Category Archives: Bunty

Bird Girl

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Plot:

Lynn Fairfax and her artist father move to the Italian village of Torricelli. Lynn encounters a mysterious girl who has a strange way with birds. She soon finds the mysterious girl is trying to save the birds from trappers and decides to lend a hand. But Lynn has to win the girl’s confidence as the girl seems to be afraid of her.

Notes:

  • Artist: John Woods
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Vogelmeisje” – Debbie #24 (1981).

Appeared:

  • Bird Girl –  Bunty:  #943 (7 February 1976) – #955 (1 May  1976)

Rusty

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Plot

In the early days of pop music, Rusty Larkin is discovered. However, although Rusty has the voice, she does not have the looks to become a pop star. So Rusty’s friend Cherry Moore mimes while Rusty sings backstage. But two toughs, Al and Syd, are causing trouble.

Notes

Appeared

  • Rusty –  Bunty: circa #375 (20 March 1965) – (?)
  • Reprinted – Bunty: #942 (31 January 1976) – #958 (22 May 1976)

The Ghost of Starr Stables

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Plot

Zoe Starr and her parents move to a stables in the country. They bought it cheaply because it is run-down, but Zoe and her mother love their new life all the same. Then they are visited by a mysterious ghost horse.

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Notes

  • Art: Colin Merrett
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch as “De geest van de manege” – Debbie #16 (1979).

Appeared

  • The Ghost of Starr Stables –  Bunty:  #940 (17 January 1976) – #954 (24 April 1976)

Amazing Grace Gymnast of the Future

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Plot

Grace Connor, daughter of a circus owner, wants to become a gymnast. But her father disapproves and wants her to go on the trapeze, as he believes the trapeze will assure a secure financial future for her whereas gymnastics will not.

amazing grace

Notes

  • Artist: Rodney Sutton

Appeared

  • Amazing Grace Gymnast of the Future – Bunty: #926 (11 October 1975) – #942 (31 January 1976)

Princess of the Pops

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Plot

Princess Helen of Lichenberg loves pop music. But her father, King Gustave, does not, and has forbidden her to listen to it. Little does he know that Helen has now become a pop star herself, under the masked guise of M’Lady of Mystery, and she is even performing under his very nose in her pop star identity.

Notes

  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Prinses in de Top 40” – Tina: #25/1976-#42/1976.

Appeared

  • Princess of the Pops –  Bunty: #926 (October 11 1975) – #939 (January 10 1976).

Destiny Calls Rosita

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Plot

Rosita, a gypsy girl, is a pupil at Priory Ballet School. Signora Barelli hates Rosita for some reason and is trying to get rid of her. But Rosita’s grandmother is on hand when needed, and Rosita is also getting help from her grandmother’s special powder, which enables one to see visions in smoke when the powder is thrown into fire. One such vision gives a clue as to why Signora Barelli hates Rosita.

destiny calls rosita

Notes

  • Art: Candido Ruiz Pueyo
  • Episodes from #926 – 938, and #944-961, translated into Dutch (as “Mariska”) – Debbie super stripstory #1 (1976).

Appeared

  • Destiny Calls Rosita–  Bunty: # 926 (11 October 1975) – #961 (12 June 1976)

Ring for Rita

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Plot

Rita Rawlings runs a one-girl Escort Agency and takes on any request, however unusual. And unusual is the word.

Notes

  • Episodic series, in issue #895 it indicated another story would be in the following week’s issue, but it did not appear, the series did return later around issue #922.

Appeared

  • Ring for Rita –  Bunty: #892 (15 February 1975) – #895 (8 March 1975)
  • Ring for Rita –  Bunty: circa #922 (13 September 1975) -(?)

Last Girl in Hamelin

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Plot

In the wake of the Pied Piper, Carla is the last girl left in Hamelin because she had been in jail on a false charge when the Pied Piper took the children away in revenge for the mayor refusing to pay him for eradicating the rats. The parents get jealous at Carla being spared while they lost their own children and Carla finds herself persecuted.

Notes

  • Artist: Andy Tew

Appeared

  • Last Girl in Hamelin–  Bunty: #892 (15 February 1975) – #901 (19 April 1975)