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Ragamuffin Queen

Bunty, ,

Plot:

Nina a twelve year old urchin who spent her time poaching in the royal forest of Marvonia, was now the most important person in the kingdom. The young child-queen, Marion, who was the image of Nina, had been abducted and in order to prevent a revolution, the Prime Minister had asked Nina to take the queen’s place  and undergo a thorough grooming.  Though reluctant, Nina agreed to help her country.

Ragamuffin Queen

Notes:

Appeared:

  • Ragamuffin Queen  –  Bunty: #458 (22 October 1966) – #471 (21 January 1967)
  • Reprinted – Bunty: #1104 (10 March 1979) – #1117 (09 June 1979)

 

The Baby-Snatchers

Bunty

Plot:

Joyce Marsh had made the dreadful discovery that her employers, the Herrings were  ‘cribbers’ – people who bought and sold stolen babies. The Herrings were also her family’s landlords, and Joyce’s father had forbidden her to go to the police in case they were thrown out into the streets. Joyce tried to reunite the babies with their parents without making the Herrings suspicious of her.

The Baby-Snatchers

Notes:

Appeared:

  • The Baby-Snatchers –  Bunty:   #1468 (01 March 1986) – #1479 (17 May 1986)

 

The Emperor’s Eagle

Bunty, , ,

Plot:

Young Emperor John of Maltavia had a giant black eagle which obeyed his commands – only his sister, Iris, knew it was one of his own mechanical inventions. When ex-Prime Minister Zarkos plotted to kill the royal pair and take over the country, they were saved by old Hanna of the woods. They hid in the woods and were joined by loyal people who want to help them.

emperors eagle

Notes:

  • Art: A.E. Allen

Appeared:

  • The Emperor’s Eagle–  Bunty:  circa #1270  – #1279 (17 July 1982)

 

Bonnie and Claude

Bunty, , , ,

Plot:

Bonnie and Claude Plank are a pair of ballroom dancers who kidnap Laura Balmain for a ransom to start their own dance studio. She outwits them but then they save her from another kidnapper.  Her father gives them money for saving Laura, but they have to teach her to dance during Summer Holidays. The return in other series where they always seem to find trouble, luckily they are helped out by their young friend, Laura.

bonnie and claude

Notes:

  • Art: Andy Tew

Appeared:

  • Bonnie and Claude –  Bunty: #1501 (18 October 1986) – #1514 (17 January 1987)
  • Bonnie and Claude –  Bunty: #1575 (19 March 1988) – (?)
  • Bonnie and Claude –  Bunty: #1655 (30 September 1989) – #1666 (16 December 1989)
  • Bonnie and Claude –  Bunty: #1787 (11 April 1992) – #1801 (18 July 1992)

Other Appearances:

Annual Appearances

  • Bonnie and Claude – Bunty Annual 1990 [Art: Andy Tew]
  • Bonnie and Claude – Bunty Annual 1992 [Art: Andy Tew]

Summer Specials

  • Bonnie and Claude – Bunty Summer Special 1989 [Art: Andy Tew]

Picture Story Library

  • Bonnie and Claude–  Bunty Picture Story Library # 331
  • Bonnie and Claude–  Bunty Picture Story Library # 340
  • Bonnie and Claude–  Bunty Picture Story Library # 346

 

The School For Sleepyheads

Bunty, ,

Plot:

Orphan Sue Morton works for her aunt Daisy’s boarding school, where all the staff and pupils are too lazy to work. Sue finds out that Miss Barrie, a scientist and Miss Charton, the secretary, have plans to take over the school so they can experiment on the girls.

school for sleepyheads

Notes:

  • Art: Andy Tew

Appeared:

  • The School For Sleepyheads–  Bunty: circa #694 (01 May 1971) – ?

 

Hooray for the Holidays! [1969]

Mandy, ,

Plot

When the matron of Sunnydale Orphanage was injured in an accident if looked as if the girls’ holiday at Sandbay, would be cancelled. The girls, led by Jan Martin, were experts at winning trophies and prizes, and when Mrs Creech and her daughter, Lobelia, heard of this they offered to look after the girls, intending to keep the prizes for themselves.

Notes

Appeared

  • Hooray for the Holidays! – Mandy: #125 (7 June 1969) – #134 (9 August 1969)
  • Reprinted – Mandy: #494 (3 July 1976) – #503 (4 September 1976)

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)

“We Want to Dance!”

Mandy, , ,

Plot

Two spoilsport teachers Miss Pringle and Miss Potter were trying to put as stop to folk-dancing club at Prior’s Elm School. The girls had to dance for die school governors to prove that they were worthy to represent the school in the National Folk-Dancing Contest. The display was a disaster thanks to Miss Potter who had changed the girls,’ shoes around. Miss James who was running the club was determined to plead the girls case.

Notes

Appeared

  • “We Want to Dance!” – Mandy: #259 (1 January 1972) – #264 (5 February 1972)