Tag Archives: mystery

Prisoner of Zelda

Mandy,

Plot

Jeannie Blair had been chosen by Madame Zelda, for special ballet training at her castle school on Trevare, an island off the Cornish coast. After a series of tough tests, Jeannie was the only student left in school. Madame Zelda hoped to audition Jeannie for a place with the famous Romanski Ballet. Jeannie was determined to stay and solve the mystery of the castle tower, where Madame’s assistant, Mrs Vidler, had been seen carrying trays of food to the apparently empty room.

Notes

Appeared

  • Prisoner of Zelda – Mandy: #605 (19 August 1978) – #613 (14 October 1978)

The Face that Haunted Hayley

Mandy, , , , ,

Plot

After a bank robbery where explosives were used, a young girl lost her memory, and her speech. She ran away from hospital and met some fairground people, Pat and Jeff Alford. They discovered she was a talented artist, and decided to cash in by setting her up as an Instant portrait artist. They called her Hayley, and pretended to be her aunt and uncle. Hayley was haunted by the face of an unknown man —but could not resist a strange urge to keep drawing sketches of the mystery man’s face. Hayley’s only friend was Frank, a boy who worked at the fairground.

Notes

  • Reprinted and translated to Dutch as  “Wist ik maar wie ik was!” (“If Only I Knew Who I Was”)  – Debbie Stripstory 06/1982.

Appeared

  • The Face that Haunted Hayley – Mandy: #396 (17 August 1974) – #408 (9 November  1974)

The Secret of the Smiling Doll

Mandy, ,

Plot

Fourteen year old Lynne Jones had lived in a Children’s Home since her parents were killed in a train crash. The only possession Lynne had from the past was a smiling handcarved wooden doll. On her way for a holiday Lynne discovered another doll almost identical to her own – the second doll wasn’t smiling. Lynne discovered that the man who made the doll was travelling along the coast. Convinced that he could tell her something about her past, Lynne set out to find the stranger.

Notes

Appeared

  • The Secret of the Smiling Doll  – Mandy: ##428 (29 March 1975) –  #438 (7 June 1975)

Little Miss Mystery

Mandy, ,

Plot

A girl suffering from loss of memory is identified as Martha Landor,  the daughter of well-to-do parents. However, her parents, house and garden hold no memories for Martha. Only the grim housekeeper, Mrs Meeling, seems to stir the deeply-hidden past. As soon as the chance comes her way, Martha heads for the only place she can remember, the hospital she was brought to when she was first found.

Notes

  • Artist: Stanley Houghton
  • Reprinted and translated as “Jij bent Martje, zeiden ze…” (“You Are Martje, Or so They Said…”) – Tina #28/1982-44/1982.

Appeared

  • Little Miss Mystery – Mandy:  #749 (23 May 1981) – #761 (15 August 1981)

Phantom of the Footlights

Debbie

Plot

Cathy Collins, a member of the Dormy Drama Club, had just learned that the old theatre where they held rehearsals was in danger of being sold to a property dealer and pulled down. Then, to crown it all, Cathy thought she saw a ghost…

phantom-of-footlights

Notes

  • Photo story

Appeared

  • Phantom of the Footlights – Debbie: #514 (18 December 1982) – #518 (15 January 1983)

Mystery at Music Manor

Debbie, ,

Plot

Peggy Rigby, a talented young musician, was tricked into leaving home and go to live with the mysterious Madame Vengali in Fleet Manor, high on the deserted cliffs on the Dorset coast. Also in the house were three other girls, all in the power of Madame Vengali.

mystery-at-music-manor

Notes

  • Artist: Hugo D’Adderio
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Raadsels rond de Duivelsrots” (Riddles Surrounding the Devil’s Rock) – Tina #43/1982-3/1983.

Appeared

  • Mystery at Music Manor – Debbie: #307 (30 December 1978) – #316 (3 March 1979)

Flora and the Firebird

Tracy, ,

Plot

Unable to pay a bill at a London hotel in Victorian times, orphan Flora Denver slaved in the hotel laundry to pay off her debt. She had found out the secret of the Firebird medallion that she wore. It was the badge of the exiled free people of Irovina, a land now ruled by a tyrant. Flora suspected that Jeanette, a chambermaid at the hotel,  was secretly working against the exiles.

Notes

  • Art: Carlos Freixas

Appeared

  • Flora and the Firebird – Tracy: #28 (12 April 1980) –  #38 (21 June 1980)

Double Danger

Nikki

Plot

Thirteen-year-old, Gillian Marshall went to stay with her Aunt Mary while her mum visited her sick dad, abroad. On the way there Gillian’s train crashed, but she was unharmed. Two girls, Alex and Sandy, had befriended Gillian and then suddenly ignored her— then other weird things had begun to happen to Gillian.

doubledanger

Notes

Appeared

  • Double Danger – Nikki: #163 (2 April 1988) – #168 (7 May 1988)