Plot

Bunty had a number of complete one-off text and picure stories, over the years. It also sometimes had short humour strips. In later years it also had complete photo stories. Some stories included:

Two Little Piggies Went to Market

When Pam Wilson’s two pigs, Wilf and Simon, are stolen by some crooks they aren’t expecting her to be able to prove their hers, but they did not know they were performing pigs. Pam is able to prove they are hers by showing them dance.

Bess and her Pup

A humour strip about Bess and her pup Pooch.

“I Don’t Like Dogs!”

Special complete story. Mrs Kemp has terrible cynophobia (fear of dogs) and this fear passes on to her daughter Helen. After Mrs Kemp dies, Dad finds a new girlfriend, Rowena, but when Helen sees she has a golden retriever, Benji, her cynophobia starts causing problems with the new relationship. It gets to the point where Helen tries to deliberately lose Benji in the hope Rowena will leave. But when a mugger attacks Helen and Benji comes to the rescue, everything changes.

Rosie’s Return

A girl goes back to her old house in Kinley and ends up wishing she hadn’t. She had a quarrel with her friend Carol before she moved, and when she meets Carol again, she is freaked out by Carol having a ghostly encounter with a girl named Rosie.

Misty

Sara has an encounter with a rider on a white horse that she cannot explain.

Ghosthunters

Jilly, Sue and Natalie decide to go ghost hunting, and their hunt takes an unexpected turn.

Puppy Love

Lauren Dean has always wanted a pet, but it was not possible as her family live in an apartment block. Then Dad changes jobs and the family move into a cottage, where Lauren can have a pet at last. A stray dog adopts Lauren, and Lauren names her Spot. Spot dies, but not before she has given birth to three puppies, who become Lauren’s new pets.

Notes

• A variety of artist drew these stories including: Andy Tew, Maria Dembilio, Guy Peeters

List of Stories

• Waif of the Fells (text) – Bunty: 34 (6 September 1958)
• The Bell She Hated – Bunty: #38 (4 October 1958)
• “Bee” for Betty – Bunty: #41 (25 October 1958)
• Daisy Bell – Bunty: #43 (8 November 1958)
• The Miss who Became a Hit – Bunty: #49 (20 December 1958)
• Two Little Piggies went to Market – Bunty: #52 (27 December 1958)
• Bonny and her Baby Brother – Bunty: #77 (4 July 1959) & #103 (2 January 1960)
• Midge – Bunty: #77 (4 July 1959) & #79 (18 July 1959)
• Bess and her Pup – Bunty: #78 (4 July 1959)
• Bess that’s the Cake – Bunty: #87 (12 September 1959)
• The Ambitious Miss Britten (text) – Bunty: #88 (19 September 1959)
• A New Home for Daffodil (text) – Bunty: #89 (26 September 1959)
• Pert Gert and the little puppy – Bunty: #102 (26 December 1959)
• The Horse They Scorned (text) – Bunty: #118 (16 April 1960)
• Jane of the Clarion (text) – Bunty: #119 (23 April 1960)
• Helen on her own (text) – Bunty: #120 (30 April 1960)
• “I Don’t Like Dogs!”–  Bunty: #1617 (7 January 1989) [Artist: Andy Tew]
• True Colours (photo) –  Bunty: #1658 (21 October 1989)
• The Perfect Present – Bunty: #1772 (28 December 1991)
• The Perfect Boyfriend – Bunty: #1773 (4 January 1992)
• Blind Date – Bunty: #1776 (25 January 1992)
• School Daze (photo) – Bunty: #1789 (25 April 1992)
• Love Story (photo) – Bunty: #1790 (2 May 1992)
• A Dog’s Best Friend (photo )- Bunty: #1791 (9 May 1992)
• The New Girl (photo) – Bunty: #1792 (16 May 1992)
• Star Search (photo) – Bunty: #1793 (23 May 1992)
• Oh, Boy! (photo) – Bunty: #1917 (8 October 1994)
• Sweet Hearts (photo) – Bunty: #1936 (18 February 1995)
• Rosie’s Return (text) –  Bunty: #2043 (8 March 1997)
• Misty (text) – Bunty: #2049 (19 April 1997)
• Ghosthunters–  Bunty: #2086 (3 January 1998) [Artist: Maria Dembilio]
• Puppy Love –  Bunty: #2209 (13 May 2000) [Artist: Ron Lumsden]