Tag Archives: Sport

Gold Medal Girl

Bunty, , , ,

Plot:

Gail Gordon’s ambition was to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. But the problem was whether she should concentrate on running or swimming.  Gail prefferred athletics, but she could not escape from Martha Moor, her ruthless swimming coach. Jim Cook, Gail’s athletic coach, was trying to rescue her from Martha’s evil clutches.

gold medal girl

Notes:

  • Art: Tony Thewenetti
  • Reprinted and translated into Dutch as Kampioen te land of te water?  (Champion on Land or in the Water?) –  monthly Peggy #2/1982, then reprinted in again Peggy + plus #3 (early 1980s).

Appeared:

  • Gold Medal Girl –  Bunty: #1133 (29 September 1979) – #1156 (08 March 1980)

 

Margie the Swimming Marvel

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Plot:

Margie Newfield, a ten-year-old orphan,  lived with her brother Fred and his wife Lily and helped with the housework and their children. Despite not having swam before Margie wanted to be a champion swimmer. Later under the guidance of her foster mother Mrs Braid she was on her way to becoming a champion swimmer.

Margie The Swimming Marvel

Notes:

  • Art: Ron Forbes?

Appeared:

  • Margie The Swimming Marvel –  Bunty: #61 (14 March 1959) – #78 (11 July 1959)
  • Reprinted – Bunty: #486 (6 May 1967) – (#503?)

 

Hockey Hannah

Mandy, , ,

Plot

The adventures of a schoolgirl , Hannah and her hockey stick.  Sometimes her stick caused troubles other times it was very useful.

hockey hannah

Notes

  • Art: Andy Tew
  • First appeared in another DC Thomson comic Sparky
  • Sparky eventually merged with The Topper in 1977, although Hockey Hannah started appearing in Mandy before that. (Not confirmed if they were reprints or new stories)

Appeared:

  • Hockey Hannah –  Sparky:   #01 (23 January 1965) – #76 (02 July 1966)
  • Hockey Hannah –  Mandy:   circa  #215 (27 February 1971) – (?)

 

Little Miss Spitfire

Emma,

Plot:

Ann Barton has promised to look after sweet, Angie Adams while they tour the tennis circuit together.  However it turns out Angie’s not as sweet as she seems.

little miss spitfire

Notes:

  • Reprinted andtranslated into Dutch as “Ik ben de beste” (“I Am Best”) : Groot Tina Zomerboek #2/1982 (1982)

Appeared:

  • Little Miss Spitfire –  Emma:  #64 (12 May 1979) – #76 (04 August 1979) 

The Little Shrimp

Bunty, , , ,

Plot:

Tiny Beckett is small for her age and blind, but she’d like  to prove to her parents that she is not helpless and achieve her ambition of becoming a star swimmer. While her parents are away she stays with her gran who helps to train her as a swimmer, despite not being able to swim herself.

little shrimp

Notes:

  • Art: Douglas Perry

Appeared:

  • The Little Shrimp –  Bunty:   (?) – #707 (31 July 1971)

Other Appearances

Annual Appearances

  • The Little Shrimp – Bunty Annual 1973