Valentine #25 August 1973

(25 August 1973)

Night of Despair (Table of Contents: 1)

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We're so alike, Timmy... unloved... unwanted! Just you and me against the whole world!

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romance

Characters

Timmy Jackson; Joanne; Roy Laker; Alison Jackson; Glen Jackson

Synopsis

Joanne is obsessed with baby-sitting the Jackson's baby. One night the Jacksons are arguing before they leave and are late in arriving. When the baby starts crying during a storm, Joanne takes the baby out of the house and resolves to take care of him. But she soon realizes she can't cope with the baby on her own. She returns the baby and confesses her story to the Jacksons, who forgive her.

The Return of Jo Gail (Table of Contents: 2)

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Goodbye, Simon! I shall miss you oh so much!

Genre

romance

Characters

Nurse Jo Gail; Dr. Simon Spencer; Andy; Fran; Harry

Synopsis

After Simon leaves to work for a time in an American hospital, Jo is asked to provide care for an amnesia patient referred to as "Andy". But that night when she goes to the dance in town, she shes Andy. He recognizes her and vows he will not go back to the hospital.

The Beautiful Illusion (Table of Contents: 3)

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It's all going to be different now. My face will be beautiful... and so will my whole life!

Genre

romance

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Wendy Davies; Jerry Blake

Synopsis

After overhearing a remark about her nose at an office Christmas party, Wendy uses all her savings for an operation. She gets the full beauty treatment and everyone notices the changes in her when she returns from her "holiday". But after initially winning Jerry from another girl, he meets a new girl who is even prettier.

I Never Wore a Short Dress (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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Sad... Happy.. Day (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Don't stop for strangers--that's what they tell a girl...

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romance

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Hazel Page; George; Lorna

Synopsis

On a typical busy day driving around delivering groceries, Hazel stops to pick up a hitchhiker. She learns he had suffered a nervous breakdown and is returning to an old girlfriend to apologize for his behavior with her father.