Category Archives: Bunty

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)

Polly and the Princess

Bunty

Plot

In the late 1500s, Polly Green, daughter of a charcoal-burner, had an encounter with a young rich girl “Bess”. She was shocked to later find out that “Bess” was actually King Henry  VIII’s daughter the princess Elizabeth. Elizabeth invites Polly to Hampton Court as er friend.

Notes

Appeared

  • Polly and the Princess –  Bunty: #51 (3 January 1959) – #63 (28 March 1959)

The Old Curiosity Shop

Bunty, ,

Plot

An adaption of Charles Dickens book. The story follows Nell Trent and her grandfather who run an Old Curiosity Shop in London. Her grandfather trying to secure a good life for Nell ends up gambling money away and borrows money from money lender Quip, who seizes the shop when they cannot pay. Nell and her grandfather are forced to runaway.

Notes

  • Art: Paddy Brennan
  • Writer: Charles Dickens

Appeared

  • The Story the Old Curiosity Shop –  Bunty: #39 (11 October 1958) – #58 (21 February 1959)

Little Miss Feather Fingers

Bunty,

Plot

Irene Pryce, an orphan and brilliant pianist, was taken in by music teacher Madame Cherrier. The teacher had suffered tragedy in her life when she lost her husband and daughter in accident but Irene had found out they had survived the accident. She didn’t want to get Madame Cherrier, so she investigated secretly.

Notes

  • Text story

Appeared

  • Little Miss Feather Fingers (text) – Bunty: #37 (27 September 1958) – #52 (10 January 1959)

Trixie

Bunty

Plot

Trixie follows a young blonde girl in humorous situations. She often comes up with clever solutions to the situations. The strips were usually 1/2 page but sometimes were full pages, often it would appear at the side of a text story.

Notes

  • Each strip had it’s own title.
  • This was similar tone to the comic strip Hetty, including each strip having it’s own title. Hetty appeared in Bunty first , finishing in #30, a couple of issues before Trixie started.

Appeared

  • Trixie – Bunty: #33 (30 August 1958) – #38 (4 October 1958) [no episode in issue #37]
  • Trixie – Bunty: #53 (17 January 1959)
  • Trixie – Bunty: #55 (31 January 1959)
  • Trixie – Bunty: #59 (28 February 1959)
  • Trixie – Bunty: #65 (11 April 1959) – #68 (2 May 1959)
  • Trixie – Bunty: #74 (13 June 1959) – #76 (27 June 1959)
  • Trixie – Bunty: #80 (1 August 1959)
  • Trixie – Bunty: #84 (22 August 1959)

List of Stories

  • Trixie and the Canary – Bunty: #33
  • Trixie Takes a Bath – Bunty: #34
  • Trixie and the Parrot – Bunty: #35
  • Trixie and the Stunt Pilot – Bunty: #36
  • Trixie and the Cake – Bunty: #38
  • Trixie the Sailor – Bunty: #53
  • Trixie the Glamour Girl – Bunty: #55
  • Trixie and the Shadow Game – Bunty: #59
  • Trixie and the Cats – Bunty: #65
  • Trixie and the Masks – Bunty: #66
  • Trixie and the Kite – Bunty: #67
  • Trixie and the Bluebottle – Bunty: #68
  • Trixie and the Mountaineer – Bunty: #74
  • Trixie and the White Rabbit – Bunty: #75
  • Trixie Gets “Caught”” in the Rain – Bunty: #76 (2 page story)
  • Trixie and the Pear Tree – Bunty: #80
  • Trixie – Photographer – Bunty: #81
  • Trixie Goes Fishing – Bunty: #84

Hetty

Bunty

Plot

Hetty follows a young girl in humorous situations. The strips were usually 1/2 page but sometimes were full pages. Each strip had it’s own title.

Notes

Appeared

  • Hetty – Bunty: #22 (14 June 1958) – #30 (9 August1958) [no episode in issue #24]

Other Appearances

  • Hetty in “Catch as Cats Can” – Bunty Annual 1960
  • A Poser for Hetty – Bunty Annual 1961
  • Hetty – Bunty Annual 1961
  • Hetty – Bunty Annual 1963

List of Stories

  • Hetty’s Hair-do – Bunty: #22
  • Hetty the Baby-sitter – Bunty: #23
  • Unlucky Dip – Bunty: #25
  • Hetty the Painter – Bunty: #26
  • Hetty Makes a Slip – Bunty: #27
  • Hetty Puts her Foot in it! – Bunty: #28
  • Hetty’s Strange Ambition – Bunty: #29
  • Hetty and her Hiccups – Bunty: #30

Little Caroline – the Teenage Teacher

Bunty,

Plot:

Caroline West, is the youngest teacher at Ellesmere Girls’ School. She is the school’s riding mistress,  a subject that the headmistress, Mrs Braydon, doesn’t fully approve of.

Notes:

  • Text Story

Appeared:

  • Little Caroline – the Teenage Teacher –  Bunty: #16 (3 May 1958) – #21 (7 June 1958)
  • Little Caroline – the Teenage Teacher –  Bunty: #33 (30 August 1958)
  • Little Caroline – the Teenage Teacher –  Bunty: #35 (13 September 1958)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances:

  • Little Caroline – the Teenage Teacher – Bunty Annual 1960