Paint It Black from Misty (1978) Brian Delaney & Alan Davidson - Compiled by A. Wallace

 Paint It Black

 Written by  Alan Davidson , Drawn by Brian Delaney

Misty  No. 01 (February 4th, 1978)  /  Misty  No. 18  (June 3rd, 1978)

Episodes: 18

Maggie’s father finds box of paints and gives to her, she paints amazing picture

 of a girl while in a trance.
[Maggie’s picture similar to cover girl] Maggie believes picture of a real girl, 

tries to paint another, abstract panel of process, produces picture of house
Maggie’s father sells her second painting for fifty pounds and buys her new paints

 but when she uses them she is rubbish, Mr Laker (who bought painting) 

appears at their door with peculiar news about the picture
Maggie is told that style of painting identical to Maria Thursby, 

famous Victorian 

girl artist and whose family owned large derelict house, 

goes to see  buyer’s grandmother who refuses to believe she painted it 

due to historical

 detail in picture and points out small face at window, 

Maggie goes to investigate that room in house...

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Translations/Reprints:  There is no

72 pages + 2 Covers

 Material from Misty

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