Category Archives: Tracy

Room in your Heart for Two

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Plot

Pretty and talented Dale Peters had been in Hill-side Children’s home since the death of her parents. She’d become close friends with Donna Ducksworth, a kind, but accident prone girl. Dale was determined she’d only go to a couple who’d take Donna too.

Notes

  • Writer: Alison Christie (Fitt)
  • Artist: Ron Lumsden
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Ouders gezocht voor twee…” (“Parents Wanted for Two…”) –  Peggy + plus #11 (1985/6).

Appeared

  • Room in your Heart for Two – Tracy:  #209 (1 October 1983) – #224 (14 January 1984)

Prisoners at Penlock

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Plot

When their car disappeared on a touring holiday, sisters, Ann and Beth, found themselves prisoners in a strange village. It was run by a man named Volin and there were two types of people: Alphas who were in charge and Betas who obeyed them.

Notes

  • Art: Rodney Sutton

Appeared

  • Prisoners at Penlock – Tracy:  #207 (17 September 1983) – #214 (5 November 1983)

Debbie’s Donkeys

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Plot

Debbie Donklin was taking her grandfather’s seaside donkeys on a 200 mile walk across England, so they could join Grandad at his retirement home.

Notes

  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Mary’s ezels” – Debbie Dubbeldikboek #14 (1979).

Appeared

  • Debbie’s Donkeys – Tracy:  #202 (13 August 1983) – #209 (1 October 1983)

Ring-a-Ring O’ Roses

Judy, Tracy,

Plot

When Joanne Mellors started at St Mary’s new school, weird things began to happen. She kept hearing the ghostly sound of children singing and had come face to face with a girl from the past called Johanna.

Notes

  • Art: George Martin

Appeared

  • Ring-a-Ring O’ Roses – Tracy:  #201 (6 August 1983) – #204 (27  August 1983)
    • Reprinted – Judy: #1595 (4 August 1990) – #1598 (25 August 1990)

The Secret of Brother Ben

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Plot

When Katie Balfour’s parents were killed in a plane crash, her nasty Aunt Esther, whom she had ever met before, moved into the Balfour home. Aunt Esther didn’t know Katie had a little brother, Ben and because her Aunt hated boys, Katie hid Ben in the attic, to keep him safe.

Notes

  • Writer: Alison Christie (Fitt)
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch (as “Het geheim van Kleine Ben” – “Little Ben’s Secret”) – Debbie #43 (1984).

Appeared

  • The Secret of Brother Ben – Tracy:  #200 (30 July 1983) – #209 (1 October 1983)

Batty-Ba

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Plot

Aborigine, Leela Kaboola, receives a “magic” tennis racquet that came from the sky and she names it Batty-Ba. She later discovers that her racquet came from junior tennis champion, Sharon Morley,  throwing it out of a plane.  Sharon becomes a jealous rival of Leela.

Notes

  • Art: Tom Hurst

Appeared

  • Batty-Ba – Tracy:  #200 (30 July 1983) – #210 (8 October 1983)
  • Batty-Ba – Tracy: #244 (2 June 1984) – #275 (5 January 1985)

Weather-Girl Wendy

Tracy

Plot

While on holiday at seaside with her family, Wendy Watson rescued a strange old lady who was trapped in a cave. As a reward the old lady gave Wendy the power of weather control. Wendy only had to rub her nose and wish for the weather she wanted, but somehow Wendy rarely got it right.

Notes

Appeared

  • Weather-Girl Wendy – Tracy: #198 (16 July 1983) – #207 (17 September 1983)