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The Courage of Honor Bright

Mandy,

Plot:

In Victorian times, Honor Bright is driven out of her home village because the villagers think she is a typhoid carrier after her parents die from it. She goes to London, where she falls foul of Aunt Betsy, who runs a Fagin-style racket of training girls to beg and steal. Honor refuses to do the same and sets out to lead an example of courage and honesty for the girls to follow.

Honor

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Courage of Honor Bright –  Mandy: #55 (3 February 1968) – #66 (20 April 1968)
  • Reprinted – Mandy:  #424 (01 March 1975) – #435 (17 May 1975)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #945 (23 February 1985) – #956 (11 May 1985)

 

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)

 

Kim of the Canals

Mandy, , ,

Plot:

When Kim Barry’s grandfather dies, her horrible Uncle Sam and cousin Laura move into her barge home, the “Northern Queen”. They abuse Kim and treat her like a slave, but she puts up with it because of her love of swimming. She joins a swimming club and is determined to train at every opportunity.

Kim

Notes:

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley

Appeared:

  • Kim of the Canals –  Mandy:  #381 (04 May 1974) – #395 (10 August 1974)

 

The Pipes of Pam

Mandy

Plot:

Pam Piper is a pupil at Glofield Comprehensive. The school is guarded by three friendly witches who are upset that everyone seems to take life so seriously. So they give Pam some magic pipes. Whenever Pam plays them, amazing things happen.

Pipes

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Pipes of Pam –  Mandy:  (?) – #386 (8 June 1974)

 

Sleepy Sally / Sally – the Slave-Girl Star

Mandy, , ,

Plot

Sally Binks is always falling asleep in class because she is forced to work early in the morning and late at night at her stepmother’s laundry. The headmistress and deputy headmistress don’t act because they dislike Sally. But Sally has ambitions to go on stage and begins to make headway in that area.

Sally

Notes

  • Art: Leslie Otway

Appeared

  • Sleepy Sally – Mandy: #19 (27 May 1967) – #40 (21 October 1967)
  • Reprinted as Sally – The Slave-Girl Star –  Mandy:  #374 (16 March 1974) – #395 (10 August 1974)
  • Reprinted: Lucky Charm #5 (1980)

 

Fay Fearless

Mandy, ,

Plot:

Fay Fearless works as an agent for SOS, the code name for a secret Government organisation run by Arthur King, the millionaire owner of Paragon Stores.

Faye

Notes:

  • Artist: Robert MacGillivray
  • Fay Fearless (#414), reprinted and translated into Dutch – monthly Debbie Stripstory #5/1980.
  • Fay Fearless (#415), reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Angela Zonderangst” – Debbie Dubbeldikboek #14 (1979)
  • #414 has another six-pager, which was translated into Dutch and published in monthly Debbie Stripstory #5/1980.

Appeared:

  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #369  (9 February 1974) – (?)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #384  (25 May 1974) – #389 (29 June 1974)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #396  (17 August 1974) – #402 (28 September 1974)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #411 (30 November 1974) – #418 (18 January 1975)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #445 (26 July 1975) – #448 (16 August 1975)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #500  (14 August 1976)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #570  (17 December 1977) – #573 (07 January 1978)
  • Fay Fearless  –  Mandy:  #587  (15 April 1978) – #589 (29 April 1978)

Other Appearances:

  •  Fay Fearless – Mandy Annual 1976

In the Shadow of Shirley [1974]

Mandy,

Plot

Sandra Dexter is adopted by John and Mary Dickson. They just want Sandra to be happy, but Sandra thinks she has to prove she can be as good as their late daughter, Shirley, who was clever and talented. But Sandra’s attempts to be as good as Shirley and step out from her shadow always go wrong and get her into trouble.

Shirley

Notes

  • Artist: Dudley Wynne

Appeared

  • In the Shadow of Shirley  –  Mandy:  (?) –  #388 (22 June 1974)

 

A Friend Like Freda

Mandy, , ,

Plot:

Freda has always been jealous of Joyce because she is a kind, popular girl. So when Joyce suddenly moves back to the neighbourhood, Freda pretends to be friends with her while secretly causing trouble for her. Joyce soon realises she has an enemy, but does not suspect Freda.

Notes:

  • Writer: Marion Turner (under pen-name: Fiona Turner)
  • Artist: Don Walker

Appeared:

  • A Friend Like Freda  – Mandy: #1185 (30 September 1989) – #1197 (23 December1989)