Mandy Picture Library cover mystery

This is a recent acquisition and is a bit of a mystery to me. It appears to be the cover for a Mandy picture library. BUT I've looked at all 277 covers of Mandy picture library and this isn't one of them. Perhaps it was an idea for a cover that never got used??

I also notice the 4 girls and instinctively wonder if they are supposed to be 'The 4 Mary's except that they appeared in Bunty not Mandy. There are 10 Bunty picture library issues that feature 'The 4 Mary's' and this isn't the cover for any of them.

Like I say, it's a mystery. Further hypotheses welcome!

Elizabeth Kay obituary

Just recording this obituary (originally published by The Guardian) here for posterity...that of Elizabeth Kay (here). The obituary was published online on 1st January 2026 but didn't make it to the printed version of the paper until 7th February 2026.

She "...wrote stories for comic strips in DC Thomson's Bunty and Judy magazines., including "Anna, Junior Miss" and "Backstage Betty".

 

Letters from the editor

I've looked a few time before at 'letters from the editor' (here) and I just had to add a few more examples that ace ebay seller phil-comics (here) recently had for sale

sold for £33

sold for £14.09

sold for £5.07

sold for £10.50

sold for £5.50

sold for £6.50