Bunty comic the four marys book

If you dont recognise these strips, then the chances are youve never picked up a british girls comic. Im a fan of science fiction and even science fiction comic books, like iron man and fantastic four, but its the rare comic book which a. This entry presents the very first episode of the four marys. Bunty was a british comics anthology for girls published by d. Creating a comic book is a much more complicated process than people expect.

The four marys were there in that sort of modern school version and she liked that. Bunty for girls 1964 vintage annual containing stories and etsy. Interview eddie small the four marys verdant works. S tep back in time in this weeks sunday independent with your free bunty summer special from 1972. Most of the stories are about a running feud with the two bad girls, mabel and veronica, who constantly try to get the four marys into trouble with the formidable mortarboardwearing headmistress dr gull. Thomson famous for many other comics including the beano and the dandy and who produce more than 200 million comics each year it ran from 1958 to 2001, allowing many generations to grow up with its sometimes funny, sometimes serious and. Bunty was at the head of the pack right from its debut until the late 1990s, by which time it was the only girls comic left, says collector mike kidson. Mary beaton was the daughter of the head of mary s household, who accompanied her, and the others were the daughters of the three noble families closest to the stewart court. Perhaps the most famous girls comic of all time and highly collectible. Bbc cult presents 2000ad and british comics features. The longest running of all bunty s comic strips was the four marys which featured throughout the comics run which ended in 2001. Sep 12, 2012 in british 1958 d c thompson published the first issue of a new comic magazine for girls bunty. See more ideas about childhood memories, comics, childhood.

Jan 20, 2020 charlotte neill gilmour i loved the bunty comic, when you had finished reading it there was a cut out figure and clothes on the back page. Oct 21, 2015 it actually comes from a dundee comic, the bunty, where the four marys was a take on mary, queen of scots four ladies in waiting. May 04, 2015 my favourite of all the comics was bunty because every week there was a paper doll and clothes on the back. Elmos, the girls boarding school, were common, but as time went on, they became less accessible to bunty s general audience. The four marys were mary field, mary cotter, mary simpson and mary radleigh all were in the third form at st. The four marys albion british comics database wiki fandom. Whilst at this site you can view the history of british comics as well as individual histories of your favourite comics. Drawn in by childrens comic annuals books the guardian. Ann hartman charlotte neill gilmour loved the bunty valerie krawczyk as my dad was a newsagent i had access to all the comics, loved the bunty, judy and topper. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by narfstar on august 2, 2012. Yes it was old fashioned but id read bunty as a child too and the four marys still being a feature after so many years and not changing lovely. What better place to find british comics on the internet than.

Mum would cut the dolls out for me in those days but before long i was doing it myself. It centered on four young teens each named mary in a girlsonly boarding school in elmbury, who often had problems with studying, being bored, or helping and being hindered by the. The longest running of all bunty s comic strips was the four marys which featured throughout the comic s run which ended in 2001. Actors who played more than one comic book character in their careers. The four marys childhood memories 70s, childhood memories. Nov 10, 2018 what better place to find british comics on the internet than. The four marys was the longest running story within the comic bunty. In 2001, after 2249 issues, the weekly became a monthly reprint magazine, before folding completely five months later. Bella of bonnybanks school, about a boarding school with a baby elephant as a mascot bunty a girl like you a onepage strip featuring the. May 23, 2017 this entry presents the very first episode of the four marys. The bunty book for girls is the first one of these.

Cramer slugs it out in the market, where it never feels good when you buy them right. The story of mary beaton, mary seaton, mary fleming. Find out about the steps the major comic book publishers go through in creating a comic book and how you can too. Vintage bunty comic wendy woods the tennis wonder newsprint comic strip rare uk. Bunty was a weekly girls comic published from 1958 to 2001 by dc thomson. Such magazines for girls come and go, but bunty was a huge success, and published regularly in britain, from 1958 right until 2001. Two mary mums passing on the name to two mary daughters. The four marys 1st march 20 bunty bill holroyd, boarding school, friendship, james walker, jim eldridge, maureen hartley, mystery, paddy brennan, rhoda miller, selby donnison, the four marys lorrsadmin the four marys characters heres a brief run down on which mary is which and other regular characters that appeared in the strip. Each comic histories page has links for images of first issues, last issues and annuals galleries. See how your favorites stack up with links to fan sites, lists of favorites, and comparisons of enemies. Four marys last edited by superkitty on 03 2921 10. So i wrote to dc thomson the publishers an actual handwritten letter sent by post to say how sad i was at the comic ending.

