Tag Archives: Animals

Annie’s Ark

Judy,

Plot

Orphan Annie Bright is in charge of the menagerie belonging to Chipper’s Circus. Annie has a deep affection for all animals. In turn, the animals trust Annie. A new venture begins for Annie when the animals are hired out to do “acting” jobs.

annie's ark

Notes

  • Art: Sebastia Boada

Appeared

  • Annie’s Ark – Judy: #471 (18 January 1969) – #473 (1 February 1969)
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy: #504 (6 September 1969) – #507 (27 September 1969)
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy: #582 (6 March 1971) – #584 (20 March 1971)
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy: #647 (3 June 1972) – #648 (10 June 1972)
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy: #664 (30 September 1972)

Other Appearances:

  • Annie’s Ark – Judy Annual 1969
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy Annual 1970
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy Annual 1971
  • Annie’s Ark – Judy Annual 1973

Quackers

Bunty, ,

Plot

Maisie Moss has a pet duck called Quackers, who is a real character. His personality soon has him in demand for advertisements.

Notes

  • Artist: A E Allen

Appeared

  • Quackers –  Bunty: #896 (15 March 1975) – #907 (31 May 1975) [no episode issue #905]
  • Quackers –  Bunty: #924 (20 September 1975)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • Quackers –  Bunty Annual 1976

“It’s A Dogs Life” Says Inky/ Inky at St Ives

Bunty, , ,

Plot

Inky is a pup with the gift of the gab, so he tells his own stories of his life as a watchdog at St Ives Boarding School.

inky

Notes

  • Art: Jose Casanovas (1971 series)
  • Art: Carlos Laffond (1975 series)

Appeared

  • “It’s A Dogs Life” Says Inky – Bunty: #717 (9 October 1971) – #741 (25 March 1972)
  • “It’s A Dogs Life” Says Inky – Bunty #789 (24 February 1973) – (?)
  • Inky at St Ives  – Bunty:  #889 (25 January 1975) – #897 (22 March 1975)
    • Reprinted – Bunty: #1408 (5 January 1985)  – #1416 (2 March 1985)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • “It’s A Dogs Life” Says Inky – Bunty Annual 1973

Diana’s Dark Secret

Mandy, , , , ,

Plot

Diana Sefton is an excellent gymnast at Linwood School despite being completely blind. When she regains her sight after an accident, she keeps it a secret because she cannot bear to part with Goldie, her guide dog. But her conscience keeps niggling.

Notes

  • Writer: Marion Turner (under pen-name: Fiona Turner)
  • Artist: Keith Robson

Appeared

  • Diana’s Dark Secret – Mandy: #786 (6 February 1982) – #798 (1 May 1982)

Katie’s Kittens

Bunty

Plot

Katie Brown finds nine abandoned kittens in a shed on her father’s new farm. She keeps them a secret while finding homes for them as she fears they will be put down.

Notes

Appeared

  • Katie’s Kittens –  Bunty: circa #1743 (8 June 1991) – #1753 (17 August 1991)

The Healing Hands of Hanni

Mandy, ,

Plot:

Hanni Todd, a gipsy orphan had a great gift for  healing animals. The local animal doctor feared Hanni would take away all his customers, and had forced her to go into an orphanage where Hanni pined for her freedom. Mistress Crow, the matron of the orphanage, over-worked and under-fed the children, and used the orphanage funds for herself. One day Hanni was sent to treat a horse that  belonged to Sir Oliver Christy, a man of great influence. She decided that if she could cure the horse, and earn Sir Oliver’s gratitude, she would tell Sir Oliver what was going on at the orphanage.

healing hands of hanni

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Healing Hands of Hanni – Mandy: #467 (27 December 1975) – #480 (27 March 1976)

 

Goldie and the Three Bears

Mandy, ,

Plot

When three live bears attached themselves to Goldie Lock, it began an adventure which landed Goldie and her friend, Pat Howard on the island of Sawaki. The Sawakians had a colony of these sacred bears. They believed that as long as the bears lived, valuable osmium mines would continue. But their enemies, the Katolians, made a surprise attack and killed all the bears except Goldie’s three, whom she and her friend managed to hide. Losing heart, the superstitious Sawakians surrendered. Goldie was convinced that if they knew that some of the sacred bears were saved, the Sawakians would rise up again. But first a safer hiding place had to be found for the bears.

goldie three bears

Notes

Appeared

  • Goldie and the Three Bears – Mandy: #238 (7 August 1971) – #247 (9 October 1971)

Jill and Jack

Mandy,

Plot

Jill Norris’s parents breed Pekinese dogs, but although Jill likes dogs, she does not share their taste for Pekineses. Then Jill finds an injured, stray lurcher she names Jack, and once Jack recovers, Jill decides to train him for dog agility competitions. But Jack has an unruly side that have Jill’s parents concerned.

J&J

Notes

  • Artist: Andrew Wilson

Appeared

  • Jill and Jack –  Mandy: #1208 (10 March 1990) – #1218 (19 May 1990)