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Don't Forbid Me

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Penciller(s): Carrillo (signed)

Inker(s): Carrillo (signed)

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Judy; Jeff/Geoff; Sue

First Line: Mmmm…I could go on dancing for ever to this lovely waltz.

Synopsis: At the Easter Ball alone, Judy meets Geoff and they fall for each other, but Geoff is returning to South America for work. He doesn't want Judy to have to live there and tries to get a better posting in Canada. When he tells Judy he's not been successful, she discovers he had a girl in South America and refuses to see him again. She only realises her mistake after he leaves and cannot contact him. Next Easter, she goes to the Ball alone again and remembers Geoff. He arrives, wanting to make her his 'Easter bride'.

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Notes: The signature on this story is dated '57'. "The song 'Don't Forbid Me'--words and music by Charles Singleton. Copyright by Campbell, Connelly & Co., Ltd. Recorded by Pat Boone on London HLD8370."

The story calls the lead man Jeff initially and then Geoff for the rest of the story.

Love and Marriage

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Writer(s): Ellis Powell

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Notes: This feature is an advice column. The printed credit references "Mrs. Dale", the character Powell played in the long-running radio soap opera "Mrs. Dale's Diary", which ran from the late 1940s.

Could You Cope with a Wedding?

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: romantic

Feature(s): Ebb Tide

Character(s): Kathy Reece; Hester; Mr Lance; Rupert Benedict; Craddock; Sonia

First Line: Continuing the adventures of Kathy Reece. Kathy has found romance, mystery and peril on the storm-bound island of Abbot's Crag…

Synopsis: Kathy is woken by a loud noise and fears she has been shot at. Housekeeper Hester arrives first and accuses her of dreaming. Then Mr Lance arrives and smells cordite and finds a bullet hole. Kathy runs in panic intending to escape the island, but lands in the arms of her blind employer, Rupert Benedict. Benedict calls everyone in the household together and announces that he will name the person who has brought violence to his house.

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Notes: This feature is part of an ongoing serial. "the song 'Ebb Tide'--words by Carl Sigman, music by Robert Maxwell. Published by Robbins Music Corporation, Ltd. Recorded by Lita Roza on Decca F10239."

He Put the Flowers in Your Easter Bonnet

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Writer(s): Hal Langham

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Feature(s): Valentine's Personality Page

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Pages: 2

Notes: This feature is a profile of Irving Berlin. The second page is a photo feature of "photo flashes from Irving Berlin hits".

Get Happy

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Josep María Miralles [as J. Mª Miralles] (signed)

Inker(s): Josep María Miralles [as J. Mª Miralles] (signed)

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

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Character(s): Becky Upton; Miles Danby; Jack Upton; Aunt Cora

First Line: Becky returned to the scene of her childhood…

Synopsis: When nine year-old Becky is caught stealing apples from nasty young Squire Danby's orchard, her poor parents send her to live with Aunt Cora. Initially refusing, Becky comes to love Cora's exclusive dress shop and becomes a model for her. Six years later, she goes home and visits her old haunts. Miles Danby falls from his horse when he sees her climbing his wall. While he refuses to accept a woman's help following a broken romance, Becky looks after him. She falls in love as he recovers and learns to laugh again. When it is time to go, Miles asks her to never leave.

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Notes: "The song 'Get Happy,'--words and music by Harold Arien and Ted Cochler. Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, Ltd." Becky appears to be just 15 when she starts a relationship with the 25 or 30 year-old Miles Danby.

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Writer(s): ? [as Your Editor]

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Feature(s): A Letter from Your Editor

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Notes: The editorial refers to Valentine staff member Anne, who does star interviews.

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Writer(s): Clarence Wright

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Feature(s): Disc-Covering

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Writer(s): Glen Mason

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Feature(s): My Pet Aversions

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Dennis Lotis

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Feature(s): "Valentine's" Popular Songsters of Today

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Notes: This sequence is a double page pin-up picture.

