Tag Archives: Eduardo Feito

Bad Penny (1987)

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Plot

Boastful and selfish Penny Thorpe had stolen  an old coin from a blind man. It was having a bad influence over her life, spoiling her chance to join school swimming team. She made sure the old penny was well and truly buried when a road outside he school was relaid — but, soon afterwards, Miss Melbury,the swimming teacher, had a road accident and Penny got the coin back.

bad-penny-2

Notes

  • Art: Eduardo Feito
  • A popular title for stories, there was a humour strip of the same name in Smash! as well as, two other Judy stories had the same name in the 70s;  Bad Penny (1977)  and the 90s; Bad Penny (1990)

Appeared

  • Bad Penny –  Judy: #1458 (19 December 1987) – #1467 (20 February 1988)

Dana from the Deep

Judy,

Plot

Eleven-year-old Dana West had been adopted after she was discovered as a tiny baby abandoned on the seashore. One day, while at the beach, a voice from a sea shell told Dana that she was really one of the Sea-people and must return to the sea before her twelfth birthday. If she disobeyed the summons, she would have to pay a terrible penalty.

dana-from-the-deep

Notes

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared

  • Dana from the Deep –  Judy:  #1445 (19 Sep. 1987) – #1457 (12 Dec. 1987)

Gift of the Gods

Judy,

Plot

Delphi Lucas was unhappy when her dad sent her to Olympia College, where everything studied, recreations,and even the food was Greek. Hurting her foot on a cross-country run during a strange electrical storm, she found herself among girls dressed like ancient Greeks. She met a man who claimed to be Hermes, ancient messenger of the gods.

gift-of-the-gods

Notes

  • Artist: Eduardo Feito

Appeared

  • Gift of the Gods –  Judy and Tracy:   #1424 (25 April 1987) – #1428 (23 May 1987)

Lost on the Planet of Fear

Judy, Tracy,

Plot:

The Wells family was part of the first group of settlers to land on the planet Guddup, re-named Good Hope by the people back on Earth. Within hours of landing, Pauline and David’s parents, along with the rest of the party, had disappeared. Pauline and David discovered they had been taken to The City of Shining Blue and now they were trying to follow them. In the desert, they came across a ghost-town, where flags from Earth were displayed.

lost on planet of fear

Notes:

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared:

  • Lost on the Planet of Fear –  Judy and Tracy:  #1338 (31 Aug. 1985) – #1350 (23 Nov. 1985)

I’m No Chicken

Judy,

Plot:

Talented swimmer Cherry Chivers, was mistakenly branded a coward at Clifftops Boarding School, by five members of  D-Dorm and presented with five toy chickens. She was determined to prove five times that she was no chicken. One afternoon she was desperately trying to assist Tina, who had fallen while retrieving matron’s kitten from a tree.

im no chicken

Notes:

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared:

  • I’m No Chicken – Judy:   #923 (17 September 1977) – #929 (29 October 1977)

Green for Danger

Judy, , ,

Plot:

After an explosion at the Amberwell Research Station, Gilda Holmes, daughter of  one of the scientists, had acquired super-human powers at times, though afterwards she remembered nothing. Dr Sable, who was responsible for the explosion, used Gilda to obtain money for some secret experiments. Gilda’s powers suddenly deserted her as she was stealing a famous art-treasure and Sable, in telepathic contact, urged her furiously to fight to regain them.

green for danger

Notes:

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared:

  • Green for Danger – Judy:  #915 (23 July 1977) – #928 (22 October 1977)

Too Clever for School

Judy,

Plot:

Kim Harding lived with her grandfather, Dr  John Hording, in a cave above the town of Radford. Dr Harding, a brilliant scholar, had educated Kim in his own way, but the authorities insisted that Kim must go to school. Miss Snope, Kim’s teacher, did not approve of such an unusual pupil.

too clever for school

Notes:

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared:

  • Too Clever for School  – Judy:  #548 (11 July 1970) –  #562 (17 October 1970)
  • Reprinted – Judy:  #971 (19 August 1978)  –  #985 (25 November 1978)

A Secret Place

Judy, , ,

Plot:

When Molly Manders’ parents drowned, shock made her young sister, Katie, lose all memory of the accident. A couple named Hobson wanted to adopt Katie only, but the sisters ran away to a secret cave behind a waterfall. They were befriended by a wild boy, Colin, and later by a reporter, Bill Owen, who went to London to enquire about a locket Katie wore, which the Hobsons wanted. When Katie fell into the river, her memory began to return.

secret place

Notes:

  • Art: Eduardo Feito
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Achter de waterval” (Behind the Waterfall) -Tina #40/1980-49/1980.
  • Also reprinted and translated into Dutch as “De geheime plek” – Debbie #21 (1980).

Appeared:

  • A Secret Place – Judy:  #905 (14 May 1977) –  #914 (16 July 1977)

Candy’s Crowd

Judy, , ,

Plot:

Regular story with Candy Small of class 3D at Fullwood Comprehensive and her friends.

Candy 2

Candy

Notes:

  • Artist: Eduardo Feito

Appeared:

  • Candy’s Crowd – Judy: #1545 (19 August 1989) – #1556 (04 November 1989)
  • Candy’s Crowd – Judy: #1565 (06 January 1990) – #1579 (14 April 1990)
  • Candy’s Crowd – Judy: #1597 (18 August 1990) – #1614 (15 December 1990)

Other Appearances:

  •  Candy’s Crowd – Judy Annual 1992
    • Reprinted as “School’s Out!”  – Bunty Annual 2003

 

I Want to be a Swot!

Judy, , , , ,

Plot

Development for a new motorway threatens the home of Jenny Coney and her grandfather, along with others. Their only hope of saving their home is a book that has been in the family for generations. But the book is in Latin, so Jenny is compelled to go to the local school to learn Latin as quickly as possible so as to translate the book. Meanwhile, the PE teacher Miss Callister realises Jenny has a natural talent for hurdling and begins training her up for events.

Swot

Notes

  • Artist: Eduardo Feito
  • The reprint was translated into Dutch (as “Jenny moet sporen” — “Jenny Must Exercise”) and published in Debbie #28 (1982).

Appeared

  • I Want to be a Swot!  – Judy:  #594 (29 May 1971) – #601 (17 July 1971)
  • Reprinted – Judy: #1065 (07 June 1980) – #1072  (26 July 1980)