Tag Archives: Humour story

Sally on the Spot

Bunty,

Plot

“Sally Jones was a girl who liked to know what was going on. Her curiosity often landed her right on the spot where interesting events were taking place.”

Notes

  • Artist: George Parlett

Appeared

  • Sally on the Spot – Bunty: #624 (December 27 1969) – #635 (March 14 1970)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • Sally on the Spot – Bunty annual 1971
  • Sally on the Spot – Bunty annual 1973
  • Sally on the Spot – Bunty annual 1974
  • Sally on the Spot – Bunty annual 1975

Summer Specials

  • Sally on the Spot – Bunty Summer Special 1970 [Art: George Parlett]

The Flowers of Gipsy Petal [1980]

Tracy,

Plot

Gipsy Petal finds her grandmother’s box of magic flower essences, complete with a magic mirror that directs her on where to use them. However, applying the flower essences doesn’t seem to go smoothly, and hijinks ensue before something works out one way or other.

Notes

  • No episode in issue #36

Appeared

  • The Flowers of Gipsy Petal – Tracy : #32 (10 May 1980) – #39 (28 June 1980)

 

Humpy Dumpy

Bunty,

Plot

Hilarious adventures with Flora MacVicar and her pet – the Loch Ness Monster!

humpy_dumpy

Notes

Appeared

  • Humpy Dumpy –  Bunty:  #403 (2 October 1965) – #417 (8 January 1966)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • Humpy Dumpy –  Bunty Annual 1967 [Artist: George Parlett]

Summer Specials

  • Humpy Dumpy’s Holiday – Bunty Summer Special 1973 [Art: George Parlett]

Copy Kate

Mandy

Plot

Kate Thomas never seems to be good at anything or be a winner. To find her forte she starts copying people, but it just seems to lead to hilarious blundering failures.

Copy

Notes

Appeared

  • Copy Kate –  Mandy: #943 (9 February 1985) – #957 (18 May 1985)

 

I Should Have Stayed in Bed!

Mandy,

Plot

Humour story that follow a different person every week and always ends with the person wishing they had stayed in bed after what happens in the day.

Bed

Notes

  • In some episodes the title changed to He Should Have Stayed in Bed! or She Should Have Stayed in Bed!
  • Art: Wilf Street
  • Episode from Mandy #730 reprinted and translated into Dutch – Debbie #26 (1981).

Appeared

  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy:  #717 (11 October 1980) – #722 (15 November 1980)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy:  #730 (10 January 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #737 (28 February 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #739 (14 March 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #741 (28 March 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #745 (25 April 1981)  – #746 (2 May 1981)
  • He Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #763 (29 August 1981)
  • She Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #766 (19 September 1981)
  • He Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #770 (17 October 1981)
  • She Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #775 (21 November 1981)
  • She Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #777 (5 December 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #780 (26 December 1981)

 

Space Dog U2

Mandy, , ,

Plot:

U2, a robot space dog, escapes from a spaceship during an exploratory visit to Earth. He takes an immediate liking to Jackie Harris and decides to stay. In so doing he is ignoring all starship orders to return, but still transmits information to the starship when he wants to.

Space Dog 1

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Space Dog U2 –  Mandy: #702 (28 June 1980) – #712(06 September 1980)

 

Not a Clue!

Mandy, , ,

Plot:

Wendy Watson works for Sheldrake Homes (a parody of Sherlock Holmes). She is the one who ends up solving the mysteries and getting Homes out of scrapes he gets himself into.

Clue

Notes:

  • Artist: Wilf Street
  • First or second story (or both) were reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Geen idee” – Groot Tina Zomerboek #2/1981 (1981)

Appeared:

  • Not a Clue! –  Mandy: #677 (05 Jan. 1980) – #688  (22 March 1980)
  • Not a Clue! –  Mandy: #701 (21 June 1980) – #708  (09 August 1980)

Other Appearances:

  •  Not a Clue! –  Mandy Annual 1982

Judy’s Joker

Mandy, ,

Plot

Judy Foster, an English orphan, goes to live with her relatives in the American state of Wyoming. The local people scoff at Judy because of her English ways, and even more so when she buys an odd-looking horse called Joker. Judy is sure that she and Joker can make her uncle’s farm prosperous. Judy and Joker make a great team in turning the tables on Jackson, who is giving trouble because he wants no competition.Joker

Notes

  • Writer: Maureen Hartley

Appeared

  • Judy’s Joker –  Mandy: #636 (24 March 1979) – #646 (02 June 1979)