Plot:
Sal Lewis lives off Renzil beach, where there is a lot of bird activity. Her father, Fred, runs the nearby Swannery.
Notes:
- Text story
Appeared:
- Sal the Swan Girl (text)- Bunty: #117 (9 April 1960) – #128 (25 June 1960)
Category Archives: Bunty
The Story of Heidi
Plot:
Heidi a young Swiss orphan lives with her grandfather on top of the mountain Alm. While the villagers think of him as an ogre, Heidi has seen the kinder side of him. She is happy living with him until her aunt comes to take her away and be a companion with an invalid girl Clara.
Notes
- Adapted from the book Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Appeared:
- The Story of Heidi told in pictures – Bunty: #117 (9 April 1960) – #121 (7 May 1960)
Joy at Sunny Acres
Plot:
Joy Barnes helps out at her father’s farm Sunny Acres. She is a good problem solver and often helps out her neighbours as well.
Notes:
Appeared:
- Joy at Sunnyacres – Bunty: #115 (26 March 1960) – #120 (30 April 1960)
- Joy at Sunnyacres – Bunty: #122 (14 May 1960)
- Joy at Sunnyacres – Bunty: #125 (4 June 1960) – #126 (11 June 1960)
The Pink Piano
Plot:
Dan McCabe’s family are travelling across America to start a new life in Texas. Along the way they make friends with two cowboys, not knowing they are actually bank-robbers. They hide the stolen money in Jill McCabe’s piano, and plan to pick up the money again when the family reach the next town.
Notes:
Appeared:
- The Pink Piano – Bunty: #117 (09 April 1960) – #128 (25 June 1960)
Other Appearances:
- The Pink Piano – Bunty Annual 1961
Wendy the Tennis Wonder
Plot:
Wendy Woods lives with her grandparents on a small Scottish island. One day she finds her grandmother’s old tennis racket and discovers her love of tennis. She convinces her grandparents to let her go to boarding school where she will get the chance to play with other girls.
Notes:
Appeared:
- Wendy the Tennis Wonder – Bunty: #95 (07 November 1959) – #118 (16 April 1960)
- Reprinted – Bunty: circa 533 (30 March 1968) – ?
Queen of the Gypsies
Plot:
Shirley Groves runs away from her aunt and uncle and becomes queen of a gypsy clan. One girl, Lola, does not like Shirley; she thinks that she should be queen and wants to see Shirley dethroned.
Notes:
- Writer: Alison Christie (now Fitt)
Appeared:
- Queen of the Gypsies– Bunty: #106 (23 January 1960) – #116 (02 April 1960)
Barbara’s Baby Elephant
Plot:
Barbara Wallace has an unusual pet, a baby elephant, Busker. Her Uncle Peter, a game trapper for zoos, had sent her Busker as a birthday present.
Notes:
- Text Story
Appeared:
- Barbara’s Baby Elephant – Bunty: #105 (16 January 1960) – #116 (2 April 1960)
- Reprinted – Bunty: (?) – #806 (23 June 1973)
Other Appearances
Annual Appearances
- Barbara’s Baby Elephant – Bunty Annual 1974 [Artist: Antonio Borrell]
Little Lulu
Plot:
A humour strip with jungle girl Lulu.
Notes:
- Art: Bill Ritchie
- The art while more common for the time, is an offensive minstrel style depiction which wouldn’t be used today.
Appeared:
- Little Lulu– Bunty: #90 (3 October 1959) – #136 (20 August 1960) [no episode #105]
- Little Lulu– Bunty: #171 (22 April 1961) – #172 (29 April 1961)
Other Appearances:
- Little Lulu– Bunty Annual 1961
- Little Lulu– Bunty Annual 1962
Mary Had a Little Ram
Plot:
Mary Duff has a clever pet ram named Johnny Boy. Along with Mary’s close friend Hilda they have plenty of fun together.
Notes:
Appeared:
- Mary Had A Little Ram– Bunty: #108 (07 Feb 1960) – #114 (19 Mar 1960)
Other Appearances:
- Mary Had A Little Ram – Bunty Annual 1961
Jeannie and Her Genie
Plot:
Jeannie McLaren owns a magical necklet, whenever she rubs it a genie named Perki appears to do whatever she commands. Unfortunately Perki is still a “learner” genie and things often go wrong.
Notes:
Appeared:
- Jeannie and Her Genie – Bunty: #107 (30 Jan 1960) – #116 (2 April 1960)
Other Appearances:
- Jeannie and Her Genie – Bunty Annual 1961