Boyfriend #82

(January 14th 1961)

Dreamerama (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Shirley Bellwood ?; ? (painted cover)

Inks

Shirley Bellwood ?; ? (painted cover)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

A girl can dream. So they say. But at one time I dreamt more than twice my quota.

Characters

Mrs. Jones; Ted Wills; Wendy

Synopsis

Wendy dreams of a glamorous life, but her waking life is dull. She even gets bored with the same old dates with her boyfriend, Ted. But then for a week he starts taking her on more glamorous dates and she wonders how he can afford it.

Indexer Notes

The cover serves as the first page of this story. The cover may have been painted over the original pen/ink drawings by the interior story artist. The cover is the only page with colour.

Bachelor's Club (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It happened the night I was caught in the rain on my way home from my girlfriend's flat.

Genre

romance

Characters

Sheila Wiley; Harry Mason

Synopsis

Harry offers to share his umbrella when he sees Sheila running in the rain. Despite his lecture, she finds she is drawn to him. It happens again the next night when she follows him into a dance hall out of curiosity. The next evening she discovers he is the chairman of the Bachelor's Club, but when she kisses him he withdraws from the club.

Shop of Dreams (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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My parents had died when I was young and my grandad kept the biggest store in Manstone - Chandle's.

Genre

romance

Characters

Mr. Chandle; Julie Chandle [Julie Walker]; Bill Harris

Synopsis

Julie wants to be independent so she gets a job at the rival shop of her grandfather's without using her real name. When she is sacked with no reason, a co-worker tries to defend her but also gets sacked. Together, they decide to open their own shop. But Julie uses her real name to help them get credit.

The Stolen Romance (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Sebastián Velasco ?

Inks

Sebastián Velasco ?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was bliss dancing with Harry that first evening in Paris - even if he had asked me just for old time's sake...

Genre

romance

Characters

Penny Barlow; Laurie; Jack; Harry Webb; Gloria; Ives Renault

Synopsis

While dancing with Penny, Harry gets serious and is about to tell her a secret before Gloria interrupts them. With Gloria around she doesn't get another chance to talk to Harry. Laurie takes her home, but the next morning she learns that Laurie has disappeared.

Indexer Notes

continuing story