Category Archives: Mandy

The Slave Girls

Mandy

Plot

In order to earn extra money, Suzanne and Sandy Miller advertise themselves as slave girls (complete with Roman costume) who work for a small payment. Each job always seems to give the girls some additional problem to solve.

Slave Girls

Notes

  • The first 2 episodes (#295 & #296) the tile was just Slave Girls, from #297 “The” was added to start of the title.

Appeared

  • The Slave Girls –  Mandy:  #295 (9 September 1972) – #302 ( 28 October 1972)
  • The Slave Girls –  Mandy:  #419 (25 January 1975) – #427 (22 March 1975)
  • The Slave Girls –  Mandy:  #437 (31 May 1975) – #438 (7 June 1975)
  • The Slave Girls –  Mandy:  #707 (02 August 1980) – #708 (09 August 1980)
  • The Slave Girls –  Mandy:  #714 (20 September 1975)

Other Appearances:

  • The Slave Girls  – Mandy annual 1974
  • The Slave Girls  – Mandy annual 1976
  • The Slave Girls  – Mandy annual 1977

 

Gertie the Ghost-Hunter

Mandy,

Plot

Gertie Hill’s grandfather is caretaker of the new building complex at Old Mallow. The redevelopment has disturbed the ghosts who haunt the square. Only Gertie can see and deal with them, with the aid of a strange hour-glass that belonged to her great-grandmother.

Gertie

Notes

Appeared

  • Gertie the Ghost-Hunter –  Mandy: #415 (28 December 1974) – #427 (22 March 1975)

 

Families at War!

Mandy,

Plot

The Carters and Simpsons have been bitter enemies since the day they became neighbours. Only the daughters, Polly Carter and Janet Simpson, are friends. The families get more friendly when Polly and Janet are chosen as queens for Carnival Week, but things are not going smoothly.

Families

Notes:

  • Artist: Guy Peeters

Appeared

  • Families at War! –  Mandy:  #408 (9 November 1974).- #426 (15 March 1975)

 

The Courage of Honor Bright

Mandy,

Plot:

In Victorian times, Honor Bright is driven out of her home village because the villagers think she is a typhoid carrier after her parents die from it. She goes to London, where she falls foul of Aunt Betsy, who runs a Fagin-style racket of training girls to beg and steal. Honor refuses to do the same and sets out to lead an example of courage and honesty for the girls to follow.

Honor

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Courage of Honor Bright –  Mandy: #55 (3 February 1968) – #66 (20 April 1968)
  • Reprinted – Mandy:  #424 (01 March 1975) – #435 (17 May 1975)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #945 (23 February 1985) – #956 (11 May 1985)

 

Wedding of the Week

Mandy,

Plot

Kay Harper has just started work as a reporter for the Mexfield Clarion. She starts a new feature called “Wedding of the Week”. Kay’s wedding feature gets her into all sorts of scrapes and she has to watch out for Kevin, who is always out to steal her wedding stories.

Wedding

Notes

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley
  • Kay Harper returns in another Mandy journalism story, “It’s a Dare!“.
  • There is no episode in issue #428 to make way for two new serials in the comic.

Appeared

  • Wedding of the Week – Mandy  #424 (1 March 1975) – #436 (24 May 1975)
  • Reprinted –   Mandy: #951 (6 April 1985) – #962 (22 June 1985)

 

Kim of the Canals

Mandy, , ,

Plot:

When Kim Barry’s grandfather dies, her horrible Uncle Sam and cousin Laura move into her barge home, the “Northern Queen”. They abuse Kim and treat her like a slave, but she puts up with it because of her love of swimming. She joins a swimming club and is determined to train at every opportunity.

Kim

Notes:

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley

Appeared:

  • Kim of the Canals –  Mandy:  #381 (04 May 1974) – #395 (10 August 1974)

 

The Pipes of Pam

Mandy

Plot:

Pam Piper is a pupil at Glofield Comprehensive. The school is guarded by three friendly witches who are upset that everyone seems to take life so seriously. So they give Pam some magic pipes. Whenever Pam plays them, amazing things happen.

Pipes

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Pipes of Pam –  Mandy:  (?) – #386 (8 June 1974)