*Girls’ Comics: Tammy launched in 1971 as a more street-level, relatable series – still with elements of the fantastic, of course, but a more working-class ‘vibe’. In addition to a more streetwise feel, Tammy took the ‘long-suffering heroines’ trope beloved of other girls’ weeklies (yes, we’re looking at you, Mandy) and turned it up to 11, with the plucky protagonists being beaten, starved, enslaved or ostracised on a regular basis. Tammy lasted until 1984, gobbling up fallen sisters Sally, Sandie, June, Jinty and Misty along the way. This selection is from 1971 to 1976, and includes many issues not previously seen in our lists. Featuring (at various times) ‘Lonely Romy’, ‘Slaves of War Orphan Farm’, ‘The Lame Ballerina’, ‘Belinda Black Sheep’, and, of course Tammy’s definitive working-class heroine, ‘Bella at the Bar’, among many others! (Plus Bessie Bunter, who must have wondered what she was doing in the same mag as all these misery-guts!)