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It’s a Dare!

Mandy

Plot

Kay Harper, a junior reporter at the Mexfield Weekly News, runs a feature called “It’s a Dare!”. Readers are invited to send in unusual or interesting challenges for Kay, and each dare accepted wins £10.00 for the reader.

Dare

Notes

  • Kay Harper first appeared in another Mandy journalism story, Wedding of the Week.

Appeared

  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy: #486 (08 May 1976) – (#493?)
  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy: #521 (08 January 1977)
  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy: #599 (08 July 1978) – #603 (05 August 1978)
  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy: #677 (05 January 1980) – (?)

Other Appearances:

  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy Annual 1979
  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy Annual 1981
  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy Annual 1983
  • It’s a Dare! –  Mandy Annual 1986

 

Wedding of the Week

Mandy,

Plot

Kay Harper has just started work as a reporter for the Mexfield Clarion. She starts a new feature called “Wedding of the Week”. Kay’s wedding feature gets her into all sorts of scrapes and she has to watch out for Kevin, who is always out to steal her wedding stories.

Wedding

Notes

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley
  • Kay Harper returns in another Mandy journalism story, “It’s a Dare!“.
  • There is no episode in issue #428 to make way for two new serials in the comic.

Appeared

  • Wedding of the Week – Mandy  #424 (1 March 1975) – #436 (24 May 1975)
  • Reprinted –   Mandy: #951 (6 April 1985) – #962 (22 June 1985)

 

Jill – Junior Reporter

Mandy,

Plot

Jill Cooper, was a junior reporter  on the AppWord Clarion, when she decided to go to London and try to get another job there. She arrives at Daily Echo, on a day when all other reporters are busy, so she gets sent out on an assignment and actually manages to accidentally get the big scoop that all the other reporter’s were looking for.

jill junior report

Notes

  • Artist: Robert MacGillivray

Appeared

  • Jill – Junior Reporter – Mandy: #45 (25 November 1967)  – (?)

Other Appearances: