List of Appearances:
- The Comp– Nikki: 01 (23 Feb 1985) – 237 (02 Sept 1989)
- Nikki at The Comp– Bunty: 1650 (26 Aug 1989) – 1651 (02 Sept 1989)
- The Comp– Bunty : 1652 (09 Sept 1989) – 2243 (06 Jan 2001)
Other Appearances:
Annual Appearances
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 1991 [Artist: Guy Peeters]
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 1992
- The Comp (1 text story & 1 picture story)- Bunty Annual 1993
- The Comp (1 text story & 1 picture story)- Bunty Annual 1994
- The Comp (1 text story & 1 picture story)- Bunty Annual 1995
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 1996
- The Comp (x2) – Bunty Annual 1997
- The Comp (x2) – Bunty Annual 1998
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 1999
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2000
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2001
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2002
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2003
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2004
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2005
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2006
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2007
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2008
- The Comp – Bunty Annual 2009
Summer Specials
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1990 [Art: Ron Lumsden]
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1991 [Art: Ron Lumsden]
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1992 [Art: Ron Lumsden]
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1993 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1994 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- Reprinted Bunty Holiday Special 2003
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1995 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1996 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Summer Special 1997 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Holiday Special 1998 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Holiday Special 1999 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Holiday Special 2000 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Holiday Special 2001 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Holiday Special 2002 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
- The Comp – Bunty Holiday Special 2004 [Art: Peter Wilkes]
Picture Story Library
- Vive La Comp! – Bunty Picture Story Library #326
- The Comp – Bunty Picture Story Library #338
- The Comp – Bunty Picture Story Library #348
- School’s Out! – Bunty Picture Story Library #358
- School on Skis! – Bunty Picture Story Library #367
- New Kids at the Comp – Bunty Picture Story Library #371
- The Comp – Bunty Picture Story Library #411
- Girls On Film! – Bunty Picture Story Library #445
- California Dreaming – Bunty Picture Story Library #455
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Wow, what a lot of work!
If you are right in thinking it was the same writer, it would not have been the first time. Jay Over wrote Pam of Pond Hill during her credited run, so it is a good bet it was the same throughout. Mind you, Pam didn’t run for nearly as long as The Comp. I wonder if the writer was also on Penny’s Place and Four Marys? A writer writing several stories at once was not unusual, as we’ve just found out on the Jinty blog.
Hi! Yes, you’re absolutely right about there only being one writer for The Comp. I wrote every episode – I think I worked out at the end that I’d done 857 episodes including annuals and summer specials. I also wrote Penny’s Place and Luv, Lisa; and while I wasn’t the regular writer of the Four Marys, I was honoured to be asked to write five stories for them in 1990 – ostensibly to “update them” for the new decade. It was fun to read the above article!
I am glad you enjoyed the article. Its very impressive that you wrote all The Comp it was such a central story of the comics in the 80s/90s and also Penny’s Place and Luv Lisa. They most be some of the most remembered stories of these comics they were great soap stories and interesting characters.
I’d love to hear more about your time writing these stories.
Do you know what the results were for the vote on the most popular teacher?
The Comp characters voted:
#1 John Ellison
#2 Sooty Cole
#3 Tosh
Readers voted similarly (I suspect that influenced who topped the poll in story!)
They were asked to give every teacher on the list a mark out of 10.
#1 John Ellison
#2 Mr Russell
#3 Sooty Cole
#4 Tosh
#5 Goggles Graham
#6 Mr Carrington
#7 Mad Maureen
#8 The Blizzard
#9 Basher Bartlett
#10 Grim Gertie
Tammy’s “No Haven for Hayley” was another serial to have rare aftermath, of sorts, of the scheming foster girl. But in this case the girl left without the mother finding out the truth about her and thinking her own daughter was to blame for the girl leaving. The foster girl’s purpose in the plot was to take the already-strained relationship between mother and daughter to breaking point, the climax (the daughter running out into the road and getting hit by a car after mum yelled at her over the fostering disaster) and ultimately the resolution. We can safely assume mum was put straight about the foster girl in the end because the nurse who spoke to her was the one who saw through the foster girl. But we don’t see mum’s reaction.
It’s Ron Lumsden, not Roy Lumsden.
Somehow had managed to write correct name in the main piece but wrong at start, corrected now!
There is an error, Lorraine, in the information above the plot summary of this serial. The new story was certainly called NIKKI in issues 1650 and 1651. The title then changed twice in the two subsequent issues. The title in 1652 (September 9 1989) was NIKKI AT THE COMP, whereas only in 1653 (September 16 1989) did the title finally become THE COMP.
I hope you and your family have a really lovely Christmas. I’m sure you will because of how excited and open-mouthed Ruby will be tomorrow morning. Just don’t let her get legless at Hogmanay!! This is the first year that Alex doesn’t believe in Father Christmas. I’m having a couple of jars with Russ in the Copperhouse tonight, and he’s going to pick me up in the morning to spend the day with him, Rach, Lois and Alex. Instead of the usual Christmas dinner, we are all having an Indian. No doubt we’ll talk again in the new year.
Thank you! Hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas too.
Thank you. If we don’t, I’ll let you know!!
At least one story run was translated into Dutch as “Klas 3M” in Peggy #3/1987. The pages were reprinted from Nikki, I am trying to sort out which issues.
Regards,
Ramon
The Comp was the very first Bunty story I ever read upon receiving the 1999 annual for Christmas 1998. Afterwards, I read the story in comics from early 1999 and it was probably the most memorable Bunty picture story for me.
When I had the first Bunty Golden Age Classic Stories book, The Comp got a brief mention in it and I was surprised to learn that the story actually first appeared in Nikki.
Another occasional artist for The Comp I could identify is Claude Berridge. He illustrated the Vive La Comp! Picture Story Library story.