Valentine
#20 June 1970
(20 June 1970)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 8d [0-0-8 GBP]
- Pages
- 32
- Indicia Frequency
- every Monday
- On-sale Date
- 1970-06-16
- 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: Susan (from Cwmilynfell, Swansea), H. Mackay (from Belfast 5, Northern Ireland), Joyce Wilcox (from Ponytpool, Mon.), J. Cowley (from Aberdovey, Merioneth, North Wales), Linda Waring and Sue Nuttal (from Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts.), and Paula Janes (from Croydon).
Some Girls Have All the Luck
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My job at the Dollygear Boutique had one thing sadly lacking--talent! But look what just blew in…
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Dee; Trish; Ray
- Synopsis
- Dee spots Ray while working and is disappointed to see him with a girl. Despite that, Ray invites her to a party on Friday. Feeling a bit guilty, Dee decides to go anyway and hopes the crowd is friendly since Ray is unavailable. She's is invited straight in and celebrated as one of the few girls in the room. She can't find Ray, but has fun. When she decides to go outside for air, there is Ray--whose party is upstairs. And it turns out the girl at the shop was his sister.
A Date to Remember
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, here goes. And please don't let me make a mess of it!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Mick Saunders; Faith Curtis
- Synopsis
- Despite feeling nervous, Mick acts smooth and asks Faith for a date. Everything goes wrong—taxis won't stop, they can't get a restaurant seat, it rains and the reserved ticks for a show are sold because they're late. Only then do they start to really talk and admit to being nervous. It's the first date ever for both of them. And they like each other.
[no title indexed]
Engagement with Fear / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This ring, that should have made me so happy, has made me afraid to love…
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Lyn Baxter; Tom; Juan
- Synopsis
- The gang convinces Tom, Lyn's new fiancée, to holiday in Costa Brava, Spain. Tom is enjoying himself—although he is a bit moody. When Lyn leaves her sunglasses on the beach, Juan finds them and, in broken English, offers to be a friend if she needs help. Later when Lyn rejoins Tom in the restaurant for dinner, she finds him with a woman. None of their friends are dining, there is no reservation in her name, and Tom claims to have never seen her in his life.
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.
Boys by the Dozen!
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cheek! A seat at the pictures, a bag of toffees, and he thinks he's Casanova!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Tansy Harris; Chris
- Synopsis
- Tansy makes bad choices about dates, so decides to use Chris's computer dating service. But the computer proves to be extremely literal and messes up each match. When Tansy returns again to complain to Chris, he knows the best match for Tansy. Himself.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Love, pop, romance - your mag for all seasons"]
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1.
[no title indexed]
Mailbox... -
2.
[no title indexed]
Romance Scope -
3.
Gary Taylor - the Voice
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4.
Some Girls Have All the Luck
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5.
Looking Good and Feeling Groovy - (S'easy When You Know How!)
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6.
Just the Job for You! Police Force - the Facts
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7.
A Date to Remember
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8.
My Girlfriend's No Good!
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9.
Just Waiting…and Wondering
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10.
[no title indexed]
Stop, Look-and Listen..! -
11.
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
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12.
The Boy Who Came to Stay
A Valentine Real Love Story -
13.
How Grown-UP Are You?
Quiz -
14.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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15.
["This ring, that should have made me so happy, has made me afraid to love…"]
Engagement with Fear -
16.
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie -
17.
Boys by the Dozen!
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18.
I'm Good for Nothing and No-One!
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19.
["…Super new bikini…but did I have the first-day-on-the-beach look!"]
QT Quick Tanning Discovery -
20.
My Problem Is, I'm Pretty…
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- Steve Belknap
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- James Zee
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