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Billy Bunter's Own (1953-1961)

The first three annuals were published by Mandeville Publications and had yellow dust jackets; the other five were published by the Oxenhoath Press and had board picture covers. They were all published in September of the relevant year. The first volume sold for 10/6, but all the subsequent volumes had fewer pages and sold for 8/6.

Some of the stories from the annuals are now available to read on the Friardale site.

Year	Page	Title	Author
1953		Dust wrapper: Bunter the Champion! [Bunter in football gear being carried off the field by the team]
	6	Foreword	Frank Richards
	7	Greyfriars Who’s Who	Anon.
	9	Billy Bunter’s Christmas Box	Frank Richards
	92	Sport: FA Cup winning goal [b&w photo plate]
	93	Sport: a winning ski jump [b&w photo plate]
	98	Some typical incidents in the life of William George Bunter [illustration]	C.H. Chapman
	100	Billy Bunter’s letter home [poem]
	101	Treasure of Temooka [King of the Islands]	Charles Hamilton
	108	H.M.S. Vanguard [b&w photo plate]
	109	H.M.S. Bold Pioneer [b&w photo plate]
	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
1954		Dust wrapper: [Bunter and three Removites tobogganing]
		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
1955		Dust wrapper: Bunter the Hunter! [Bunter falling off a horse]
		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
1956		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
1957		Cover illustration: Billy Bunter goes sailing [Bunter and Removites on a small sailing boat]
	3	Contents
	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
1959		Cover illustration: Billy Bunter goes hunting [Bunter on horseback jumping a wall]
		Billy Bunter goes hunting [colour plate]	C.H. Chapman
	3	Contents
	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
1960		Cover illustration: Bunter catches a crab [Bunter bathing at the seaside, with a crab gripping his toe]
		Billy Bunter catches a crab [colour plate]
	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
1961		Cover illustration: Bunter comes a cropper [Bunter falling off a bicycle]
		The Fat Owl rolled into an armchair [colour plate]	C.H. Chapman
	3	Contents
	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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