Category Archives: Mandy

No Dogs Allowed!

Plot

Mary Nelson is confined to a wheelchair and lives with her mother on the 14th floor of a block of flats. The Caretaker Mr Henry has a strict “no dogs allowed” policy, but when Mary finds a stray dog she smuggles him into the flat. There are two strange men that are intent on taking the dog for some unknown reason.

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Notes

Appeared

  • No Dogs Allowed! –  Mandy:  #248 (16 October 1971) – #258 (25 December 1971)

 

Jumping Jackie – Star on Skates

Plot

Canadian Jackie Jasper is a talented young ice skater, whose lumberjack father, Red Jasper, had become a millionaire over night. Red is determined Jackie will become a world champion with the help of Arnold Gottlieb, an Olympic coach.

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Notes

Appeared

  • Jumping Jackie – Star on Skates –  Mandy:  circa #246 (02 October 1971) – #258 (25 December 1971)

 

Swim, Sally – Swim!

Plot

Sally King has been brought up in Silverdale Orphanage, where she helps look after the younger children. She is a keen swimmer and wants to become a world championship. The assistant Matron finds Sally a coach in the form of ex-army sergeant, Carol Cannon, whose training methods are tough going!

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Notes

Appeared

  • Swim, Sally – Swim! –  Mandy:  circa #246 (02 October 1971) – (?)

 

The Double Life of Sad Sarah

Plot

Debbie Walters father gets commissioned to draw a picture story , “Sad Sarah” – about a girl who patiently endured ill treatment from cruel relatives rather than worry her sick mother. Unknown to Mr. Walters, Sarah can come to life and is not as nice as her story counterpart, as she keeps making trouble for Debbie.

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Notes

  • Writer: Marion Turner (under pen-name: Fiona Turner)
  • Art: Robert MacGillivray

Appeared

  • The Double Life of Sad Sarah –  Mandy:  #1033 (01 Nov 1986) – #1047 (07 Feb 1987)

 

Mandy Annual 1976

 

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Picture Stories

  • Mandy (Pages: 2-3/ 126-127) [Art: Peter Kay]
  • The Amazing Valda (Pages: 6-16) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • That’s My Boy! (Pages: 17-21) [Art: Guy Peeters]
  • Double Trouble (Pages: 24-27) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • Karen of the Crusader (Pages: 29-32) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • Rent-a-Face from Rosie (Pages: 33-36) [Art: Geoff Jones]
  • The Guardian Tree (Pages: 38-44) [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • Fay Fearless (Pages: 51-60) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Call Me Cupid! (Pages: 61-66) [Art: Geoffrey Whittam]
  • Babyface Bobbie (Pages: 67-71)
  • The Secret Life of Hateful Hattie (Pages: 72-78) [Art: Len Potts]
  • The Girl with the Smile (Pages: 87-92) [Art: “B Jackson”]
  • Tennis Chimp (Pages: 97-104)
  • Little Auntie Annie (Pages: 106-110) [Art: George Parlett]
  • A Friend for Freda (Pages: 115-120)
  • Pat’s Cats (Pages: 121)
  • The Slave Girls (Pages: 122-125)

Text Stories

  • What’s Cooking? (Pages: 22-23)
  • The Lonely Lapwing (Pages: 45-48)
  • Misfortune Manor (Pages: 81-86)
  • Lanky Liz (Pages: 94-96)
  • One Jump Forward (Pages: 111-112)

Features

  • Contents (Pages: 4-5)
  • The Mandy Method to Make Your Own Rubber Stamp (Pages: 28)
  • The Mandy Method to Make an Almost-Human Puppet (Page: 37)
  • Mandy Calendar for 1976 (Pages: 49-50, 79-80, 113-114)
  • The Mandy Method to Make a Jumping Bean (Page: 93)
  • The Mandy Method to Make a Magic Slate (Page: 105)

