Tag Archives: evil influence

Little Lord Percival

Mandy, , ,

Plot

Pauline Pratt finds a ventriloquist’s dummy, Little Lord Percival, but discovers he is evil and causes a lot of trouble that she gets the blame for. Eventually she realises that Lord Percival is possessed by the spirit of Fred Vernon-Vaisley (“Vernon the Valet”), a ventriloquist with a difficult, quarrelsome personality. Vaisley’s personality led to his “sad end” after a quarrel with a fellow performer, Mr Grantley, and now Lord Percival is out for revenge on Mr Grantley.

Percival 1

Notes

  • Artist: Claude Berridge

Appeared

  • Little Lord Percival – Mandy:  #609 (16 September 1978) – #618 (18 November 1978)
  • Translated into Dutch as “De boze graaf van Pommeren” (“The Angry Count of Pommern”) and published in Tina Sterstrip #3 (1983).

Pandora’s Box

Judy,

Plot:

Pandora Lake returned from Japan to stay with her only living relative, aunt Beth Markham, who ran a boarding school for girls. A mysterious box Pandora had brought with her contained evil emotions which had escaped and influenced Pandora’s behaviour. The spirit of deceit had made Pandora read another girl’s poem in a poetry competition.

pandora's box1

Notes:

  • Art: Oliver Passingham

Appeared:

  • Pandora’s Box  –  Judy:  #1060 (03  May 1980) – #1065 (07 June 1980)

Fiona and the Ring of Fergus

Judy, ,

Plot:

When Fiona Miller’s family was put under a curse by gypsy Meg Fergus, Fiona secretly volunteered to wear the Ring of Fergus for a year and a day, thereby taking all the bad luck on herself. Fiona’s personality changed under the ring’s influence. She was already in trouble when the ring became entangled in her little sister’s hair and, in cutting it free, Fiona made matters worse.

fiona and the ring of fergus

Notes:

  • Art: Paddy Brennan
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Fiona en de ring” – Debbie Groot mysterieboek #27 (1981).

Appeared:

  • Fiona and the Ring of Fergus –  Judy:  #1050 (23  Feb. 1980) – #1059 (26 April 1980)

Serf to Susannah

Debbie, , ,

Plot:

Lindsey Lowe and her widowed mother move to Melfort Manor, where Mrs Lowe is housekeeper to the Meredith family. Their daughter, Susannah, gets jealous when Lindsey outshines her at gymnastics. Susannah and Lindsey learn that in feudal times, the Lowes were serfs to the Merediths. Pretending to be friendly, Susannah gives Lindsey a ring of slavery that the Merediths forced the Lowes to wear when they were serfs to them. Her plan is that the ring will make Lindsey her slave.

Serf

Notes:

  • Artist: George Martin
  • Translated into Dutch as “Sukses voor Susan” (Success for Susan) and published in Debbie #18 (1979).

Appeared:

  • Serf to Susannah –  Debbie: #334 (7 July 1979) – #345 (22 September 1979)

The Eyes of Hate

Debbie, ,

Plot

Janet Bolton has been pleasant and popular. Then a mysterious teacher, Miss Mallison, gives her Belinda, an evil rag doll. Janet is soon under Belinda’s power and is forced to do Miss Mallison’s bidding, which has a connection with the Atomic Research Station. But Janet’s friend Carole has become suspicious, and is following them.

Hate

Notes

  • Translated into Dutch (as “Het boze oog” – “The Evil Eye”) and published in monthly Debbie Stripstory #9/1979.

Appeared

  • The Eyes of Hate –  Debbie: #250 (26 November 1977) – #262 (18 February 1978)

The Secret Power of Suzy Smith

Debbie, , , , , ,

Plot

Something crashes beyond the town of Greenstead. When Joe Smith and Bill Bows investigate the site they find a baby with a strange star mark on her forehead. The baby is unclaimed, so the Smiths adopt her and name her Suzy. Twelve years later, Suzy investigates the site and finds a strange glowing ball that begins to have strange effects on her, including giving her powers but also controlling her mind.

Meanwhile, the planet Zair is receiving signals from their ship that crashed on Earth twelve years ago, and the Zairians realise there is a survivor. They soon track Suzy down and start using her for invasion plans of Earth because their sun is set to explode.

Suzy

Notes:

  • Artist: Ernesto Garcia Seijas
  • Translated into Dutch (as “Susie Brand”) – Debbie super stripstory #1 (1976).

Appeared

  • The Secret Power of Suzy Smith–  Debbie: #186 (4 September 1976) – #195 (6 November 1976)

Possessed

Judy, , , ,

Plot

Annette Black and her friend Jody are on holiday in a cottage that has been in Annette’s family for generations. Annette becomes possessed by the spirit of her ancestress Ann Black, who was burned for witchcraft in 1770. As a result,  Annette becomes persecuted by the villagers who believe she is a witch. She is also shadowed by a mysterious old woman, who had set the villagers on her and now seems to be after the power of Ann Black.

Possessed

Notes

  • Artist: Oliver Passingham

Appeared

  • Possessed – Judy: #981 (28 October 1978) – #992 (13 January 1979)

 

 

Haunted Harriet

Judy, M&J, , , ,

Plot

Harriet Jones is treated like a servant at Greygables Grange, the home of her wealthy relatives, the Manston family. Then Harriet finds a mysterious portrait of Vicky, who begins to exert an evil influence over Harriet.

Harriet

Notes

  • Artist: Oliver Passingham

Appeared

  • Haunted Harriet – Judy: #1142 (28 November 1981) – #1152 (6 February 1982)
  • Reprinted (as Judy Classic) – M&J #144 (12 February 1994) – #154 (23 April 1994)

The Curse of Carmina

Suzy, ,

Plot

The Turner family shun cousin Carmina because she practises black magic. When they do not invite her to new baby Louise’s christening, she takes revenge by leaving a horrible-looking puppet made in her own likeness as a christening gift for Louise. It has an evil power that is set to activate when Louise turns thirteen. When the time arrives, the puppet forces Louise to commit vile acts against her family. Carmina’s plan is to destroy their love for Louise.

Notes

  • Artist: Andy Tew

Appeared

  • The Curse of Carmina – Suzy: #116 (24 November 1984) – #126 (2 February 1985)

 

 

Strangers

M&J, , , ,

Plot:

When Mrs Devere, a scientist, moves into Raven’s End (a large house), Rachel Grant finds her a dragon and unfriendly woman who seems to hold her daughter Laura a virtual prisoner. Mrs Devere suddenly becomes friendly to Rachel’s classmates, and soon after they start behaving as if they are brainwashed, acting like strangers, and do nothing but study. It gets worse when Mrs Devere gets a teaching job at Rachel’s school. Then Rachel discovers that Mrs Devere was sacked from her previous school for strange, unethical teaching methods – and Laura is not her daughter.

Strangers

Notes:

  • Artist: Norman Lee

Appeared:

  • Strangers –  M&J:  #121 (4 September 1993) – #129 (30 October 1993)