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Nanette of the North

Judy, ,

Plot

While her father recovers from his broken leg, Nanette Gordon is in charge of their trading store  which stands on the shore of Moose Lake in Canada.  This includes taking charge of deliveries.

nanette of the north

Notes

  • Art: Claude Berridge (Judy Annual 1963)

Appeared

  • Nanette of the North –  Judy:  #01 (16 January 1960) – #16 (30 April 1960)

Other Appearances

  • Nanette of the North – Judy Annual 1963
  • Nanette of the North – Judy Picture Story Library #04

 

Big Sister

Judy,

Plot

Jane Masters has a job with Universal Escort who provide an escort for anyone to anywhere. For Jane this usually means escorting children around the world, but sometimes she has had more unusual charges like pets, a doll or even a watermelon! She is a good problem solver and often helps her charges with other problems they may have.

Big Sister(text)

(Big Sister 1960s)

 

big sister

(Big Sister 1970s)

Notes:

  • First appeared as a text story, it was later updated into picture story format.

Appeared:

  • Big Sister (text story) –  Judy:  #1 (16 January 1960) – #27 (16 July 1960)
  • Big Sister (picture story) –  Judy:  #116 (31  March 1962) – #130 (07 July 1962)
  • Big Sister (picture story) –  Judy:  #154 (22  December 1962) – #157?
  • Big Sister  (text story) –  Judy:  circa #215 (1964) – #231 (13 June 1964)
  • Big Sister  (text story) –  Judy:  #244 (12 September 1964) – (?)
  • Big Sister (picture story) –  Judy: #799 (3 May 1975) – #815 (23 August 1975)
  • Big Sister (picture story)-  Judy:  #867 (21 August 1976) – #886 (01 January 1977)

Other Appearances:

  • Big Sister (text story) – Judy Annual 1962
  • Big Sister  – Judy Annual 1964
  • Big Sister  – Judy Annual 1965
  • Big Sister  – Judy Annual 1977
  • Big Sister  – Judy Annual 1979
  • Big Sister – Judy Picture Story Library #06
  • Big Sister – Bunty Picture Story Library #221
  • The Return of Big Sister – Bunty Picture Story Library #264
  • Big Sister – Mandy Picture Story Library #136

 

 

Animal Nurse

Debbie, Judy, ,

Plot

Jill Harris was training to qualify as a registered Animal Nursing Auxiliary at a Dispensary for Sick Animals. She solves a lot of different problems.

animal-nurse

(Animal Nurse – 1960s)

animal nurse

(Animal Nurse – 1980s)

Notes

  • First appeared as a text story in Judy comic later updated to a picture story and appeared in Debbie.
  • The first 2 series in Debbie each story had their own title.
  • Debbie Annual 1983, Art: Pamela Chapeau
  • Debbie Annual 1984, Art: Tony Hudson
  • The story “Swan Song” from Debbie Annual 1980 was reprinted translated into Dutch as “Zwanezang” –  Groot Tina Lenteboek #1/1981 (1981).

Appeared

  • Animal Nurse (text story) – Judy: circa #489 (24 May 1969) – (?)
  • Animal Nurse (text story) – Judy: circa #538 (2 May 1970) – (?)
  • Animal Nurse –  Debbie:  #336 (21 July 1979) – #345 (22 September 1979)
  • Animal Nurse –  Debbie:  #423 (21 March 1981) – #435 (13 June 1981) [no episode #434]
  • Animal Nurse –  Debbie: #485 (29 May 1982), #490 (3 Jul 1982), #497 (21 Aug 1982)
  • Animal Nurse –  Debbie:  #505 (06 October 1982) – #510 (20 November 1982)

Other Appearances:

  • Swan Song – Debbie Annual 1980
  • It Hurts to Say Goodbye – Debbie Annual 1981
  • All Because of Perky… – Debbie Annual 1982
  • Animal Nurse – Debbie Annual 1983
  • A Boy and His Dog! – Debbie Annual 1984

List of Stories

  • “Walk Before You Can Run…”  – Debbie #336
  • The Gentle Giant – Debbie #337
  • “Don’t Make Rash Promises…” – Debbie #338
  • Mary Had a Little Lamb… – Debbie #339
  • Rufus the Rascal – Debbie #340
  • Monkey Business – Debbie #341
  • A New Home for Belle – Debbie #342
  • Hello Dolly! – Debbie #343
  • Goodbye Sammy!– Debbie #344
  • “I Don’t Need Anyone!” – Debbie #345
  • A Friend in Need – Debbie: #423
  • Sam the Spitfire – Debbie: #424
  • A Job to Do – Debbie: #425
  • Comfort for Ricky  – Debbie: #426
  • Charlie the Chimp – Debbie: #427
  • Billy the Kid – Debbie: #428
  • A Guilty Conscience – Debbie: #429
  • A Fear of Dogs – Debbie: #430
  • The Gentle Giant – Debbie: #431
  • Penny the Pinning Pig – Debbie: #432
  • The Best of Friends – Debbie: #433
  • Never Give Up – Debbie: #435

 

Bobby’s Girl

Debbie,

Plot

Christine Roberts kept house for her father, the village policeman in Ashmead. She was a good problem-solver, helping people around the village.