Takin' a Chance on Love

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Julie; John; Edith; Steve

Synopsis: When John again asks Julie to marry him, she again tells him she's not ready, but thinks about finding someone exciting. When the office girls take a trip to London, she has an exciting romance with Steve and writes a blunt letter to John to end their relationship. But then Steve stands her up and she sees him with another girl. Julie realises she has ruined her life for a dream. When she gets home, she finds she sent the letter to her mother and can save her relationship with John, now aware of what it really means to her.

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Notes: "The song 'Takin' a Chance on Love'--words by John Latouche and Ted Fetter, music by Vernon Duke. Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, Ltd. Recorded by Jo Stafford on Phillips PB633."

Easter Show Biz Quiz

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First Line: Who are these Easter Humpty Dumptys?

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Notes: Answers are Jon Pertwee, Norman Wisdom, Tommy Trinder and John Slater.

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Writer(s): ? [as Davy]

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Valentine's Mailbag

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Notes: Letters from: Mrs Mary J. (from Sheffield), I.P.W. (from Gillingham), Three Trumpeteers (from Belfast), Betty Y. (from Spalding), John B. (from Lichfield), Freda (from Manchester), Cavendish Fan (from Cambridge), Molly J. (from Skegness), Jean (from Luton), Sally Daws (from Stockport), B.T. (from Nottingham), and Thelma H. (from Hull). The response to Mary J. confirms the same artist drew the recent serial 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be' and 'Anyone Can Fall in Love' (continued in this issue)--but doesn't say who!

No. 4. Tommy Steele

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Penciller(s): Mickey Durling (signed)

Inker(s): Mickey Durling (signed)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Valentine's Poptoon

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Suzi Miller and Mark

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: romantic

Feature(s): Living Love Stories

Character(s): Mark; Suzi Miller

First Line: Mark first saw me (though, of course, I didn't see him), when I was singing at Golders Green Hippodrome.

Synopsis: Singer Suzi Miller tells how she met her husband Mark. He heard her sing and decided he wanted to meet her, which latter happened when he accidentally tripped her dance partner. While Suzi was initially angry, they started dating. She gave up her singing career to get married, but was later encouraged with the support of her husband to not waste her lovely voice.

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Anyone Can Fall in Love

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Cindy; Robin; Archie; Jacqueline; Gina; Ruby

First Line: What? Lend you all my savings to help buy this broken-down café?

Synopsis: Cindy agrees to put her savings into the café. The spend the day painting, including Cindy who is wearing her best new skirt. The inevitable happens when Archie nearly falls from a ladder and Cindy's clothes are ruined. The next morning, Cindy is determined to use every ounce of glamour to make Robin notice her. She arrives at the cafe in her cheap new dress to meet Jacqueline, Gina and Ruby—employed by Robin to provide glamour and encourage chaps to pay more for coffee.

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Notes: This story is part of an ongoing serial. "The song 'Anyone Can Fall in Love'--by Cahn and Holt. Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, Ltd. Recorded by Doris Day on Philips PB325."

Artist credits based on notes provided by David Roach.

Are You Also an Aquarian?

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Notes: A profile of Norman Wisdom using astrology, face reading, handwriting analysis and palm reading.

"Valentine's" Easter Bonnet to Make Yourself

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Writer(s): Patti Morgan

Penciller(s): ? (photo); ? (illustration)

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Genres: informational

Feature(s): Talking Fashion with Patti Morgan

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After You've Gone

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Pippa; Pam; Andrew Craigie; Karen

First Line: Who was the girl in the picture? This question tormented Pippa…

Synopsis: Moving to London, Pippa works in a coffee bar. Fascinated by a handsome customer, she spills coffee on him. Andrew's anger settles and he asks to paint Pippa. They fall for each other during the portrait, but Pippa worries about the painting of a woman that Andrew hides. Andrew's portrait of Pippa is accepted for exhibition. At the gallery, the woman in the painting insults Pippa and flirts with Andrew. Later, Pippa finds Andrew with Karen's arms around him. Pippa runs away and nearly falls down stairs, but is saved by Andrew. Karen means nothing to him.

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Notes: "The song 'After You've Gone'--written and composed by Creamer and Layton. Published by Francis, Day & Hunter, Ltd. Recorded by Billy Daniels on Mercury MPT7505."