Tag Archives: Ballet

The Phantom Ballerina

Plot

At Ballet School, Paula Marshall had befriended a strange girl known as Anna Fonteyn. Anna was surrounded by mystery and lived alone in a caravan in the woods.

Notes

  • Art: Stanley Houghton
  • Translated to Dutch as “De geheimzinnige danseres” in Debbie Parade Album #23, (1982).

Appeared

  • The Phantom Ballerina –  Bunty:  #840 (16 February 1974) – #856 (08 June 1974)

 

The Bubble Ballerinas

Plot

Jenna Jones and her friend Lyn Marshall  were attending ballet class at the well known Demar School of Ballet, which was run by famous ballerina Madame Alice Demar – when the entire school is abducted by mysterious giant bubbles. They are takenremote island to teach Zuleika, the daughter of a wealthy Sultan, to dance. This is no easy task as Zuleika is not only a spoiled brat but also way too tubby to be a ballerina.

the-bubble-ballerinas

Notes

  • Art: Ron Smith

Appeared

  • The Bubble Ballerinas –  Bunty:   #823 (20 October 1973) – #839 (9 February 1974)

 

No Music for Mandy

Plot:

Mandy Rogers had won a place at the famous Lambert School of Ballet. But when she arrives at the school, she discovers that she is going deaf. She decides to keep this secret as she is afraid that she will have to leave to school if anyone found out.

no music for mandy

 

Notes:

  • Art: Colin Merrett
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Geen muziek voor Manda” – Debbie Parade Album #6 (1980).

Appeared:

  • No Music for Mandy –  Bunty: #1116 (02 June 1979) – #1131 (15 September 1979)

 

Ballerina on a String

Plot:

When Jenny Lane realised she was not wanted by her aunt and uncle, she ran away and got a job in a marionette theatre as Sugar Plum, the ballerina puppet.  Someone else at the circus had guessed Jenny’s secret and wanted to help her continue her ballet training, but she could only guess at her mystery friend’s identity.

Ballerina On A String

Notes:

  • Artist: A.E. Allen

Appeared:

  • Ballerina On A String –  Bunty:  #1105 (17 March 1979) – #1119 (23 June 1979)

 

Lady in the Looking-Glass

Plot:

Pam Fenton had been  plump and very plain until she found a pair of ballet shoes that had belonged to a  ballerina who had died. Pam believed the shoes had a magic power and when she wore them she felt light and graceful and saw the reflection of a beautiful dancer in the mirror.

lady in the looking glass

Notes:

  • Art:  Manuel Cuyàs

Appeared:

  • Lady in the Looking-Glass –  Bunty:  #1416 (02 March 1985) – #1432 (22 June 1985)
  • Reprinted in Dutch as De Dame in de spiegel – Debbie Parade Album #42 (1986)

 

The Battling Ballerina!

Plot:

Belinda Lee had opened her own ballet school in the rough, tough city of Blackcastle. Unfortunately the hall she rented was wanted by a local punk group, who were out to cause trouble at any cost. Belinda decided that the only way to run her school was to teach judo and the art of self defence as well.

batttling ballerina

Notes:

  • Art: Terry Aspin

Appeared:

  • The Battling Ballerina! –  Bunty:  #1397 (20 October 1984) – #1415 (23 February 1985)

 

The Girl With the Yellow Shoes

Plot:

Orphan Ann Grayson is determined to become a ballerina like her mother was. She carries with her, her mother’s yellow ballet shoes and  earns her place at Tall Trees ballet school. Her guardian Aunt Rita wants to stop Ann’s ambition, and refuses her money for her keep. so Ann ends up living in an abandoned caravan near the school.

girl with yellow shoes

Notes:

  • Art:  Manuel Cuyas
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “De gele schoentjes” (“The Yellow Shoes”) – [Dutch] Tina #31/1983- #2/1984

Appeared:

  • The Girl With The Yellow Shoes –  Bunty:  #1251 (02 Jan 1982)  – #1274 (12 June 1982)

 

The Three Imps

Plot:

Jenni Taylor, Karen Lander and Kiki Nagomi are three close friends that attend a  boarding school, the Imperial Ballet School.  Some stories include; Jenni having to deal with a teacher that takes a dislike to her and the girls helping hide a runaway at the school.

three imps

Notes:

  • Art: Jim Eldridge

Appeared:

  • The Three Imps –  Bunty: #1183 (13 September 1980) – #1193 (22 November 1980) [no episode in #1188]
  • The Three Imps – Bunty: #1199 (3 January 1981) – #1222 (13 June 1981)
  • The Three Imps – Bunty: #1236 (19 September 1981) – #1249 (19 December 1981)
  • The Three Imps – Bunty: #1306 (22 January 1983) – #1329 (2 July 1983)
  • The Three Imps – Bunty: #1344 (15 October 1983) – #1378 (9 June 1984)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • The Three Imps – Bunty Annual 1982 [Art: Jim Eldridge]
  • The Three Imps – Bunty Annual 1983 [Art: Jim Eldridge]
  • The Three Imps – Bunty Annual 1985 [Art: Jim Eldridge]

Summer Specials

  • The Three Imps – Bunty Summer Special 1982 [Art: Jim Eldridge]
  • The Three Imps – Bunty Summer Special 1983 [Art: Jim Eldridge]
  • The Three Imps – Bunty Summer Special 1984 [Art: Jim Eldridge]

Myra Gold Budding Ballerina

Plot:

Eleven-year-old Myra Gold is the secret owner of the Paladin Junior Ballet School and is enjoying her lessons there. Any time Myra need help her problems are always solved and she hears a mysterious voice which she believes is her dead mother’s.

myra gold

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Myra Gold Budding Ballerina– Bunty: #1083 (14 October 1978) – #1103 ( 3 March 1979)