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Mollie Higgins - Comic book artist.

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paw broon

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Mollie Higgins - Comic book artist.
« on: September 15, 2024, 04:05:15 PM »

Goof identified Ms. Higgins as the artist on "Super Detective Library 96 - Vic Terry-Riddles of The Ring"
There is very little/hardly any info available but these links might start someone searching for more on an artist new to me:-
https://girlscomicsofyesterday.com/tag/mollie-higgins/
https://www.encyclo-bd.fr/encyclocs/BDfilles/SFA/SFA65/SFA65.html

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The Australian Panther

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Re: Mollie Higgins - Comic book artist.
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2024, 01:16:19 AM »

Interesting to see Hilary Bailey mentioned as a writer for girls comics.
She was Michael Moorcock's wife and had three children by him.
Interesting career herself.
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Killer Dog - Hilary Bailey 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Bailey


 
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Re: Mollie Higgins - Comic book artist.
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2024, 06:10:53 PM »

Sorry to be rather late in adding my twopenn’orth to this, Paw, but I’ve only just found this bit of the Forum.

Here’s a probably incomplete list of Mollie Higgins’ work for other girls’ titles:

Picture Stories
Princess Comic 1960-1961: Pam and Peter 
Princess Annual 1965: The Secret of Seddon Hall
School Friend Annual 1963: Pat of the Dolphins
School Friend Annual 1964: Camera-Mad Carol
June Annual 1965: The Secret Island
June & School Friend Special Extra (a Holiday Special) 1968: Noel Raymond, Detective

June & School Friend Picture Library 565: Sal and Co Go Sleuthing
Schoolgirls Picture Library 263: School on the Lake

Text Stories
Various story illustrations:
Girls Crystal Annuals 1963 & 1964
June Annual 1963 & 1965
Sue Day Annual.

Text story versions of several Russian/European fairy and folk tales (Spectacular full page painted art, and for me the best work she ever produced. The thumbnail on encyclo-bd doesn't do it justice):
School Friend Annuals 1964, 1965, 1966
June Annuals 1964 & 1965.

Virtually nothing is known about her life. She started working on Romance titles in the mid-1950’s, later moving to the younger girls’ titles to do the stuff listed above. You’ve already linked her 1966 work for Diana. After this, she simply disappears.
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