Your childhood comics.

[prisoner5]

As a child i had Eagle comic, wish i had saved them, then as a teenager mid 60s i loved horror films and would bike 7 miles to a stall on market days to buy Famous monsters of filmland magazine edited by Forest j ackerman and published by Warren publishing, featuring Universal movies starring the likes of Boris karloff, Bela lugosi etc, Castle of frankenstein was a very informative mag i loved containing less juvenile puns, and 2 comic book style mags called Creepy and Eerie also published by warren.

[Private Frazer]

The Beano recently celebrated its 80th Anniversary
Dick Dastardley and Mutley in Wacky Races have more than a passing resemblance to their Dennis and Gnasher. I remember mostly, however, how strange the world of The Numbskulls seemed and how funny Colonel Blink the short sighted gink was in their earlier appearances in The Beezer; must have bought that more than the Beano.

[brigham]

The Numbskulls fascinated me, as a concept. (I liked their two-tone artwork, too).
Blinky was great. I wonder if anyone found him 'offensive'?

[Brock]

Yes, I remember the Numskulls (I think that was the spelling) from The Beezer, which I had delivered every week. Didn't realize they'd transferred to The Beano.

Did those little men living in the various "departments" have "Numskulls" of their own, I wonder?

[Don Satchley]

When I was little my mum bought me Buttons comic. It usually featured Postman Pat and other BBC childrens' programmes.

[cdnbob]

I didn't really buy comics that much as a kid. I remember picking up the odd one like a Bugs Bunny comic or something similar. I don't remember there being a lot around at the stores I use to spend money at and I think by the time I went into an actual book store I was around 12,13 or 14. By then I wasn't interested in comics. I think if you were a kid growing up in the UK, you had far more sources to buy comics at than I recall as a kid growing up in Canada.

[Private Frazer]

I noticed from the online 'TV Action' editions that in Issue 100 the start of The Protectors, next week, was announced. Instead of a story about "the kidnap of a popstar whose name might sound familiar" the first story was changed to one about an italian crime gang. There are about ten Protectors stories, the later ones serialised and a Summer Special; from 1973. I'm enjoying them as extra episodes.

[Mark]

There was also a "Protectors" Annual.

[Private Frazer]

There was also a "Protectors" Annual.

Thanks, I forgot about that.

[Private Frazer]

Got the Annual now and taking my time. Caroline is drawn looking very young in the first one! I hope the writing is as good as in the second story about Caroline smuggling fashion. It really is like getting more episodes; any fan of 'The Protectors' must enjoy this annual!

[Richard Woods]

When I was very young I used to get Harold Hare Weekly & whatever the Watch with Mother comic was (Play hour?). From primary school age, it was always Sparky, used to really enjoy Puss & Boots, you can’t beat a bit of gratuitous violence in a comic. The Sparky people was an interesting concept, a comic strip about the office workers, the boss was called Sir & all you used to see of him was his shoe, usually kicking someone up the backside. Beezer as a good back up, used to love the Numskulls. When Sparky was consumed by W&C (I think), I went on to Cor! My claim to fame, I was in picture yourself, as an Egyptologist. Sadly they delayed it for years & I was too old to be reading it by then. Ah well you can’t win em all. The final one was Look In of course.

[Brian F]

I got a mention of my rabbit in Harold Hare's Weekly. A story about him running under the fireplace grate and coming out far from white.

[Private Frazer]

I'm gathering the three Blake's 7 annuals (1979,1980,1981) and the first three of the following monthly comics (and there were several more later ones). Have to confess they weren't part of my childhood (maybe it's regression to ...!). It's quite funny in one of the first stories because Avon's giving Blake orders and Servalan looks about 18.

[Private Frazer]

The Beano and The Dandy featured in Pointless Celebrities tonight. Desperate Dan(36), Beryl The Peril(10), Minnie The Minx(13) and Dennis The Menace(25) I knew but Bananaman passed me by. Michael Buerk and John Sergeant went for it but forgot that for people who don't know the answers, one-word ones are the easiest to guess - and they went out. I learnt from the show that there's a statue of her in Dundee (there's also one of Desperate Dan, which they didn't mention!).

I'm interested to have confirmed if these Scottish comics were sold UK wide and, if so, how long that took after they started, thanks.

[voyager]

There's also an Oor Wullie complete with bucket, Dundee seems proud of their contribution to comics