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Pippa the Perfect Schoolgirl

Bunty,

Plot

Jenny Carter strikes up a friendship with Pippa Parker who has moved into Harwood Hall with her guardian Mrs Gore. When Jenny meets Pippa at school later she seems to be a completely different girl, she has no interest in Jenny only in schoolwork and appears to incredibly smart and great at all things. By investigating Jenny finds out that Mrs Gore is running experiments on Pippa using a special computer every night. When the effect wear off later in the day Pippa is her normal self, Jenny agrees to try and help her.  Mrs Gore plans to replace teachers if her experiments are a success so Jenny tries to help Pippa fail. Such as when the computer teaches Pippa lines of play but she is only able to remember them if the cues are right, Jenny reading against her changes the words slightly to confuse her or during a cross-country trial she challenges her to run up extra hill to keep her going till the computer effects wear out.

Notes

  • Art: Leslie Branton?

Appeared

  • Pippa the Perfect Schoolgirl – Bunty: #898 (29 March 1975) – #907 (31 May 1975)

The Fight Against the Odds

Judy, , , , , ,

Plot

Young Suzy Parker champion all-round athlete, is kidnapped and taken to the island of Calabay, in the Indian Ocean. There she finds that Professor Gilbraith, a millionaire scientist, has produced a group of androids—robots in human form—which he calls the Odds. With them he hopes to prove he can beat the best of the world’s girl athletes, all of whom have also been taken to the island. Then the Professor brings his Odds and the girl athletes to Wembley Stadium, where the great contest begins. Suzy, knowing the others will have to give of their very best to win, has needled them by pretending to be terribly big-headed. This makes the girls vow to beat her, and Suzy knows that if she can force them to excel themselves in doing so, they will beat the Odds as well.

Notes

  • Art: Eduardo Feito

Appeared

  • The Fight Against the Odds – Judy: #474 (8 February 1965) – #480 (22 March 1969)

Lily’s Pink Drink

Mandy,

Plot:

Lily Millar wants to get rid of her freckles, so she enlists the help of Professor Gudge. He makes different potions, but they don’t have the desired effect. They do have other temporary side effects, though, such as giving her super-strength.

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Lily

Notes:

  • The story was reprinted with different artist

Appeared:

  • Lily’s Pink Drink  –  Mandy:  #181 (4 July 1970) – (?)
  • Reprint with new art: Mandy: #557 (17 September 1977) – #569 (10 December 1977)
  • Reprinted: Mandy: #984 (23 November 1985) – (?)