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Bunty Annual 1970

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Picture Stories

  • Willa the Wisp (Pages: 6-9) [Artist: Douglas Perry]
  • Bianca’s Golden Gift (Pages: 12-15) [Artist: E C Julien]
  • The Sparrows of Love Street (Pages: 20-24) [Artist: Charles Paine]
  • Friend “Funny Face”! (Pages: 25-29) [Artist: Charles Morgan]
  • My Dad – A Poem by Toots (Pages: 30-31) [Artist: Bill Ritchie]
  • Square Peg (Pages: 34-38) [Artist: George Parlett]
  • The Legend of the Lake (Pages: 42-47)
  • Wings for Wilma (Pages: 49-52)
  • Tina the Tester (Pages: 53-54) [Artist: Diane Gabbott]
  • Wendy Round the World (Pages: 55-57) [Artist: E C Julien]
  • Marcia with the Magic Voice (Pages: 62-64) [Artist: Charles Morgan]
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 65-69) [Artist: James Walker]
  • The Hungry Head (Pages: 70-74) [Artist: Len Potts]
  • The Autograph Hunters (Pages: 78-80)
  • She Couldn’t Stop Dancing! (Pages: 82-90) [Artist: Mike White?]
  • The Problem Girls (Pages: 92-96) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Monty of the Mountain Rescue (Pages: 97-100) [Artist: Rodney Sutton]
  • Clare’s Kiosk (Pages: 101-102)
  • The Story of Spinning Jenny (Pages: 103-105) [Artist: George Parlett]
  • The Golden Needle Girls (Pages: 106-107)
  • Hairdresser on Wheels (Pages: 116-120)
  • Pippa – the Artful Painter (Pages: 121-125) [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]

Text Stories

  • The Urchin with the Skates (Pages: 17-19)
  • The Lonely One (Pages: 40-41)
  • Mandy and the Magpie Man (Pages: 59-61)
  • My Crazy Cousin (Pages: 75-77)
  • No Stick-in-the-Mud! (Pages: 110-112)
  • His Heart’s in the Highlands (Pages: 114-115)

Features

  • Horses through the Ages (Pages: 10-11)
  • Dog Posters:
    • Alsatian (Page 16)
    • Afghan Hound (Page 33)
    • Dalmatian (Page 81)
  • Home, Sweet Home – The Story Behind the Song (Page 32)
  • How We Got the Granny Smith (Page 39)
  • Bunty’s Cut-Out Wardrobe (Page 48)
  • The Story of the Statue of Liberty (Page 58)
  • Get in the Swing! (Page 91)
  • Who’s First Home? (Pages: 108-109)
  • Beautiful Bridesmaid (Page 113)

 

* Thanks to Goof for information and cover picture

Bunty Annual 1968

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Picture Stories

  • The Star’s a Char! (Pages: 6-11) [Artist: Emilio Frejo?]
  • Hairdresser on Wheels (Pages: 12-15) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Princess of the Keyboard (Pages: 18-23)
  • Dora’s Donkeys (Pages: 29-32) [Artist: Mike White]
  • Problem Girl (Pages: 34-40) [Artist: Diane Gabbot]
  • Little Mum (Pages: 42-47) [Artist: A E Allen]
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 49-53) [Artist: James Walker]
  • Flower of Fortune (Pages: 57-60) [Artist: “B Jackson”]
  • Monty of the Mountain Rescue (Pages: 61-64) [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • The Prophecy of Tong (Pages: 65-71) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Flower Shop Flora (Pages: 73-76)
  • The Return of the White Fawn (Pages: 77-80)
  • Forbidden to Dance (Pages: 81-90) [Artist: Tony Thewenetti]
  • Every Dog Has His Day (Pages: 94-99)
  • The Thirteenth Witch (Pages: 100-103) [Artist: Mike White]
  • An ABC of Toots (Pages: 104-105) [Artist: Bill Ritchie]
  • Kids of the Big Top (Pages: 106-111) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • The Stranger in the Glen (Pages: 113-119) [Artist: Charles Morgan]
  • The Pearl of Monravia (Pages: 121-125) [Artist: Peter Kay]

Text Stories

  • My Sister Mitsy (Pages: 24-27)
  • Jill – Junior Reporter (Pages: 54-56)
  • The Missing Bride (Pages: 91-93)

