Valentine
#1 August 1964
(1 August 1964)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Pages
- 28
- Indicia Frequency
- published every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- Fred Baker (sourced) (editor)
Someone, Someone
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There he goes again! Isn't he just dreamy!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Angela; Phil; Gerry; Cyril
- Synopsis
- Because Angela works in town she has little opportunity to attract the attention of the boy who lives opposite her. Her attempts to attract his attention fail miserably. But at work she keeps exaggerating the relationship to the point where she claims they are getting married in a month. Realizing her error, she decides to leave her job to avoid the embarrassment of admitting the truth. But Phil senses something is wrong and Angela confesses her lie to him. Phil tells her she won't get rid of him that easily and promises to visit her on weekends.
- Reprints
-
in True Life Library (IPC, 1954 series) #750 (7 September 1970) [modified to fit digest size]
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Indexer Notes
The cover serves as the first page of this story.
Come On
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My first morning on the Riviera the sparkling blue water tempted me...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Pete Dexter; Penny; Bob; Mitch; Terry; Geoff
- Synopsis
- Penny agrees to go out with Terry until she sees him kissing the maid. Then she goes out with Mitch, but discovers he didn't send her the love poems.
Indexer Notes
Note at the end of the story states: "Next week: The French style!"
Everybody Knows
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John Dunn met Mary Scott in a coffee bar..."Oh, no, I can't read any more!"
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Mary Scott; John Dunn
- Synopsis
- Mary had worshiped John for ages before that day. But while playing a consequences game at a party, Mary has to read what everyone has written and leaves the room when she thinks the lines involves all her past embarrassing encounters with John. John follows her and shows her the lines must have been a coincidence. He also shows her that the last line reads "and the consequence was that they both got married".
- Reprints
-
in Romantic Rendezvous Comic (K. G. Murray, 1964 ? series) #18 ([August 1969] ?)
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[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Stevie, I love my boyfriend very much...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Deirdre Delauney; Sid; Nigel
- Synopsis
- Deirdre wants her boyfriend to have more ambition.
Indexer Notes
Letter from letter column turned into a picture story.
It Won't Be Long
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello! You must be Mary and Wendy
- Characters
- Wendy; Mary; Doug; Sid; Wilbur J. Messenger
- Synopsis
- Mary and Wendy arrive at the Sunshine Hotel to spend their holiday, but they discover it doesn't match the advert they saw. In addition to the construction that ruins the view, the hotel is staffed by a single person. His girlfriend is the daughter of the hotel's owner, but she starts flirting with another customer who arrives from the States. Mary thinks maybe the poor manager wouldn't mind a change of girlfriends.
Here I Go Again
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. Peter Marney? It will be a pleasure, madam!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Evelyn; Peter Marney; Linda Forester; Sylvia Lawton
- Synopsis
- Linda is the switchboard operator where Peter works and is privy to his calls to manipulate his lady friends. One day outside work, they meet when his car almost hits her. He doesn't recognize her from work and asks her out. She agrees, knowing his history, but can't help falling in love with him anyway.
- Reprints
- in Love Story Picture Library (IPC, 1952 series) #830 (5 October 1970)
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Indexer Notes
Information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/09/felix-mas-en-uk.html.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Someone, Someone
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2.
Come On
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3.
Everybody Knows
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4.
["Dear Stevie, I love my boyfriend very much..."]
Dear Stevie -
5.
It Won't Be Long
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6.
Here I Go Again
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- Steve Belknap
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- James Zee
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