Valentine
#21 March 1964
(21 March 1964)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- published every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- ?
I'm the Lonely One
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jean Winter; Hugo; Pete Hailey; Mrs. Delaughney
- Synopsis
- Jean had always had her way with men, but when she sets her sights on a shy young man, her scheme backfires and makes him confident with other girls. Fed up with men, Jean takes a job as a cook companion for a lady professor at an isolated lighthouse on a Scottish island.
Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of the lead story.
Story 'inspired' by the song title "I'm the Lonely One", sung by Cliff Richard.
[no title indexed]
Money / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here comes my Wally...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Addy; Stan Stranks; Wally Jones; Edie Jones; Reginald Beale
- Synopsis
- Addy's editor believes money can't buy happiness and sends her out to interview five people who have won big fortunes on the pools. Her first call is on Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones is happy with their new-found wealth, but Addy discovers that Mr. Jones doesn't go to the Business Mens' Club every day like his wife thinks. Instead he goes to the building site to spend time with his old mates. He wants his wife to spend up their money as fast as she can so they can go back to what they were.
Indexer Notes
Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "Money", sung by Bern Elliott and the Fenmen.
Artist credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/12/jordi-longaron-en-uk.html.
I'll Get You
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Joan; Jeff; David; Councillor Brown
- Synopsis
- Joan thinks lightning has just struck twice in the same place when David walks out on her in the same setting as Jeff did. Joan had not been scared on anything: doing a hundred and twenty on the back of a motorcycle, riding a roller coaster, catching a rat that was loose at the club dance, speaking in public, climbing Cairn's Hill, etc. First Jeff, and now David, seem put off by her bravery. But as David is walking off, she is terrified of the thunder and lightning and calls for David to come back.
Indexer Notes
Story 'inspired' by the song title "I'll Get You", sung by The Beatles.
[no title indexed]
Ann and Pam / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, what's that stuff you're putting on your hair?
- Genre
- fashion
Indexer Notes
This feature is a vehicle for fashion and beauty advice in comic story format.
[no title indexed]
That's the Way It Goes / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I was getting on famously with Clive... when she came in! His girlfriend!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Polly Sanders; Jim; Ken; Clive Wells; Shirley; Mary
- Synopsis
- Polly has to stay with her aunt in the county for a while until her broken leg heals. Jim and Ken badger Mary until she gives them Polly's address and they both write to her, telling her they are coming to visit. Meanwhile, Polly spends more time with Clive although he already seems to have a girlfriend.
Indexer Notes
Picture-serial 'inspired' by the song title "That's the Way It Goes", sung by Frank Ifield.
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie... / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just don't understand men!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Phyl Upton; Terry Baker
- Synopsis
- Phyl reads an article in a magazine that said if you wanted to win a boy you had to take an interest in the things he is keen on. So Phyl studies up on motorbikes because Terry was keen on them. When his bike broke down and she fixed it, instead of being thrilled he starts avoiding her.
I Want to Stay Here
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Linda; David; Mary
- Synopsis
- David tries to hold a seat at an outdoor concert for his girlfriend, but it turns out to be Linda's seat. When Mary arrives and has nowhere to sit, she gets angry with him. Linda and David hatch out a plan to make Mary jealous, but the plan gets knocked on the head when David kisses Linda to make Mary jealous.
Indexer Notes
Story 'inspired' by the song title "I Want to Stay Here", sung by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
I'm the Lonely One
-
2.
["Here comes my Wally..."]
Money -
3.
I'll Get You
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4.
["Hey, what's that stuff you're putting on your hair?"]
Ann and Pam -
5.
["I was getting on famously with Clive... when she came in! His girlfriend!"]
That's the Way It Goes -
6.
["I just don't understand men!"]
Dear Stevie... -
7.
I Want to Stay Here
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- Steve Belknap
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
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