Golden Age Classic Stories Bunty for Girls (Vol. 1)

This was a collection of reprints, that had samples of stories and features from the weekly Bunty issues and annuals. It has introductions to stories and sections on the different decades of Bunty.

Picture Stories

  • The Four Marys (Pages: 7-9) [Art: Bill Holroyd]
    • Reprinted from Bunty weekly Issue #1
  • The Dancing Life of Moira Kent (Pages: 13-17) [Art: Ron Smith]
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1960
  • The Wandering Starrs [only 1st page of story] (Page:18) [Art: Manuel Cuyás]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1979
  • Toots at a Fashion Show (Page: 19) [Art: Bill Ritchie]
  • Lyn Raymond Air Stewardess (Pages: 26-31) [Art: Ron Forbes?]
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1960
  • The Children’s Champion (Pages: 35-38)
    • Reprinted from Bunty weekly Issue #348
  • The Land of Nowhere (Pages: 43-45) [Art: A E Allen]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1983
  • Toots Holiday Postcards / Haggis (Pages: 46-47) [Art: Bill Ritchie]
    • Toots reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1963
  • The Invisible Schoolgirl (Pages: 48-50)
    • Reprinted from Bunty weekly Issue #402
  • My Sister Mitsy (Pages: 55-60)
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1963
  • Katy O’Connor Ship’s Nurse (Pages: 64-66)
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1961/62
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 67-70) [Art: James Walker]
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1962
  • The Dancing Donnellys (Pages: 73-75) [Art: Matías Alonso]
    • Reprinted from Bunty weekly Issue #876
  • Lorna Drake and the China Ballerina (Pages: 76-79) [Art: Tony Thewenetti]
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1966
  • Cinderella of the Orphanage (Pages: 81-88) [Art: George Ramsbottom]
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1961
  • Toots (Pages: 92-93) Art: Bill Ritchie]
    • Reprinted from Bunty weekly Issue #1305
  • Quackers (Pages: 96-97) [Art: A E Allen]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1975
  • I’ll Make You Miss World (Pages: 101-103) [Art: Mike White]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1965
  • The Unwanted Flowergirl (Pages: 106-109)
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1961
  • Sadie’s Sewing Machine (Pages: 112-113) [Art: E C Julien]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1966
  • Josie the Gymnast [only 1st page of story]  (Page: 114) [Art: George Martin]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1974
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 118-120) [Art: Jim Eldridge]
    • Reprinted from weekly issue circa year 1989

Text Stories

  • A Star Role for Sally (Pages: 22-23)
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1963

Features

  • The Tale of Bunty’s Brolly (Pages: 2-3) [Art: Doris Kinnear]
  • Introduction (Page: 4)
  • Bunty Issue 1 Cover (Page: 5) [Art: Doris Kinnear]
  • The Four Marys (Page: 6)
  • Bunty Club (Page: 10)
  • Cosy Corner (Page: 11)
  • The Dancing Life of Moira Kent (Page: 12)
  • Story Selection – Prose Stories (Pages: 20-21)
  • Story Selection – Characters first Jobs (Pages: 24-25)
  • It’s “Plane” Sailing – Thanks to the Air Stewardess (Page: 32)
    • Reprinted from Bunty the Book for Girls 1960
  • Bunty ’60s (Page: 33)
  • Is Your School Badge on the Page (Page: 34)
  • Bunty’s Cut-Out Wardrobe (Page:39)
  • Story Selection – Music and Unusual titles (Page: 40-41)
  • Annual Cover (Page: 42)
  • Story Selection – Boy focused Stories(Page: 51)
  • Feature Selection – Educational Features (Pages: 52-53)
  • Hiawatha from the poem by Henry W. Longfellow (Page: 54)
  • Bunty ’70s (Page: 61)
  • Story Selection – Stories ahead of their time(Page: 62-63)
  • Story Selection – School Stories (Page: 71)
  • The Cream of the Ice (Page: 72)
  • Story Selection – Ballet Stories (Pages: 74-75)
  • Bunty’s Cut-Out Wardrobe (Page: 80)
  • Bunty Club Corner (Page: 89)
  • Bunty’s 25th Birthday (Pages: 90-91)
  • Story Selection – Animal Stories (Pages: 94-95)
  • Free Gifts (Pages: 98-99)
  • Their Crowning Glory Hair Styles of Long Ago (Pages: 100)
  • What Your Name Means (Pages: 104-105)
  • Good Luck to the Bride! Wedding Superstitions (Page: 110-111)
  • Bunty ’80s (Page: 115)
  • Cosy Corner (Page: 116-117)
  • Story Selection – Soap Stories (Page: 121)
  • Final Issue (Pages: 122-123)
  • Bunty (Pages: 124-125) [Art: Doris Kinnear]

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