Deleth who had lost her memory was given a foster home with Josie Grant and her mother. They intended to give Deleth all the help and understanding she needed in order to re-shape her life. But Daleth behaved very strangely and made it plain she was living with people below her social level. Josie realised Deleth could never be happy not knowing anything about her past.
Pearl had been taken in by Nicola Milton and her family. They believed she had been lost overboard during a voyage and the shock had caused her to lose her memory. But in fact Pearl was really on outcast from the Fishfolk and longed to be like Landpeople. She had gone ashore, despite the pain she had to suffer as part of her punishment, for abandoning her people. But, each time Pearl experienced a human emotion, her pain lessened.
In the Summer of 1900 in Tregloman village, Anna a 13 year old, mystery girl lived with her cat Misty in a secret cave in Tregloman mine. The miners had no way of knowing that unexplained events underground were due to Anna.
Modest but mysterious Milly Jones had so impressed Sandra Smythe’s Aunt Agatha that she had been hired to help Sandra boost the sagging sales of Sooperstores Ltd., which the family owned.
Marvellous Milly – Judy:#1242 (29 October 1983) – (?)
Plot:
Kala the mysterious eagle girl, was helping a British regiment on their retreat from Kabul, in the North-west of India, in 1842. Under constant threat from Akbar Khan’s rebel forces, the column mode its way slowly towards Jallalabad.
Eagle Girl – Judy: #870 (11 September 1976) – #884 (18 December 1976)
A little girl called Lobelia had arrived mysteriously at the home of Professor Peterson. Nobody knew where she was from or why she was abandoned. Later at boarding school, Lobelia amazed everyone by winning the most awards on prize day and being selected school captain. However some of the girls believed Lobelia was an infant at heart and hoped to get rid of her.
Fern had lived all her life alone on Seal Island, where she learned the language of animals and plants. So a legend grew that she was half fish, half girl. Fern had left her island and was being hunted like an animal, but she had also made two friends Tom and his cousin Rachel.
Jenny Barnes is happy with her foster family the Finches and their other foster children Robin, Polly and Jay. One day a mysterious girl appeared in their garden. The newcomer couldn’t remember her name, so they nicknamed her Birdie. Jenny notices something strange about Birdie and she seems to be causing trouble for the other children.
Gelda had been frozen in a glacier years ago when an unexpected thaw frees her she discovers that warmth from fire or the sun could kill her. She can only venture out of her ice cave at night or on overcast days.
Valda was a long running and popular character from Mandy. She is a mysterious girl, who gained long lasting life, youth and powers from the fire of life. She has to bathe in the flames regularly to replenish her youth and strength, whenever she exhausts her powers. The powers and skills that Valda primarily is shown to have are; a youthful appearance, strength, ability to leap great distances, mental influence, a knowledge of herbs and a rapport with animals. As a baby over 200 years ago, she was found by an old gypsy woman Dorcas. Dorcas raised her and taught her about herbs and potions and shared with the water of life. After Dorcas died, Valda continued her quest to find the fire of life. While the flames will restore Valda when she is weak, she also has temporary restoration methods, gained from a crystal pendant she wears.
Due to her long life, she appeared many times over the years. She had adventures with hidden tribes and lost worlds, she fought evil forces and sometimes she competed against athletes to prove her skills. In her first appearance she challenges the world champion ice skater, and other stories saw her compete in sports such as tennis and diving. When the Valda serial appeared in Mandy it would usually come under different names such as; “The Amazing Valda” “The Ten Tests of Valda” and “The Return of Valda”. In 1974 her origin was told in the “The Girlhood of Valda“. Full list of appearances are below:
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