What Comics Did You Read?

I love comics, have done since I was old enough to read. Most people will have read the Beano or Dandy at some point in their life, but there was a period in my life when I was hooked on comics and was spending all my paperound money on them.

My favourite comic was always Whizzer & Chips:


But I also liked the Beezer & Topper:



When I was a bit older I got into Roy of the Rovers and Tiger:




I'd bore you with some of my favourite comic characters but I suspect I'd be talking to myself.

So did you read comics, and if so which was your favourite?

It's OK to steal my thread from another forum because.....?

I read the Beano for donkeys years but the only character I remember is Denace the Menace.

I used to read annuals a lot, in fact I had quite a big collection at one time. I'm sure I had quite a few rare Dandy & Beano annuals. My Mum through them out when I was about 18, probably worth a bundle these days!

You must be gutted OOO, some of those early annuals are worth thousands. Even some not-so-rare mid-70's annuals go for quite a few quid on eBay if they're in good condition.

getting the bunty comic through my letterbox was one of the highlights of my week when i was a kid! i read it for a lot longer than i should have, eventually moving onto just 17.

not-so-plain-jayne wrote:getting the bunty comic through my letterbox was one of the highlights of my week when i was a kid! i read it for a lot longer than i should have, eventually moving onto just 17.

Ha ha, Just 17 - what a load of crap. Used to love the photostrips though, completely laughable stories where love always conquered.

Natasha Whittam wrote:You must be gutted OOO, some of those early annuals are worth thousands. Even some not-so-rare mid-70's annuals go for quite a few quid on eBay if they're in good condition.

Tell me about it. I didn't have any of the really early ones, but had quite a few from the 50's and 60's that my Mum always used to bring back from jumble sales. I bet those annuals would fund a holiday if I still had them

Good laughs to be had reading my sister's Bunty - there used to be one strip called "The Bogey Ma'am", which was about a robot teacher. Also another strip called "The Eight Mildreds" or something.

Numpty 28723 wrote:Good laughs to be had reading my sister's Bunty - there used to be one strip called "The Bogey Ma'am", which was about a robot teacher. Also another strip called "The Eight Mildreds" or something.

i don't remember either of those, maybe i'm too young

I've remembered now - it was called "The Four Marys".

Memories Numpty....

Oh yeah! - the one with the pigtails was well sexy.

Well I wasn't going to admit reading Bunty but seeing as numpty has already taken that walk of shame, I too read my sisters Bunty for many years.

I used to read the Beano every week. Also used to read Shoot,Match and Look in.

OneOinCoyle wrote:I used to read the Beano every week. Also used to read Shoot,Match and Look in.

Ha ha, Look In, that's a blast from the past.

Blast from the past for sure.

I don't think any of us can honestly say, hand on heart, that we haven't been a fan of A Flock Of Seagulls at some time or other.

Beano was a massive fan and had all their annuals from 1975 onwards - until I stupidly threw them on the tip about 15 years ago!!!! They'd be worth a mint now :-(

Also a massive fan of The Eagle (Dan Dare was the main character in the comic followed by Doomlord) - then later on it took over another cmoic and another strip that I liked in The Eagle was The 13th Floor.

Also read Look-in and Dandy.

bwfc71 wrote:

Also a massive fan of The Eagle (Dan Dare was the main character in the comic followed by Doomlord) - then later on it took over another cmoic and another strip that I liked in The Eagle was The 13th Floor.

I used to read my brothers Eagle, I remember Doomlord because it scared me.