The first three annuals were published by Mandeville Publications and had distinctive yellow dust jackets; Mandeville also being responsible for the Tom Merry novels. Mandeville went out of business (or possibly moved out of the business of publishing Charles Hamilton's work) at some point in 1955/6
- there was no Annual for 1956 published. Spring Books took over publication of the Tom Merry series and Oxenhoath Press took over publication of Billy Bunter's Own. The volumes from 1957 on all had board picture covers as a consequence.
Year |
Page |
Title |
Author |
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1953 |
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Dust wrapper: Bunter the Champion! [Bunter in football gear being carried off the field by the team] |
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6 |
Foreword |
Frank Richards |
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7 |
Greyfriars Who’s Who |
Anon. |
|
9 |
Billy Bunter’s Christmas Box |
Frank Richards |
|
92 |
Sport: FA Cup winning goal [b&w photo plate] |
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93 |
Sport: a winning ski jump [b&w photo plate] |
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98 |
Some typical incidents in the life of William George Bunter [illustration] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
100 |
Billy Bunter’s letter home [poem] |
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101 |
Treasure of Temooka [King of the Islands] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
108 |
H.M.S. Vanguard [b&w photo plate] |
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109 |
H.M.S. Bold Pioneer [b&w photo plate] |
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|
125 |
The Ghost of Rookwood |
Owen Conquest |
|
160 |
The Slackers of High Coombe [School for Slackers] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
186 |
Foes of the Forest [Lyn Strong & Bobolobo] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
194 |
Bunter Minor’s Birthday Cake |
Frank Richards |
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1954 |
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Dust wrapper: [Bunter and three Removites tobogganing] |
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Quiet! I Feel Sure I’m Going to Catch Something in a minute [b&w plate] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
6 |
Foreword |
Frank Richards |
|
7 |
The Right Thing |
Frank Richards |
|
16 |
An attack by pirates? … [b&w photo plate] |
Anon. |
|
17 |
Looking like giant gulls … [b&w photo plate] |
Anon. |
|
87 |
What Happened to Snooks [poem] |
Frank Richards |
|
90 |
Six For Sammy! |
Frank Richards |
|
98 |
Jack and Jill [Jack of All Trades] |
Frank Richards |
|
106 |
The Fathead of Felgate [Felgate] |
Frank Richards |
|
117 |
Shanghai-ed [King of the Islands] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
145 |
Bessie Bunter’s Big Idea |
Hilda Richards |
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1955 |
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Dust wrapper: Bunter the Hunter! [Bunter falling off a horse] |
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Captain William Morgan Bunter (1750 perhaps) [b&w plate] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
5 |
Wibley to the Rescue |
Frank Richards |
|
77 |
Bessie Bunter’s Big Bang |
Hilda Richards |
|
85 |
Good Old Skip [Felgate] |
Frank Richards |
|
98 |
A Near Thing for Bundle [Dolcot] |
Frank Richards |
|
104 |
Too Good to Be True |
Frank Richards |
|
113 |
Bobolobo’s Leap [Lyn Strong & Bobolobo] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
121 |
A Spread For Sammy |
Frank Richards |
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1957 |
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Cover illustration: Billy Bunter goes sailing [Bunter and Removites on a small sailing boat] |
|
3 |
Contents |
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|
5 |
The Disappearance of Billy Bunter |
Frank Richards |
|
100 |
Billy Bunter’s Boundary |
Frank Richards |
|
111 |
Fireworks at Felgate [Felgate] |
Frank Richards |
|
122 |
Just Like Bessie Bunter |
Hilda Richards |
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1958 |
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Cover illustration: Bunter comes a cropper [Bunter falling off a bicycle] |
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The Fat Owl rolled into an armchair [colour plate] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
3 |
Contents |
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|
5 |
Who Wants Bunter? |
Frank Richards |
|
16 |
Bunter! You will take 50 lines… [colour plate] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
31 |
French Leave |
Frank Richards |
|
54 |
The Greyfriars’ Ventriloquist |
Frank Richards |
|
74 |
The Deep End |
Frank Richards |
|
89 |
Billy Bunter Owns Up |
Frank Richards |
|
106 |
Lucky for Lovell [Rookwood] |
Owen Conquest |
|
129 |
Something for Sammy |
Frank Richards |
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1959 |
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Cover illustration: Billy Bunter goes hunting [Bunter on horseback jumping a wall] |
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Billy Bunter goes hunting [colour plate] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
3 |
Contents |
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|
5 |
Was It Bunter? |
Frank Richards |
|
42 |
Bunter Turns the Key |
Frank Richards |
|
64 |
Circus Luck [Jack of All Trades] |
Frank Richards |
|
86 |
Lovell Knows Best [Rookwood] |
Owen Conquest |
|
102 |
Awful for Aubrey [School for Slackers] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
116 |
Just Skip [Felgate] |
Frank Richards |
|
125 |
Sammy’s Snowball |
Frank Richards |
|
132 |
Bessie Bunter in Luck |
Hilda Richards |
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1960 |
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Cover illustration: Bunter catches a crab [Bunter bathing at the seaside, with a crab gripping his toe] |
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Billy Bunter catches a crab [colour plate] |
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|
1 |
Coker’s Christmas Pudding |
Frank Richards |
|
47 |
Hard Lines |
Frank Richards |
|
72 |
At the Eleventh Hour [Lyn Strong and Bobolobo] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
92 |
Skip's Stratagem [Felgate] |
Frank Richards |
|
102 |
Compton's Catch [School for Slackers] |
Charles Hamilton |
|
112 |
The Rio Kid Horns In [Rio Kid] |
Ralph Redway |
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1961 |
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Cover illustration: Just see what we have got for you this time [Bunter brothers cooking] |
|
1 |
Just see what we have got for you this time [plate] |
C.H. Chapman |
|
3 |
Contents |
|
|
5 |
Brainy Bunter |
Frank Richards |
|
59 |
Both Bunters and a Box |
Frank Richards |
|
78 |
Home For the Hols |
Frank Richards |
|
94 |
A Rookwood Rag [Rookwood] |
Owen Conquest |
|
106 |
One Good Turn [Jack of All Trades] |
Frank Richards |
|
115 |
Surprise For Sammy |
Frank Richards |
|
123 |
Unexpected [Felgate] |
Frank Richards |
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