Many magazines for girls have come and gone over the years, but one of the most endearing had to have been bunty. The four mary s were mary field, mary cotter, mary simpson and mary radleigh all were in the third form at st. Some comic books dont just have science in them, but actually go so far as to teach science concepts. Vintage comics vintage books good books my books ladybird books vintage paper dolls my childhood memories my memory old toys. A rather conservative title, it carried mostly rather traditional stories, with boarding school being a favourite setting. In common with most british magazines and comics, bunty issued a bumper annual book every year, just before christmas. The debut of the four marys 1958 a resource on jinty. Rare 1959 british bunty girls newspaper comic book four marys kay hamilton. Early issues do show up on ebay uk and sell very well but not the first issue very often, especially in high grade. Jan 30, 2004 over fortythree years jan 1958 to feb 2001, bunty s the four marys went through several looks, lots of school hols and a change of headmistress, but the girls stayed in the third form throughout. The four mary s were 4 teenagers girls somewhere between 14 and 17 never really sated for sure who lived in a girlsonly boarding school in at st. What if they had made paper dolls of the four mary s from the english bunty comics. Regularly there was a story about four girls all with the same name.

This representation of the working class was a reflection of changing class experiences in the 1950s. Kim newman talks the bloody good anno dracula graphic novel. See more ideas about old and new, the past, childhood memories. In one of comic publishings longestrunning regular strips the four marys the wholesome mysterysolving school friends heroically triumphed in remarkably frequent and daring acts of bravery. Despite this, they got on famously and there were so many adventures for them and their readers to experience together. The most wellknown and the longestrunning story in bunty was the four marys, a comic strip drawn by the artist barrie mitchell who later took on that comic footballing icon, roy race you know, of the rovers.

Learn about comics that are geared specifically for kids with this list of the top 18 childrens comics. It wasnt the first, or the last, but it endured at least in album form until somewhere in the 2000s. I used to take the bunty, it was delivered on a tuesday my favourite characters were the four marys. A capsule summer city wardrobe, what ive been wearing and a blogger sale. Bunty for girls 1964 many magazines for girls have come and gone over the years, but one of the most endearing had to have been bunty. Youve probably already had a stab at what the four marys may have been.

Bunty picture story library books comics x 10 books 80s. The four marys were 4 teenagers girls somewhere between 14 and 17. Interview eddie small the four marys verdant works dundee. The four marys was the longest story the comic randrawn by artist barrie mitchell, it appeared from its creation in 1958 to its end in 2001. You wont believe the stuff they got away with in comics back then. Bunty was a girls magazine that contained lots of comic strip, girly stories. Thomson the bunty series ran from 1958 to 2001, allowing many generations to grow up with its sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and sometimes downright peculiar comic strips.

Landing a role in a comic book movie is a big deal in hollywood today. Mar 09, 2021 roy race, aka roy of the rovers is a legendary comic book character but what was his team, wilson the athlete from the wizard, the bash street kids, the four marys in bunty, the teen magazine jackie, or for those among you who were music fans there was smash hits and as you got older nme and melody maker. Any kid whos ever devoured a title like anyas ghostor invisible emmieor a wrinkle in time. Bunty comic, cost sixpence every tuesday remember the 4 marys 1970s. Barrie mitchell did a four year apprenticeship as a comics artist with link studios, alongside john m. Jul 29, 2017 with its tagline a girl like you, bunty, aimed at girls under 14, was a starter magazine for girls. Mar 10, 2014 the four maries accompanied mary queen of scots as a child to france in 1548 and remained her closest lifelong friends. Anyway, in the book mikey recounts the parcels from other students parents containing girls comics bunty and judy and how they were. They were always getting up to some adventure or other. The bunty was for girls and the best remembered, longest, comic book storyline was in the adventures of the four marys.

Bunty was a longrunning weekly girls comic first published by d. The title included boarding school tale the four marys which ran for six decades. Bunty comic book paper doll i had a huge collection of bunty cutout dolls. Feb 25, 2015 among the regular series, the title character, bunty described as a girl like you appeared in her own humorous single page comic strip, moira kent featured the trials and triumphs of an aspiring ballerina, and the four marys featured a gang of loyal friends at a girls boarding school. Comic books are a great way for kids to get interested and excited about reading and helps to develop.

