Valentine
#13 June 1970
(13 June 1970)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 8d [0-0-8 GBP]
- Pages
- 32
- Indicia Frequency
- every Monday
- On-sale Date
- 1970-06-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- IPC Magazines Ltd.
- Editing
- Bill Williamson (editor); Trudy Culross (assistant editor); Sid Hayden (features editor); Pat Brennan (features); Dick Lewis (scripts); Jenny Fisher (art); Valerie Witton (art)
[no title indexed]
Mailbox... / letters page / 0.6 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Margaret Evans (from Barry, Glamorgan), Y. Howells (from Tredegar, Man.), Miss G. Gillanders (from Hull.), Celia Brennan (from Bromley, Kent)
A Reason for Leaving
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Iris couldn't decide her future until a complete stranger gave her the answer to her problem--
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Iris; Tony; Mick
- Synopsis
- Iris yearns to leave her small country town, but her relationship with Tony keeps here there. Then she meets eccentric drifter Mick who gives her a reason to leave.
- Reprints
-
in Heart Broken (Federal, 1984 ? series) ([April 1984])
-
Is Everybody Happy?
text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- romance
Indexer Notes
This story is on pages 8, 9, 10 and 22.
Not What It Seems…
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When a girl like Jill has loved and lost, she's apt to think that everything is a fake
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Jill; Ray
- Synopsis
- Jill thought that she and Ray were in love. When she catches him kissing someone else, it's no consolation that he meant what he said at the time. As she watches flowers being planted into a clock shape, she cynically thinks everything is fake. They guy planting them shows her real flowers in the greenhouse and soon gives her a real kiss. Suddenly for Jill, nothing's what it seems. She thought she was lonely.
Phoney Date
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An ordinary guy called Bob tells all…about an extraordinary night out—
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Bob; Mike; Shirley Travers; Shirley Evans
- Synopsis
- Bob agrees to keep the blind date Mike has set up. She insists on an expensive meal, show and dancing. While Shirley is nice, Bob gets tired of the phoney sophistication. He says no to dancing and walks her home instead. When he kisses her, she asks for another and says she appreciates a genuine guy. Bob then discovers he's not with the girl he thought—it's her flatmate, also called Shirley. The pair find Mike and the other Shirley together, and go off happily together.
Dear Small-Town Suzy - Maybe You're Not So Badly Off after All
text article / 1.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Valentine lifts the lid on the most exciting places in the world…
[no title indexed]
Chance of a Lifetime / comic story / 2 ? pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Luis GarcÃa
- Inks
- Luis GarcÃa
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I will go to that party. If Scot doesn't want me any more at least I'll know for sure.
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Sarah Smallwood; Scot Anderson; Wendy
- Synopsis
- Worried that she's lost Scot, Sarah is determined to find out. She dresses up for the party and gets a fantastic reception on arrival. Before she finds Scot, she is asked about taking a part in a TV play. She is considering, to join the same world as disc jockey Scot. But Scot has had enough and wants to quit to return to being an ordinary person. Scot leaves the party to go to a coffee-bar with Sarah and talk—he doesn't want to lose her.
Indexer Notes
Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/06/luis-garcia-en-uk.html.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Big value romantic reading!"]
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1.
[no title indexed]
Mailbox... -
2.
[no title indexed]
Romance Scope -
3.
Meet Marsha - Miss Super Star
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4.
A Reason for Leaving
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5.
Is Everybody Happy?
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6.
Mirabelle Summer Special Is Coming Your Way!
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7.
'I Was the Bee Gees' …Says Robin Gibb
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8.
Not What It Seems…
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9.
Boywise, Are You Asking for Trouble?
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10.
Phoney Date
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11.
Mum's the Word!
3 Minute Story -
12.
Just the Job for You!
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13.
Dear Small-Town Suzy - Maybe You're Not So Badly Off after All
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14.
Come On Over to My Place!
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15.
Summer Looks Are Sweet 'n Simple
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16.
["I will go to that party. If Scot doesn't want me any more at least I'll know for sure."]
Chance of a Lifetime -
17.
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie -
18.
The Tuth about My Mum!
Our Scene -
19.
[no title indexed]
Stop, Look-and Listen..! -
20.
Sing Me a Song
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- Steve Belknap
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- James Zee
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