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Issue: Roxy #52
Publication Date: March 1959
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Issues: #52 of 288 Issues
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Publisher: FlagAmalgamated Press
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Indicia Publisher: The Amalgamated Press, Ltd.
On Sale Date: 03/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 28
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Price: 4.0 pence GBQ 0-0-4
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Content Items: 23 (5 stories, 0 covers)
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Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): D, Canning [as Tony Brent]
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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Amy; Tony Brent; Nick West
First Line: She told Tony Brent she'd fallen for a boy she would never meet!
Synopsis: When Amy finds a photograph of a boy in a chest of drawers at her digs, left by the girl who had the room before her and falls in love with him even though she has never met him. She assumes she will never meet him, but when she answers the doorbell, there he is looking for a date with the girl who previously had Amy's room. He borrows the landlady's phone but can't find anyone to make a date that evening so he asks Amy out.
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Jungle Man

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Genres: adventure, jungle, romantic
Character(s): Kathie Garson; Waldo; Hymie Borg; Sari Cornell
First Line: Kathie Garson, secretary to film director Hymie Borg, has fallen in love with Waldo, who has grown up wild in the jungle.
Synopsis: Having saved Kathie from the crocodiles, Waldo plans to kill Sari. Borg warns Waldo that his men will shoot if he tries to touch her. Realizing she must stop Waldo to save his life, Kathie lies and tells him that Sari was not at fault. Waldo's life is saved, but Kathie realizes she has lost his respect. Waldo offers to make it up to Sari for wrongly accusing her and asks what he can do to make it right. She traps him into agreeing to return to England with her.
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Prisoner in a Palace

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Ruth Maynard; Cliff Rowland; The Bey (villain); The Princess (villain)
First Line: Ruth Maynard is a prisoner of a powerful Eastern prince, the Bey, who is determined to marry her.
Synopsis: To save Cliff's life, The Princess blackmails Ruth into marrying The Bey. After the wedding ceremony, Cliff comes to Ruth, but it is a trap planned by the Princess. Having caught Cliff and Ruth kissing, The Bey sentences them both to death.
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Hey, Cats - Dig This!

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Feature(s): Marilyn
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Judy Grinham's in Pictures!

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Feature(s): Splas!
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Turn on the Tap for Sparkle

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Writer(s): Alma Cogan
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Feature(s): Alma Cogan's Beauty School
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Writer(s): Lonnie Donegan
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Around the Turntable with Lonnie Donegan
First Line: I've said it before and I'll say it again:
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Writer(s): Dennis Lotis
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Feature(s): This Is How He Sees It
First Line: Every year some happy family atmosphere is upset through disagreements over holidays.
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Roxy's One Year Old

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Feature(s): Next Week in Roxy
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Writer(s): Dickie Valentine
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Get In the Know
First Line: You can't move a foot in Show Business these days without coming across a cha-cha.
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): You Pop the Question
First Line: Q. What are singer Edmund Hockridge's hobbies - and how tall is he?
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Feature(s): It's Quite True!
First Line: It's thirteen years since top comedian Harry Seacombe met his wife Myra - before the Goons were even heard of!
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Mudd In Your Eye
First Line: The time has come for me to say good-bye to you good people.
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Horoscope for the Week Beginning Tuesday, March 3rd.

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Feature(s): There's a Good Time Coming
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Where's the Fire?

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Fred Martin; Rita
First Line: Don't be frightened - You'll be quite safe with me!
Synopsis: Fred, wearing a fireman's uniform, bursts in and rushes her out of the store-room. Once on the roof, she realizes there is no smoke and no flames. When the joke is ended, he apologizes and kisses her.
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All or Nothing

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Genres: romantic
Character(s): Sandra Gates; Harry Smart; Ray
First Line: But don't you see Sandra - I just can't let Uncle Ted down tonight?
Synopsis: Harry's long hours at the garage cause him to put off dates with Sandra. Frustrated, Sandra gets into a fight with Harry and they break up. She starts seeing a guy from Australia, but realizes her heart still belongs to Harry.
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They're All from Famous Films

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Free £2 Bonus for You

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She Chose an H. Samuel Lucky Wedding Ring

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Cries from the Heart

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...and Suddenly You Are Better Off

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Seeing's Believing

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For Happiness Always

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