Features

  • Which Fancy Dress do you Fancy? (Page 16)
  • Creatures of Our Countryside:
    • The Badger (Page 17)
    • The Brown Hare (Page 28)
    • The Fox (Page 112)
  • The Girl who Preferred Lions (Page 33)
  • Famous Dances From All Over The World (Page 41)
  • How to make Penny the Puppet (Page 48)
  • Cold Comforts (Page 72)
  • The Beautiful Barbette (Page 120)

 

* Thanks to Goof for information and cover picture

Bunty the Book for Girls 1967

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Picture Stories

  • The Little Gondolier (Pages: 6-11) [Artist: Emilio Frejo?]
  • The Party Dress (Pages: 13-16)
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 18-23) [Artist: James Walker]
  • Fan-Fan and her Friends (Page 28)
  • Hill-Billie Harriet (Pages: 29-32) [Artist: Mike White]
  • The Girl with Red Hair (Pages: 35-46)
  • Humpy Dumpy (Pages: 49-54) [Artist: George Parlett]
  • The Chippendale Chair (Pages: 59-64)
  • Moira Kent in The Island of Dancers (Pages: 65-70) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Hairdresser on Wheels (Pages: 72-75)
  • The Ride of the May Queen (Pages: 76-80) [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • Toots (Page 81) [Artist: Bill Ritchie]
  • Danger Girl (Pages: 82-87) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • The Gift (Pages: 90-95) [Artist: Charles Paine]
  • Myrtle the Mermaid (Pages: 97-102) [Artist: A E Allen]
  • The Ring from the River (Pages: 103-107) [Artist: E C Julien]
  • The Silver Key (Pages: 109-112) [Artist: Charles Morgan]
  • The Song from Heaven (Pages: 113-117) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Angel with the Broken Wing (Pages: 118-124)

Text Stories

  • Very Important Person (Pages: 24-27)
  • Carol of the Corner Shop (Pages: 56-58)
  • Jan’s Best Birthday (Pages: 88-89)

Features

  • [Untitled poem by Pat Watson] (Page 12)
  • How to Make:
    • Polly the Pelican (Page 17)
    • The Cotton-Reel Kid (Page 33)
    • Jeremy the Giraffe (Page 55)
    • Dixie the Pixie (Page 71)
    • Celia the Swan (Page 96)
    • Your Own Zoo (Page 108)
  • Food for Thought (Page 34)
  • The Go-Girl (Page 47)
  • [Untitled poem by Pat Watson] (Page 48)
  • Swinging in the Rain (Page 125)

 

* Thanks to Goof for information and cover picture

Bunty the Book for Girls 1966

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Picture Stories

  • Wendy Round the World (Pages: 6-11) [Artist: E C Julien]
  • Patsy the Pet-Sitter (Pages: 13-16)
  • Babalu (Page 17)
  • Hairdresser on Wheels (Pages: 20-23)
  • The Flower Sculptress (Pages: 26-29) [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • Hope’s Hostel (Pages: 30-32)
  • Alison – Action Model (Pages: 33-37) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Debbie Lane – Student Nurse (Pages: 40-43) [Artist: Tony Thewenetti]
  • Challah the Chamois (Pages: 44-48)
  • Stand-In for a Star (Pages: 49-55) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Fairies Aren’t Fat! (Pages: 61-64) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Toots (Page 65) [Artist: Bill Ritchie]
  • Lorna Drake and the China Ballerina (Pages: 66-71) [Artist: Tony Thewenetti]
  • My Sister Mitsy (Pages: 74-79)
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 83-90) [Artist: James Walker]
  • What a Waste of a Pony! (Pages: 94-103) [Artist: Charles Morgan]
  • Carol and her Camera (Pages: 108-111)
  • Fashion Fiasco (Pages: 113-119)
  • Sadie’s Sewing Machine (Pages: 122-125) [Artist: E C Julien]

Text Stories

  • Gorgeous Gussie (Pages: 18-19)
  • A Job for Joab (Pages: 58-60)
  • The Heroic Hockey Stick (Pages: 91-93)
  • Mum’s the Word (Pages: 104-105)

Features

  • The Seagull City (Page 12)
  • The Story Behind the Song:
    • The Bells of St Mary’s (Pages: 24-25)
    • Greensleeves (Page (Pages: 112)
  • Dressed for Dancing (Pages: 38-39)
  • The Story of the Taj Mahal (Pages: 56-57)
  • You and your Brolly (Pages: 72-73)
  • Welcome Inn (Page 80) [Artist: Pamela Chapeau]
  • Aesop’s Fables:
    • The Fox and the Grapes (Page 81)
    • The Lion and the Mouse (Page 82)
    • The Horse and the Ass (Page 106)
    • The Dog in the Water (Page 107)
  • I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Pages: 120-121)

