Tag Archives: Wilf Street

Beth and Boy Georgie

Mandy, ,

Plot

Georgina Foster and Beth Dawson enter the Bendall Cup for ice-skating but lose their partners when they go to register. Just for a joke, Georgina and Beth enter together, with Georgina pretending to be a boy, George. But when they pass the first heat, this gets them trapped in a deception with Georgina forced to go on pretending to be a boy. To add to their problems, their schools are bitter rivals.

George

Notes:

Artist: Wilf Street

Appeared:

  • Beth and Boy Georgie –  Mandy: #972 (31 August 1985) – #986 (7 December 1985)

 

I Should Have Stayed in Bed!

Mandy,

Plot

Humour story that follow a different person every week and always ends with the person wishing they had stayed in bed after what happens in the day.

Bed

Notes

  • In some episodes the title changed to He Should Have Stayed in Bed! or She Should Have Stayed in Bed!
  • Art: Wilf Street
  • Episode from Mandy #730 reprinted and translated into Dutch – Debbie #26 (1981).

Appeared

  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy:  #717 (11 October 1980) – #722 (15 November 1980)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy:  #730 (10 January 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #737 (28 February 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #739 (14 March 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #741 (28 March 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #745 (25 April 1981)  – #746 (2 May 1981)
  • He Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #763 (29 August 1981)
  • She Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #766 (19 September 1981)
  • He Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #770 (17 October 1981)
  • She Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #775 (21 November 1981)
  • She Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #777 (5 December 1981)
  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed!–  Mandy: #780 (26 December 1981)

 

Not a Clue!

Mandy, , ,

Plot:

Wendy Watson works for Sheldrake Homes (a parody of Sherlock Holmes). She is the one who ends up solving the mysteries and getting Homes out of scrapes he gets himself into.

Clue

Notes:

  • Artist: Wilf Street
  • First or second story (or both) were reprinted and translated into Dutch as “Geen idee” – Groot Tina Zomerboek #2/1981 (1981)

Appeared:

  • Not a Clue! –  Mandy: #677 (05 Jan. 1980) – #688  (22 March 1980)
  • Not a Clue! –  Mandy: #701 (21 June 1980) – #708  (09 August 1980)

Other Appearances:

  •  Not a Clue! –  Mandy Annual 1982

Lucky

M&J, Mandy, , ,

Plot:

Adventures of Lucky the cat, as told by Lucky himself.

Lucky
Lucky  (Art: Wilf Street)

luckyLucky:  #703  – #712 (Art: José Casanovas)

Notes

  • Artist: Wilf Street
  • Artist: José Casanovas [Lucky  – Mandy: #703 (05 Jul. 1980) – #712 (06 Sep. 1980)]
  • Lucky (#898 -#900), reprinted and translated to Dutch – Conny: #3/1985

Appeared:

  • Lucky –  Mandy: #624 (30 December 1978) – #632 (24 February 1979)
  • Lucky  – Mandy: #703 (05 July 1980) – #712 (06 September 1980)
  • Lucky – Mandy: #898 (31 March 1984) – #900 (14 April 1984)
  • Lucky – Mandy #905 (19 May 1984)  – #906 (26 May 1984)
  • Lucky (reprint) – M&J: #13 (10 August 1991) – #20 (28 September 1991)
  • Lucky (reprint) – M&J: #66 (15 August 1992) -#73 (03 October 1992)

Other Appearances

  • Lucky – Mandy Annual 2002

 

Polly and the Prince

Judy, ,

Plot:

On her way home from school, Polly James saved a frog from being squashed in the road. To her amazement the frog changed into a young prince. He had set out a thousand years ago to search for his princess. Polly had agreed to help her new friend, Prince Rufus, but things weren’t exactly going  to plan . . .

polly-and-the-prince

Notes:

  • Art: Wilf Street

Appeared:

  • Polly and the Prince –  Judy: #1582 (05 May 1990) – #1593 (21 July 1990)

Smile, Please!

M&J,

Plot

Gemma Johnson wins a competition to become Miss Gentle Dental Cream – an advertising & promotions girl for a brand of toothpaste. But Gemma finds this is causing unexpected problems.

Smile1.jpg

Notes

  • Artist: Wilf Street

Appeared

  • Smile, Please! – M&J:  #84 (19 December 1992) – #94 (27 February 1993)

Wild Rose (1982-83)

Tracy, , ,

Plot

Rose Walker has a bad temper. So a witch puts a spell on her to help control it. Whenever Rose flies into a temper, anything she says in the heat of the moment comes true and stays that way until she calms down. This tends to lead to hilarious situations.

Rose.jpg

Notes

  • Artist: Wilf Street
  • Unconfirmed, reprinted and translated to Dutch as “Wilde Roos” – Peggy #4/1987.
  • Reprinted in Debbie #43 (1984). Whether or not this is a reprint from the Peggy issue, remains to be confirmed.

Appeared

  • Wild Rose – Tracy: #162 (6 November 1982) – #173 (22 January 1983)

Mandy Annual 1986

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 MandyAnnual1986Picture Stories

  • The Annabell–Rose Doll (Pages: 4-13) [Art: Andrew Wilson]
  • The Slave Girls (Pages: 17-21)
  • Home of Last Hopes (Pages: 25-31) [Art: Richard Neillands]
  • Angel (Pages: 33-43) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Goldie (Pages: 45-48)
  • One and One is One (Pages: 49-57) [Art: George Martin]
  • Fay’s Fantasy Family (Pages: 59-68) [Art: Ron Lumsden]
  • The Lady in Black [Damian Darke story] (Pages: 71-79) [Art: Jim Eldridge]
  • Mandy (Pages: 81) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Valda and the Guardians of the Tomb (Pages: 82-95) [Art: Dudley Wynne]
  • Susie’s Last Chance (Pages: 97-105) [Art: Tom Hurst]
  • It’s a Dare! (Pages: 108-112) [Art: Robert MacGillivray]
  • The Bridge of Sighs (Pages: 114-118) [Art: Norman Lee]
  • Lucky in Love (Pages: 120-127) [Art: Wilf Street]

Text Stories

  • Give a Dog a Bad Name (Pages: 22-24) [Art: Claude Berridge]
  • Cindy’s Gift (Pages: 69-70)
  • Terror! (Pages: 106-107)

Features

  • How Brave Are You? (Pages: 14-15)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Ballet (Pages: 16)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Beauty (Pages: 32)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Flowers (Pages: 44)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Horses (Pages: 58)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Horoscopes (Pages: 80)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Boys (Pages: 96)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Friends (Pages: 113)
  • What Every Girl Should Know About…. Owners (for dog’s only) (Pages: 119)