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Ernie’s Girl

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Plot:

The Police Chief’s computer, Electronic Random Name Indicator Extraordinary (Ernie) , had selected dizzy W.P.C.  Dora Wiggins as the person most likely to succeed. Dora didn’t agree with this – but the chief delared his computer couldn’t be wrong, and to her dismay he promoted her anyway.

Ernie's girl

Notes:

  • Writer: Anthea Skiffington
  • Art: Russ Nicholson

Appeared:

  • Ernie’s Girl –  Bunty:  (?)  – #1428 (25 May 1985)
  • Ernie’s Girl –  Bunty:  #1646 (29 July 1989) – #1647 (05 August 1989)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • Ernie’s Girl –  Bunty Annual 1986 [Artist: Russ Nicholson]
  • Ernie’s Girl –  Bunty Annual 1988 [Artist: Russ Nicholson]

Summer Specials

  • Ernie’s Girl – Bunty Summer Special 1986 [Art: Russ Nicholson]

Susan of Sunnysides

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Plot

Susan Anderson was an Assistant Housemother at Sunnyside’s Children’s home. It was a job she thoroughly enjoyed, though it could be tiring.

susan at sunnysides
Susan of Sunnysides (Bunty)

sue sunnysides
Sue of Sunnysides (Mandy)

Notes

  • First appeared as a text story, it was later updated into picture story format.
  • Unusually as well as being in Bunty, it appeared as text story in Mandy under the slightly revised title “Sue of Sunnysides”
  • Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones (Bunty 1982 series)

Appeared:

  • Susan of Sunnysides (text story) –  Bunty:  #90 (3 October 1959)  – #108 (6 February 1960)
  • Sue of Sunnysides (text story) – Mandy:  (?) – #42 (4 November 1967)
  • Susan of Sunnysides –  Bunty:  #1288 (18 September 1982)  – #1291 (09 October 1982)
  • Susan of Sunnysides –  Bunty:  #1304 (8 January 1983)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Susan of Sunnysides (text story) – Bunty Annual 1961
  • Susan of Sunnysides – Bunty Annual 1980 [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Susan of Sunnysides – Bunty Annual 1984 [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]

Summer Specials

  • Susan of Sunnysides – Bunty Summer Special 1984 [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]

 

K.O.S.

Bunty, ,

Plot:

Kelly Wilson has got her dream job as a presenter on the top children’s weekend morning show, K.O.S. (Kids On Saturday).

kos

Notes:

  • Artist: Julio Bosch (Martin Puigagut?)

Appeared:

  • K.O.S.–  Bunty: #1775 (18 Jan 1992) – #1783 (14 March 1992)
  • Reprinted: Bunty #2165 (10 July 1999) – #2175 (18 September 1999)

 

The Good Fairy [1965]

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Plot

Grace James was the “Good Fairy”  of an advertising  project and had to decide whether or not to grant the wishes of children who wrote to her.

good fairy

Notes

  • A story with the same name and a similar plot,  appeared in Bunty in 1990:  The Good Fairy

Appeared

  • The Good Fairy –  Bunty: #393 (24 July 1965) – (?)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances:

  • The Good Fairy –  Bunty Annual 1965

Summer Specials:

  • The Good Fairy –  Bunty Summer Special 1965

 

Miss Fix-It of TV

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Plot:

Meg Newton is a trainee assistant with the Central Services Television Company. She earns the nickname “Miss Fix-It”  through her ability  of overcoming tricky production problems.

Miss Fix-It Of TV

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Miss Fix-It of TV (text) –  Bunty: #137(27 August 1960)
  • Miss Fix-It of TV –  Bunty: circa 274 (13 April 1963) – ?

Other Appearances:

  • Miss Fix-It of TV (text story)–  Bunty Annual 1961
  • Miss Fix-It of TV (text story)–  Bunty Annual 1962
  • Miss Fix-It of TV (picture story)–  Bunty Annual 1964

 

Katy O’Connor

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Plot:

Katy O’Connor is nurse and a good problem solver. She starts out as a student nurse at St. Christopher’s hospital, and goes onto work in many different positions such as being a ship’s nurse.

katy oconnor

Notes:

  • Katy O’Connor first appeared as a picture story, the character returned in a text story, before continuing on as a picture story again.

Appeared:

  • Katy O’Connor Student Nurse–  Bunty: #90 (3 October 1959) – #108 (6 February 1960)
  • Katy O’Connor Student Nurse (text) – Bunty #129 (2 July 1960)- #137 (27 August 1960)
  • Katy O’Connor Student Nurse – Bunty #138 (3 September 1960) – circa #187 (12 August 1961)

 Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances:

  • Katy O’Connor–  Bunty Annual 1961
  • Katy O’Connor–  Bunty Annual 1962
  • Katy O’Connor–  Bunty Annual 1963

Picture Story Library:

  • House of Secrets – Bunty Picture Story Library #4
  • The Girl in Mystery Cottage – Bunty Picture Story Library #8

Miss Russell Stories

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Plot:

Evelyn Russell is a young teacher at Carton Girl’s School. She takes a great interest in all her pupils and does everything she can to help them.

miss russell

Notes:

  • The stories were complete stories with different titles.

Appeared:

  • Miss Russell Stories – Bunty: #113 (12 March 1960) – #114 (19 March 1960)
  • Miss Russell Stories – Bunty: #144 (15 October 1960)
  • Miss Russell Stories – Bunty: #155 (31 December 1960) – #169 (8 April 1961)

List of Stories

  • Miss Russell and the Rebels – Bunty: #113
  • The Tuck Shop on Two Feet – Bunty: #114
  • The Reckless Rider – Bunty: #144
  • Fenton the Freak – Bunty: #155
  • Her Homework was Hopeless – Bunty: #166
  • Little Miss Big Head – Bunty: #167
  • The Runaway Schoolgirl – Bunty: #168
  • The Secret of the Silent Piano – Bunty: #169

 

Parachute Nurse

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Plot:

The story follows a nurse Susie Peters, that is also an expert parachutist, which is useful with her job at the small Mounted Police Post at Beaver Creek.

Notes:

  • Artist: Ron Forbes

Appeared:

  • Parachute Nurse –  Bunty: #01 (18 January 1958) – #32 (23 August 1958)

Other Appearances:

  • Parachute Nurse – Bunty Annual 1960