Lady Penelope's Secret Files

Mavis the chimpanzee takes FAB 1 for a spin, in one of the more unusual stories. (Hi Folks... Meet Mavis!)

Lady Penelope's Secret Files was a series of serialised short stories published in the Lady Penelope magazine, from the first issue until the 35th.

The stories documented Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward's solo spy adventures outside of International Rescue, in addition to and alongside her comic series. Part of the series' format was that Lady Penelope's files documented every case she had ever been a part of, no matter how small the part she played was, which allowed the series to tell stories that had very little involvement from Lady Penelope herself.

From a production standpoint, no writers or illustrators were credited in the magazine. Angus P. Allan is known to have written one story, and John Canning is known to have illustrated a handful of them, but further details appear to be lost to time.

After the series has run its course, it was replaced in the magazine by a new prose series exploring Lady Penelope's ancestors, whose portraits hang in the gallery located in Creighton-Ward Mansion.

Stories

1. Flinch From Every Shadow, case number 7624. January 22nd - March 5th, 1966.
2. What Did That Dog Say?, case number 8228. Written by Angus Allan. March 12th - April 16th, 1966.
3. Don't Look Now, But..., case number 9473/GO. April 23th - May 14th, 1966.
4. Stop Press!, case number 92946. May 21st - June 18th, 1966.
5. Nobody Stopped the Train, case number 29491. June 25th, 1966 (single part).
6. Private and Confidential, case number 83021. July 2nd 1966 (single part).
7. The Start of a Scrapbook..., case number 1. July 9th, 1966 (single part).
8. The Wrong Beach, case number 99212. July 16th - August 20th, 1966.
9. Hi Folks... Meet Mavis!, case number 77737. August 27th - September 17th, 1966.