Valentine
#22 February 1964
(22 February 1964)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- published every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- ?
Let There Be Love
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Ben Anderson; Jill
- Synopsis
- Jill takes a scientific approach to love by researching books, poems, surveys and magazines. When she's ready to experiment, she tells Ben that he is going to take her out on a date. Dumbfounded, Ben agrees, but the date was not a success. In the interest of science, she wants to try again, but Ben refuses. However, when Jill sees Ben with another girl she behaves in a most unscientific manner.
- Reprints
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in Love Story Picture Library (IPC, 1952 series) #1360 ([June] 1976)
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Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of the lead story.
[no title indexed]
That's the Way It Goes / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I packed my things and rushed like mad to the station...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Polly; Jim; Aunt Maude; Ken Stephens; Clive Wells
- Synopsis
- Polly almost forgets her annual visit to Aunt Maude in the country and has to dash off to meet the train. On the train, she writes a letter to Jim explaining why she had to break their date but that she would be back on Monday to explain "that business about Ken Stephens". However, getting off the train she falls from the platform and breaks her leg. She wakes up in her aunt's cottage where a nice man on the train had taken her after the fall.
Indexer Notes
Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "That's the Way It Goes", sung by Frank Ifield.
Blurb at the end of the sequence states: "Next week: A Call from Clive!".
I Don't Want To
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jean; Harry; John; Betty
- Synopsis
- Jean fell in love with Harry and felt protected due to his forceful nature. But when he undercuts his friends in order to buy a house for Jean and himself to live in, she sees that other people's feelings don't mean anything to him. She tells him she won't marry him and he thinks she is weak, but she feels sorry for him because she realizes winning doesn't always bring happiness.
Indexer Notes
Story 'inspired' by the song title "I Don't Want To", sung by Elvis Presley.
[no title indexed]
Ann and Pam / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, another dreary wet day!
- Genre
- fashion
Indexer Notes
This feature is a vehicle for fashion and beauty advice in comic story format.
[no title indexed]
Sweets for My Sweet / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I-I think you might have told me who you were... instead of letting me go on and on...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Cleo Mason; Mr. Mason; Jeff Collins; Paul Ballantyne
- Synopsis
- Cleo helps her father in his small boatbuilding yard, dreaming of someone more romantic than Jeff, who is in love with her. While painting the hull of a rich customer's yacht, she talks to a young man who passes by, commenting on the yacht's wealthy owner, not realizing she is talking to the owner's son. When she realizes the truth, she becomes angry. Paul apologizes and asks her to a dance. When Jeff tells her she will never see her prince charming again, she becomes mad at Jeff and calls Paul to accept his invitation.
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.
Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "Sweets for My Sweet", sung by The Searchers.
Blurb at the end of the sequence states: "Next week: She's Just a Nobody!".
Destination Hong Kong Jill Finds Adventure in the East
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Langford (signed as Eidlestein)
- Inks
- Frank Langford (signed as Eidlestein)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jill Patterson
- Synopsis
- After being sent to Hong Kong, Jill helps with the emergency efforts after a hurricane.
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the W.R.A.C. in comic story format.
Artist credits based on information at https://bearalley.blogspot.com/2008/01/cyril-eidlestein-frank-langford.htm….
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie... / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I grew up in an atmosphere of rows...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jill Chester; Ian; Bob
- Synopsis
- Witnessing the rows caused by her own father's jealousy, Jill vows never to fall in love with a jealous man. Ian seems to be everything a girl could wish for until she discovers that he is the jealous type like her dad.
Indexer Notes
Advice column in comic story format.
Sweet Impossible You
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Michael Parker; Eve Harding; Cynthia; Sally; Miss Cartwright; Cadley; Freddy; Mr. Green
- Synopsis
- Eve's boyfriend gets her a job working in his department. She discovers that he is the only male in the department and all the females are constantly fawning over him and pampering him. Then Eve transfers to another department where she is the only female and now it is Michael who is unhappy about all the attention she receives.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2011/10/juan-sole-puyal-en-uk.html.
Story 'inspired' by the song title "Sweet Impossible You", sung by Brenda Lee.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Let There Be Love
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2.
["I packed my things and rushed like mad to the station..."]
That's the Way It Goes -
3.
I Don't Want To
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4.
["Oh, another dreary wet day!"]
Ann and Pam -
5.
["I-I think you might have told me who you were... instead of letting me go on and on..."]
Sweets for My Sweet -
6.
Destination Hong Kong Jill Finds Adventure in the East
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7.
["I grew up in an atmosphere of rows..."]
Dear Stevie... -
8.
Sweet Impossible You
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