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Skinflint School

Plot:

Life  is hard for Poppy Clark and her classmates at March Wind Boarding School. The school is run by an old miser, — Ebeneezer Scrape, who refuses to spend a penny more than he has to. Consequently, conditions are bad at “Skinflint School”—but Poppy is determined to change things for the better.  The school hockey team wins a magnificent cup, but, when this is presented to their miserly headmaster, he makes off with it and pops it into the nearest pawnshop. Poppy vows to get the cup bock and teach Scrape a lesson he’ll never forget !

skinflint school(Skinflint School –  1962; Art: George Ramsbottom)

skinflint school 3(Skinflint School –  1965, Art John Leonard Higson)

skinflint school2(Skinflint School –  1970s, Art: George Parlett)

Notes:

  • Art: George Ramsbottom (#116 – #129)
  • Art: John Leonard Higson (circa #290, 1965)
  • Art: George Parlett (1970s)
  • Other Artists: Robert Hamilton, Ron Smith
  • Skinflint School (Judy 1974) reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Meester Schraap” – Debbie Dubbeldikboek #14 (1979)

Appeared:

  • Skinflint School – Judy:  #116 (31 March 1962) – #129 (30 June 1962)
  • Skinflint School – Judy:  circa #292 (14 August 1965) –  (?)
  • Skinflint School – Judy:  #354 (22 October 1966) –  #371 (18 February 1967)
  • Skinflint School – Judy: #401 (16 September 1967) – #408 (04 November 1967)
  • Skinflint School on Tour – Judy: #418 (13 January 1968) – (?)
  • Skinflint School – Judy: circa #561 (10 October 1970) – (?)
  • Skinflint School Abroad – Judy:  #610 (18 September 1971) –  #630 (5 February 1972)
  • Skinflint School Afloat – Judy:  #808 (05 July 1975) –  #839 (7 February 1976)
  • Skinflint School  – Judy:  #863 (24 July 1976) –  #879 (13 November 1976)
  • Skinflint School  – Judy:  #903 (30 April 1977) – (?)
  • Skinflint School – Judy:  #1066 (14 June 1980) – #1077 (30 August 1980)

Other Appearances:

  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1966
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1967
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1969
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1970
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1972
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1974
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1976
  • Skinflint School – Judy Annual 1979
  • Skinflint School – Judy Picture Story Library: #116
  • The TV Stars of Skinflint School – Judy Picture Story Library: #153
  • The Diamond of Skinflint School – Judy Picture Story Library: #162

The Bubble Ballerinas

Plot

Jenna Jones and her friend Lyn Marshall  were attending ballet class at the well known Demar School of Ballet, which was run by famous ballerina Madame Alice Demar – when the entire school is abducted by mysterious giant bubbles. They are takenremote island to teach Zuleika, the daughter of a wealthy Sultan, to dance. This is no easy task as Zuleika is not only a spoiled brat but also way too tubby to be a ballerina.

the-bubble-ballerinas

Notes

  • Art: Ron Smith

Appeared

  • The Bubble Ballerinas –  Bunty:   #823 (20 October 1973) – #839 (9 February 1974)

 

Queen For a Month

Plot:

The timid Princess Zonia was to become Queen of Mervania in a month. Her guardian, Duchess Tania, knew Zonia lacked the confidence to fulfil the strenuous programme which lay ahead of the coronation. However Tania gets an idea when she meets Shirley Fitzpatrick, an English circus girl with a sparkling personality and an exact double for Zonia. She asks Shirley to stand in for the princess until the coronation.

