Category Archives: Bunty

The Rainbow Girls/ Prisoners of the Rainbow

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Plot:

By a strange quirk of fate, Raine Franklin and her little sister Wendy, had stumbled through the Spectrum Door which had led them to an invisible universe on the other side of the rainbow.  But the door had vanished and there seemed no way back home again. To make matters worse, time was travelling backwards at incredible speed.

prisoners of rainbow

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Rainbow Girls –  Bunty: #755 (1 July 1972) – #765 (9 September 1972)
  • Reprinted as Prisoners Of The Rainbow –  Bunty:   #1206 (21 February 1981) – #1216 (2 May 1981)

 

Princess Pain-In-The-Neck

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Plot:

When Princess Veraskaya  became a pupil at Ashfield High School, she chummed up with Elsie Small.  But being a Princess’s friend was not easy, as Elsie found out when Vera began imitating the antics of her grandmother, a pupil at Ashfield years before.

princess pain in the neck

Notes:

  • Art: Colin Merrett
  • Art: Peter Kay (Bunty Summer Special 1981)
  • Art: Charles Paine (Bunty Annual 1981)

Appeared:

  • Princess Pain-In-The-Neck –  Bunty:  #1184 (20 September 1980) – #1214 (18 April 1981)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • Princess Pain-In-The-Neck – Bunty Annual 1981 [Art: Charles Paine]
  • Princess Pain-In-The-Neck – Bunty Annual 1982 [Art: Colin Merrett]

Summer Specials

  • Princess Pain-in-the-Neck – Bunty Summer Special 1981 [Art: Peter Kay]

The Faith and Hope of Charity Brown

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Plot:

In Britain in 1931, life was very grim – no welfare state, no National Health and very little employment. For Charity eldest daughter of the Brown family, times were extremely hard. Her  mother had died and her father had gambled away the family fortune. Later he married again, but this was another disaster.  One day, Charity discovered her father and his new wife had stolen money from a famous violinist.

charity brown

 

Notes:

  • Artist: Terry Aspin

Appeared:

  • The Faith and Hope of Charity Brown–  Bunty:  #1183 (13 September 1980) – #1215 (25 April 1981)

Other Appearances:

  • The Faith and Hope of Charity Brown – Bunty Annual 1983 [Artist: Terry Aspin]

 

The World of Grace

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Plot:

Grace Harper was being trained by Madame Maratova to be a gymnast. Madame was sure Grace had the makings of a world champion and was doing all  in her power to help her.

world of grace

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The World of Grace – Bunty: #717 (9 October 1971) – #750 (27 May 1972)
  • Reprinted – Bunty:  #1183 (13 September 1980) – #1216 (2 May 1981)

Other Appearances:

  • The World of Grace – Bunty Annual 1983 [Artist: Douglas Perry]

 

Meggie’s Magic Book

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Plot:

When Meggie Morgan finds an old spell book, she little realised that it’s Merlin the Magician. Without the book, he was stranded in the twentieth century. Determined to get it back Merlin followed Meggie everywhere – but to his horror she kept trying out spells! meggies magic book

Notes:

  • Art: John Woods

Appeared:

  • Meggie’s Magic Book –  Bunty:   circa #1202 (24 January 1981) – ?

Other Appearances:

  • Meggie’s Magic Book –  Bunty Annual 1982 [Artist: John Woods]

 

Danger Doll

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Plot

One evening when Jemma Johnson was babysitting Caroline a young girl, they got an unexpected visitor, a doll! Later there was a mysterious fire and Caroline and the doll disappeared. At first Jemma was blamed but when other children went missing, Jemma was asked to help solve the mystery.

danger doll

 

Notes:

  • Artist: John Woods
  • Not to be confused with the 1980 Judy story Danger Doll!

Appeared

  • Danger Doll – Bunty: #766 (16 September 1972) – #781 (30 September 1972)
  • Reprinted – Bunty: #1201 (17 January 1981) – #1216 (2 May 1981)

 

Look After Lobelia

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Plot:

A little girl called Lobelia had arrived mysteriously at the home of Professor Peterson. Nobody knew where she was from or why she was abandoned. Later at boarding school, Lobelia amazed everyone by winning the most awards on prize day and being selected school captain. However some of the girls believed Lobelia was an infant at heart  and hoped to get rid of her.

looking after lobelia

Notes:

  • Art: Selby Donnison
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Zorg voor Lobelia!” – Peggy #1/1988

Appeared:

  • Look After Lobelia–  Bunty: #1184 (20 September 1980) – #1214 (18 April 1981)

 

Who’s Her Ladyship?

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Plot:

It was thought that either Poppy Summers or Queenie Brown was the missing heiress to the Winters estate. But the sudden switch from rags to riches was taking its toll on the girls.

whos her ladyship

 

Notes:

  • Art: Andy Tew

Appeared:

  • Who’s Her Ladyship? –  Bunty:   #1183 (13 September 1980)  – #1205 (14 February 1981)

Other Appearances:

  • Who’s Her Ladyship? – Bunty Annual 1983 [Artist: Andy Tew]

 

Captain Kate

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Plot:

Kate Smith was thrilled to be made Captain of Tenbury School – but she had an unfriendly rival in Vice Captain Daphne Ferrier.

captain kate

 

Notes:

  • Art: Tony Speer
  • The first issue is called “Kate For Captain” as it is set at the time of the election for Captain.

Appeared:

  • Captain Kate–  Bunty: #1174 (12 July 1980) – ?