The halcyon days of British comics in the 1950s and 1960s were a fertile landscape that produced many titles fondly remembered today: the knockabout fun of the Dandy and the Beano, and the thrill and adventure of Victor, Valiant, The Hotspur, and Roy of the Rovers’ original home, Tiger.
But what of Mirabelle, Valentine, Marilyn and Serenade? Almost completely forgotten today, these comics formed the vanguard of Britain’s huge romance comics industry, selling millions of copies over a decade.
