*Girls’ Comics: The long-running weekly Valentine, launched in 1957, had two distinct phases: up to the late 1960′ its distinctive sky-blue livery lured in readers with a self-contained romance strip ‘inspired’ by a popular song – with a floating mugshot of the singer attached, to gain extra sales from fans who would buy anything with their idol’s likeness on it! Inside was more of the same, with done-in-one strips, serial strips and even text stories ‘inspired’ by various popsters, filled out by the usual – fashion tips, pin-ups and problem pages. What made Valentine stand out, however, was the outstanding quality of the artwork, which was often very lovely indeed. We have more than 50 of the ‘classic’ Valentine back in stock, ranging from 1960 to 1968 (skewing more heavily towards ’67 and ’68). Pictured are the final (28/12/68 FN £12, Christmas number) issue of this selection, plus a Fabulous Free Gift issue – 25th Sept 1965, only FA, but with a FN Free Gift – a cardboard record holder for your own ‘Top Ten’ singles! Comic and gift available for £15. Oh, and the second phase of Valentine? Well, more about all that – very soon!