Tag Archives: evil influence

May and Myrna

Plot

May Maddox is the model daughter, to the point of some schoolmates calling her a goody-goody. Then May writes an essay where she imagines herself as a much wilder girl named Myrna. Soon after, a real girl named Myrna turns up and she starts causing trouble for May.

Myrna

Notes

 Appeared

  • May and Myrna – M&J:  #86 (2 January 1993) – #96 (13 March 1993)

The Many Faces of Moppet

Plot:

Janette Johnson rescues a doll, Moppet, from the river. But Janette does not realise that whatever facial expressions or poses Moppet is put into cause her to act in that exact manner.

Moppet1.jpg

Notes:

  • Artist: Andrew Wilson
  • Reprinted from Mandy, but not on the Mandy/Judy classic pages

Appeared:

  • The Many Faces of Moppet – Mandy:   #955 (04 May 1985) – #970 (17 August 1985)
  • Reprinted – M&J: #49 (18 April 1992) – #64 (01 August 1992)

Gameplay / Gameplay Level 2

Plot

Margie Johnson discovers that her sister Katie’s computer has become infected by an evil computer game called Irma. Irma starts to control Katie and then attack Margie.

Irma returns in Gameplay Level 2.  The evil computer game, ‘Irma’, had been bought by Alison Swann, a pupil at the local school. Alison discovered that Irma had to be played for real and reached the first level of the game by getting Irma on to the big television screen at the second-year disco, so that it could influence the children. But Margie Johnson, who had tangled with Irma before, managed to switch it off. Now Irma wanted Margie kept out of the hockey practice and Alison had shut her in the computer room — with Irma!

Gameplay.jpg
(Gamplay – Art: Oliver Passingham)

gamplay2
(Gameplay Level 2 – Art: Mike Dorey)

 Notes

  • Artist: Oliver Passingham (Gameplay)
  • Artist: Mike Dorey (Gameplay  Level 2)

 Appeared

  • Gameplay – M&J:  #97 (20 March 1993) – #106 (22 May 1993)
  • Gameplay Level 2 – M&J:  #168 (30 July 1994) – #176 (24 September 1994)

Moira and the Moonflowers

Plot

Moira Penrose’s father conducts a botany experiment that goes badly wrong. He creates the Moonflowers, which cause anyone to go near them bad-tempered. He is currently in hospital, so it is up to Moira to destroy the Moonflowers. The trouble is, the Moonflowers can exercise an evil power over Moira and force her to do what they want.

Moira.jpg

Notes

  • Artist: Rodney Sutton

Appeared

  • Moira and the Moonflowers – Tracy: #106 (10 October 1981) – #119 (9 January 1982)

Mystery in the Mirror

Plot

When Elaine Dawson acquires an antique mirror, her personality changes for the worse whenever she looks into it. After consultation with Mrs Raynor, Elaine learns that she is becoming possessed by the spirit of an evil witch, Grizelda.

Mirror

Notes

  • Artist: Rodney Sutton
  • Translated into Dutch as “De mysterieuze spiegel” and published in Peggy #9/1982.

Appeared

  • Mystery in the Mirror – Tracy:  #55 (18 October 1980) – #69 (24 January 1981)