Category Archives: Emma

The Emma Report

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Plot

Emma is a TV reporter and gets into many adventures while doing her reports.

emma report

Notes

  • Emma is the comics namesake, she also introduces features in the comic such as interviewing famous people.
  • Writer: Marion Turner (episode #11, may have written other episodes but that is the only confirmed issue)
  • Jose Ariza (?)

Appeared

  • The Emma Report –  Emma: #01 (26 February 1978) – #29 (09 September 1978)
  • The Emma Report –  Emma: #45 (30 December 1978)
  • The Emma Report  – Emma: #80 (01 September 1979)

 Other Appearances:

  • Abandoned! – Judy Annual 1982

Little Nipper

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Plot:

Three orphans, Flossie, Jackey and Alice find an abandoned  baby that the nickname Little Nipper.  Nipper has a locket with pictures inside that could be his parents and Flossie is determined to find them.

little nipper

Notes:

  • Art: Don Walker
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch (as “Ukkie” ) – Debbie #23 (1980).

Appeared:

  • Little Nipper –  Emma:  #30 (16 September 1978) – #44 (23 December 1978)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #877 (5 November 1983) – #891 (11 February 1984)

 

The Loner [1978]

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Plot:

Lara Kent is uprooted from her moorland home after her grandmother dies and sent to live with her aunt and uncle in London. Lara finds city life too noisy and thinks the people are selfish as they don’t care for wildlife. After she finds some fox cubs whose mother was killed, she sets up a refuge for sick animals in her shed.

the_loner

Notes:

  • Art: Stanley Houghton
  • Episodes #46 to #56 reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Alleen met haar dieren” (Alone with Her Animals) – Debbie #13 (1979).

Appeared:

  • The Loner–  Emma: #43 (16 December 1978) – #56 (17 March 1979)

 

Sally and Selina the Space-Trekkers

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Plot:

Brought up in an orphanage on Earth, Selina, unknown to her, is really Princess of the country Verdria on the Planet Tetron. Now the elders at Verdria want to restore the Royal Family, and Selina is beamed up to Tetron. But her friend Sally is also beamed up by mistake.

sally_selina_spacetrekkers

Notes:

  • Artist: Norman Lee

Appeared:

  • Sally and Selina the Space-Trekkers –  Emma: #42 (09 December 1978) – #54 (03 March 1978)

 

Molly and her Millettes

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Plot:

Molly Miller is a newly qualified teacher who starts at Millington School. She is given Grade IVB to teach, who are described as a lazy and unruly lot, but she gains their interest by setting up a majorette group. She gets no support from the other staff, who have written IVB off as no good.

milly_millettes

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Molly and her Millettes–  Emma: #44 (23 December 1978) – #55 (10 March 1979)

 

The Power Over Paula

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Plot:

Paula Barton gets the part of Norah Darcy in a TV production. The character of Norah is a horrible person but who looks really sweet.  For her costume Paula gets a locket that belonged to the person who played Norah in the original play a hundred years ago. The locket has a strange affect on Norah causing her to be nasty while wearing it

power_over_paula

Notes:

  • Art: Rodney Sutton

Appeared:

  • The Power Over Paula–  Emma:  #44 (23 Dec. 1978) – #53 (24 Feb. 1979)

 

Holly of Hazard Unit

Emma

Plot:

The Hazard Unit is a mobile emergency service operated by Nurse Holly Mills and Dr Steve Mason. The Unit is financed by a large hospital and Holly and Steve often have problems obtaining new equipment.

holly_of_hazardunit

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Holly of Hazard Unit–  Emma:  #30 (16 September 1978) – #48 (20 January 1979)