Mandy Annual 2002

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Picture Stories

  • Penny’s Place [2 parts] (Pages: 5-9, 92-96) [Art: Peter Wilkes]
  • The Raggedy-Anne Doll (Pages: 11-18) [Art: Andrew Wilson]
    • Reprinted from Mandy Annual 1985
  • Horse Laughs (Pages: 19)
  • Valda [4 parts] (Pages: 29-34, 70-75, 98-103, 120-125) [Art: Jimmy Hansen]
  • The Amazing Present (Pages: 35-39)
  • Saturd-AY to ZED! (Pages: 42-46)
  • Eureka Johnson (Pages: 50-51)
  • Lucky’s Christmas Dinner (Pages: 76-81) [Art: Wilf Street]
    • Reprinted from Mandy Annual 1985
  • Holiday in the Sun (Pages: 104-108) [Art: Eduardo Feito]
  • Horse Laughs (Pages: 109-111)
  • Secret Admirer (Pages: 112-115) [Art: Julio Bosch]
    • Reprinted from Judy Annual 1991

Text Stories

  • The Mystery of the Maze [2 parts] (Pages: 53-55, 65-66)

Photo Stories

  • Faye’s New Friend (Pages: 22-28)
  • It’s Christmas (Pages: 85-89)

Features

  • Top Tens! (Pages: 2-3)
  • Are You a Fab Friend? (Pages: 20)
  • You Tell Us! (Pages: 21)
  • Let’s Hear it for…Hear’Say (Pages: 40)
  • You Tell Us! (Pages: 47)
  • Words! Words! Words! (Pages: 49)
  • Chillers: Intro to spooky features (Pages: 52)
  • Screams on the Screen (Pages: 56-58)
  • Famous Monsters (Pages: 60-62)
  • There’s No Such Thing As a Ghost…? (Pages: 63-64)
  • Could You Be a Monster Hunter? (Pages: 67)
  • Sparkly Penpot (Pages: 68-69)
  • Flying High! (Pages: 82-83)
  • You Tell Us! (Pages: 84)
  • Wild Things (Pages: 90-91)
  • Chinese Stars (Pages: 117-119)
  • Top Tens! (Pages: 126-127)

Posters:

  • Poster: Westlife (Pages: 10)
  • Poster: Hear’Say (Pages: 41)
  • Poster: Meerkats (Pages: 48)
  • Poster: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Pages: 59)
  • Poster: Cat Deeley (Pages: 97)
  • Poster: Friends (Pages: 116)

Mandy Annual 1982

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  • Paula’s Pictures (Pages: 4-9) [Art: Pamela Chapeau]
  • Mandy- (a story without words) (Pages: 10, 33) [Art: Peter Kay]
  • Tu-Li and the Dragon [4 parts] (Pages: 11-16, 34-39, 81-84, 121-126) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Dilly the Daily (Pages: 17-21) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • The Staircase [3 parts] (Pages: 22-27, 53-58, 98-103) [Art: Don Walker]
  • Jill at Castleton (Pages: 42-48)
  • Judy’s Joker (Pages: 59-64) [Art: George Ramsbottom?]
  • Hilary of the Happy Bus (Pages: 68-71) [Art: Tony Higham]
  • Lonely (Pages: 72-80)
  • Tracey and the Tree (Pages: 85-96) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Dottie and her Dad (Pages: 97)
  • Mum’s Bargains (Pages: 106-111) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • Dottie and her Dad (Pages: 112)
  • A Change of Name (Pages: 113-116) [Art: George Martin]
  • Not a Clue! (Pages: 117-120) [Art: Wilf Street]

Text Stories

  • When Cousin Colette Came to Stay… (Pages: 28-32)
  • Split Personality (Pages: 49-52)
  • Auntie Bella’s Best Hat (Pages: 65-67) [Art: Claude Berridge]

Features

  • Creatures of the Night (Pages: 40-41)
  • I Hate Boys Who… (Pages: 104-105)

