Valentine #24 March 1962

(24 March 1962)

Lovin' Touch (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jaume Rumeu Perera

Inks

Jaume Rumeu Perera

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I, Pam Bryant, swear that from this day forward I shall always tell the truth!

Genre

romance

Characters

Pam Bryant; Tom; Mark

Synopsis

When Tom gets angry at Pam for telling lies, she vows to always tell the truth. But by the end of the first day, she has lost friends, her job and her boyfriend.

Indexer Notes

The cover serves as the first page of this story.

Give me the Right (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jordi Badesa i Giner

Inks

Jordi Badesa i Giner

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just think of it, Tom! A world cruise! You do want to go, don't you?

Genre

romance

Characters

Gay; Tom; Annie Hayes

Synopsis

Having come into enough money to do all the things that she dreamed of for her parents and boyfriend, she discovers that they don't actually want to do those things that they had talked about before.

Indexer Notes

Next Week: Stolen Dreams

Close Up on Acker Bilk (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Skye

Inks

Maurice Skye

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Would you like to learn how to play the clarinet real good?

Genre

biography

Characters

Acker Bilk

Synopsis

The career of Acker Bilk.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Eric Dadswell

Inks

Eric Dadswell

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

i'd better put it in a box for you. These cream cakes are a bit squashy.

Genre

romance

Characters

Sybil; Jack

Synopsis

Sybil meets Jack when he almost misses the bus, but in his hurry he accidentally sits on her birthday cake.

Spring is Here (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Angel Salmeron (signed as Salmerón)

Inks

Angel Salmeron (signed as Salmerón)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A kiss... for you, Myrtle! Because it's spring!

Genre

romance

Characters

Myrtle; John Dene

Synopsis

When the junior sales manager kisses her on a gorgeous spring day, Myrtle is unable to keep her mind on her work. As the day wears on, Myrtle realizes he hasn't rung for her all afternoon and thinks he is regretting his kiss earlier. When she goes into his office, she discovers that he hasn't been able to keep his mind on work all day either.

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

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

Script

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Pencils

Maurice Skye

Inks

Maurice Skye

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stevie, I am in love with a wonderful boy...

Genre

romance

Characters

Helen Druce; Trevor Ansell

Synopsis

Helen was never very bright in school and wonders if she should make up for all the education she missed for her boyfriend who won a scholarship to university.

Indexer Notes

Advice column letter presented in comic sequence format.

Surprisin' (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Romero

Inks

Romero

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The tea-leaves say that at any moment now a tall dark stranger will enter your life!

Genre

romance

Characters

Aunt Bess Smith; Jill; Jim Lawley; Agnes

Synopsis

According to Aunt Bess, the tea-leaves say a tall dark stranger will enter Jill's life. When a stranger shows up to let a room, Aunt Bess gives him a discount rate to help fate along. Aunt Bess is constantly playing matchmaker between the two and Jill isn't reluctant to accept the help. But the stranger is hiding a secret.

Indexer Notes

Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2010/05/enric-badia-romero-en-u-k.html.