Queen For A Month

Notes:

  • Art: Ron Smith

Appeared:

  • Queen For A Month–  Bunty:   #67 (25 April 1959) – #94 (31 October 1959)

 

Bunty Annual 1961

Picture Stories

  • Cinderella of the Orphanage  (Pages: 7-14) [Artist: George Ramsbottom]
  • The Four Marys (Pages: 22-27) [Artist: James Walker]
  • Moira Kent (Pages: 34-43) [Artist: Ron Smith]
  • Katy O’Connor (Pages: 54-59) [Artist: Ron Forbes?]
  • The Unwanted Flower Girl (Pages: 66-69)
  • Mary Had a Little Ram (Pages: 70-73)
  • Get Your Skates On, Rosie! (Pages: 76-80)
  • Elvirita (Pages: 86-87)
  • The Pink Piano (Pages: 93-97)
  • Lonely Lena (Pages: 102-106)
  • Jeannie and her Genie (Pages: 107-108)
  • Jackie the Joker (Pages: 113-117) [Artist: Doris Kinnear]
  • Hilda’s Hotch-Potch Pup (Pages: 121-124) [Artist: George Martin]

Features

  • The Songs We Sing At Christmas (Pages: 2-3)
  • Anna Pavlova  (Pages: 15-16)
  • Hair Styles  (Page: 21)
  • Spirit of the Ballet  (Page: 33)
  • Countryside Calendar (Pages: 45-48) [Writer: Alison Christie Fitt]
  • How To Make It  (Page: 52)
  • Wedding Belles  (Page: 53)
  • Amy, Wonderful Amy  (Pages: 60-61)
  • The Stately Swan  (Page: 65)
  • Flowers From?  (Pages: 74-75)
  • Your Hat Through the Tears  (Pages: 118-119)
  • Gipsum Davy (Page: 120)

Text Stories

  • The Girl with the Bing-Bang Bob (Pages: 17-19)
  • Greetings from Santa Sinclair (Pages: 30-32)
  • Miss Fix-It of TV  (Pages: 49-51)
  • The Swans of Sleepy Hollow (Pages: 62-64)
  • Susan of Sunnysides  (Pages: 82-85)
  • Margie and her Melodies (Pages: 88-92)
  • Mice Among the Pots (Pages: 98-101)
  • Kitty of Copperdowne  (Pages: 109-112)

Funny Strips

  • A Poser for Hetty (Page: 19)
  • Toots (Page: 28) [Artist: Bill Ritchie]
  • Babalu  (Page: 31)
  • Hetty (Page: 44)
  • Bonny and her Baby Brother (Page: 63)
  • Pert Gert (Page: 81)
  • Tiny Tina (Page: 90)
  • Little Lulu (Page: 100)
  • Little Miss Moffat (Page: 110)

Judy Annual 1971

Picture Stories

  • Jenny Appleseed (Pages: 6-12) [Art: Ian Kennedy]
  • The Dreams of Alwyn (Pages: 16-19) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • Junior Nanny (Pages: 24-27) [Art: Oliver Passingham]
  • The Rescue Rangers (Pages: 30-32) [Art: Sebastia Boada]
  • Fay Farrell- problem school nurse (Pages: 34-35) [Art: Geoff Jones]
  • Strangers in White (Pages: 44-47) [Art: Jose Garcia Pizarro]
  • Pet Shop Pauline (Pages: 48-50) [Art: Charles Morgan?]
  • Madge the Badger (Pages: 52-55) [Art: Eduardo Feito]
  • Naughty Dottie (Pages: 58)
  • The Problem Solvers (Pages: 59-61)
  • Nothing But the Truth! (Pages: 65-69) [Art: Sebastia Boada]
  • The Hobbies of Holly (Pages: 74-77) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • Polly and her Pram (Pages: 81)
  • Annie’s Ark (Pages: 82-83) [Art: Sebastia Boada]
  • Wee Slavey (Pages: 86-89) [Art: John Higson]
  • Janie B. Quick (Pages: 90)
  • Colleen and the Last Witch (Pages: 91-93)
  • Me and My Family (Pages: 94-95) [Art: Roy Newby]
  • Cinderella of the Orphanage (Pages: 97-99) [Art: Julio Bosch]
  • The Girl who Could do Anything (Pages: 100-101) [Art: Ron Smith]
  • Personality Pat (Pages: 102-103)
  • Bobby Dazzler (Pages: 105-107) [Art: Giorgio Letteri]
  • The Dark Horse (Pages: 114-121) [Art: Ian Kennedy]
  • Steeple Jill (Pages: 124-125) [Art: Eduardo Feito]

