Tag Archives: Career

Terry and The Four Teens

Plot

Young Terry Thompson works for the pop magazine, “Tune”, which is backing an unruly pop group, The Four Teens. On tour, when they find that they are at the foot of a theatre variety bill, the Teens refuse to go on. But Terry tricks them into entering part of a revolving stage—and they swing round to find them-selves facing the audience.

terry and the Four Teens

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Terry and the Four Teens– Judy:  #318 (22 March 1966) –  #327 (16 April 1966)

Deena Day-by-Day

Plot

Deena Lawson works for Ace TV as contact girl for the newsreel programme,”Day-By-Day.” her job is to get in touch with the people who are to be featured on the programme and arrange interviews with them.

deena day by day

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Deena Day-by-Day – Judy:  #321 (05 March 1966) – #335 (11 June 1966)

Hope of the Helpers

Plot:

Sixteen year old, Hope Clarke works for “The Helpers,” an agency that provides help in emergency situations. A widow, Mrs Coombes, asks for someone to look after her two boys, Teddy and Tommy, while she goes into hospital, and Hope is given the job. When Hope arrives. Mrs Coombes has already left for the hospital, but the daily help introduces her to Tommy and Teddy—who turn out to be elderly men!

hope of the helpers

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Hope of the Helpers – Judy: #312 (01 January 1966) – #321 (05 March 1966)

The W Patrol

Plot:

Mary McGee and Betty Sellars. police girls of Daneham’s  “W” Patrol, are used to unusual jobs, but even they are surprised when their sergeant, Kate Rogers, orders them to go on a works outing. It seems that the firm concerned has asked for two police girls as, in the past, their outings have sometimes been too rowdy. So, in spite of Kate’s parting remark to “have a nice day!”, the girls know it isn’t going to be a picnic, by any means.

the w patrol

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The W Patrol – Judy:   circa #305 (13 November 1965) – #311 (25 December 1965)

Gentle Jenny [1965]

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)

Shipshape Shirley

Plot

Young Shirley Leighton is assistant purser  aboard the liner, Morning Star, which does the North Atlantic run between Southampton and New York. Shirley helps  the chief purser, Bill Jenkins, to keep the passengers happy, and she has earned the nickname, “Shipshape Shirley”.

shipshape shirley

Notes

Appeared

  • Shipshape Shirley– Judy:   (?) – #251 (31 October 1964)
  • Shipshape Shirley– Judy:   #286 (03 July 1965) –  #293 (21 August 1965)

Petra the Party Maker

Plot

Petra Dawson is  junior partner in her father’s firm, “James Dawson & Daughter, Party Makers”. It is her job to arrange the children’s parties. She is a great problem-solver.

petra the party maker

Notes:

  • First printed as a text story later updated to picture story format

Appeared:

  • Petra the Party Maker (text story )- Judy:  #103 (30 December 1961) – #121 (05 May 1962)
  • Petra the Party Maker  – Judy: #158 (19 January 1963) – #183 (13 July 1963)
  • Petra the Party Maker  – Judy: #314 (15 January 1966) – (?)
  • Petra the Party Maker  – Judy: #766 (14 September 1974)
  • Reprints: Judy: #1220 (28 May 1983) –  #1235 (10 September 1983) [no episodes in issues #1222, #1229 and #1233)
  • Reprints: #1239 (08 October 1983) – #1240 (15 October 1983)
  • Reprints: #1253 (14 January 1984) – #1254 (21 January 1984)
  • Reprints: #1295 (3 November 1984) – #1299 (1 December 1984)

Other Appearances:

  • Petra the Party Maker (text story) – Judy Annual 1963
  • Petra the Party Maker – Judy Annual 1964
  • Petra the Party Maker – Judy Annual 1965
  • Petra the Party Maker – Judy Annual 1967
  • Petra the Party Maker – Judy Annual 1972
  • Petra the Party Maker – Judy Picture Story Library:  #21

Backstage Betty

Plot:

Betty Ramsden works behind the scenes with the Bluebird Dancing Troupe. Betty is always on hand to keep the show running smoothly. When she is unable to join the Troupe on tour she temporarily joins another theatre group. Things don’t run too smoothly when a fire breaks out and a dancer blames Betty because she broke her lucky charm.

backstage betty

Notes:

  • Artist: Don Walker

Appeared:

  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #51 (31 December 1960) – #93 (21 October 1961)
    • Reprinted – Judy: #692 (14 April 1973) – #732 (19 January 1974) [no episodes in issues #720 or #721]
  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #131 (14 July 1962) – #138 (1 September 1962)
  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #187 (10 August 1963) – #203 (30 November 1963)
  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #285 (03 July 1965) – ?
  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #751 (1 June 1974) – #766 (14 September 1974)
  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #777 (30 November 1974) – #782 (04 January 1975)
  • Backstage Betty – Judy:  #786 (01 February 1975)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Backstage Betty – Judy Annual 1962
  • Backstage Betty – Judy Annual 1963
  • Backstage Betty – Judy Annual 1964
  • Backstage Betty – Judy Annual 1965
  • Backstage Betty – Judy Annual 1975
  • Backstage Betty – Judy Annual 1976

Summer Specials

  • Backstage Betty – Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1975

Picture Story Library

  • Backstage Betty – Judy Picture Story Library #50