Category Archives: Bunty

Sandra’s Sad Secret / Cheat!

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Plot:

When Sandra Harrison’s father is wrongly imprisoned for fraud, she and her mother move in with her strict grandparents in Wales. Sandra has promised to keep her father’s whereabouts secret, but Megan, a girl at school, had found out the truth and is now blackmailing Sandra.

sarah sad secret

Notes:

  • Art: Eduardo Feito
  • In the reprint as “Cheat!”, Sandra is renamed Lucy.

Appeared:

  • Sandra’s Sad Secret–  Bunty: #1786 (04 April 1992) – #1796 (13 June 1992)
  • Reprinted as Cheat! –  Bunty: #2198 (26 February 2000) – #2208 (06 May 2000)

 

Invisible Isla

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Plot:

Isla Nordon accidentally drinks one of her scientist father’s experimental potions and turns invisible.  Isla wears a skin like latex suit while her father tries to find an antidote.

invisible isla

Notes:

  • Art: Norman Lee

Appeared:

  • Invisible Isla–  Bunty: #1784 (21 March 1992) – #1795 (6 June 1992)
    • Reprinted: Bunty #2175 (25 September 1999) – #2186 (4 December 1999)
  • Invisible Isla –  Bunty: #1811 (26 Sept 1992) – #1821 (05 Dec 1992)

Other Appearances:

  • Invisible Isla-  Bunty Picture Story Library #363

 

K.O.S.

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Plot:

Kelly Wilson has got her dream job as a presenter on the top children’s weekend morning show, K.O.S. (Kids On Saturday).

kos

Notes:

  • Artist: Julio Bosch (Martin Puigagut?)

Appeared:

  • K.O.S.–  Bunty: #1775 (18 Jan 1992) – #1783 (14 March 1992)
  • Reprinted: Bunty #2165 (10 July 1999) – #2175 (18 September 1999)

 

Luv, Lisa

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Plot:

Lisa Codd writes about her life and family in her diary. She lives with her parents Andrew and Susan, older brother Neil, older sister Ali and younger brother Martin. They go through many changes during the years, Andrew loses his job at one point, Martin begins a music career, Andrew and Susan separate for a while. Lisa deals with all this plus friend trouble, boys and everyday school life.

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Notes:

  • Main Writer: Linda Stephenson
  • Anthea Skiffington also mentioned writing Luv, Lisa, possibly mixed up with a different story or only wrote one of the picture story library book stories, as she didn’t specify.
  • Photographer: Richard Palmer
  • Photo story
  • Appeared in two picture story libraries as a drawn character, art by Ron Lumsden
  • Her dog Jeff had a spin off text story “Luv, Jeff“

Appeared:

  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1659 (28 Oct 1989) – #1688 (19 May 1990)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1694 (30 June 1990) – #1729 (02 March 1991)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1735 (13 April 1991) – #1755 (31 August 1991)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1762 (19 October 1991) – #1788 (18 April 1992)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1794 (30 May  1992) – #1817 (7 November 1992)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1824 (26 December 1992) – #1839 (10 April 1993)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1851 (3 July 1993) – #1876 (25 December 1993)
  • Luv, Lisa–  Bunty:  #1892 (16 April 1994) – #1916 (01 October 1994)
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty:  #1928 (24 December 1994) – #1945 (22 April 1995)
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty:  #1975 (18 November 1995) – #2031 (14 December 1996)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Annual 1993
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Annual 1994
  • Lisa’s Diary – Bunty Annual 1994
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Annual 1995
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Annual 1996
  • Lisa’s Diary – Bunty Annual 1996
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Annual 1997
  • Lisa’s Diary – Bunty Annual 1997

Summer Specials

  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Summer Special 1993
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Summer Special 1994
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Summer Special 1995
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Summer Special 1996

Picture Story Library

  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Picture Story Library #374 [Ron Lumsden]
  • Luv, Lisa – Bunty Picture Story Library #399 [Ron Lumsden]

 

Marinda Mystery Girl of the Sea

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Plot:

Marinda is a mysterious girl that lives in the sea and comes to the surface to help people at times.

marinda

Notes:

  • Art: Robert MacGillivray
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch (as “Marinda het meisje van de zee”) : Groot Tina Zomerboek #2/1982 (1982).

Appeared:

  • Marinda Mystery Girl of the Sea – Bunty: #1051 (4 March 1978) – 1060?
    • Reprinted – Bunty #1594 (30 July  1988) – #1603 (1 October 1988)
  • Marinda Mystery Girl of the Sea – Bunty: # 1101 (17 February 1979) – #1109 (17 April 1979)
    • Reprinted – Bunty: #1648 (12 August 1989) – #1656 (7 October 1989)

Other Appearances:

  • Marinda Mystery Girl of the Sea – Bunty Annual 1980
  • Marinda Mystery Girl of the Sea – Mandy PSL #161 (Artist unknown)

 

Lady Lizzie

Bunty,

Plot:

Lady Elizabeth Lydell (Lizzie Connors) an American had become heiress to her English grandmother the Countess of Hunston. Since arriving at her house Lizzie had made a great difference to the frosty old lady.

lady lizzie

Notes:

  • Art: Manuel Cuyàs?
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch (with the same title) –  Peggy #3/1982.

Appeared:

  • Lady Lizzie–  Bunty: #1101 (17 February 1979) – #1120 (30 June 1979)

 

Mojo The Milky Way Dog

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Plot:

Sally Jordan befriends a stray dog , Mojo, who turns out to be a talking dog from the Milky Way.

mojo milkyway dog

Notes:

  • Art:  Robert MacGillivray

Appeared:

  • Mojo The Milky Way Dog –  Bunty:  #1101 (17 February 1979) – #1115 (26 May 1979)

Other Appearances

  • Mojo The Milky Way Dog –  Bunty Annual 1981 [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Mojo The Milky Way Dog –  Bunty Annual 1982 [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]