Mandy Annual 1979

Picture Stories

  • The Double Life of Julie-Ellen (Pages: 4-9) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • Angel (Pages: 10-17) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Collector Kate (Pages: 18-19)
  • My Brother- Rex! (Pages: 20-25) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Hilary of the Happy Bus (Pages: 27-32) [Art: Geoffrey Whittam]
  • The Samsons Stick Together [4 parts] (Pages: 34-39, 61-64, 85-90, 104-111) [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
    • Reprinted and translated as “De Samsons” – Debbie #18 (1979)
  • Stella Starr- Redcoat from Space (Pages: 43-48) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • It’s A Dare! (Pages: 50-56) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • “Hands Off My Dad!” (Pages: 65-70) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Charmette (Pages: 72-75) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Wendy the Winner (Pages: 76-79) [Art: Andy Tew]
  • Lazy Lizzie (Pages: 80)
  • Toni and the Time Trigger (Pages: 92-96)
  • Penny of P.A.W.S (Pages: 97-101)
  • Beth of Battle Harbour (Pages: 113-120)
  • The Whispering Shell (Pages: 121-126) [Art: Robert MacGillivray]

Text Stories

  • A Gift for Gran (Pages: 40-41)  [Art: George Martin]
  • Marie Claire’s Holiday Diary (Pages: 58-60)
  • The Story of Sam (Pages: 81-83)
  • Boy Trouble (Pages: 102-103) [Art: Claude Berridge]

Features

  • Circus Puzzle Page (Pages: 33)
  • Good Dog! (Pages: 42)
  • How to Make a Calendar Tree (Pages: 57)
  • Hands Up! (Pages: 91)
  • Paper Sculpture (Pages: 112)

 

  • Grim Warning: Vain Jane (Pages: 26)
  • Grim Warning: Disc Din (Pages: 49)
  • Grim Warning: TV Topic (Pages: 71)
  • Grim Warning: Quiet, Please! (Pages: 84)
  • Grim Warning: Late Kate (Pages: 127)

Mandy Annual 1977

Picture Stories

  • A Tale of Two Sisters (Pages: 6-9) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • The Secret Nurse (Pages: 11-16) [Art: “B Jackson”]
  • Captive of Castle Grimm [4 parts] (Pages: 17-22, 49-53, 76-79, 106-112) [Art: Andrew Wilson]
  • Wedding of the Week (Pages: 24-29)
  • Dottie and Her Dad (Pages: 32)
  • A Cat for Christmas (Pages: 33-41) [Art: Robert Hamilton]
  • “Call Me Cupid!” (Pages: 43-48) [Art: Geoffrey Whittam]
  • Belle Bonebrane- Insecurity Agent (Pages: 55-60) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Polly the Poet (Pages: 64)
  • Little Auntie Annie (Pages: 66-73) [Art: George Parlett]
  • Nancy the Knitwit (Pages: 80)
  • The Slave Girls (Pages: 81-86)
  • Fay Fearless (Pages: 87-96) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Ellen of Elmwood Farm (Pages: 100-105) [Art: Len Potts]
  • Bonnie and her Boy-Friend (Pages: 114-117) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • Rent-A-Face from Rosie (Pages: 118-125) [Art: Guy Peeters]

Text Stories

  • The Lame Mare (Pages: 30-32)
  • Keep the Head! (Pages: 61-63)
  • The Hair Piece (Pages: 74-75)
  • A Dog’s Life! (Pages: 97-99) [Art: Claude Berridge]

Features

  • The Months in Rhyme [2 parts] (Pages: 2-3, 126-127)
  • How to Make a Piggy Bank (Pages: 10)
  • Mandy’s Puzzle Page (Pages: 23)
  • String Pictures (Pages: 42)
  • The Name of the Game is Ping-Pong (Pages: 54)
  • The Honest Truth- About You! (Pages: 65)
  • Sea Shore Sculpture (Pages: 113)