Valentine #85

(30 August 1958)

Heartaches (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Carlos Prunés (signed as Prunés)

Inks

Carlos Prunés (signed as Prunés)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, please, Mark! Not here!

Genre

romance

Characters

Mark Cavendish; Mrs. Cavendish; Lucia

Synopsis

After her mother died, Lucia ran away from the squalid caravan where she lived with her step-father. Over the next five years, she established herself as a successful career girl. She is in love and engaged to a man from a well-to-do family. But her life is turned upside down when her step-father tracks her down and starts blackmailing her.

Indexer Notes

Artist's credits are based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/10/carlos-prunes-en-uk.html.

The cover serves as the first page of this story.

All of Me (Table of Contents: 2)

Emergency Ward 10 / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Maurice Skye (signed)

Inks

Maurice Skye (signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sam's belief that marriage means the end of soft lights and sweet music brought me heartache and clouded our love...

Genre

romance

Characters

Sam Craig; Joan Dickens; Mrs. Lever; Jim Lever

Synopsis

Joan is relieved to discover that Sam was not injured in the car accident, but was instead responsible for saving a man's life who was injured. Together, they go to break the news of the injury to the man's wife. Although the wife and family are poor, Sam is impressed by the plucky wife despite the fact that her husband has lost his job and will be in the hospital for months. Sam finally realizes that, though the marriage isn't all soft lights and romance, love can carry you through the rough patches.

Make It Soon (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Josep Maria Miralles (signed as Miralles)

Inks

Josep Maria Miralles (signed as Miralles)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, this is it.! Just the two of us. You'll be worked to death... but if you want it... the job's yours!

Genre

romance

Characters

Ann Turner; Tim Rogers; Cynthia; Angela

Synopsis

Ann's new boss seems to be two different people: a hard-working business man one minute and a reckless play boy the next. When he gets calls from his different girl friends, he jokingly tells Kim she could cut them out of his life if she would marry him. The jokes start to hurt when she realizes that she really loves him. But is he joking?

You're the Greatest (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Rab Hamilton

Inks

Rab Hamilton

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I couldn't face it... couldn't go on being tactful any longer...

Genre

romance

Characters

Josie Dawes; Philip Ackroyd; Gerda Lorraine

Synopsis

With Philip about to be married to Gerda, Josie can no longer bear it and gets on a plane home to England. Bad weather forces the plane to land in Paris. Still waiting for the weather to clear the next morning, she looks at the clock and realizes Philip is due to be married at that very moment. However, Philip and Gerda have jilted each other. And Philip has tracked down Josie to propose to her.

Indexer Notes

end of serial

I Dreamed (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Antonio Romero

Inks

Antonio Romero

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golly! You're really late today!

Genre

romance

Characters

Peggy Castle; Maisie; Mr. Newman

Synopsis

No one seems to notice the lift girl in her uniform. But one day when the uniforms haven't come back from the cleaners, she has to stay in her own clothes. And she happens to be wearing a new dress that day. Now everyone who had ignored her seems to take a keen interest in her. But when she goes back to her normal uniform, everyone seems to ignore her again.

This week: Virginia Vernon and Bob Dixon (Table of Contents: 6)

Living Love Stories / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Eric Dadswell

Inks

Eric Dadswell

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey... Virginai, come up here and meet Bob Dixon.

Genre

biography; romance

Characters

Virginia Vernon; Bob Dixon

Synopsis

Bob's courtship of Virgina.

A Handful of Songs (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Carlos Freixas (signed as C.F.)

Inks

Carlos Freixas (signed as C.F.)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

No news from Jezebel... oh, I hope there'll be a telegram when we get to Southend...

Genre

romance

Characters

Ella; Dixie Dexter; Pete Dexter; Roy; Paddy; Jezebel

Synopsis

Ella knows that Dixie has been in an accident and is awaiting news from Jezebel about Dixie and the baby. When 'Dreamboat' pulls into Southend pier, a rowboat approaches and Jezebel's usually smiling face is set in an expression of utter heartbreak.

Indexer Notes

Next week: Jezebel's message.

Lonesome Road (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Brinkworth

Inks

John Brinkworth

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like to go to the sports meeting tomorrow?

Genre

romance

Characters

Doris; Tom; Laura; Jack

Synopsis

Doris has an attractive, youngish mother who considers her as a millstone.