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The Truth about Tricia / Eye Spy Trouble

Judy, M&J, , , ,

Plot:

Kim Cartwright realises that Tricia Hudson, who has been living with the family since her parents’ deaths, is faking blindness to get anything she wants. Tricia is also playing dirty tricks to push Kim out and take her place in the family. But Kim cannot prove it because Tricia is too clever to be caught out. The situation reaches the point where the parents decide to send Kim to boarding school.

Tricia

Notes:

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley
  • Artist: Bert Hill

Appeared:

  • The Truth about Tricia – Judy & Tracy: #1348 (9 November 1985) – #1361 (8 Feb ruary 1986)
  • Reprinted as Eye Spy Trouble – M&J: #302 (22 February 1997) – #310 (19 April 1997)

 

Liz of Little Barton / Microgirl

Judy, Tracy, , ,

Plot

When people mysteriously left the village of Barton, Liz James discovered that they had actually been shrunk to a few inches high and kept prisoner in a model of Barton Village by the sinister Professor Raikes. Liz rescued her friend Ann Carter and they had to decided to keep the truth about Little Barton a secret until they found away to bring all the prisoners back to their proper size.

A sequel, Microgirl appeared in Judy & Tracy where Professor Raikes returns and shrinks Liz and her parents. Liz manages to escape the mobile laboratory where Raikes is keeping them prisoner.

Microgirl

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • Liz of Little Barton  – Tracy: #245 (9 June 1984) – #254 (11 August 1984)
  • Microgirl – Judy & Tracy:  #1306 (19 January 1985) – #1323 (18 May 1985)

Little Amy [1985]

Judy, Tracy, , ,

Plot

Amy Miller is thirteen, but small for her age. When photographer Don Dawson mistakes Amy for an eight-year-old, her unscrupulous Aunt Pearl forces her to keep up the deception in order to work as a model. Aunt Pearl even goes as far as to keep Amy underfed in order to stunt her growth and keep her in the primers at school.

Amy

Notes

  • Before the Tracy comic merged with Judy, the first part of the “Little Amy”  story was published in both the last issue of Tracy and the Judy issue #1305. After the merger the story continued in Judy & Tracy #1306.

Appeared

  • Little Amy –  Tracy: #277 (19 January 1985) also printed in Judy #1305 (12 January 1985),  continued in Judy & Tracy: #1306 (19 January 1985) – #1327 (15 June 1985)

Tough of the Pool

Judy,

Plot

Jess Haliday (Sue in the reprint) dreams of being a world swimming champion. But her obsession with her sport and her rough, outspoken ways have landed her in trouble, to the point where she ends up on probation and the other girls in her swimming club resent her. And worse is to follow.

Tough

Notes

  • Art: Ian Kennedy
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “De geheime zwemster” (“The Secret Swimmer”) – Peggy #6/1982

Appeared

  • Tough of the Pool –  Judy: #583 (13 March 1971) – #597 (19 June 1971)
  • Reprinted –  Judy: #957 (13 May 1978) – #971 (19 August 1978)
  • Reprinted – Judy: #1490 (30 July 1988) – #1504 (5 November 1988)

 

Timid Tina

Judy, M&J, , , ,

Plot

Tina Hamilton is a shy girl. When her father remarries, and Tina feels inferior to her new stepsisters, Sandy and Louise, and younger brother Craig, because they are all lively and talented.

Tina

Notes

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley
  • Artist: Julio Bosch (Martin Puigagut?)

Appeared

  • Timid Tina – Judy: #1484 (18 June 1988) – #1492 (20 August 1988)
  • Reprinted – M&J: #252 (9 March 1996) – #260 (4 May 1996)

 

Marlina’s Magic

Judy, , , ,

Plot

Some mixed-up magic causes Marlina, granddaughter of the ancient sorcerer Marlin, to come into the present day. Her magic is still a little mixed up as she falls in with Agatha Haggit, who is also a witch from the past. She then enrols in a school to protect it from Agatha, who believes the magic touchstone is hidden there.

Marlina

Notes

Appeared

  • Marlina’s Magic Judy: #1486 (2 July 1988) – #1498 (24 September 1988)

 

The Little Songbird

Judy, , , ,

Plot

In 1880, the Forsyth family are left penniless after the death of the father. One daughter, Amy, is sent to a London school to study music while the younger daughter, Sally, goes to Paris with her mother, who had never shown her much affection. Mrs Forsyth wants to pursue art, and pursues it with single-mindedness that comes at the cost of the household’s welfare. But her paintings are not good enough to sell, so Sally secretly turns to singing to make ends meet.

Songbird

Notes

  • Artist: Don Walker

Appeared

  • The Little Songbird  – Judy:  #1491 (6 August 1988) – #1499 (1 October 1988)