Comics

[Cloud]

When you were little did you used to get a comic everyweek?
There used to be loads around but my favourite was Topper!Cos you used to get a free gift every week.

[bubblewrap]

Had The Eagle in the late 50s & early 60s Mainly because my father liked it.(no freebies)

[HeyWayne]

Dandy or Beano for me I think - didn't last very long though, I bore easily.

[jackie j]

Being female it was bounty and judy for me.

[bubblewrap]

Being female it was bounty and judy for me.

Not Jackie then?

[lynda66]

i had bunty and judy too, then jackie when i was older, then smash hits and record mirror, but i did like reading the dandy and beano

[Headfry]

Jackie j, I used to get a Judy book every Christmas ........loved them. How I wish they would re print some.
Still remember a story about a girl and an old folks home at Christmas. It was dull and dreary and then she magic'ed it all happy and bright with loads of food and decorations.
Funny thing is ....
I have always from that time wished I could do the same for people and animals. The story has kinda stuff fast!

[di]

T'was Smash Hits & Tops for me,moving on to the NME when I thought I was all grown up!!
Cloud the toys aren't free!!They just charge extra for the mag so you can have a piece of plastic c*** that'll break after 2 plays!!Although back in the days they were prob slightly better quality! You go to the news agent today & at least 2 shelves are dedicated to cheap plastic toys atatched to a magazine you Know the kids won't even look at!!~We avoid the News Agents at all costs!

[Mikey]

My gran used to have my Beano delivered to her house for me, when I was a kid. The postman used to give her funny looks, as she lived on her own in sheltered accommodation.

I had about 4 years without a missing issue, which I had every intention of selling on, except my mam chucked them out.

[SarzWix]

Yeah, I used to get Twinkle Then Bunty when I was a bit older, then Jackie, then Smash Hits, then I went onto Kerrang! in my mid-teens. Nana used to buy our magazines when we were little. bless her

[Mikey]

Here's how tupp I can be, I remember on Christmas morning, my sister and I would get up at around 4am, only to be sent back to bed, and again at 5, 5.30,............. at 6am my mother would relent and say we could have one present aslong as we stayed in bed for 1 more hour, we struck a deal, and mum would bring our presents. That present was always an Annual of the Beano, I never ever knew that my mum knew what was in it!!!

[Headfry]

Mine when in my early teens, was Tin Tin and yes it was always about 4am!

[jackie j]

I forgot about Jackie and yes I had that as well.
Also had beano and dandy sometimes.

[HappyMouffe]

I had Buster, and tried to look at my brother's 2000AD, which was sometimes a bit to scarey for me. I then moved on to Smash Hits, to which I owe the ridiculous amount of 1980's pop trivia cluttering up me brain.

[quark1]

Well I was v.lucky - Mum and Dad has a newsagents!

I was allowed to 'carefully' read them the day before they went on sale - my faves being...

Beano, Dandy, Beezer, Topper, Valiant, Victor, Lion, Tiger - didn't go much for the girly ones I'm afraid!

And Eagle with the Mekon etc!

I also got to read all the sci-fi and horror ones too as I got a bit older.

I was a lucky girl indeed. When my son was growing up I bought him the Beano - not quite as good as in my day when Dennis' Dad would whop him with a slipper if he'd done bad or the headmaster would swish his cane in his direction - I'd always sneak a peek. He's saved them all to this day!