Plot:

Judy had a number of short humour cartoon strips over the years. While they had a long runs, they could also appear quite sporadically and many had reprints in later years. Some were full length pages, others were shorter. Note some long running strips are in seperate posts:

• The Teaser Twins 
• Naughty Dottie/Dottie’s Diary
• Big ‘n’ Bertha
• Pepper the Pony

The rest of the humour strips are listed below

Janie B. Quick

A humour strip with a girl Janie B. Quick and as the title suggests, she is very fast. She has problems slowing down to anything which usually ends in her upsetting a lot of people. Initially she stared as a 1 page strip but later was reduced to half a page.

(Art: George Martin [2] )

Polly and Her Pram

Young Polly Perkins often helps her mother by taking baby out in the pram. Baby ends up causing trouble along the way. Notably there were two distinct artist for this strip.

(Polly and her Pram – 1964)

(Polly and her Pram – 1968, Art: Gordon Bell)

Naughty Dotty

A humour strip about a rough and naughty schoolgirl Dotty. This had a short run, but later Judy would have a longer run with a humour strip called “Naughty Dottie“, this was drawn by a different artist but she wore a similar uniform to Dotty, so perhaps it was a reworking of this earlier strip.

Lazy Daisy

A humour strip about a girl Daisy, who tries to avoid work or anything that would require effort. Although often her quick solutions end up being more work.

Boyfriends

A humour strip about a girl Cora and her attempts to get a boyfriend. The character also appeared in the Make and Do features in Judy.

Dog

A humour strip, usually three panels, narrated by a dog. It usually appeared in the Mini Mag section.

Little Sister

Short humour strip about a young girl, usually appeared in the Mini Mag section of Judy. It was later reprinted in M&J when that comic had a cartoon section, that featured different 3 panel humour strips, this included a Little Sister strip.

Jinxy

A humour strip that usually took up half a page. Nothing ever seems to go right for Jinxy!

Dinah Wants a Dog

Dinah wants a dog but her father is determined not to have a pet.

Tell-a-Tale Tess

Aunt Tess tended to let her imagination run away with her when telling stories of her past.

Pony Tales

A humour strip about a horses and horse riding, sometimes with helpful tips about owning horse.

The Happy Days

Appeared for short period in the 1970s, no relation to the famous Andrew Wilson story.

Oh, Brother!

Ann always has problems with her brother Dave. This started as a strip on the back cover then moved into the mini-mag in the centre pages. It had a short run.

Zsa Zsa the Witch

Adventures of a witch named Zsa Zsa.

Wee Babs

3 panel strip about a young girl.

Notes:

Appeared:

• Janie B. Quick –  First Appearance  – Judy:  #01 (16 January 1960)
• Zsa Zsa the Witch –  First Appearance  – Judy:  circa #110 (17 February 1962)
• Wee Babs – First Appearance  – Judy:  circa #109 (10 February 1962)
• Polly and her Pram – First Appearance  – Judy:  circa #215 (22 February 1964)
• Naughty Dotty – First Appearance  – Judy: circa #403 (30 September 1967)
• Lazy Daisy –  First Appearance  – Judy:  circa #800 (10 May 1975)
• Boyfriends  –  First Appearance  – Judy:  circa #822 (11 October1975) –   (?)
• Dog –  First Appearance – Judy and Tracy :  #1306 (19 January 1985)
• Jinxy – First Appearance – Judy: circa #424 (24 January 1968)
• Dinah Wants a Dog – First Appearance – Judy: #640 (14 April 1972)
• Tell-a-tale Tess – First Appearance – Judy: #680 (20 January 1973)
  
• Pony Tales – First Appearance – Judy: circa #784 (18 January 1975)
  
• The Happy Days – First Appearance – Judy: #836(17 January 1976)
• Oh, Brother! – Judy: #1543 (5 August 1989) – 1552 (7 October 1989)
  
• Little Sister – First Appearance – Judy:  #1459 (26 December 1987)
  • Reprints – First appeared in M&J: #75 (17 October 1992)

Other Appearances:

• Janie on the Go – Judy Annual 1962
• Janie B. Quick – Judy Annual 1970
• Janie B. Quick – Judy Annual 1971
• Janie B. Quick – Judy Annual 1973
• Janie B. Quick – Judy Annual 1976
• Janie B. Quick – Judy Annual 1977

• Polly and her Pram (x2) – Judy Annual 1964
• Polly and her Pram(x2)- Judy Annual 1965
• Polly and her Pram (x2) – Judy Annual 1966
• Polly and her Pram – Judy Annual 1969
• Polly and her Pram (x2)- Judy Annual 1970
• Polly and her Pram – Judy Annual 1971
• Polly and her Pram – Judy Annual 1972
• Polly and her Pram – Judy Annual 1973
• Polly and her Pram – Judy Annual 1974
• Polly and her Pram – Judy Annual 1975

• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1978
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1979
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1980
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1981
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1982
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1983
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1984
• Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1985

• Dog –  Judy Annual 1985
• Dog –  Judy Annual 1986
• Dog –  Judy Annual 1987
• Dog –  Judy Annual 1988
• Dog –  Judy Annual 1989