Valentine #19 March 1960
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Poor Me!", Sally—raised by globetrotting parents and shaped by a life of adventure—tries settling into a dull office job, only to find herself out of place. After a chance reunion with James, their budding connection is tested when she meets his parents, leading to a quiet moment of empathy that shifts her plans. A delayed flight offers her a chance to reconsider her path, and she finds herself drawn back to the man who understands her restless spirit. Art by Carlos Freixas, this 1960 Valentine comic captures a tender, character-driven moment with warmth and quiet humor.
Pat watches Jim kiss his ex-fiancée Caroline and flees, barely missing the bus. Left alone at the stop, she overhears a couple sharing a tender goodbye kiss—just like the one Jim just shared with Caroline—before moving on with their lives.
Angela Swan, newly free from a possessive romance, finds herself drawn into a strange situation when she meets Geoff Mulcaster, who’s racing against the clock to clear a ten-thousand-pound debt. Just as tensions rise, a knock at the door brings Auntie Phoebe and Clarence, claiming to be Geoff’s relatives from Canada—only for Clarence to make a sudden move toward Angela. In the midst of the moment, Angela’s jealous ex arrives, throwing the scene into sudden, uncertain motion.
Judy tries to move on from Nick, finally choosing to date her roommate's brother, Don—a kind but unexciting match. When Nick shows up at a party, desperate to reconcile, Judy sees a chance to help both him and his heartbroken date. With Don’s gentle nature, she wonders if he might be the one to ease Nick’s friend’s sorrow.
Cathy thought her heart was broken when Tom chose June over her, so she fled to Australia to start anew. Years later, a newspaper headline brings her back to England, where she unexpectedly meets Tom again in Paris—only now he’s asking her to marry him. But the past lingers, and the shadow of June’s tragic death still weighs on her, making her wonder if she can truly move forward.
Sally Jensen, raised on adventure and restless by nature, trades her office job for the open road—only to collide once more with James Frobisher. Their reunion sparks a connection, but things grow complicated when she meets his parents and shares her sudden decision to leave the city. As a flight delay gives her time to reconsider, Sally finds herself torn between the life she’s known and the one that’s just begun.
Phyllis has grown close to the three medical students sharing her mother’s flat—especially Chris—but when she finally gets a moment alone with him, his joke about hiding Jock’s skeleton shatters her hopes. Just as she’s ready to walk away, Jock and Cyril step in with a clever ruse, claiming they need to practice bandaging on her for an exam—though their real aim is to give Chris one last chance to make things right.
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