Tag Archives: Hugh Thornton-Jones

The Rockhaven Rescuers

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Plot

A former pupil of  Rockhaven Village School had left money  to keep the school from being closed on the condition that the pupils formed a local sea and mountain rescue team. Senior girls Kathy Davies and Gwen Jones had been appointed as team leaders.

The Rockhaven Rescuers

Notes

  • Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • The Rockhaven Rescuers–  Bunty:    (?) – #1471 (22  March 1986)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • The Rockhaven Rescuers –  Bunty Annual 1987 [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]

Summer Specials

  • The Rockhaven Rescuers –  Bunty Summer Special 1986 [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]

Simple Simone

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Plot:

During the Second World War, Simone, an orphan, arrived in a French village. Because of her innocent, trusting nature, Simone soon became accepted in the village, although many resented her friendliness with the invading Germans.  But Simone was not as simple as she appeared to be and was secretly working with the Resistance.

simple simone

Notes:

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared:

  • Simple Simone –  Bunty: #1370 (14 April 1984) – #1381 (30 June 1984)

 

 

Susan of Sunnysides / Sue of Starholme

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Plot

Susan “Sue” Anderson was an Assistant Housemother at Sunnyside’s Children’s home. It was a job she thoroughly enjoyed, though it could be tiring. Sue returned running her own children’s home Starholme.

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Susan of Sunnysides (Bunty)

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Sue of Sunnysides (Mandy)

Notes

  • First appeared as a text story, it had a sequel with a different title.
  • It was later updated into picture story format wit the original title
  • Unusually as well as being in Bunty, it appeared as text story in Mandy (possibly a reprint) 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 Starholme (text story) – Bunty #138  (3 September 1960)- #156 (7 January 1961)
  • Sue of Starholme (text story) – Bunty #177 (3 June 1961) – (?)
  • Sue of Sunnysides (text story) – Mandy:  (?) – #42 (4 November 1967)(reprint?)
  • 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
  • Sue of Starholme (text story) – Bunty Annual 1962
  • 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]

 

Bunty Annual 1984

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Picture Stories

  • The Survivors (Pages: 6-11, 44-48, 65-69, 121-125) [Artist: John Woods]
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 17-25) [Artist: Selby Donnison]
  • Dolwyn’s Dolls (Pages: 27-32) [Artist: George Ramsbottom?]
  • The Flights of Flopear (Pages: 33-40) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • The No-Good Gnome (Pages: 50-57) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • The Travelling Winstons (Pages: 58-64) [Artist: Matias Alonso]
  • The Thirteenth Dancer (Pages: 73-80) [Artist: Rodney Sutton]
  • Shivery Shirley (Pages: 82-87) [Artist: Douglas Perry]
  • The Blue Tulip (Pages: 88-95) [Artist: Andy Tew]
  • Haggis (Pages: 96)
  • Balloon Girl (Pages: 97-104) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Toots (Pages: 105-106) [Artist: Bill Ritchie]
  • Susan of Sunnysides (Pages: 107-111) [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • Wonderwoofa (Pages: 113-119) [Artist: Andy Tew]

Text Stories

  • Peril in the Pinewoods  (Page: 43)

Features

  • Flower Legends (Pages: 12)
  • Calendar 1984 (Pages: 13-16)
  • Training Tips for Olympic Hopefuls (Pages: 26)
  • Animal Puzzles (Pages: 41)
  • Food for Thought (Pages: 42)
  • Bunty’s Cut-Out Wardrobe (Pages: 49)
  • Bunty’s Olympic Game (Pages: 70)
  • Here’s How! (Pages: 71)
  • Clowning Around! (Pages: 81)
  • Fun with Tissue Paper (Pages: 112)
  • Gooey Goodies (Pages: 120)

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Follow the Dragon

Bunty, ,

Plot:

Five Edgecombe Girls’ School  pupils were stranded in the African jungle after a plane crash. Their tough teacher Miss Hardiman, known as “The Dragon” was determined to lead them to safety.

follow the dragon

Notes:

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones
  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Achter de draak aan!”- Peggy #1/1987

Appeared:

  • Follow the Dragon–  Bunty:  circa #1271 (22 May 1982) – ?

 

Swinging Sue

Mandy, ,

Plot

Sue Carter works in the publicity and advertising department of a large London store, Clarrod and Sembridge. She earns the nickname Swinging Sue as she is always so full of life.

swinging sue

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • Swinging Sue –  Mandy:  #347 (15 September 1973) – #357 (08 September 1973)

Other Appearances:

  • Swinging Sue – Mandy Annual 1975

 

Aunt Kate’s Household Companion

Mandy,

Plot

Prudence and Becky Land, are two English orphans, working their passage as cooks on a wagon train to San Francisco. Their most treasured possession is a book containing helpful hints which had been left to them by their Aunt Kate.

aunt kates household

Notes

  • Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones

Appeared

  • Aunt Kate’s Household Companion –  Mandy:  #333 (02 June 1973) – #343 (11 August 1973)

Other Appearances:

  • Aunt Kate’s Household Companion – Mandy Annual 1974

 