Bobby’s Girl

Notes

Appeared

  • Bobby’s Girl –  Debbie:  #1 (17 February 1973) – #10 (21 April 1973)
  • Bobby’s Girl –  Debbie:  #31 (15 September 1973) – #32 (22 September 1973)
  • Bobby’s Girl –  Debbie:  #37 (27 October 1973)

The Laird of Hee-Haw

Bunty, , ,

Plot:

Roderick MacCoe of Coe, Chief of Clan Coe and Laird of High Hall, known in Scotland as Hee-Haw, was completely penniless. His daughter, Shona, acted as the Laird’s housekeeper, cook and maid-of-all things!

laird of hee haw

Notes:

  • Art:  Robert MacGillivray

Appeared:

  • The Laird of Hee-Haw –  Bunty: #1143 (18 December 1979) – #1156 (08 March 1980)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • The Laird of Hee-Haw –  Bunty Annual 1981 [Art: Robert MacGillivray]

Summer Specials

  • The Laird of Hee-Haw –  Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1980 [Art: Robert MacGillivray]

 

Friendly Frances

Bunty,

Plot:

Frances Thornton worked for the “Can We Help U Agency”. She gets sent on a variety of assignments such as being an extra assistant at a modelling shoot.  Her boss Mr Forrest was pleased with her success on her various jobs.

Friendly Frances

Notes:

  • Text Story
  • Reprinted as picture story

Appeared:

  • Friendly Frances (text) –  Bunty:  #91 (10 October 1959) – #104 (9 January 1960)
    • Reprinted as picture story – Bunty: #869 (7 September 1974) – #875 (19 October 1974)
  • Friendly Frances (text) –  Bunty: #121 (7 May 1960)

Other Appearances:

  • Friendly Frances (text) –  Bunty Annual 1962

 

Sue at the Wheel

Bunty,

Plot:

Sue Horner worked at her aunt’s café, delivering home-made cakes to customers living in the country. Sue loved driving much more than cooking, although her aunt didn’t understand her attachment to her car “Jemima”.

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Notes:

  • Text Story

Appeared:

  • Sue at the Wheel –  Bunty:  #73 (6 June 1959) – #81 (1 August 1959)

Other Appearances:

  • Sue at the Wheel – Bunty Annual 1960

 

Molly the Matron

Bunty, , ,

Plot:

Molly Mason had just left school but she soon found herself a very responsible job as “mother” to fifty unruly lads at Burleigh School for Boys.  Despite her slight build she managed the boys better than any of the teachers.

molly the matron

Notes:

  • Art: Andy Tew

Appeared:

  • Molly the Matron –  Bunty:  #1431 (15 June 1985) – (?)
  • Molly the Matron–  Bunty:  (?) – #1536  (20 June 1987)
  • Molly the Matron–  Bunty:  #1582  (7 May 1988) – (?)

 

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Molly the Matron –  Bunty Annual 1987 [Art: Andy Tew]
  • Molly the Matron –  Bunty Annual 1988 [Art: Andy Tew]

Summer Specials

  • Molly the Matron – Bunty Summer Special 1986 [Art: Andy Tew]

Picture Story Library

  • Molly the Matron –  Bunty Picture Story Library: #337

Susan of Sunnysides

Bunty, Mandy, , ,

Plot

Susan Anderson was an Assistant Housemother at Sunnyside’s Children’s home. It was a job she thoroughly enjoyed, though it could be tiring.

susan at sunnysides
Susan of Sunnysides (Bunty)

sue sunnysides
Sue of Sunnysides (Mandy)

Notes

  • First appeared as a text story, it was later updated into picture story format.
  • Unusually as well as being in Bunty, it appeared as text story in Mandy 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 Sunnysides (text story) – Mandy:  (?) – #42 (4 November 1967)
  • 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
  • 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]

 

The Emma Report

Emma, , ,

Plot

Emma is a TV reporter and gets into many adventures while doing her reports.

emma report

Notes

  • Emma is the comics namesake, she also introduces features in the comic such as interviewing famous people.
  • Writer: Marion Turner (episode #11, may have written other episodes but that is the only confirmed issue)
  • Jose Ariza (?)

Appeared

  • The Emma Report –  Emma: #01 (26 February 1978) – #29 (09 September 1978)
  • The Emma Report –  Emma: #45 (30 December 1978)
  • The Emma Report  – Emma: #80 (01 September 1979)

 Other Appearances:

  • Abandoned! – Judy Annual 1982