Valentine
#1 July 1967
(1 July 1967)
IPC,
1957 Series
Free Me
comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is everyone staring at me, avoiding me? What have I done?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jill Weaver; Maggie Clayton; Bob Weston
- Synopsis
- Jill gets a good job in a new town, but discovers all the local boys ignore her because of the girl who had her room before her.
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.
The first page of this story serves as part of the cover.
A Certain Misunderstanding
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This party is terribly noisy! I can't hear a word he's saying...!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Pete Gilby; Susie; Gina; Liz
- Synopsis
- When a stranger beckons Susie to join him on the balcony, she asks him to dance. After probing him to see if he is one of her flatmates' boyfriends, she realizes he doesn't know either of them. At first, she is happy, then realizes he must be a gate crasher.
Just Once in My Life
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You have been given your instructions, Lysytra?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lysytra; Mandara; Johnnie; Miki; Gus
- Synopsis
- Lysytra arrives from another planet to learn about the strange thing called love her people had heard on their monitor sets from the Earth people.
- Reprints
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in Love Story Picture Library (IPC, 1952 series) #1131 ([January] 1974) [modified to fit digest size]
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Doctor, Doctor
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here I was, for the third time in a week, hopelessly late for duty...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dr. Ryan; Nurse Judy Appleby; Lisa Melton; Captain Ely
- Synopsis
- At work, Judy tries to encourage a young patient who seems to have given up. At home, she listens to the stories of a crippled old sea captain who lives nezt door to her, even though it makes her late for work.
Indexer Notes
Next week: Going to town.
I Want to Do It Myself
Dear Stevie... / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Stevie, Like most girls, I've dreamed for years about my wedding day...
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- Her parents want to give all the wedding arrangements over to a firm to save trouble, but she wants to do it herself.
Indexer Notes
Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2012/01/purita-campos-en-uk.html.
Advice column letter presented in comic sequence format.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
Free Me
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2.
A Certain Misunderstanding
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3.
Just Once in My Life
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4.
Doctor, Doctor
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5.
I Want to Do It Myself
Dear Stevie...
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- Steve Belknap
- Peter Croome
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