Category Archives: Bunty

Her Highness Tamora Schoolgirl Princess

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Plot

Princess Tamora of Teru left her home in the sunny South Seas to come to school in England. Her parents, the King and Queen of the island, had been so impressed with Jane Taker a missionary from England who had visited the island many years before:, that they decided to educate their daughter at the same school . Tamora and her seven handmaidens arrived at the school causing quite a sensation. Tamora has mean ideas tat don’t fit with the English school.

Notes

Appeared

  • Her Highness Tamora Schoolgirl Princess – Bunty: #127 (18 June 1960) – #136 (20 August 1960)

Spinning Jenny

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Plot

Jenny Pearce, a girl juggler from Liverpool, had traveled to New York looking for stage work. She was registered with a little-known theatrical agent, Sam Bartok, and he tried to find jobs for her—but neither of them realised that H. K. Zigfell, the most famous showman in America, was searching for Jenny so that he could give her a part in his new show.

Notes

Appeared

  • Spinning Jenny – Bunty: #123 (21 May 1960) – #136 (20 August 1960)

Sandra Deane Apprentice Hairdresser

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Plot

Sandra Deane starts as an apprentice hairdresser she grows in confidence and soon becomes an assistant, then a hair stylist in her own right and opens up her own hair salon.

Notes

  • The title of the the story changed with Sandra Deane’s next part of her career.
  • She later returned in a picture story format.
  • Art: George Martin (Bunty Annuals)

Appeared

  • Sandra Deane Apprentice Hairdresser – Bunty: #122 (14 May 1960) – #127 (18 June 1960)
  • Sandra Deane Assistant Hairdresser – Bunty: #128 (25 June 1960) – #131 (16 July 1960)
  • Sandra Deane Hair Stylist  – Bunty: #132 (23 July 1960) – #135 (13 August 1960)

Other Appearances

  • Sandra Deane – Hairdresser  – Bunty Annual 1978 [Artist: George Martin]
  • Sandra Deane, Apprentice Hairdresser  – Bunty Annual 1979 [Artist: George Martin]

Tiny Tina

Bunty

Plot

Humour strip about a young trouble-making girl Tina.

Notes

  • It only appears briefly and sporadically in the weekly issues.

Appeared

  • Tiny Tina – Bunty: #57 (14 February 1959)
  • Tiny Tina – Bunty: #126 (11 June 1960)
  • Tiny Tina – Bunty: #141 (24 September 1960)

Other Appearances:

  • Tiny Tina – Bunty Annual 1961

Connie and her Colt

Bunty,

Plot

Connie Meridew was keeping her colt, Quicksilver in a builder’s yard owned by her father. Heather Dawson, a schoolgirl enemy of Connie’s, set the council on Connie, who sent her a letter saying the housing was unsuitable and she would need to remove Quicksilver, so Connie ad to go about finding him a new stable.

Notes

Appeared

  • Connie and her Colt – Bunty: #121 (7 May 1960) – #137 (27 August 1960)

Bunty of the Barnstormers

Bunty

Plot

Bunty Evans was part of performing group the Marsden Players along with Harry Hendon, who ran the show, his wife Marcia, Johnnie and Lila Crane and Don and Dorothy Payton. They were having a difficult time and when they arrived in Linwood, the owner of the Hall that they were planning to perform in refused to let them use it. They were able to make use of an old barn instead.

Notes

  • Text story

Appeared

  • Bunty of the Barnstormers (text) – Bunty: #85 (29 August 1959) – #90 (3 October 1959)

Babalu

Bunty

Plot

Humour strip about a young girl Babalu.

Notes

  • It only appears briefly in weekly issues but also had several annual appearances

Appeared

  • Babalu – Bunty: #82 (8 August 1959) – #84 (22 August 1959)

Other Appearances:

  • Babalu – Bunty Annual 1960
  • Babalu – Bunty Annual 1961
  • Babalu – Bunty Annual 1962
  • Babalu – Bunty Annual 1963
  • Babalu – Bunty Annual 1966

Babs the Breadwinner

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Plot

When Babs Thomson’s father was injured in a motor crash, Babs took over earning the family’s keep. Babs showed a great flair for business and quickly built up a thriving milk round in the Greville Housing Estate in the town of where she lived. Babs sold her milk round and started a more profitable business—general merchant to the Greville housewives.

Notes

Appeared

  • Babs the Breadwinner – Bunty: #79 (18 July 1959) – #89 (26 September 1959)

The Girl with the Sunshine Badge

Bunty

Plot

Josephine “Jo” Wise, a cheery, athletic sixteen-year-old, was the youngest supervisor of Crest Leigh, a popular seaside holiday camp for girls. Jo’s boss was Mrs West, the camp manager and Ann Holland, another supervisor, was the girl’s closest friend. Being a supervisor needed lots of patience and sympathy, as well as occasional firmness, but Jo loved every minute of it.

Notes

  • Complete stories, the badge “Crest Leigh Holiday Camp” appeared beside the title

Appeared

  • The Girl with the Sunshine Badge – Bunty: #65 (11 April 1959)
  • The Girl with the Sunshine Badge – Bunty: #83 (15 August 1959)