Category Archives: Bunty

Cherry’s Challenge

Bunty,

Plot

Fourteen year old Cherry Smith helped her parents run their small farm. Her best chum was a colt named Fancy that she helped break in.  Cherry was trying to form a team to enter gymkhana events.

Cherry’s Challenge

Notes

  • Art: Carlos Freixas
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch  as“Cherry’s uitdaging!” – Penny 11/1989
  • Reprinted and translated to German as “Die Mannschaft des Jahres” – Wendy 20/1989 (Character Cherry Smith is renamed Vicky Euler)

Appeared

  • Cherry’s Challenge–  Bunty:   #1604 (08 October 1988) – #1615 (24 December 1988)

 

The Trail Of The Laughing Dolls

Bunty

Plot:

Pinkie Wayne was a British Secret Service agent operating in a German occupied France in 1940.  Her mission was to find a series of dolls each containing a secret message, left in various places by her sister, Sylvia, who was now a prisoner in German hands.

The Trail Of The Laughing Dolls

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Trail Of The Laughing Dolls –  Bunty:   #98 (28 November 1959) – #109 (13 February 1960)

 

Heroines of History

Bunty,

Plot:

The stories of famous females from history. Such as Elizabeth Fry, the English prison reformer and Florence Nightingale the famous nurse.

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Notes:

  • A one page strip, it would often appear sporadically and sometimes appeared as back page feature.

Appeared:

  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #81 (01 August 1959)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #84 (22 August 1959) – #87 (12 September 1959)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #92 (17 October 1959)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #97 (21 November 1959)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #99 (5 December 1959)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #102 (26 December 1959)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #107 (30 January 1960)
  • Heroines of History – Bunty: #127 (18 June 1959)

List of stories:

  • Heroines of History – Kate Barlass – Bunty: #81
  • Heroines of History – Madeleine de Vecheres – Bunty: #84
  • Heroines of History – Lady Derby – Bunty: #85
  • Heroines of History – Madame Grotius – Bunty: #86
  • Heroines of History – Flora MacDonald -Bunty: #87
  • Heroines of History – Lady Nithsdale – Bunty: #92
  • Heroines of History – Countess Joan of Brittany – Bunty: #97
  • Heroines of History – Florence Nightingale – Bunty: #99
  • Heroines of History – Countess Catharina of Schwarzburg – Bunty: #102
  • Heroines of History – Elizabeth Fry – Bunty: #107
  • Heroines of History – Joan of Arc – Bunty: #127

 

The Silver Skates

Bunty

Plot:

In Holland, Hans Brinker and his sister Gretel want to compete in December’s great ice skating race on the canal and have a chance of winning the precious prize of silver skates.  Their father is very ill and Hans and Gretel have to work hard  to support the family.

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Notes:

  • An adaptation of Mary Mapes Dodge novel.

Appeared:

  • The Story of The Silver Skates in pictures –  Bunty:  #101 (19 December 1959) – #109 (13 February 1960)

 

Tufty- The Tale of a Pony

Bunty

Plot:

Jean Walker was among twelve riders of Springfield Pony Club undergoing a trial for the Stanton Cup team. The five riders who did the best in the trial would be chosen for the actual team.  Tufty, Jean’s pony, was not a thoroughbred riding pony like the others in the club, but despite his rather ungainly appearance, Tufty was very intelligent and willing to learn.

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Notes:

Appeared:

  • Tufty- The Tale of a Pony –  Bunty: #90 (3 October 1959) – #105 (16 January 1960)

 

Friendly Frances

Bunty,

Plot:

Frances Thornton worked for the “Can We Help U Agency”. She gets sent on a variety of assignments such as being an extra assistant at a modelling shoot.  Her boss Mr Forrest was pleased with her success on her various jobs.

Friendly Frances

Notes:

  • Text Story
  • Reprinted as picture story

Appeared:

  • Friendly Frances (text) –  Bunty:  #91 (10 October 1959) – #104 (9 January 1960)
    • Reprinted as picture story – Bunty: #869 (7 September 1974) – #875 (19 October 1974)
  • Friendly Frances (text) –  Bunty: #121 (7 May 1960)

Other Appearances:

  • Friendly Frances (text) –  Bunty Annual 1962

 

Nobody’s Darling

Bunty

Plot:

Liz Reynolds was put into the care of Mrs Langridge, a kindly old woman,  after the arrest of her good-for-nothing father.  Young Liz was too independent to appreciate her new guardian’s love and  kindness.  One day, Liz disobeyed Mrs. Landgridge’s  orders and visited  the forbidden west wing of the house. While there she found a portrait with it’s face to the wall, turning it around Liz saw the face of a beautiful  lady.  later Liz is surprised when Mrs Langridge flew into a temper over her turning of the portrait.

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Notes:

Appeared:

  • Nobody’s Darling–  Bunty:  Bunty #91 (10 October 1959) – #106 (23 January 1960)

 

Sally and her Seal

Bunty,

Plot:

Eleven Year Old Sally Wilson was the proud owner of a pet any schoolgirl  would envy – Pootsie, a tame but cute seal.

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Notes:

  • Art: George Ramsbottom

Appeared:

  • Sally and her Seal –  Bunty:  #90 (03 October 1959) – #100 (12 December 1959)
  • Reprinted –  Bunty: #601 (19 July 1969)  – #611 (27 September 1979)
  • Reprinted – Bunty: #1132 (22 September 1979)  – #1142 (01 December 1979)

 

Sue at the Wheel

Bunty,

Plot:

Sue Horner worked at her aunt’s café, delivering home-made cakes to customers living in the country. Sue loved driving much more than cooking, although her aunt didn’t understand her attachment to her car “Jemima”.

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Notes:

  • Text Story

Appeared:

  • Sue at the Wheel –  Bunty:  #73 (6 June 1959) – #81 (1 August 1959)

Other Appearances:

  • Sue at the Wheel – Bunty Annual 1960