Bunty Manga

[peace355]

I think stories could have been influenced from a lot of places.

The Girl form D.O.R.S.E.T. and The Girls from N.O.O.D.L.E.S. must have been inspired by The Man from U.N.C.L.E. , The Flights of Flopear similar to Doctor Who.

But thinking of books, I think a lot of boarding school stories were probably inspired by Enid Blyton or Eleanor Brent Dyer books.

There were also updated fairy tale stories like Cinderella Jones.

EDIT

The Countess of Monte Cristo from Judy

[Tammyfan]

It may be stretching a point, but I wonder if Art Spiegelman's "Maus" was an inspiration for "The White Mouse" from Emma.

Update: looks like not - the latter was published before the former.

[Tammyfan]

Marigold and the Three Bears - Mandy

The Long Sleep - Mandy

[Phoenix]

Thank you for those story titles. Keep 'em coming, please. There must be more.

[Tammyfan]

There was "Goldilocks and the Three Barrs". Mandy, I think. And "Sleeping Beauty from the Stars" from Mandy.

[Phoenix]

There may also be stories whose title conceals their source more successfully.

[Tammyfan]

Stories like The Comp and School's Out! were certainly inspired by Grange Hill.

[Phoenix]

Stories like The Comp and School's Out! were certainly inspired by Grange Hill.

Was Grange Hill shown on NZ television from the beginning of series one to the end of the final series?

[Tammyfan]

Stories like The Comp and School's Out! were certainly inspired by Grange Hill.

Was Grange Hill shown on NZ television from the beginning of series one to the end of the final series?

Don't know. It was screened in NZ, but I don't know for how many seasons.