Text Stories

  • Dash! (Pages: 38-41)
  • Dottie’s Letter (Pages: 51)
  • Nothing Short of a Miracle! (Pages: 62-64)
  • Dragon Island (Pages: 109-112)

Features

  • Judy’s Hop-Over-the-Hurdles Game (Pages: 2-3)
  • To the Rescue (Pages: 13)
  • Make a Moving Roundabout (Pages: 14-15)
  • Snap! (Pages: 20)
  • Zoo’s Who! (Pages: 21)
  • Add –Up-a- Picture (Pages: 22-23)
  • Pet Parade (Pages: 28-29)
  • Picture X-Word (Pages: 33)
  • How to Improve your Holiday Snapshots (Pages: 36-37)
  • How Bright Are You? (Pages: 42)
  • Do Other People Like You? (Pages: 43)
  • Cooking by Looking (Pages: 56-57)
  • Ventriloquist’s Dummy! (Pages: 70-71)
  • Ginger’s Dream (Pages: 72-73)
  • The Mountain Challenge (Pages: 78)
  • Judy’s Cut Out Doll (Pages: 79-80)
  • First Aid for Pets (Pages: 84-85)
  • A Puppy Dog’s Tale (Pages: 96)
  • Are You Creative? (Pages: 104)
  • Puzzle Page (Pages: 108)
  • Make Flora Flower-Seller (Pages: 113)
  • Judy’s Ever-Clean Apron (Pages: 122-123)
  • The Judy Obstacle Race (Pages: 126-127)

Judy Annual 1970

Picture Stories

  • Fay Farrell – Fishermen’s Nurse (Pages: 6-7) [Art: Emilio Frejo]
  • The Dreams of Alwyn (Pages: 10-13) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • The Swamp School Siege (Pages: 17-21) [Art: Roy Newby?]
  • Skinflint School (Pages: 26-30) [Art: Ron Smith]
  • Bobby Dazzler (Pages: 33-37)  [Art: Giorgio Letteri]
  • Dawn’s Patrol (Pages: 42-43) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • Madge the Badger (Pages: 44-47) [Art: Eduardo Feito]
  • Polly and her Pram (Pages: 48)
  • Wee Slavey (Pages: 49-52) [Art: John Higson]
  • Naughty Dottie (Pages: 53)
  • The S.O.S Girls (Pages: 54-55)
  • Me and My Family (Pages: 60-61) [Art: Roy Newby]
  • Colleen and the Last Witch (Pages: 62-63) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • Janie B. Quick (Pages: 64)
  • The Strange Story of Millie Mold (Pages: 68-71)
  • Double Danger (Pages: 76-80)
  • Lorna’s Leprechaun (Pages: 82-83)
  • Sandra’s Shadow (Pages: 84-89) [Art: Paddy Brennan]
  • Annie’s Ark (Pages: 90-91) [Art: Sebastia Boada]
  • Junior Nanny (Pages: 92-95) [Art: Oliver Passingham]
  • Polly and her Pram (Pages: 97)
  • The Talking Rock (Pages: 98-101)
  • Our Class (Pages: 104-107) [Art: Roy Newby]
  • Personality Pat (Pages: 108-109)
  • Magnetic Maggie (Pages: 110-111)
  • The Hobbies of Holly (Pages: 113-117) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • The Legend of Baba Yaga (Pages: 118-121)
  • Emergency Emma (Pages: 122-125) [Art: Ian Kennedy]

Text Stories

  • Bess (Pages: 38-41)
  • The Blue Toboggan (Pages: 56-59)
  • Dottie’s Letter (Pages: 96)

Features

  • Try this colourful hobby-Leaf Printing (Pages: 8-9)
  • Out and About (Pages: 14-15)
  • Beauty-the Roman Way (Pages: 16)
  • Make Your Own Matchbox Cottage (Pages: 22-23)
  • Calendar of Customs (Pages: 24-25)
  • Jumping Jack (Pages: 31)
  • I Wait in the Wings (Pages: 32)
  • Make Your own 3D Viewer (Pages: 65)
  • Dog’s homes! (Pages: 66)
  • Peggy Porker (Pages: 67)
  • The Pearls of Poona (Pages: 72-73)
  • Pop Plaques (Pages: 74-75)

