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The Bird of Happiness

Mandy,

Plot

Susan Manners feels miserable with her lot. Her family can’t afford much so she often feels left out, Mum is sick, Dad is worn out because he is forced to work too hard, and she feels lumbered with the kids and has no friends. She wishes for some happiness, and then the Bird of Happiness appears. It comes from the Land of Ssenippah, the land where dreams come true and everyone there has a Bird of Happiness. Susan travels with the Bird of Happiness into Ssenippah to find happiness. She has a lot of amazing adventures but finds true happiness eluding her.

Bird

Notes

Appeared

  • The Bird of Happiness –  Mandy: #1139 (12 November 1988) – #1147 (7 January 1989)

 

Marigold and the Three Bears

Mandy, ,

Plot

Marigold Shaw has lived in a Children’s Home until she is offered a foster home after she saves the daughter from an accident. Marigold is very happy until she wins three teddy bears at a fair. She soon finds that anything that happens to one of the teddy bears happens to the corresponding member of the household.

Marigold 1

Notes

  • Artist: Bert Hill

Appeared

  • Marigold and the Three Bears –  Mandy: #1139 (12 November 1988) – #1151 (4 February 1989)

 

The Despised Ones

Mandy, ,

Plot

Text story. Callie Conway is bullied at school because she is plain, awkward and has no friends. Her Aunt Susan is no help because she is not really interested in Callie. Then Callie meets a kindred spirit in Clop, a pony who is being bullied by the other ponies because he is plain and awkward too. Callie gets a job at the stables so she can get close to Clop, but most of the things she does go wrong – as usual.

Despised

Notes

Appeared

  • The Despised Ones –  Mandy: #1139 (12 November 1988) – (?)

 

My Secret Family

Mandy,

Plot

Janet Knight overhears Nurse Camp relieving her guilty conscience about accidentally switching two babies at birth and was too terrified to report it because she feared the dragon Sister. She gives a written confession to her mother before leaving on missionary work, who advises her to keep quiet. Janet realises she is one of the switched babies and Sally West is the other one. Fearing the heartbreak that speaking out would cause, Janet tries to discreetly get closer to her real family, but it always goes wrong.

family 1

Notes

  • Artist: Terry Aspin

Appeared

  • My Secret Family –  Mandy: #1139 (12 November 1988) – #1153 (18 February 1989)

 

We’ll be a Happy Family

Mandy, ,

Plot:

The parents of Heather and Carly Clayton have been missing for a year after a jungle air crash but have now returned. Heather is overjoyed but Carly starts causing trouble. She had enjoyed a luxurious life with the Warringtons, the foster-family the girls stayed with, but it made her spoiled and snobby, and she wants to keep in touch with them. The parents resent this and this leads to arguments. But when Heather tries to tell the Warringtons about Carly’s conduct they refuse to listen.

Family

Notes:

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley

Appeared:

  • We’ll be a Happy Family –  Mandy: #1127 (20 August 1988) – #1138 (5 November 1988)

 

Hayley’s Hidden Talent

Mandy,

Plot

Tina Marshall hopes that divorced Mr Todd will pop the question to her mother. Then Tina overhears Mr Todd’s daughter Hayley saying something that sounds like she feels inferior to Tina and cannot live in her shadow. Fearing this will be a barrier to the proposal she hopes for, Tina tries to address it by finding something Hayley is good at. But her efforts keep going wrong.

Hayley

Notes

  • Artist: Eduardo Feito
  • Translated into Dutch as “Vera kan toch niks” (“Vera Is Not Good at Anything”)- Tina #27/1989-34/1989.

Appeared

  • Hayley’s Hidden Talent –  Mandy: #1128 (27 August 1988) – #1138 (5 November 1988)

 

I-am-a-Robot!

Mandy, ,

Plot

Jackie Johnson pretends to be a humanoid robot, Shena (Simulated-Humanoid-Electro-Newtronic-Automation) to save her scientist father from ruin. “Shena” is designed to protect wealthy Daphne Richmond, but Daphne gets kidnapped. Meanwhile, Daphne’s chauffeur Andrew discovers Jackie’s secret, and then two “robots” attempt to rescue Daphne.

Robot 1

Notes

Appeared

  • I-am-a-Robot! –  Mandy: (?) – #1147 (7 January 1989)