Tag Archives: Animals

The House of a Hundred Eyes

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Plot:

Melody King has been left a house by her Great  Aunt Ethelreda on condition that she also looks after the fifty stray cats that live there. Unfortunately, Mrs King is allergic to cats, so she and Melody are living in the summerhouse in the grounds, but a mysterious woman helps to care for the cats. Cousin Lawrence, who wants to turn the house into a club, is determined to turn out Melody and her mother. Melody is convinced that he is the cause of Mrs King losing her job in Mrs Baines’ shop.

house of hundred eyes

Notes:

Artist: John Woods

Appeared:

  • The House of a Hundred Eyes – Judy: circa 489 (24 May 1969) –  (?)

 

Marty’s Fight with Nicola/Marty and the Missing Cats/ Marty and the Riding Lessons

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Plot:

A text story that follows the adventures of Marty Potts and her friend Sally Ann, each story had its own title. In Marty’s Fight with Nicola, Marty has a fight with her arch-enemy Nicola Denham in the local churchyard. The Reverend Wilkinson passes the matter to the girls Headmaster to deal with. In Marty and the Missing Cats, when cats go missing in the village where Marty stays, she and Sally-Ann, are determined to find out why. Suspicion rests on Ricky Bryant, who is in Marty’s class at school and has recently taken up taxidermy—stuffing animal skins. Marty is curious about a cupboard in Ricky’s shed…

marty and the missing cats

Notes:

  • Text story

Appeared:

  • Marty’s Fight with Nicola (text) – Judy: circa #434 (04 May 1968) – (?)
  • Marty and the Missing Cats (text) – Judy:  #443 (06 July 1968) – #450 (24 August 1980)
  • Marty and the Riding Lessons (text) – Judy: (?) – #484 (19 April 1969)

Mandy of the Mobile Zoo

Judy

Plot:

Mandy Cooper and her father visit the big  town of Blakely once a week with their mobile zoo, so that city children can learn more about animals. Mandy is also often asked for help and advice about the children’s own pets.

mandy of mobile zoo

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Mandy of the Mobile Zoo – Judy:   #390 (01 July 1967) – (?)
  • Mandy of the Mobile Zoo – Judy:   #493 (21 June 1969) – (?)

Other Appearances:

  • Mandy of the Mobile Zoo – Judy Annual 1969
  • Mandy of the Mobile Zoo – Judy Annual 1972

The Lame Ducks

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Plot:

Tessa Dane, crippled by her stepmother’s cruel treatment, goes to live on her Uncle Henry’s farm, where she determined to train Tina, a young sheepdog, although she, too, is crippled. Uncle Henry makes Tessa a “Wheelaped,” which enables her to get about. On returning from her first trip in the machine, Tessa finds Uncle Henry’s van crashed into a tree and he has disappeared.lame ducks

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Lame Ducks – Judy:  #372 (25 February 1967) – #379 (15 April 1967)

 

Roka of the Reindeer

Judy

Plot:

Roka is a young Lapp girl whose family depends  on its herd of reindeer for a living. One day her father is accidentally shot and her mother sets off with him on the long sledge drive to the hospital, leaving Roka and her two brothers, Nils and Mikkel, in charge of the reindeer herd.

roka of the reindeer

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Roka of the Reindeer – Judy:   #342 (30 July 1966) –  #353 (15 October 1966)

Hannah and Herbie

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Plot:

Hannah wakes up in a caravan with her dog Herbie and no memory at all. Her parents Rita and Jack Peacock say they are travelling traders, but then Hannah uncovers a clue to a different story about her past and sets out to unravel it.

Hannah.jpg

Notes:

  • Artist: Tom Hurst

Appeared:

  • Hannah and Herbie – M&J:   #72 (26 September 1992) – #82 (5 December 1992)

Lonely

M&J, , ,

Plot:

After her parents’ deaths, Anna Jackson goes to live with her half-brother and his wife. But Anna soon finds they don’t care about her and she gets even more lonely because she does not know anyone in her new town. Then Anna comes across a sett of orphaned badgers and finds friendship in caring for them.

Lonely.jpg

Notes:

  • Artist: Bert Hill

Appeared:

  • Lonely – M&J:   #66 (15 August 1992) – #76 (24 October 1992)

Gentle Jenny [1965]

Judy,

Plot

Jenny Johnson, a gentle girl with a great understanding of animals. works at Westchester Zoo, where she helps with any animal in need of special attention. One afternoon. Jenny takes a new arrival, a young llama, to the children’s corner at the zoo. gentle jenny

Notes

Appeared

  • Gentle Jenny – Judy:  #296 (11 September 1965) – #311 (25 December 1965)
  • Reprinted – Judy: #962 (17 June 1978)  –  #977 (30 September 1978)

Other Appearances:

  • Gentle Jenny – Judy for Girls 1980 (annual)