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Judy Annual 1969

Picture Stories

  • Sandra and the Captive Ballet (Pages: 88-95) [Art: Oliver Passingham]
  • Fay Farrell- Problem School Nurse (Pages: 6-9) [Art: Emilio Frejo]
  • The Hobbies of Holly (Pages: 13-18) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • Topsy on Her Toes (Pages: 22-27) ) [Art: Don Walker]
  • Our Class (Pages: 36-37) [Art: Mike White]
  • Me and My Family (Pages: 38-41) [Art: Roy Newby]
  • Wee Slavey (Pages: 44-45) [Art: John Higson]
  • Fiona of the Fells (Pages: 48-50)
  • Lorna’s Leprechaun (Pages: 52-55)
  • Junior Nanny (Pages: 56-57) [Art: Oliver Passingham]
  • Mandy of the Mobile Zoo (Pages: 60-61) [Art: Trini Tinturé]
  • Polly and her Pram (Pages: 64)
  • The Girl Who Could Do Anything (Pages: 65-70) [Art: Ron Smith]
  • The Dreams of Alwyn (Pages: 74-77) [Art: Rodney Sutton]
  • Annie’s Ark (Pages: 81-82) [Art: Eduardo Feito]
  • Growing Up- Spike Milligan (Pages: 100-103)
  • Bobby Dazzler (Pages: 106-111) [Art: Giorgio Letteri]
  • Skinflint School (Pages: 113-117) [Art: Ron Smith]
  • Bobtail the Beach Rescue (Pages: 120-124) [Art: Ian Kennedy]

Text Stories

  • The Cheat (Pages: 33-35) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • My Cat George (Pages: 96-99) [Art: Claude Berridge]

Features

  • Models to Make (Jet Sledge/Susie Spillholder/ Daisy Doggy-Bank) (Pages: 10-12)
  • Tricky Teasers (Pages: 19)
  • Judy’s cut-out doll (Pages: 20-21)
  • Flower Game (Pages: 28-29)
  • Just Sew (Pages: 30-32)
  • Winnie the Witch’s Puppet Theatre (Pages: 42-43)
  • On Tour With “My Fair Lady” (Pages: 46-47)
  • Fanfare! (Pages: 51)
  • How Bright are You? (Pages: 58-59)
  • How do you Doodle? (Pages: 62)
  • Poster: Girl and Rabbit (Pages: 63)
  • Weather Lore (Pages: 71-73)
  • Treasure Island (Pages: 78-79)
  • Pot Pourri (Pages: 80)
  • A Flair for Fashion (Pages: 83-84)
  • Car Games (Pages: 85-87)
  • Put Your Best Foot Forward (Pages: 104-105)
  • The Opera comes to Town (Pages: 112)
  • Go to Work on an Egg! (Pages: 118-119)
  • The Story of Sadler’s Well (Pages: 125)

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The Dancing Life of Moira Kent

Plot

Follows the life of Moira Kent an aspiring ballerina. Her grandfather who starts off disapproving turns into one of her biggest supporters and she has many adventures on her way to stardom.

moira kent

Notes

  • Artist: Ron Smith

Appeared

  • The Dancing Life Of Moira Kent–  Bunty: #01 (18 Jan 1958) – (?)
  • Reprinted – Lucky Charm #23
  • No More Dancing for Moira Kent – Bunty: circa #244 (15 Sep 1962) – (?)
  • Moira Kent’s Dancing Double  Bunty: circa #533 (30 March 1968)

Other Appearances:

  • The Dancing Life of Moira Kent – Bunty Annual 1960
  • The Dancing Life of Moira Kent – Bunty Annual 1961
  • Moira Kent and the Disappearing Ballerinas – Bunty Picture Story Library #01
  • Moira Kent and The Missing Star – Bunty Picture Story Library #07
  • The Mystery of the Green ShoesBunty Picture Story Library #07
  • Please Find My Father! – Bunty Picture Story Library #14
  • The Secret Ballet – Bunty Picture Story Library #54
  • Moira Kent and the Silent One – Bunty Picture Story Library #61