Bunty was not the first comic for girls but it was the last one running from 1958 until 2001. Sep 21, 2019 if they were mothers and daughters they could all be mary. In contrast to earlier and contemporary comics, it was aimed primarily at working class readers under the age of 14, and contained mostly fictional stories. Mar y radleigh raddy raddy is the daughter of an earl, but is very down to earth. Sep 19, 2016 illustrations from the past being revived for 2015 by mouse to minx. Perhaps the publishers did not know how successful their comic would be, since this book has no lettering on the white spine, and is undated. His early work was for girls comics like bunty including the four marys, mandy and diana, and also drew for bonanza annuals, pow. Mary field, mary radleigh and mary cotter were three rather posh thirdformers who shared a dorm at st elmos school for girls, along with their less welltodo. In 1987 suzy merged into it, followed by nikki in 1989. This book features classic stories from the bunty archives so there are plenty of familiar faces including the four marys, toots, mighty mo, and handy mandy, along with trivia, cutouts and readers letters from over the years, even a guitar lesson. Whether youre into marvel or dc, discover information about your favorite characters original lore, nemesis, and alterego. These are some of the best stores to scratch your comic book itch year round.

Bunty for girls 1964 vintage annual containing stories and. Comics can be thoughtprovoking, boundarybreaking, emotionally complex, and all the things that books without pictures can be. The four marys were 4 teenagers girls somewhere between 14 and 17 never really sated for sure who lived in a girlsonly boarding school in at st. The comic book price guide for great britain bunty. Bunty was also the home of the four marys mary simpson, mary radleigh, mary field and mary cotter aka simpy, raddy, fieldy and cotty pupils at st elmos school for girls. Which, according to their creators, is a damn shame, because titles like bunty, tammy and misty featured some of the best comics stories ever written. Elmos but they were from different backgrounds in society. It achieved that status of being the identifying label by which the whole field is referred to.

When i found out that bunty was going to stop being published it was the last of the weekly comics to go i wanted to get a copy but i missed it. The price of this book was ridiculous 1p the condition was absolutely brand new so impressed and my daughter was delighted and it brought back lovely memories. The story was discovered by the daughter of dr emily munro, an archivist at the national library of scotland. Bunty s the four marys, drawn by barrie mitchell, was the longest serial in girls comics, running from the magazines creation in 1958 to its end in 2001. Jan 21, 2016 explore brigid lynchs board bunty,judy and mandy comics. Bunty was aimed primarily at working class readers under the age.

In 1967 he drew three motorracing related strips, tales from. From 1963 to 1997 its reformatted stories were reprinted in bunty picture story library. The school friend name appeared first as a more text based magazine in 1919. Youve probably already had a stab at what the four marys may have been about, havent you. However, the comic has a twist that has yet to have been suggested as the origin for covid19 the virus was. There are a couple ways to accomplish this, but if you are looking for title specific searches, this is what you would do.

May 15, 2012 famous four an advert for bunty, featuring the four marys i wasnt much of a comics buyer as a child, although i did succumb to sandman graphic novels in my teens. Dec 15, 2017 im working at the moment on the haunting of drearcliff grange school, a followup to my the secrets of drearcliff grange school and id love to do a tiein for that, especially since the books are already sort of a mashup of british girls school and american superhero comics ie. Charlotte neill gilmour i loved the bunty comic, when you had finished reading it there was a cut out figure and clothes on the back page. Yes it was old fashioned but id read bunty as a child too and the four mary s still being a feature after so many years and not changing lovely.

Aug 16, 2010 this bunty book is in good nick published in 2010 and doesnt smell musty or mildewy. When the strip started, public boarding schools like st. Boulder, colorado somerville, massachusetts clearwater, florida chicago, illinois norfolk, virginia denton, texas mesa, arizona goodyear, arizona. Artwork is by bill holroyd, who drew the first 15 episodes of the four marys. We will probably all recognise a commonly recycled motif in the fiction of that time. The comic book landscape is as diverse as any other medium when it comes to subject matter, narrative, and artistry often times the easiest way. I have written before about our very first bunty paper doll and her sad end. In 2001, after 2249 issues, the weekly became a monthly reprint magazine.