Category Archives: Bunty

Trudy Ten-Legs

Bunty, Lucky Charm, , , ,

Plot

Trudy Ross earns the nickname “Trudy Ten-Legs” as she’s hardly ever seen without her uncle’s two horses, Chief and Hero. When her uncle (who she lives with) dies, she has to figure out a way to keep the two horses. Avoiding authorities, she finds places to stay and  begins earning money by taking part in competitions. She takes on two hunt dogs and finds friends that help her, providing food. She runs into trouble with two snobby girls, who are not happy with a scruff winning competitions.

When Chief is sick, to save him she turns herself in and gets sent to an Approved School with Hero, but while Chief has recovered from illness he is pining for Trudy and Hero, so she runs away to reunite with him.  When she stops a girl, Maude, from whipping her horse, the police catch up with her. Her day in court turns to her favour, as Maude’s father, a lawyer, actually is appalled by his daughter’s behaviour and comes to Trudy’s defense. Due to confusion over her leap year birthday, Trudy is proved to be 16 and therefore she could leave school when she wants. She goes on to get job at stable with Mr Grampton, the owner of the hunt dogs and a helper to Trudy, and then she becomes junior top show jumper.

Notes

  • Art: Dudley Wynne
  • Art Lucky Charm Cover: Ian Kennedy
  • Translated into Dutch (as “Tienbenige Tina” – Ten-Legged Tina) – Debbie #70 (mid-1980s).

Appeared

  • Trudy Ten-Legs – Bunty: #632 (21 February 1970) – #651 (4 July 1970)
  • Reprinted – Lucky Charm: #6 (1980)

Ruby of the River (1967)

Bunty, , ,

Plot

Ruby Morrow’s father, Professor Morrow, leads an expedition into the African jungle to find a mysterious tribe known as the Ghost Tribe because they seem to appear out of nowhere and vanish again. When he disappears, everyone thinks he is dead except Ruby, and with the help of a man called Big Fella, she takes a motorboat on the river to find him. They catch an English-speaking girl called Mosa in their camp, and discover she has items belonging to Ruby’s father. They are caught by the Ghost Tribe and taken prisoner, but they escape before they are killed. Ruby finds her father, who was being kept prisoner to sacrifice to the Ghost Tribe idol. They rescue him and escape. The father sends in an armed party in helicopters to deal with the Ghost Tribe.

Notes

Appeared

  • Ruby of the River – Bunty: #508 (7 October 1967) – #514 (18 November 1967)

 

Dear Dave

Bunty, , ,

Plot

Friends, Gina Wood and Wendy Hall both fancied Dave Bell. When Dave asked Wendy out, Gina was pleased for her friend. But, Dave’s nasty sister, Marsha, got hold of some letters Gina wrote, but never sent, saying how much she liked Dave, and was using them to blackmail Gina.

Notes

  • Photo story

Appeared

  • Dear Dave (photo) – Bunty:  #1918 (15 October 1994) – #1923 (19 November 1994)

Little Ghost Lost

Bunty, ,

Plot

When Rosie Webb moved with her parents to a small country town, she went exploring a local castle which was being demolished. When Rosie took home one of the castle stones as a keepsake, she discovered that Bessie, a ghostly kitchen maid, had followed her, determined to become her servant.

Notes

  • Art: Wilf Street

Appeared

  • Little Ghost Lost – Bunty:  #1887 (12 March 1994) – #1894 (30 April 1994)

Forever Friends?

Bunty

Plot

Jodie had won a place at a stage and screen school. She wanted to keep her friends from her old school as well as make friends at the new one, but she was finding it difficult being pulled in two directions.

 

Notes

  • Photo story

Appeared

  • Forever Friends? (photo) – Bunty:  #1880 (22 January 1994) – #1883 (12 February 1994)

Rock School

Bunty, , , ,

Plot

Paula, Mel, Rachel and twins, Jo and Jane had formed an all-girl rock group called ‘Simply Pink’. They wanted to compete for the inter-school rock concert, but their van had its tyre slashed. The girls suspected a rival group, ‘ Wild Bunch’ , were responsible for the tyre.

Notes

  • Art: Julio Bosch

Appeared

  • Rock School – Bunty: #1874 (11 December 1993) – #1885 (26 February 1994)

The Price of Success

Bunty, , ,

Plot

Geraldine Price was thrilled when her parents started up a successful fashion business selling teenage clothes. But, although Geraldine gained a lot from her new life, she found there was a price to be paid too. Her parents busy life was causing arguments between them.

Notes

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared

  • The Price of Success – Bunty:  #1862 (18 September 1993) – #1874 (11 December 1993)

In Pippa’s Place

Bunty, , ,

Plot

Penny Ward and Pippa Benson were cousins and both girls were adopted. Penny discovered that on the day of their adoption either parents could have taken either baby. Pippa had very wealthy parents and Penny resented Pippa’s good life. She began causing trouble for Pippa

 

Notes

  • Art: Jim Eldridge?

Appeared

  • In Pippa’s Place  – Bunty: #1862 (18 September 1993) –  #1873 (4 December 1993)