Yearly Archives: 2015

The Door to Yesterday [1967]

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Plot

Kerry Hollis is staying with her Aunt Mabel for a holiday. She comes across a wardrobe and finds it is a time travel device, but only to the years 1985, 1885 and 1785. When Kerry goes to 1785 she finds its inventor meant it to take people to the future, in 1985. But instead it goes the other way, taking people from 1985 to 1885 or 1785. Kerry starts using the device for time travel to the past, but this gets dangerous for her when she is accused of witchcraft.

door

Notes

Appeared

  • The Door to Yesterday–  #39 (14 October 1967) – #47 (9 December 1976)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #546 (02 July 1977) – #554 (27 August 1977)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #978 (12 October 1985) – #985 (30 November 1985)

 

The Truth about Mum

Mandy

Plot

Following an accident, Lucy Morris’s mother starts acting strangely. She is telling tall stories and then has no memory of doing so. Lucy does not want anyone to find out because she fears her mother returning to hospital and their being separated again. But covering up for her mother is causing Lucy problems.

Mum

Notes

Appeared

  • The Truth about Mum –  Mandy: #972 (31 August 1985) – #984 (23 November 1985)

 

Jigsaw of Danger

Mandy,

Plot

Jill Jarvis has a family photograph turned into a jigsaw for her parents’ anniversary. But when she accidentally breaks a vase belonging to a strange old woman, the woman puts a curse on the jigsaw. The curse causes anything that happens to a piece of the jigsaw with a relative on it to happen to that same relative. And the woman says it will stay that way until either the vase is whole again or an identical one is found.

Jigsaw

Notes

Appeared

  • Jigsaw of Danger –  Mandy: #977 (5 October 1985) – #983 (16 November 1985)

 

Remember – You’re My Sister!

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Plot

Rose Carlton was adopted at the age of four and has a comfortable life with her adopted parents. But Rose wishes she could find her sister, who had gone with relatives when the natural parents died and they could not take Rose as well. When sneaky Iris Smith finds out, she pretends to be that lost sister to take advantage of Rose and the good life she has.

Sister

Notes

  • Artist: Andrew Wilson

Appeared

  • Remember – You’re My Sister! –  Mandy: #982 (9 November 1985) – #994 (1 February 1986)

 

The Secret Nurse

Mandy,

Plot

Mary Miller wants to be a nurse, but lack of proper education is a barrier. So Mary takes a ward maid job in the hospital so she can learn about nursing secretly.

nurse

Notes

  • Art: “B. Jackson”
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Ik wil verpleegster worden” – Tina: #17/1976-#32/1976.

Appeared

  • The Secret Nurse–  Mandy: #455 (4 October 1975) – #465 (December 13 1975).
  • Reprinted (as text story) – Mandy: #972 (31 August 1985) – #981 (2 November 1985)

Other Appearances:

  • The Girl with the Smile – Mandy Annual 1976

 

Perri

Mandy, ,

Plot

Rosanna Lee’s life has been the gypsy caravan and travelling from farm to farm with her parents who do seasonal work. Then Mrs Lee dies and Mr Lee reacts badly, becoming harsh, bitter and – to Rosanna’s dismay – giving up the gypsy way of life. He is now settling down and taking a job in a district where people look down on them because they are gypsies, and their employers, the Bullards, are just as hard. Rosanna finds solace in an orphaned fawn she names Perri but must keep her secret.

Perri

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • Perri –  Mandy:  #971 (24 August 1985) – #988 (21 December 1985)
  • Translated into Dutch as “Perri het hertejong” (Perri the fawn) and published in Peggy Album (Holco, 1986 series) #1 (1986).

 

Bonny and Belinda

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Plot

Twins Bonny and Belinda live in a Victorian Orphanage. The wealthy Langleys adopt Bonny because they like her spirited nature but leave Belinda because she is shy. Bonny and Belinda will not be parted, so Bonny smuggles Belinda into the house, where Belinda can pretend to be Bonny at times and enjoy the Langley luxuries.

B&B

Notes

  • Artist: Dudley Wynne

Appeared

  • Bonny and Belinda –  Mandy:  #966 (20 July 1985) – #982 (9 November 1985)

 

Topsy Turvey

Mandy

Plot

Topsy Turvey is given a kangaroo pendant from her Great-Uncle Fred in Australia. It comes with a note to say it comes from an Aborigine witch-doctor and Topsy is to use it sparingly and wisely. Topsy soon realises what this means – the pendant has the power to upside-down the personality of anyone who looks at it, such as nice people turning nasty or shy people confident. If used correctly, the pendant’s power is very helpful, but it backfires on  Topsy if it is not. Eventually the pendant loses its power from overuse.

Turvey 2

Notes

Appeared

  • Topsy Turvey –  Mandy:  #966 (20 July 1985) – #977 (5 October 1985)

 

April Fool

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Plot:

April Matthews is being blackmailed into taking second fiddle to Shirley Kingsley and being her slave so Shirley can be the star of the school. The blackmail is that Shirley’s father is threatening to withdraw his loan that the Matthews family need for the treatment to save the sight of April’s sister Tina. The blackmail has April being labelled “April Fool”.

In the end April discovers Shirley tricked her into it all and Tina got her sight cured elsewhere. Shirley gets caught out and has no choice but to confess to the headmistress.

April

Notes:

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley
  • Artist: Don Walker

Appeared:

  • April Fool –  Mandy:  #959 (1 June 1985) – #975 (21 September 1985)