Comics

[beccabear67]

In some American comics readers could send in clothing designs and see their names in print... didn't they ever do that with Bunty or Twinkle, or not think of it? I remember gluing some paper dolls to heavier card paper before cutting them out (but not the clothes). They had slots and extra bits so they could stand up if you did that, but mostly I would cut a figure out from a comics story and then I'd draw clothes on blank paper with tabs and colour and cut them out, but much of it didn't last for long. Later I saw a paper dolls page in a Stingray comic but left them alone; don't want to damage the comics like I did when I was little (bad enough if there was something taped to the front and the tape took off some of the art)!

We always got new comics when I was either sick in bed, or if we were visiting people without kids. In my early teens I bought Doctor Who Weekly at first, had the first four, and should've kept them! Kids traded comics around at school, but I had traders and then ones I wanted to keep, and I did keep the Doctor Whos for quite awhile, near new with the rub-down transfer sheet still on the first one. I do not want to think what they'd be worth now...

[catflap]

Loved the beano and the dandy
Alf tupper tough of th track, desparate dan biffo the bear

Big Tupper fan here - parts of this story have not aged well though:

[vindo]

Loved the beano and the dandy
Alf tupper tough of th track, desparate dan biffo the bear

[Bubbles66]

Thank you Amethyst and Heather. Wow, so many memories come back seeing the Bunty.

[Heather74]

I can't remember the name of the girl comic I got every week, but at the back page there was a cut out doll and clothes to put on it with tabs to press down onto the doll.

[Bubbles66]

I can't remember the name of the girl comic I got every week, but at the back page there was a cut out doll and clothes to put on it with tabs to press down onto the doll.

[deejayk2]

Re: Comics

ooohh I used to love the photo love stories in jackie and patches....and then later on I used to get Smash hits... remember? You all rushed out and bought it if the words to a song you liked was appearing.....then out would come the hairbrush... silly dancing...miming in the mirror....jumpers for goalposts...aaahhhh

[Oggy]

Re: Comics

Great going, hows about these comics and titles:

1. Hurricane : Juggernaut from planet Z, Captain Hurricane in this too.
2. Hotspur : Nick Jolly, Red Star Robinson, The iron Teacher, The Black Sapper.
3. The Hornet : Captain Hornet.
4. Rover
5. Wizard
6. Scorcher : Hot Shot Hamish, Billy's Boots.
7. Smash
8. Buster
9. Jet : Fishboy
10. Pow
11. Crunch
12. Speed
13. Valiant : Spellbinder, Adam Eterno, Janus Stark.
14. Action : Dredger, Hookjaw.
15. Battle : Major Easy.
16. Warlord : Union Jack Jackson.
17. TV21 : Thunderbirds, Star trek.
18. Countdown : Doctor Who
19. TV Action
20. TV Tornado : Voyage to the bottom of the sea.
21. Target : Targey, Charlies Angels, Kojak, Hazell.
22. The Victor : Joe Bones, Wilson. Braddock, Cadman.
23. Buddy
24. Tornado : The mond of Wolfie Smith, Blackhawk.
25. 2000AD : Judge Dredd, Rouge Trooper, Ace Trucking, Nemesis.
26. Starlord : Strontium Dog.
27. Eagle : Dan Dare, Doomlord.

Any comics I've missed as in action/adventure type ones?

[pedro]

Re: Comics

Check the ol' attic last week-end and looked through some old annuals, so some names from the past!

Valiant-Captain Hurricane( and his batman Maggot Malone)
The Steel Claw
Sexton Blake
Raven on the Wing
The House of Dolman ( a particular fav)

The Victor-Morgyn the Mighty
Braddock VC
Stark of the Samurai
Alf Tupper
Wilson

The Hotspur-The Brampton Keys ( Footie Team)

The Tiger- Typhoon Tracy
Skid Solo( Great Name)
Johnny Cougar
Roy of the Rovers
Olac the Gladiator (another fav)

The Lion-Zip Nolan ( great name)
Robot Archie
The Spider( another fav)

A couple of others old Black Bob and Brassneck form the Dandy I believe?

[Oggy]

Re: Comics

I love E-Bay collecting some of the old British annuals.

[Solo]

Re: Comics

Yeah, it could have been - great fun! I feel like having a search on eBay for one now LOL

[Oggy]

Re: Comics

Ok, sounds like a compilation to me, best bits of other comics such as Whizzer and Chips, Cor and the like.

[Solo]

Re: Comics

I think it used to be called Funny Fortnightly, and was very similar to Whizzer and Chips.

[Oggy]

Re: Comics

Funny monthly, was that compilation comic?

[Solo]

Re: Comics

My favourites were Whizzer and Chips and Funny Monthly