Bunty Annual 1976

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Picture Stories

  • Freda’s in Fashion (Pages: 6-10) [Artist: George Martin]
  • Long Live the Purple Emperor! (Pages: 12-16) [Artist: Dudley Wynne]
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 17-22) [Artist: James Walker]
  • Mighty Mo (Pages: 23-24)
  • Watson the Wonder Dog (Pages: 28-32) [Artist E C Julien]
  • Horse-Shy Shona (Pages: 38-41) [Artist: Andy Tew]
  • Abby-Jo Hill Billy a-go-go! (Pages: 44-48) [Artist: Robert MacGillivray]
  • Patty’s “Grew-Some” Plant (Pages: 49-53) [Artist: George Martin]
  • Miss Merlin (Pages: 54-55)
  • The Strange One (Pages: 59-63) [Artist: Carlos Laffond]
  • Toots (Pages: 64)
  • The Broomstick Brigade (Pages: 67-72) [Artist: Peter Kay]
  • Think Thin Thelma (Pages: 73-76)
  • Quackers (Pages: 77-80) [Artist: A E Allen]
  • The Hee-Haw Hero (Pages: 81-85) [Artist: Mike White]
  • Stella the Star Gazer (Pages: 88-90) [Artist Tony Coleman?]
  • There’s Magic in Her Needles! (Pages: 91-93)
  • The Face That Did Not Fit- a Lorna Drake story (Pages: 97-108) [Artist: Roy Newby]
  • The Cheddar Mob (Pages: 109-112)
  • Sally’s Big Chance (Pages: 116-119)
  • Hairway to the Stars (Pages: 120-123) [Artist: Hugh Thornton-Jones]

Text Stories

  • Our Teacher’s Bats! She’s Nuts on Gnats! (Pages: 25-27)
  • Who Stole Cinder’s Slippers? (Pages: 56-58)
  • Little Miss Nobody (Pages: 94-96)

Features

  • Dogs (Pages: 2-3, 126-127)
  • The Cullinan Diamond (Pages: 11)
  • Bunty’s Cut-Out Wardrobe (Pages: 33)
  • The Changing Face of Fashion (Pages: 34-37) [Artist Mari L’Anson]
  • A Trusted Friend (Pages: 42-43)
  • Winged Wonders From Wales (Pages: 65-66)
  • All The Fun of the Fair (Pages: 86-87)
  • The Orloff Diamond (Pages: 113)
  • Watch the Birdies! (Pages: 114-115)
  • The Kingfisher (Pages: 124-125)

Mandy Annual 1976

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Picture Stories

  • Mandy (Pages: 2-3/ 126-127) [Art: Peter Kay]
  • The Amazing Valda (Pages: 6-16) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • That’s My Boy! (Pages: 17-21) [Art: Guy Peeters]
  • Double Trouble (Pages: 24-27) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • Karen of the Crusader (Pages: 29-32) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • Rent-a-Face from Rosie (Pages: 33-36) [Art: Geoff Jones]
  • The Guardian Tree (Pages: 38-44) [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
  • Fay Fearless (Pages: 51-60) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Call Me Cupid! (Pages: 61-66) [Art: Geoffrey Whittam]
  • Babyface Bobbie (Pages: 67-71)
  • The Secret Life of Hateful Hattie (Pages: 72-78) [Art: Len Potts]
  • The Girl with the Smile (Pages: 87-92) [Art: “B Jackson”]
  • Tennis Chimp (Pages: 97-104)
  • Little Auntie Annie (Pages: 106-110) [Art: George Parlett]
  • A Friend for Freda (Pages: 115-120)
  • Pat’s Cats (Pages: 121)
  • The Slave Girls (Pages: 122-125)

Text Stories

  • What’s Cooking? (Pages: 22-23)
  • The Lonely Lapwing (Pages: 45-48)
  • Misfortune Manor (Pages: 81-86)
  • Lanky Liz (Pages: 94-96)
  • One Jump Forward (Pages: 111-112)

Features

  • Contents (Pages: 4-5)
  • The Mandy Method to Make Your Own Rubber Stamp (Pages: 28)
  • The Mandy Method to Make an Almost-Human Puppet (Page: 37)
  • Mandy Calendar for 1976 (Pages: 49-50, 79-80, 113-114)
  • The Mandy Method to Make a Jumping Bean (Page: 93)
  • The Mandy Method to Make a Magic Slate (Page: 105)

Mandy Annual 1979

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Picture Stories

  • The Double Life of Julie-Ellen (Pages: 4-9) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • Angel (Pages: 10-17) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Collector Kate (Pages: 18-19)
  • My Brother- Rex! (Pages: 20-25) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Hilary of the Happy Bus (Pages: 27-32) [Art: Geoffrey Whittam]
  • The Samsons Stick Together [4 parts] (Pages: 34-39, 61-64, 85-90, 104-111) [Art: Hugh Thornton-Jones]
    • Reprinted and translated as “De Samsons” – Debbie #18 (1979)
  • Stella Starr- Redcoat from Space (Pages: 43-48) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • It’s A Dare! (Pages: 50-56) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • “Hands Off My Dad!” (Pages: 65-70) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Charmette (Pages: 72-75) [Art: Wilf Street]
  • Wendy the Winner (Pages: 76-79) [Art: Andy Tew]
  • Lazy Lizzie (Pages: 80)
  • Toni and the Time Trigger (Pages: 92-96)
  • Penny of P.A.W.S (Pages: 97-101)
  • Beth of Battle Harbour (Pages: 113-120)
  • The Whispering Shell (Pages: 121-126) [Art: Robert MacGillivray]

Text Stories

  • A Gift for Gran (Pages: 40-41)  [Art: George Martin]
  • Marie Claire’s Holiday Diary (Pages: 58-60)
  • The Story of Sam (Pages: 81-83)
  • Boy Trouble (Pages: 102-103) [Art: Claude Berridge]

Features

  • Circus Puzzle Page (Pages: 33)
  • Good Dog! (Pages: 42)
  • How to Make a Calendar Tree (Pages: 57)
  • Hands Up! (Pages: 91)
  • Paper Sculpture (Pages: 112)

 

  • Grim Warning: Vain Jane (Pages: 26)
  • Grim Warning: Disc Din (Pages: 49)
  • Grim Warning: TV Topic (Pages: 71)
  • Grim Warning: Quiet, Please! (Pages: 84)
  • Grim Warning: Late Kate (Pages: 127)