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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72 pages + 2 Covers
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