Bunty was an English comic for young girls published from 1958 until 2001. It consisted of a collection of many small strips, typically the stories themselves being three to five pages long. As well as the weekly comic, D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd also published Christmas and summer annuals.

Regular Stories

The Four Marys

An ongoing story of Mary, Mary, Mary and Mary- four young girls who lived in a (girl only) boarding school and often had problems with studying, being bored, or helping (and being hindered by) the other girls or teachers within the school. The Four Marys appeared to be about 14 in age, although it was never concrete- the only hint given is that they are over 12, but under 17.

Bunty

"A Girl Like You"

Bunty was always a one-page story (in special cases she would stretch to two pages, but in these cases it was simply an enlarged image, and could easily have fit on one page). Bunty was one of the only stories to appear regularly in colour rather than black, white and red- which the other comics appeared in. Stories of Bunty always took place around the home or in the school with her two friends, them, her grandmother and her parents being the only recurring characters. Often they would be simple problems which Bunty would help with - helping with a school dance, redecorating, shopping for clothes or building a snowman. Bunty was almost certainly aged 16 or 17.

Luv Lisa

This story was written out as a diary, with pictures to accompany it. The pictures took the form of photographs, being the only regular comic to do so (although regularly 'one-time' comics also took the form of being shown in photographs). Regularly her stories would consist of her whining about people, boyfriends and situations she was in with her friends- although sometimes she would have a "story" set about her, with an adventure such as finding good christmas cards. Her friend's names changed from issue to issue, the only regular characters being her slightly-older (or even twin?) dim-witted brother and her middle-lower class mother. Lisa was definitely aged 16, which raises questions about her brother (too stupid to go on to non-compulsory education, but 16 is the age that non-compulsory education finishes, so he couldn't possibly be older (like it says) and still go to her school).

The Comp

A comic drawn very much in the same way as The Four Marys, this was set around a more 'real life' situation, inside a mixed-sex school. Regular characters included-

Ross A Red haired, intelligent girl- who had a keen sense of adventure and often got the girls in trouble with their teachers.

Laura A sporty blonde-haired girl who encouraged the others to take up sports such as (regularly) Tennis or Hockey. She was, regardless, a very girly girl.

The Twins Two brown haired identical twins (although one kept their hair very short, and the other very long)- one terribly unfit, and the other one a tomboy. They often took background roles, and had very little real attitude about them- simply there to make up numbers.

Amy and Aisha Amy, a fat, adopted girl who got the best marks at school and Aisha, a Chinese looking girl who upheld the rules and had a great deal of common sense, were also regular characters, although not part of the main group. Aisha had a good fan base at the time of her creation, as back in 1958 there were few British comics that included a character who was not British herself.

Mark and Hodge Mark and Hodge were the regular boys of the series, often sarcastic and slightly mean to the girls, they were often put straight by Laura and the Tomboy twin when they were beaten at sports of their own choosing. Hodge dated Laura for almost all of the series.

The Avenger (?)

Retired in 1990, The Avenger was a story of a woman set in the Victorian times (the woman being a famous singer by day, aged at least 30). By night she worked as the Avenger (?), and helped orphan girls to get a better life. Most stories were set around her elborate plans to set the girls free from their adult captors, her attempts to get her girls jobs (which eventually led to bother her 'real life' makeup girl and tailor to be young ex-orphans, appearing as regular characters), and the pain of having to lead a double life- often her being upset that by day she has to be mean to the girls, so nobody would guess her real identity.