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Mandy Annual 1972

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Picture Stories

  • Valda (Pages: 6-15) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Mandy (Pages: 16, 41) [Art: Peter Kay]
  • Meg of Magpie Manor [4 parts] (Pages: 24-20, 49-53, 77-80, 97-101) [Art: Len Potts]
  • The Twopenny Times (Pages: 25-28) [Art: Tony Thewenetti]
  • A Home for Heather (Pages: 33-40) [Art: Robert Hamilton]
  • Jill’s Gentle Giant (Pages: 42-44) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Snapshot Susie (Pages: 45-48)
  • Away Went Wendy (Pages: 56-64) [Art: Douglas Perry]
  • My Chum – Mum! (Pages: 68-72) [Art: Leslie Branton]
  • Elsie’s Elephant (Pages: 81-85)
  • Friend of the Lonely (Pages: 86-89)
  • The Kazoo Kids (Pages: 90-96 [Art: Guy Peeters]
  • Betty the Babysitter (Page: 102)
  • Milly’s Magic Box (Pages: 107-112) [Art: Leslie Otway]
  • The Wishing Well (Pages: 113-118) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • Wendy the Winner (Pages: 119-125) [Art: Andy Tew]

Text Stories

  • The Princess and the Wild One (Pages: 17-19)
  • Welcome House (Pages: 29-32) [Art: George Martin]
  • The Secret of the Shoes (Pages: 54-55)
  • O, Christmas Tree (Pages: 65-67)
  • The Mini-Movers (Pages: 73-76)
  • Mum on Wheels (Pages: 103-106)

 

* Thanks to Goof for information and cover picture

Sonya and the Silver Shoes / Cindy and the Crystal Shoes / The Secret Ballerina

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Plot

Sonya Reeves (Cindy Reeves in the reprints), a very talented young ballet dancer, was competing in secret for the Silver Shoes Trophy (or Crystal Shoes Trophy in the reprints) and the chance of a scholarship to a famous ballet school. Sonya/Cindy was an orphan and her guardian, Vi Burke, ill -treated her and had forbidden her to dance. But Sonya/Cindy had been helped by Mrs Webster, a friendly neighbour, and also the Sister at the hospital where Mrs Webster was taken after a fall. After overcoming many difficulties, Sonya/Cindy had reached the final of the contest.

cindy and crystal shoes

Notes

  • Art: Leslie Otway
  • 1980 reprint “The Secret Ballerina” reprinted and translated into Dutch (as De geheime ballerina) –  monthly Peggy #9/1981, then reprinted again in Peggy + plus #3 (early 1980s).

Appeared

  • Sonya and the Silver Shoes – Mandy: #87 (14 September 1968) – #101 (21 December 1968)
  • Reprinted as Cindy and the Crystal Shoes – Mandy:  #464 (6 December 1975) – #478 (13 March 1976)
  • Reprinted as The Secret Ballerina – Mandy: #724 (29 November 1980) – #738 (7 March 1981)

Sleepy Sally / Sally – the Slave-Girl Star

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Plot

Sally Binks is always falling asleep in class because she is forced to work early in the morning and late at night at her stepmother’s laundry. The headmistress and deputy headmistress don’t act because they dislike Sally. But Sally has ambitions to go on stage and begins to make headway in that area.

Sally

Notes

  • Art: Leslie Otway

Appeared

  • Sleepy Sally – Mandy: #19 (27 May 1967) – #40 (21 October 1967)
  • Reprinted as Sally – The Slave-Girl Star –  Mandy:  #374 (16 March 1974) – #395 (10 August 1974)
  • Reprinted: Lucky Charm #5 (1980)