Tag Archives: romance

Boyfriends

Judy,

Plot:

A humour strip about a girl Cora and her attempts to get a boyfriend.

boyfriends

Notes:

  • Cora also appears in the Make and Do features in Judy.

Appeared:

  • Boyfriends  –  Judy:  circa #822 (11 October1975) –   (?)

 

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1978
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1979
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1980
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1981
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1982
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1983
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1984
  • Boyfriends – Judy Annual 1985

Summer Specials

  • Boyfriends – Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1978
  • Boyfriends – Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1979
  • Boyfriends – Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1980

The Summons

Judy

Plot:

Text story for the Valentine issue 1990. A girl neglected her geography homework because she was too busy organising the Valentine card for her crush, and is dreading the teacher’s reaction.

Summoning

Notes:

Text story

Appeared:

  •  The Summons Judy #1571 (17 February 1990)

 

 

Big Spender

Judy, ,

Plot:

Big Liz Spender  was Summer field School’s best athlete—until she  developed a crush on some boy. Then her sporting ability went to pieces and sports captain Jean Craig had a hefty problem on her hands!

big spender

Notes:

  • Art: Robert Hamilton

Appeared:

  • Big Spender  – Judy:  #779 (14 December 1974) – #788 (15 February 1975)
  • Big Spender  – Judy:  #816 (30 August 1975) – #839 (7 February 1976)
  • Big Spender  – Judy:  #862 (17 July 1976) – #876 (23 October 1976)
  • Big Spender  – Judy:  #910 (18 June 1977)
  • Big Spender  – Judy:  #931 (12 November 1977)
  • Big Spender …Superstar  – Judy & Tracy:  #1317 (6 April 1985)  – #1331 (13 July 1985)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Big Spender  – Judy Annual 1976
  • Big Spender  – Judy Annual 1977
  • Big Spender  – Judy Annual 1978
  • Big Spender  – Judy Annual 1979

Summer Specials

  • Big Spender – Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1976 [Art: Robert Hamilton]
  • Big Spender – Bunty-Judy Summer Special 1977 [Art: Robert Hamilton

Picture Story Library

  • Big Spender– Judy Picture Story Library: #236

 

The Boy Zone

M&J, , ,

Plot

Complete stories about boyfriends and romance. Some had happy endings, some had not. Stories included a girl who makes up a boyfriend so she doesn’t feel left out of conversations, this backfires on her when a boy does ask her out, but on hearing she has a “boyfriend” doesn’t want to have anything to do with a two-timer.

Boy Zone.jpg

Notes:

  • Writer: Alison Christie (Fitt)
  • Artists: Maria Dembilio (main artist), Guy Peeters, Peter Wilkes
  • The name switched from just “Boy Zone” to “The Boy Zone”
  • Early stories were sometimes reprints of Nikki short stories

Appeared

  • Boy Zone – M&J: #70 (12 September 1992) – #73 (3 October 1992)
  • The Boy Zone – M&J:  #92 (13 February 1993) – #99 (3 April 1993)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J: #129 (30 October 1993) – #141 (22 January 1994)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J: #161 (11 June 1994)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J: #172 (27 August 1994)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J: #189 (24 December 1994) – #197 (18 February 1995)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J:  #208 (6 May 1995)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J: #211 (27 May 1995) – #214 (17 June 1995)
  • The Boy Zone  – M&J: #281 (28 September 1996) [art: David Matysiak]