Valentine
#2 May 1970
(2 May 1970)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 8d [0-0-8 GBP]
- Pages
- 32
- Indicia Frequency
- every Monday
- On-sale Date
- 1970-04-28
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- IPC Magazines Ltd.
- Editing
- ?Bill Williamson (editor); Trudy Culross (assistant editor); Sid Hayden (features editor); Helen Hooper (features); Pat Brennan (features); Dick Lewis (scripts); Jenny Fisher (art); Valerie Witton (art)
[no title indexed]
Mailbox... / text article / 0.6 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from: J. Rutherford (from Northumberland), Nancy Young (from Bucks.), L. Young (from Ayr, Scotland), Jean Ferry (from Poplar, E.14), Anne Byrne (from Northamptonshire), and S. Alison (from Swindon, Wilts.)
The Only Pebble on the Beach
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Paula went looking for love--and finished up alone. But was she so alone?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Paula; Joyce Harvey; Candy; Jerry Smythe
- Synopsis
- Paula, Joyce and Candy meet to share their day. Joyce tells of her cruise with a wealthy man who will call again tomorrow; Candy tells of bumping into her dream man in the rain who wants to phone her tomorrow; and Paula admits to her brief meeting on the beach with a man who said he would come back but didn't. She is feeling down when her friends confess their men were frauds and aren't coming back. The three decide all men are liars—just as Paula's boy returns. He's cancelled his time with mates to come back for Paula.
I'm from the Wrong Side of Town…
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I don't have a posh voice, or a big house.
[no title indexed]
Simon / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last… the great day has arrived for Frankie and the boy she's going to marry…
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Simon Chandler; Frankie Brook; Alfred Brook; Mrs Brook
- Synopsis
- The wedding day has arrived and the Brook household is in chaos. Frankie worries where Simon has gone and whether he will come back, but he arrives with a bunch of the red roses Frankie loved at his father's house. The only sadness left is that Simon's parents are missing—but they arrive at the last minute, still at loggerheads. Simon and Frankie kick a soccer ball in the park, remembering how they met.
Indexer Notes
This is the final part of this ongoing serial.
A Long Look at Love
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
This feature is in three parts: 'I Need Somebody to Love', 'Hard Times Coming', and 'The Beginning of the End'.
Best of Both Worlds
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sharon wanted the best of everything--including romance
- Genre
- romance
- Synopsis
- Sharon wants everything, including men. But in the end it comes down to two men. Sharon says she isn't serious with either, but Pixie warns her that's 'famous last words'. Then Alan asks to go steady and Sharon isn't ready, but is confused. She asks Roger, who thinks if Sharon doesn't know, she isn't ready. Alan breaks up with Sharon—for him, it's all or nothing. As Alan walks away, Sharon is sure. Roger is the one for her.
- Reprints
from Come On Over to My Place!
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Wendy van der Bijl
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Odd Girl Out
text story / 1.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That's our Jenny. Someone from the present who reminds us of the past…and we'd rather forget…
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
"A story of today's young world".
[no title indexed]
Stop, Look-and Listen..! / text article / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
"Lots more news about books, albums and films!"
[no title indexed]
The £155,000 Man! / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cindy Jones is secretary to the manager of Mervale United Football Club.
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Cindy Jones; Gerry Kane; Bob
- Synopsis
- Gerry has a bad game and the crowd boos. Cindy passes on Victoria's note about the party. She is surprised when Gerry comes to her office and declines the the party. He believes Victoria won't be interested after such a bad game. Cindy can see he's down and is sympathetic. She agrees to take him somewhere peaceful and drives him to the country. Gerry trains particularly hard and Cindy is anxious for him as the next game approaches. She realises that she loves him--but he probably doesn't think of her that way.
- Reprints
in Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Romance—is just a glance away"]
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1.
[no title indexed]
Mailbox... -
2.
[no title indexed]
Romance Scope -
3.
All about the Osmond Brothers
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4.
The Only Pebble on the Beach
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5.
Face Facts…
Beauty Service -
6.
Holiday Hangouts… This Week We Take the Lid Off Paris
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7.
Colin Griffiths, 17, from Bucks.
Valentine Heart of the Week -
8.
I'm from the Wrong Side of Town…
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9.
["At last… the great day has arrived for Frankie and the boy she's going to marry…"]
Simon -
10.
Money Matters…Much More Than You Think
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11.
A Long Look at Love
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12.
Best of Both Worlds
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13.
Come On Over to My Place!
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14.
Close Up on Mama Cass
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15.
The Truth about My Girlfriend…Valentine Boyfriends Tell All!
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16.
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie -
17.
Odd Girl Out
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18.
[no title indexed]
Stop, Look-and Listen..! -
19.
["Cindy Jones is secretary to the manager of Mervale United Football Club."]
The £155,000 Man! -
20.
Once You've Made the Big Break…There's No Going Back
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21.
This Week, Meet Mog!
The Go-Getters -
22.
Rave
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23.
The Wrong Love
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