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

Bunty

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]

Hilary of the Highboard

Bunty,

Plot

Fourteen year old Hilary Andrews lived in the orphanage at the small town of Deanbank. Her grandfather, couldn’t afford to keep her with him at his house but he lived close to the orphanage so they could visit regularly. Hilary loved swimming and diving, and spent almost every minute of her free time at the local swimming baths. She dreamed of being properly trained and getting a place in the Olympic diving team. Unfortunately for Hilary, the new matron, Miss Hussey had taken a dislike to Hilary and stopped her swimming as punishment.

Notes 

  • Art: Lino Jeva (?)

Appeared

  • Hilary of the Highboard – Bunty: #244 (15 September 1962) – #258 (22 December 1962)

The Courage of Blind Belinda

Bunty, Picture Story Library,

Plot

Belinda Blair is knocked on the head during a hockey match and goes blind. She has to learn to adapt to our new situation. She forms a bond with her a guide dog, Wizard, (named Sparky in the reprint) and when another accident restores her sight she has to give him up, but she knows that it is the right thing to do.

(Bunty 1962)

(Bunty Picture Story Library)

 

Notes 

  • Later adapted into a picture story for Bunty Picture Story Library
  • Art for Bunty Picture Story Library: John McNamara

Appeared

  • The Courage of Blind Belinda – Bunty: #244 (15 September 1962) – #255 (1 December 1962)
  • Reprinted as PSL Book The Courage of Blind Belinda – Bunty Picture Story Library#213
  • PSL Book Reprinted as  Sparky her Guide Dog is…The Eyes of Belinda Blair – Bunty Picture Story Library #382

Rita

Bunty

Plot

A humour strip about a young dark haired girl, who could come up with clever if unusual solutions to problems, appeared for a short time, similar to previous comic strips like Hetty.

Notes 

  • The comic strip only appeared briefly and sporadically in the weekly issues.
  • For a short period of time from Bunty issue #244 to #253, there was a page of various cartoon strips, this page had the Babalu strip and then rotated other strips including Rita. This format appeared occasionally in later years too.

Appeared

  • Rita– Bunty: #244 (15 September 1962) – Bunty: #246 (29 September 1962)
  • Rita – Bunty: #248 (13 October 1962)
  • Rita – Bunty: #250 (27 October 1962) – #251 (3 November 1962)
  • Rita – Bunty: #296 (14 September 1963) – #297 (21 September 1963)

Other Appearances

  • Rita – Bunty Annual 1963

Princess by Mistake

Bunty,

Plot

While on holidays in Austria with school, the high-spirited, Topsy Jones is mistaken for the missing Princess Helene. There is unrest in Mondolia with the princess’s uncle the king dying, his advisors fear enemies will strike if they knew the princess has runaway. When they discover Topsy is not their missing Princess, they ask her to take her place temporarily until she is found and threaten Topsy with the dungeon if she doesn’t comply!

 

Notes 

Appeared

  • Princess by Mistake – Bunty: #244 (15 September 1962) – #252 (10 November 1962)

Patti the Page-Girl / Patti Mason Fashion Model

Bunty

Plot

Patti Mason has no interest in working in a fashion house like her mother, who was a dressmaker at the House of Louis Montague, but when she goes to drop sandwiches to her mother she uncovers a spy and finds herself getting a job as a page girl at the fashion house! She soon finds herself enjoying this new world and goes on to model school. She later returns in stories about her adventures as a fashion model.

Notes 

Appeared

  • Patti the Page-Girl – Bunty: #244 (15 September 1962) – #264 (2 February 1963)
  • Patti at Model School – Bunty: #265 (9 February 1963) – #267 (23 February 1963)
  • Patti Mason Fashion Model – Bunty: #300 (12 October 1963) – (?)

Other Appearances

Annuals

  • Patti Mason – Fashion Model – Bunty  Annual 1964
  • Patti Mason – Fashion Model – Bunty  Annual 1965

Summer Specials

  • Patti Mason – Fashion Model – Bunty Summer Special 1963

Hilda

Bunty

Plot

A humour strip about a young blonde girl named Hilda, who always has a clever comeback.

 

Notes 

  • The comic strip only appeared briefly and sporadically in the weekly issues.
  • For a short period of time from Bunty issue #244 to #253, there was a page of various cartoon strips, this page had the Babalu strip and then rotated other strips including Hilda.

Appeared

  • Hilda– Bunty: #244 (15 September 1962)
  • Hilda– Bunty: #246 (29 September 1962) – #248 (13 October 1962)

Penny Whistle

Bunty, , , ,

Plot

Penny Whistle, lived with her Uncle Dan, who owned a second hand shop. Uncle Dan bought musical instruments sometimes, and Penny, a natural musician learned to play every one. She achieved her great ambition when she was accepted as a member of the Imperial Youth Orchestra. The orchestra was going on a ten days’ course at Bellbridge College before going on a tour. One of the other members Sylvia Norton was a snob and looked down on Penny and her uncle’s “junk shop”.

Notes 

  • Art: Bernard Greenbaum

Appeared

  • Penny Whistle – Bunty: #243 (8 September 1962) – #268 (2 March 1963)

The Lonely Life of Linda Brown

Bunty, ,

Plot

When Linda Brown’s parents were killed in a train crash, she went to live with her, grandmother at Melton Manor. Her spine was damaged in a riding accident and her Gran, who devoted too much time to other interests and failed to give her granddaughter the love and attention she needed, employed a young governess, Pat Roberts, to help. Unfortunately when Pat left to get married, the lonely child was sent to a boarding school.

Notes 

Appeared

  • The Lonely Life of Linda Brown – Bunty: (?) – #243 (8 September 1962)