Category Archives: Mandy

The Tribe at Number Ten

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Plot

Carol Rogers’ mother looked after the invalid Mr Rogers and Gran for many years until they passed over. Now Carol is encouraging her mother to build a social life. But then widower Mr Thomson and his five children move into the street. Carol is worried at the way Mum is getting involved in looking after them when she is just building her social life and does not want her mother to get ideas about marrying Mr Thomson.

Tribe

Notes

  • Writer: Alison Christie (Fitt)
  • Artist: Guy Peeters

Appeared

  • The Tribe at Number Ten –  Mandy:  #955 (4 May 1985) – #968 (3 August 1985)

 

Too Many Mums!

Mandy

Plot

Julia Casson’s divorced parents return from overseas, having remarried. This leaves Julia with three “mums” – her mother, new stepmother and Auntie Joyce. Each mum has different ideas on what is best for Julie, such as which school she is to attend. This causes a lot quarrelling, and Julia is caught in the middle.

Mums

Notes

Appeared

  • Too Many Mums!–  Mandy:  #955 (4 May 1985) – #970 (17 August 1985)

 

Secret Star!

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Plot

When rising pop star Jeff Collins loses his voice, he owes his agent Mr Winter a lot of money. Mr Winter wants his money back and insists Jeff perform despite his illness. Jeff’s twin sister Jodie takes his place in secret. When Jodie finds out what an unpleasant man Mr Winter is, she decides to investigate his dealings with Jeff.

Star

Notes

  • Artist: Ron Lumsden
  • Translated into Dutch and appeared in Tina 35-46/1985 as “De grote wisseltruuk” (The Big Exchange Trick)

 

Appeared

  • Secret Star! –  Mandy: #943 (9 February 1985) – #954 (27 April 1985)

 

 

My Dad Next Door

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Plot

Karen Walton thinks her dad is pretty dull in comparison to the trendy dads that some of her school friends have. So when her friends mistake Dave Drummond, the Walton’s dashing next-door neighbour, for her father, she does not correct them and starts pretending Mr Drummond is her father.

Dad

Notes

  • Artist: Richard Neillands

Appeared

  • My Dad Next Door–  Mandy:  #946 (2 March 1985) – #953 (20 April 1985)

 

Very Important Person

Mandy

Plot

Jill Jordan’s parents give her second place to her pretty younger sister Lindy. Then Great-Aunt Eva leaves a fortune in trust to the Jordan family – with the condition that any spending of the money must be approved by Jill. All of a sudden, the whole family is treating Jill like a Very Important Person. But the parents are not happy about the condition and are trying to find a way out of it.

VIP

Notes

Appeared

  • Very Important Person!–  Mandy: #946 (2 March 1985) – #954 (27 April 1985)

 

Caesar and Cleo

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Plot:

Before Mrs Amelia Weston dies, she asks her maid Cleo Payne to look after her dog Caesar. Mr Crumleigh the solicitor thinks there is another will, but the only one available divides everything among Mrs Weston’s greedy nieces, Beryl and Dora Weston and Lydia Crool. But to get the money they must live together in Mrs Weston’s house for six months and give Cleo and Caesar a home. If Cleo leaves before that time they inherit immediately, so they are trying to drive her out by making her life miserable.

Caesar 1

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Caesar and Cleo – Mandy: #231 (19 June 1971) –  #242 (4 September 1971)
  • Reprinted – Mandy – #546 (02 July 1977) – #555 (03 September 1977)
  • Reprinted – Mandy:  #945 (23 February 1985) – #954?