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Genres: romantic

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Miss Trudy

First Line: Well, I never!

Synopsis: As the secretaries read Mr Soggy's ban on mini-skirts in the office, they see him off to play squash with a client.

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You'll Do It. You'll Fall in Love

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Ernie; unnamed woman; unnamed man

Synopsis: She believes her friends when they say they can't eat or sleep when they are in love, and ends up breaking up with Ernie. Then she meets someone new. He stops eating and she can't sleep. This really must be love.

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Pages: 6

Notes: This story is probably from Valentine.

I'll Be Loving You

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Jenny Smith; Mr Parker

Synopsis: Jenny marches in to the boss to complain about too much overtime and finds that he's nice. He offers his chauffeur to take her to the Brexton Jaz Festival on her night off and then turns up himself, explaining it's his chauffeur's night off. Then the actual boss turns up at the Festival and sacks Mr Parker, his chauffeur, who has used the situation to get a date with Jenny.

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Notes: This story is probably from Valentine.

Happy to Know You

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Ralph; Kay; Todd; Brenda

Synopsis: Ralph finds Kay sitting alone and sad at his party. Her boyfriend has left, seeking a more exciting life. Kay has started going to parties to stop being so dull, but she can't enjoy herself. Fortunately, Ralph shares her passions and likes Kay as she is.

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Notes: This story is probably from Marilyn.

If I Could Only Tell You

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Mark; Julie; Mr Solini

Synopsis: Mark is a talented pianist, but Julie worries he might not be good enough. She seeks out famous pianist Mr Solini to get his opinion. When he warns Mark that he will only ever be a talented amateur, it destroys Mark’s dream and he cannot forgive Julie.

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Notes: This story is probably from Valentine.

Show Me That You Care

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Lana; Fred Brown; Marty Brown; Bruce

Synopsis: When the Browns move in next door, Lana does everything to avoid Marty Brown because he doesn't fit in with her social circle. Bruce dumps Lana because he thinks she is associated with the Browns. But when Lana accidentally sets fire to her home burning Bruce's letters, it is the Browns that take her family in.

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Notes: This story is probably from Marilyn.

Crystal Clear

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Linda; Fred

Synopsis: Linda buys a crystal ball after she sees a romantic vision in it with the attractive salesman. But her boyfriend doesn't get the magic, there's no vision when she holds it with him and Fred just storms out annoyed. Determined to return the useless crystal ball, Linda realizes she must hold it with the right person to see her dreams.

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Forget Him

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Mary; Henry; David Barnes

Synopsis: To the annoyance of Mary, Henry takes the river yacht into the open sea for an adventure and it sinks. David rescues them, but he must first finish his trip to France. He’s a real adventurer and Mary begins to fall for him. Henry is arrested for smuggling jewels into France, but the culprit is David and the police soon arrest him. Mary returns to England with Henry, with renewed love for him.

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Notes: This story is probably from Valentine.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Miss Trudy

First Line: Really, Mr. Soggy, I need a new typewriter--

Synopsis: Mr Soggy pays for being too stingy to buy a new typewriter.

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After a Year

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Penciller(s): Antonio Borrell Pujol [as A. Borrell] (signed)

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Julie; Pierre; Paul

Synopsis: On a holiday in Nice, Julie meets and falls for compulsive gambler Pierre. For Julie's sake, Pierre promises to try to give up gambling and they agree to meet in a year. Pierre doesn't show, but Paul comes to comfort Julie. They go for a drive and stop for petrol, where Pierre is a garage hand and has stopped gambling. Paul is Pierre's brother and he has set up the reunion.

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Notes: The lettering on this story is similar to work translated from Spanish, rather than work sourced from the UK. The signature on this story is marked SI for Spain's "Selecciones Ilustradas" agency.

Dear Alice

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Alice; Raymond

Synopsis: Alice is committed to teaching in rural Winslow. The uneducated adult Raymond becomes an unexpected student. He wants to learn and to escape Winslow. When he gets a job in an industrial wood company, the pair realise they don’t want to part. Raymond promises to return and Alice’s final lessons teach him how to write to her. After months, he finally writes to say that the city is not for him and he is returning to Winslow and to Alice.

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Notes: The lettering on this story is similar to work translated from Spanish, rather than work sourced from the UK.

My Wedding Day

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Liz Brown; Hughes Brown; Albert; Bill Moore

Synopsis: Liz is crying and emotional on her wedding day, and she reflects on how she got engaged to Albert. She knows that her father wants her to marry Albert and he will make a good husband, but she has realised she doesn’t love him. Liz has met Bill and learned what real love is. It was a terrible scene when she told her father about Bill. But now she’s marrying him, not Albert.

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Ted, His Car… and the Policeman

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Shelagh; Ted Barnes; policeman

Synopsis: Shelagh explains to a policeman why she is blocking traffic in Ted’s antique car, which has stalled. She recounts the tale of his obsession with gadgets and how she has just dumped him. Shelagh and the policemen push the car out of the traffic, but it then rolls into a fruit shop. Ted arrives frightened that Shelagh is hurt and really leaving him. The policeman just wants them to move the car.

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Notes: The lettering on this story is similar to work translated from Spanish, rather than work sourced from the UK. The signature on this story is dated 1960 and marked SI for Spain's "Selecciones Ilustradas" agency.

Exotic Countries: Japan

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Genres: non-fiction

Synopsis: Information on Japan including Japanese Pagodas; Buddhism; Hokkaido's inhabitants, the Ainu; Samurai; and the Japanese language.

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Notes: This feature is in the style of Selecciones Ilustradas work appearing in Space Ace (Atlas) and other comics internationally in the 1960s.

Letter from Auckland

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Brenda Frazer; Bob Dugall; Liz

Synopsis: When an undertaker arrives at her home to collect her dead body, Brenda decides she’s had enough of Bob’s practical jokes no matter how much she loves him. To escape, she accepts her Aunt Martha’s invitation to New Zealand. Liz tells Brenda that Bob is shy and uses practical jokes to get her attention. Liz also tells Bob that Brenda is really leaving because he’s made life awful, and Bob decides it is time to be straight with Liz.

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Notes: The lettering on this story is not the same as work sourced from the UK, but different from the usual Spanish translations.

Holiday in Miami

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Genres: romantic

Character(s): Sandra; Louis; Perry Sanders

Synopsis: French fashion designer Sandra is exhausted from her autumn show. At the advice of Louis, her right-hand man and potential lover, she takes a holiday to Miami. She meets Perry and spends many pleasant days with him, but begins to think about Louis. She decides to test him by writing to say she’s not returning and will be married. Within 24 hours, Louise has flown to Miami with tickets to take her home.

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Notes: The lettering on this story is similar to work translated from Spanish, rather than work sourced from the UK.

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Miss Trudy

First Line: Miss Trudy--what have you done to your hair?

Synopsis: Mr Soggy bans the secretaries wearing wigs in the office, just as a gust of wind blows his toupee off.

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