Plot
Anita Murray inherits a ghostly butler named Mareton. Only she can see or hear him, unless he wills it otherwise.
Notes
- Artist: Bert Hill
- Translated into Dutch: Debbie Parade Album #7 as “Betty en haar butler” (cover title) and “Betty’s Butler” (story title).
- One story reprinted and translated into Dutch as Anita’s Butler (the butler Mareton is renamed Maurits) – Debbie #70 (mid-1980s).
- Anita’s Butler (Judy Annual 1982) reprinted and translated into Dutch – Debbie #30 (1982)
Appeared
- Anita’s Butler – Judy: #1006 (21 April 1979) – #1023 (18 August 1979)
- Anita’s Butler – Judy: #1113 (09 May 1981) – #1130 (5 September 1981)
Other Appearances:
- Anita’s Butler – Judy Annual 1982
- Anita’s Butler – Judy Annual 1983
Published in Dutch in Debbie Parade Album #7 as “Betty en haar butler” (cover title) and “Betty’s butler” (story title). The main character has been renamed Betty (oddly enough, a more English-sounding name than Anita) and the ghostly butler Maurik:
https://www.comics.org/issue/1943599/
Anyone know who did the writing?
Regards,
Ramon
Funny – as I recall, the Dutch translations didn’t go for alliterative titles, but in this case they did. Yet the original did not have an alliterative title.
A three-page story about Mareton (called Marsman here) was translated into Dutch and published in Debbie #30 (1982).
Anita was not renamed this time, so the story title is “Anita’s butler”.
Unfortunately, the date was cut off, so not sure where it originates.
There is a new student at school and Mareton thinks he is a thief. When he suspects the thief sabotages an airplane, he makes Anita intervene, and is proven wrong.
Regards,
Ramon
Thanks Ramon, that sounds like the story from the 1982 Judy annual http://girlscomicsofyesterday.com/2019/12/judy-for-girls-1982/
Thanks lorrs, I’ve updated my records.
Regards,
Ramon
Another story translated into Dutch without changing the title. Mareton is translated as Maurits this time.
Anita and the ghost butler visit a horse fair and competition, where they stop a jockey from cheating.
Regards,
Ramon
Thanks Ramon, Was this also in Debbie #70?
Yes, apologies, had meant to add that!
Regards,
Ramon