Jinty 1 June 1974

This marks the first of the style of cover that I have remarked on previously: a page of “The Jinx From St Jonah’s”, promoted to the front page as an enticement to the reader. The layout is more boxy than is the case later on, with more panels and less of a ‘splash page’ feel (excuse the pun, given what is depicted here). Mario Capaldi’s art is nice, but not quite as elegant as it later becomes: Katie Jinx’s legs and arms in the first panel, in particular, are rather spindly.

Stories in this issue:

• The Jinx From St Jonah’s (artist Mario Capaldi)
• The Haunting of Form 2B (artist Rodrigo Comos)
• Gwen’s Stolen Glory
• Make-Believe Mandy (artist Ana Rodrigues)
• Merry at Misery House (writer Terence Magee)
• Do-It-Yourself Dot (artist Rafart)
• Dora Dogsbody (artist José Casanovas)
• The Snobs and the Scruffs
• Pony Parade 4: Snatcher’s Cleverest Trick
• A Dream for Yvonne (artist Miguel Quesada)
• Gail’s Indian Necklace (artist Phil Gascoine)
• Desert Island Daisy (artist Robert MacGillivray)
• What’s Cooking? Omelette aux Champignons (recipe)
• Angela’s Angels (artist Leo Davy)
• Jinty made it herself… so can you! (craft: bird mobile)