 

* Thanks to Goof for information and cover picture

Mandy Annual 1987

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Picture Stories

  • The Guardian Tree (Pages: 4-16) [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • Atlanta’s Tale (Pages: 19-23) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • The Delemere Diamonds (Pages: 24-31) [Art: David Matysiak]
  • Mother Martin’s Recipe (Pages: 35-42) [Art: Guy Peeters]
  • Angie’s Angel (Pages: 43-48) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Emma’s Umbrella (Pages: 49-53) [Art: Norman Lee]
  • To Tell the Truth.. (Pages: 54-63) [Art: Ron Lumsden]
  • Lucky & Co, Detectives (Pages: 67-75) [Art: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Petra and the Pearl of Power (Pages: 76-80) [Art: Jim Eldridge]
  • Valda and the Elephants of Destiny (Pages: 82-95) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Lucy’s Loving Cake (Pages: 97-102) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • A Prize for Poppy (Pages: 104-112)
  • No Rest for Rosie (Pages: 114-118) [Art: Pamela Chapeau]
  • Bootle (Pages: 119-125) [Art: Andrew Wilson]

Text Stories

  • Midsummer’s Day (Pages: 17-18)
  • Summer of Beauty (Pages: 32-34) [Art: Claude Berridge?]
  • The Loser’s Smile (Pages: 64-66) [Art: George Martin]

Features

  • Fine Feathers (Pages: 81 and 96)
  • Christmas Puzzles (Page 103)
  • My Rainbow (Page 113)
  • In the Wild! (Pages: 126-127)

 

* Thanks to Goof for information and cover picture

Mandy Annual 1980

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Picture Stories

  • The Willing Hands of Meg Smith (Pages: 4-9) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Mum’s Bargains (Pages: 11-16) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • The Girl in the Mirror (Pages: 17-26, 49-54, 81-86, 97-106)
  • Gail’s Guardian Angel (Pages: 28-31)
  • Julie the Joiner (Pages: 32) [Art: Bill Ritchie]
  • Rikki’s Radio (Pages: 33-43, 65-75, 113-120)
  • You Little Monkey! (Pages: 44-48) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Paula’s Pictures (Pages: 59-64) [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • My Bionic Budgie! (Pages: 77-80) [Art: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Skateboard Sally (Pages: 88-89)
  • Twin Trouble (Pages: 90-95)
  • It’s a Dare! (Pages: 122-126) [Art: George Martin]

Text Stories & Rhymes

  • Warning Tale: Boy Bother (Page: 27)
  • Odd One Out (Pages: 55-58) [Art: George Martin]
  • Warning Tale: Cycle Care (Pages: 87)
  • Mandy’s Moments (Pages: 96) [Art: Peter Kay]
  • Warning Tale: Dance Disaster (Pages: 107)
  • Competition Crazy (Pages: 108-112)

Features

  • Feathered Friends (Pages: 10)
  • Wild Flowers (Pages: 76)
  • Animal Chain (Pages: 121)

 

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Little Mother [1965]

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Plot

When Penny Poole’s mother dies, Penny and her siblings are left orphaned and homeless. Penny has promised she will keep the family together and they move into a cottage given to them by Penny’s employer, Farmer Young. But disaster of some sort or other for the Pooles is always around the corner.

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • Little Mother – Bunty: circa  #375 (20 March 1965) – (?)

The Horse on the Island

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Plot

Fiona McDonald and her family moved to the island of Rath for her father’s health. Fiona was lonely and was disliked by the island children. Then she found an injured horse in the sea, she called him Neptune and decided keep him secretly on a small island that was connected to the main island, by a causeway at low tide.

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • The Horse on the Island – Tracy: #239 (28 April 1984) – #253 (4 August 1984)

When the Clock Strikes Twelve

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Plot 

Since orphan Cindy Rollo went to stay with loving foster parents, she was over the moon with happiness. But past events convinced Cindy that she must never hear a clock strike 12 midnight, or like the story of Cinderella her happiness would disappear.

Notes

  • Writer: Alison Christie (Fitt)
  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • When the Clock Strikes Twelve –  Tracy: #126 (27 February 1982) – #135 (1 May 1982)