Category Archives: Mandy

Judy’s Joker

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Plot

Judy Foster, an English orphan, goes to live with her relatives in the American state of Wyoming. The local people scoff at Judy because of her English ways, and even more so when she buys an odd-looking horse called Joker. Judy is sure that she and Joker can make her uncle’s farm prosperous. Judy and Joker make a great team in turning the tables on Jackson, who is giving trouble because he wants no competition.Joker

Notes

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley

Appeared

  • Judy’s Joker –  Mandy: #636 (24 March 1979) – #646 (02 June 1979)

 

Parents Wanted!

Mandy,

Plot:

The Jonson children advertise for foster parents when their parents’ marriage fails and the mother is hospitalised with a nervous breakdown. There are plenty of replies, but none of the applicants seem to work out.

Parents

Notes:

  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch (as “Ouders gezocht”) –  Debbie #26 (1981).

Appeared:

  • Parents Wanted!–  Mandy: #633 (03 March 1979) – #644 (19 May 1979)

 

Head of Hate!

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Plot:

Gemma Andrews makes fun of a museum statue of the Greek monster Medusa the Gorgon and pays the price. Afterwards Medusa’s head keeps appearing to Gemma in reflective surfaces. Every time it does, Gemma turns spiteful and destructive and does not remember her behaviour afterwards. Eventually Gemma gets a translation of some words from the statue. It says that in order to break Medusa’s power, something of hers must be destroyed. But Gemma does not know what the “something” is because the key word is missing.

Medusa

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Head of Hate! –  Mandy: (?) – #1138 (5 November, 1988)

 

Seal Girl

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Plot:

Jake and Ruby Walters run a successful show with performing seals. When they visit a remote island in Scotland they find a girl who has been raised by seals. They call her Shona, pass her off as their niece and incorporate her into their show, planning to make a fortune. But Shona begins to learn human ways too fast, which threatens their plans, and Cherry, the other girl in the show, is jealous of Shona.

Seal Girl

Notes:

  • Artist: Tom Hurst

Appeared:

  • Seal Girl  –  Mandy:  #630 (10 February 1979) – #638 (07 April 1979)

 

Sally and the Sinister Sisters

Mandy,

Plot

Sally James’ grandfather buys a set of dolls that belonged to a Victorian witch. He is trying to mend them so as to make enough money to repair his shop. Sally is making new dresses for the dolls, but is finding that each doll is taking over her mind, which causes a lot of trouble for her.

Sally

Notes

  • Artist: Barrie Mitchell? (unconfirmed)

Appeared

  • Sally and the Sinister Sisters –  Mandy: #628 (27 January 1979) – #638 (07 April 1979) 

The Outcasts of Underwood School

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Plot

Twins Debbie and Carol Lowe sit a scholarship exam to Underwood Boarding School, but then they wish they hadn’t once they find out how snobby the Underwood girls are. However, they do pass the scholarship exam and have to attend Underwood, as its first day pupils. But the snobby pupils do not make them welcome, and Virginia Fishenden is their worst enemy.

Eventually Virginia pulls a trick on the twins that backfires and she nearly burns the school down. Virginia is shocked into confessing and her ashamed mother withdraws her from the school. The twins are then accepted by the other girls.

Underwood

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones
  • Writer: Maureen Hartley

Appeared

  • The Outcasts of Underwood School –  Mandy: #300 (14 Oct 1972) – #316 (3 Feb 1973)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #625 (6 January 1979) – #641 (28 April 1979)

 

Hilary of the Happy Bus

Mandy

Plot:

Hilary Drew is the youngest member of the team in charge of Manchester’s mobile playgroup, which is known as the Happy Bus.

Happy Bus

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Hilary of the Happy Bus–  Mandy: #625 (6 January 1979) – #628 (27 January 1979) [no episode issue #627]

Other Appearances:

  • Hilary of the Happy Bus –  Mandy Annual 1979
  • Hilary of the Happy Bus –  Mandy Annual 1981
  • Hilary of the Happy Bus –  Mandy Annual 1982