Valentine
#12 December 1959
(December 12th, 1959)
IPC,
1957 Series
- Price
- 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
- Pages
- 32
- Indicia Frequency
- published every Monday
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fleetway Publications Ltd.
- Editing
- Mike Butterworth
Issue Notes
Credits based on information provided by Mike Butterworth.
You're Driving Me Crazy
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, look out! I mean... help!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Diana; Jack Tabbit
- Synopsis
- On her first day out on her new scooter, Diana hits a policeman. That night he comes to her house and tells her he is going to give her lessons each evening.
Indexer Notes
Artist credited here in known to have contributed art for this issue 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 the lead story.
My Baby Just Cares for Me
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh no! There goes the lovely lunch I cooked for Derek!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Pixie Gaines; Derek; Jack; Peter; Benny Manning; Lional
- Synopsis
- Everything seemed to go wrong for Pixie, but her friend Jack was always there to make her feel better. When she is stood up by a potential boyfriend, Jack starts a 'get Pixie a boy friend' campaign. Eventually, Pixie realizes that it is Jack she loves.
Indexer Notes
Story 'inspired' by the Pat Boone song title.
Move It
Pete Dexter Band / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was wonderful to see Jez her old, gay, self... reunited with her Chaz...
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Biddy Rooney; Pete Dexter; Tommy; Jezebel; Flip; Chaz; Lulu; Dixie Dexter
- Synopsis
- Biddy is glad to see Jez and Chaz happy together, but thinks Flip planned everything just so he could take out Lulu. Engaged to Tommy, Biddy should be happy but somehow isn't. When she meets Pete's wife, Dixie comments about how Biddy is obviously in love, but so sad. She asks Biddy if she is sure it's Tommy she's in love with.
Indexer Notes
Serial 'inspired' by the Cliff Richard song title.
Blurb at the end of the sequence: "Next week: Bad News for Tommy!"
Forgotten Dreams
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You must make up your mind now... will you marry me or not?
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Fay; Peter Trent; Lewis
- Synopsis
- Fay had loved Peter her whole life, but when he demanded that she marry him before he is posted overseas she felt he was rushing things. Peter walked out on her and later she met an archaeologist. She starts to wonder if she was falling for him when they discover an ancient bracelet. Lewis tells her that is proves the old legend of Maiden's Rest and tells her the story. Hearing the story makes Fay realize that it is Peter she loves.
Indexer Notes
Artist credited here is known to have provided art for this issue based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2009/10/jose-bielsa-en-uk.html.
Story 'inspired' by the Joe (Mr. Piano) Henderson song title.
[no title indexed]
Dear Stevie... / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Frank Johnson... he's nice!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Frank Johnson; Julie; Eve
- Synopsis
- Eve is jealous of her pretty younger sister.
Indexer Notes
Advice column letter converted into a comic sequence.
Just Young
comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sitting here watching television every night with us old fogies... you should be out enjoying yourself with people your own age!
- Genre
- romance
- Characters
- Celia; Aunt Edith; Nigel; Terry
- Synopsis
- Celia had been a home-loving girl until her aunt urged her put herself out with people her own age. She meets a man whose car has run out of petrol and soon starts seeing him regularly. Although he is honest about not having much money, she uses her savings to buy herself new clothes and pick out a new flat for them to live in after they get married. But a week before the wedding she gets a letter from him saying there was another girl and he couldn't go through with it. Her aunt convinces her to use her new clothes and new flat to start over and is soon making new friends.
Indexer Notes
Artist credited here is known to have contributed art for this issue based on information provided by David Roach at http://deskartesmil.blogspot.com/2011/06/roberto-gonzalez-casarrubio-en-uk….
Story 'inspired' by the Paul Anka song title.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
You're Driving Me Crazy
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2.
My Baby Just Cares for Me
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3.
Move It
Pete Dexter Band -
4.
Forgotten Dreams
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5.
["Frank Johnson... he's nice!"]
Dear Stevie... -
6.
Just Young
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- Steve Belknap
- Doug Brain
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