Comics

[Tom]

What comics did you get as a youngster? I got The Beano, The Dandy, and The Eagle (not the original).

My favourite strips were of course The Bash Street Kids, Korky the Cat was always good fun.

Seems a shame today that lots of kids won't ever bother with comics.

 

[Mazling]

One of my earliest memories was sitting with my gran, reading out words syllable by syllable - from the Beano. I've many Dandy/Beano albums, as well as Ghostbusters and Thundercats.

 

[Frizz]

Seems a shame today that lots of kids won't ever bother with comics.

I always thought it was an American pastime, like Trick or Treating on Halloween. Alot of people i know don't read any comics, maybe a couple have a small collection.

I can't really be arsed with it, as there's always alot more interesting/important things to do, like trying out the Rome: Total War Demo.

 

[mookie]

ooh, weird i've just today grabbed all my old Dandys back from my grans, from around 1988-93. Cuddles and Dimples rule heh.

never read the beano much, was always the dandy fan

 

[jaba]

Frizz...can you post a link to that demo please? I wouldnt mind trying that

 

[Frizz]

Frizz...can you post a link to that demo please? I wouldnt mind trying that

https://forums.freddyshouse.com/showthread.php?t=29267

 

[throdgrain]

I read the Hulk and Spiderman comics.

 

[mank!]

Used to get the Beano every week, still get given the Beano annual at Christmas. It's not as good anymore though

 

[DaGaffer]

2000AD - still do

 

[Cask]

Snap Tom, I got the Beano and Dandy every week. Trying to remember what my favourite strips were but not having much success. Also have most of the Calvin and Hobbes books.

 

[JBP|]

i used to get the Eagle


doomlord was as funny as fook

 

[Deacan]

I used to read The Beano, my best were The Bash Street Kids and calamity james.

 

[Brynn]

I used to read the Beano and Dandy.

btw it was Calamity Jane

 

[mank!]

No, it was Calamity James

 

[Brynn]

ah well thought it was calamity jane - ah well she was the cowboy woman thing

 

[mank!]

Yeah, it was a play on words. Sort of.

 

[babs]

Beano, but by far and away The Eagle. God damn I loved that, if it was still around now and the same I'd still buy it. The 13th floor was great, max the evil lift computer.

 

[Lester]

2000Ad teh win. etc.

 

[Sar]

Thundercats, Ghostbusters etc.

Got some issues of Eagle and 2000AD as well.

 

[dysfunction]

Asterix
Tin Tin
Beano
Ambush Bug
Justice League
Green Lantern
Fantastic Four

 

[mank!]

Do Asterix and Tintin count as comics? I thought we were talking about the weekly things.

 

[leggy]

Dad works for DC Thomson so I got the Beezer, Topper, Dandy and Beano free every week. R0x!

 

[tRoG]

Thundercats

Win.

 

[Munkey]

Transformers, then the Beano (the dandy if i couldnt get the Beano).

Fav strips: Rodger the Dodger


Most favourite comic ever: Its between Tintin and Asterix tbh. But i think Asterix wins because Tintin was gay. Either that or into animul lurve


Oh yes, i also got Commando, which absolutley rocked!

 

[Trem]

Dad works for DC Thomson so I got the Beezer, Topper, Dandy and Beano free every week. R0x!

*steal Leggy McDad*

 

[mank!]

Dad works for DC Thomson so I got the Beezer, Topper, Dandy and Beano free every week. R0x!

Spoilt child...it all makes sense now.

 

[Bodhi]

Transformers when i was younger, still read Dilbert, Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side today.

 

[Wij]

What comics did you get as a youngster? I got The Beano, The Dandy, and The Eagle (not the original).

Ah yes, very similar to me. I got the Beano and the Dandy and then the new Eagle.

Also I got Spiderman and Secret Wars I + II when they stopped doing Spiderman temorarily to attract interest in those series and the Spiderman And His Amazing Friends TV Show for kids.

I think I had every Eagle tbh. Lobbed them down the tip to free room for making my house look nice to sell. Silly me :/

 

[dysfunction]

I had forgotten about Calvin and Hobbes...pure genius that is

 

[Tom]

I think I had every Eagle tbh. Lobbed them down the tip to free room for making my house look nice to sell. Silly me :/

I collect the original Eagle annuals. I also have some very nice Dan Dare adventure books that go for an absolute fucking fortune on Ebay now. There are 12, I only have 3 Don't know whether to be chuffed they're worth nearly 400 quid, or gutted that I can't afford the other 9 (yet).