Mandy was a British comic book for girls, published weekly by DC Thomson from 21 January 1967 to 11 May 1991.

Angel centered on Angela Hamilton, a young, wealthy Victorian girl who discovers she has only a year to live and decides to devote her remaining time to caring for orphaned and unwanted children in the slums of the East End of London.

Valda stories are set in many different times and places and follow the adventures of a girl with extraordinary abilities and apparently indefinite lifespan.

Valda, who draws her physical strength from energy or light passing through a mysterious "Crystal of Life" that she carries, travels the world coming to the aid of the oppressed and those threatened by dark or supernatural forces.

Mandy also ran text stories, usually serialized in the same manner as the picture-stories, of which the most popular was The Guardian Tree.

Penny's best friend Donna was from a lower-class family and had several brothers and sisters, and these siblings were often involved in storylines.