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Runaway Wanda

Judy, , ,

Plot

Wanda Carlsson, a pupil at a Danish ballet school, vowed never to dance again after a dancing accident which she wrongly believed had crippled her friend, Ingrid Larsson. When she took a job in London as an au pair girl with the Bentley family, Mr Bentley found out her secret, and by telling her that Ingrid had died, forced her into agreeing to dance in a ballet contest to win publicity for his wife’s failing ballet school. He took her to see “Swan Lake”, where she met her former ballet mistress, Miss Eriksson, now, on holiday in London. Panic-stricken, Wanda fled from the theatre.

Notes

  • Art: Bert Hill

Appeared

  • Runaway Wanda – Judy: #866 (14 August 1976) – #874 (9 October 1976)

Mary Brown is Missing!

Judy,

Plot

Fifteen- year – old Mary Brown had run away from her home in Galston. After staying for a time in Newsea she had to run again when her photograph appeared in a newspaper and the police began searching for her.

Notes

  • Text story
  • Spot Art: Claude Berridge

Appeared

  • Mary Brown is Missing! (text) – Judy: #865 (7 August 1976) – #872 (25 September 1976)

Tamar All Alone

Debbie, , ,

Plot

Gipsy girl, Tamar Lee escaped from the Borrowcliffe charity school when she discovered it was the headquarters for a gang of jewel thieves led by the mayor, Mr Burrowcliffe. Now she was trying to find an honest magistrate to whom she could tell the truth about the school.

Notes

  • Art: Hugo D’Adderio

Appeared

  • Tamar All Alone – Debbie:  #460 (5 December 1981) – #470 (13 February 1982)

Hunted!

Bunty,

Plot

Life had been very pleasant for Gwen Parsons. Employed as a young scullery maid in the grand household of Greystone Grange, she had been almost like a member of the family, and was even allowed to play with Master Timmy, the baby son of her employers, Lord and Lady Felton. One night there was a terrible fire and Gwen found herself fleeing from unknown enemies with the baby.

Notes

  • Art: Terry Aspin

Appeared

  • Hunted! – Bunty: #1537 (27 June 1987) – #1553 (17 October 1987)

Patch Pony on the Run

Suzy,

Plot

Kathy Spencer was sent to live on a farm with her aunt and uncle after her parents death. Kathy rescued a pony, Patch, from the farm t as she overheard a plot to kill Patch. They were now on run with her uncle in pursuit.

Notes

  • Photo story

Appeared

  •   Patch Pony on the Run – Suzy: #123 (12 January 1985) – #129 (23 February 1985)

The Search for the Singing Princess

Mandy, ,

Plot

Young Linda Channon had a beautiful and unusual singing voice. She had runaway from her guardians, the Jacksons who were travelling entertainers. Seeing a picture of herself in a newspaper, she thought they were advertising for her return. In fact the picture was published by a famous film director Guy Darran, who was looking for Linda to star in his new film “The Singing Princess”.

Notes

Appeared

  • The Search for the Singing Princess – Mandy: #410 (23 November  1974) – #419 (25 January 1975)
  • Reprinted as Where is the Singing Princess?  –  Mandy: #788 (20 February 1982) – #797 (24 April 1982)

Runaway Rose

Mandy,

Plot

Fourteen year old, Rose Manson had great talent as an entertainer and mimic, and her wicked Uncle Charlie had used her to attract a crowd while, unknown to Rose, he picked pockets. Uncle Charlie was arrested, but Rose panicked and ran, and now she had arrived in Benford where she was hiding in an empty show-house on a new estate. After imitating Lady Hope-Milton’s voice, Rose got an evening job helping in a hairdressing salon.

Notes

Appeared

  • Runaway Rose – Mandy: #396 (17 August 1974) – #409 (16 November 1974)