LOVE STORY PICTURE LIBRARY "Sweet Santa" Part 1

Here's a never-published (in America) novel-length Christmas story...

...that reads (and feels) like a Hallmark Channel Christmas story!

Don't worry about that!

There's more to come, as you'll see...
Next Week!

For Christmas this year, we're doing things a little differently.

Instead of a bunch of unrelated Christmas/winter season tales, we're presenting a movie-length "graphic novel" from England.

The artist is Luis Garcia Mozos, a Spanish artist who also did a lot of work for British comics.
Sadly, the writer credit for this story from IPC's Love Story Picture Library 507 (1964) is unknown.

BTW, this title ran over 1600 issues by doing a half-dozen issues per month covering everything from holiday tales, to period pieces involving swashbucklers, to wartime sagas to contemporary stories!

They were as popular among British teen and young adult girls as Harlequin Romances were among Americans!

COOKIE "Do Your Christmas Shopping Early"

How do you make some extra cash for Christmas?

If you're a teenager named "Cookie", it's usually the hard way...

I've found almost NO Christmas-specific romance comic stories!
Heck, I had to go through a stack of British comics to find last-year's tale (click HERE)

So I went with this teen humor strip from Cookie #10 (1947), written and illustrated by Dan Gordon, who was a writer-animator-director for the Fleischer Studios (Superman, Popeye), then went into comics, finally returning to animation at Hanna-Barbera where he co-created (among others) The Flintstones!
Note: Archie Comics has a huge number of Christmas-themed stories featuring Archie and Betty & Veronica!
I'm looking to find a couple of the earliest ones that would still be Public Domain to use here!
Wish me luck!

Next Week:

We don't know what we'll publish...yet!

But, You'll Cry Your Eyes Out If You Miss It!

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LOVE STORY PICTURE LIBRARY "Dream Christmas" Conclusion

In the tradition of Hallmark Channel Christmas movies...

...it appears Ann has screwed-up her Yuletide romance with the studly (and rich) Chris due to a misunderstanding on her part!

Can she correct her mistake?

Will this tale have a happy ending?

What do you think?

...and they lived happily ever after!💕

We hope you've enjoyed our Christmas movie-length presentation.

We'll be back after New Year's Day with more happiness and heartbreak.

LOVE STORY PICTURE LIBRARY "Dream Christmas" Part 3

When Last We Left Our Lovelorn Protagonist, Ann...

Big city girl Ann, unable to find a romantic partner, journeys to the countryside to spend Christmas with relatives!

Once there, she meets Chris, a guy whom she had briefly (and klutzilly) encountered back in the city!

Note: he's the very image of a potential lover she had been dreaming about for months! (hence the story's title)
Is it fate that they encounter each other again?
When Chris invites her to a Christmas Day gala at his home, Ann's concerned that she has nothing to wear.
But, while she's shopping on Christmas Eve with her niece and nephew, she sees the perfect dress...which is amazingly-expensive.
Depressed about her lack of funds, she spills her heart out to the store Santa Claus...who takes an interest in her...

OOPS!
Has Ann's misplaced pride caused her to blow her chance at happiness with Chris?

Find Out Next Wednesday!

For Christmas this year, we're doing things a little differently.

Instead of a bunch of unrelated Christmas/winter season tales, we're presenting a movie-length "graphic novel" from England that reads like the script for a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie.

Sadly, the writer-artist credits for this story from IPC's Love Story Picture Library 1031 (1973) are unknown.

BTW, this title ran over 1600 issues by doing a half-dozen issues per month covering everything from holiday tales, to period pieces involving swashbuckers, to wartime sagas to contemporary stories!

They were as popular among British teen and young adult girls as Harlequin Romances were among Americans!

LOVE STORY PICTURE LIBRARY "Dream Christmas" Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

Big city girl Ann, unable to find a romantic partner, journeys to the countryside to spend Christmas with relatives!

Once there, she meets Chris, a guy whom she had briefly (and klutzilly) encountered back in the city!

Note: he's the very image of a potential lover she had been dreaming about for months! (hence the story's title)

Is it fate that they encounter each other?

Was there something...odd...about Father Christmas?

He seemed rather...insightful...about Ann's need for the dress!

Find Out Next Wednesday!

At least we have a fairly-logical explanation as to why Chris appeared in Ann's dream!
For Christmas this year, we're doing things a little differently.

Instead of a bunch of unrelated Christmas/winter season tales, we're presenting a movie-length "graphic novel" from England that reads like the script for a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie.

Sadly, the writer-artist credits for this story from IPC's Love Story Picture Library 1031 (1973) are unknown.

BTW, this title ran over 1600 issues by doing a half-dozen issues per month covering everything from holiday tales, to period pieces involving swashbuckers, to wartime sagas to contemporary stories!

They were as popular among British teen and young adult girls as Harlequin Romances were among Americans!