Retro Classics: The Best of Bunty Annual

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Carol Of The Cowslip Express – Carol Cripps has been given the job of making the railway line the Cowslip, profitable again. Robina Hood – The female descendants of Robin Hood and his Merry Men, follow in their elders footsteps to stop injustice in Nottingham. Penny Brown Club Leader – Penny Brown and her friend Cathy Adams set up a youth club in their quiet village, Stoneheads. This was one of the beautiful things about Bunty – the way it could make a complete switch between grittily realistic narratives based on historical facts and absolutely bonkers scenarios based on, well – who knows what the author was thinking? As an example – here are a few stories that featured over the years:

Goode Neighbours: Twins Jo and Jill Davie are intrigued when the Goode family move in next door. But they soon find there is something very odd about the Goodes. For one thing, they seem to possess super strength and don't show emotion. They also seem to be out to take things over with the expression "Whatever I'll do, it'll be for your own good. I will look after you." Mum Knows Best – Jasmine Pearce's parents are ridiculously over-protective, in reaction to her twin sister dying of a rare disease as a baby. Mandy Must Win! – When Mandy Lawford joins the athletics club her mum belonged to in the '70s, Mrs Lawford comes out of retirement and starts racing again. Soon Mandy feels under pressure to do as well as her mum and win everything. Gelda- The Girl From The Glacier – Gelda had been frozen in a glacier years ago. When an unexpected thaw frees her she discovers that warmth from fire or the sun could kill her. She can only venture out of her ice cave at night or on overcast days.Bird Girl: Lynn Fairfax and her artist father move to the Italian village of Torricelli. Lynn encounters a mysterious girl who has a strange way with birds. She soon finds the mysterious girl is trying to save the birds from trappers and decides to lend a hand. But Lynn has to win the girl's confidence as the girl seems to be afraid of her.

Her Hideaway Highness – Pat Fraser is acting as groom for her sister, Brenda, an international show-jumper, while she is on tour in Tarlania. During the tour, the dethroned King asks Pat to smuggle his daughter out of the country. Although disguised as another groom called Sara, snooty Princess Saria does no work to help Pat. Princess of the Sun: The perfectly preserved body of Nusta Calixapas, daughter of the last of the Inca kings, comes to life when it is discovered during an archaeological expedition. Nusta refuses to be separated from Melanie Mace, an archaeologist's daughter, whom she makes her personal maid. So Nusta comes to England and Melanie's boarding school, but her haughtiness as a royal is not making her popular. She also starts developing strange fainting fits, but recovers in the sunlight. Holiday Romance!: Katie Simpson meets Clive on a holiday in Spain and wants to keep up with the romance after the holiday. But she is encountering difficulties in doing so, and things get even more complicated when a new boy next door asks Katie out.Ernie's Girl – The Police Chief's computer, Electronic Random Name Indicator Extraordinary (Ernie), selects dizzy W.P.C. Dora Wiggins as the person most likely to succeed. Dora doesn't agree with this – but the chief believes his computer couldn't be wrong, and to her dismay he promotes her anyway. A comic drawn very much in the same way as The Four Marys, this was set in a mixed-sex comprehensive school. The Comp was originally published in Nikki, and moved to Bunty in 1989 after that comic folded. The Comp finished a short time before Bunty 's end, the story being that Redvale Comprehensive closed down and the pupils were sent to different schools. Leave It To Lindy! – Linda Brown gets a job at her father's hotel involving sorting out problem guests and guests with problems. The Topper was first published in February 1953 until September 1990, when it merged with The Beezer. The title absorbed two titles, Buzz and Sparky, during its run. Sally on Planet Serbos – Sally Martin, a local "Space Invaders" champion on Earth, is transported to the planet Serbos, to help clear up some of the troublemakers who have descended on the planet since uranium was discovered there.