when she meets Philippe. He invites the band to play at his place for a couple of days and it is not until they arrive at his castle that Deborah realizes Philippe is a marquis.

Indexer Notes

Picture-serial 'inspired' by song title "Ginchy", played by Bert Weedon.

Note at the end of the story states: "Next week: Night of Stars and Night of Love!".

You Made Me Love You (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Daniel Garcia

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Daniel Garcia

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

My Thursday boy... he's my trouble!

Genre

romance

Characters

Pat; Nigel; Paul; Ben; Fred; Jack Hardy

Synopsis

Pat has a different boy for every night of the week, but it is Jack on Thursdays who exasperates her. His nonchalant attitude about their dates and his penchant for mooching and buying them hamburgers on their dates wears on her. When he misses a date because he was too busy reading a book and forgot about their date, she throws the book at him and walks out. But then she quarrels with her other boyfriends and realizes she is unhappy without Jack.

Indexer Notes

Story 'inspired' by the song title "You Made Me Love You", sung by Paul Anka.