Plot
Orphan Shirley Turner was given a comfortable home with her cousin Joan’s parents. While acting friendly, secretly, Joan hated having Shirley in the house and set out to make trouble for her in the hopes of her being sent away. After Shirley gets injured while saving Joan, Joan has a change of heart and confesses everything.
Notes
- Art: Oliver Passingham (1982)
- Later adapted into a picture story for Bunty Picture Story Library
- Cover Art: Norman Lee, Inside Art: John McNamara
Appeared
- “I Won’t Share with Shirley!” – Judy: #1179 (14 August 1982) – #1185 (25 September 1982)
- Reprinted as PSL Book “I Won’t Share with Shirley!” – Bunty Picture Story Library#279 (1986 or 1987)
- PSL Book Reprinted as “I Won’t Share!” – Bunty Picture Story Library #422
I knew about the PSL of this story. It’s a surprise to hear it was a remake of a serial. I wonder if this happened with other PSLs?
I’ve come across a couple, another Judy story “The Gold Medal” was made into Debbie PSL “Slave of the Watch and Bunty text stories Captain Shirley and part of Cinderella of the Orphanage were adapted to PSLs.
Thank you. I’ve also remembered that the Four Marys, Catch the Cat, The Comp, Invisible Isla (drawn by Douglas Perry instead of Norman Lee) and Luv, Lisa (drawn by Ron Lumsden) also had PSL adaptations.
Oh yes, The Shop on Shudder Corner (Spellbound) and Dolwyn’s Dolls also got PSL adaptations.
I’m not quite sure whether we’re talking here about serial stories reissued in PSL form with new artwork, or new stories in a weekly comic series which were published as PSLs. If it’s the latter, there were quite a few more. Moira Kent, Lorna Drake, Sandra Wilson, Bobby Dazzler, Valda, Wee Slavey and Junior Nanny all had what I think were new stories published as PSLs.
I must confess I thought that the Comp, Catch the Cat and Luv, Lisa PSLs were all or mostly new.
Yes those mistyfan examples are cases of popular weekly characters in new stories.
I won’t share with Shirley though is reprint of story with new art and adapted to the smaller format