Did You Read Comic Books?

[Jules]

This post is an offshoot about dolls. It triggered memories.

Really, who didn’t read comic books. What were your favourites.

I loved many, then I found love comics. A cousin‘s family stayed in our house while we were away and left a pile.
Wonderful reading and dreaming.

 

[Imogene]

I was not an avid reader of them, but I did have a few. Boy do I wish I would’ve saved them:

Beetle Bailey
Archie
Green Hornet

 

[Grampa Don]

The first document I was ever able to read and understand was a Donald Duck comic book. It made such an impression on me that I still remember it.

When I was about 13 a friend gave me some of his horror comic books. They soon mysteriously disappeared. I never figured that out.

 

[Fritz]

I used to read the Archies. Brother liked Marvel.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Not too often, most of my spending money went for food when I was little and cigarettes when I was a bit older.

My grandmother had preserved many of the things that my father, aunt, and uncles had when they were growing up.

That included a good selection of big little books from the 30s.

 

[jujube]

I was allowed one new comic book a week but we all traded them around, so everybody got to read them and keep up.

I liked Superman and Archie the best.

Going to my cousins' house was a real treat because they had lots and lots of comics, including ones I wasn't allowed to buy. They also had the movie magazines and the "true confessions" ones that were no-nos, too.

Forbidden fruit is the sweetest, y'know.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Not only did I read comic books, I used to sit in class (grammar school) and draw romance comic frames. Never did anything with them though.
My favorite comic books was the Archie series. I'm sure I bought the romance ones too, but can't think of the names.

 

[Bella]

I loved comic books! My girlfriends were reading Archie and True Romance (gag ), while my nose was in Daredevil, Justice League, Superman, Batman, The Avengers, X-Men, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Silver Surfer, Iron Man, Captain America, and The Incredible Hulk. What can I say? I like men in tights, lol.

If I had to choose between buying a comic book or a candy bar because I didn't have money for both, hands down, I'd buy the comic book.

I was not an avid reader of them, but I did have a few. Boy do I wish I would’ve saved them:

Beetle Bailey
Archie
Green Hornet

When I went away to college, my mother cleared out my stash of comic books, including my first edition of Daredevil.

 

[Jazzy1]

The Archie series was my favorite.

 

[Oldeagle66]

I read a few when I was young, took a break and started reading more adult type comics like National Lampoon and 1984 for a short time.

 

[Lewkat]

Lots of 'em.

 

[JustDave]

I had a stack of them two feet high, but I don't think they would be worth much today. The only ones I was allowed were the kiddie ones like Little Lulu, Casper, Bugs Bunny, etc. I actually remember a few of the stories. It's surprising that the only comics that carried on to make fortunes, were the ones I was not allowed to read. Marvell comes to mind of course.

 

[Pinky]

Archie, Veronica & Betty, Katy Keene, Little Lottie, Superman .. I'm sure I've left out a few.

 

[RadishRose]

I Loved comics; Archie, Little Lulu, Katie Keene, Patsy Walker, Superman, Classics Illustrated, Disney stuff, Casper, Beetle Baily, Oh there were so many.

 

[CallMeKate]

The only two I really kept up with were Archie and Little Lulu.

 

[Timewise 60+]

I had Superman, Batman, Flash, and Plastic man and a few others! (That last name might be wrong.)

The town we lived in had a small college and the students left empty pop bottles all over the campus. I would hunt those up and get the money for then at the grocery store. That funded my comic book purchases. I also traded with one of our barbers in town, so I was able to keep rotating with fresh comic books. I took good care of them and when I left for college, I stored them along with my marbles (including agates) in my closet.

When I got home from college, I discovered that my mom had thrown them all out. I knew then they might be worth something in time, but it was too late...

I don't think my mom ever knew what she had done, just her normal cleaning up the house routine...

 

[spectratg]

Superman, Superboy, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman--originals all back in the 1950s. Wish I'd kept them!

 

[JBR]

I seem to remember some cousins who introduced me to som Disney c.b.'s at a young age. Later a couple of super-heroes & space explorer (I think one was titled The Avenger). Archie. Tarzan, and because my parents thought it was good, Classics Illustrated which, it turned out I did enjoy.

In my 20s, Zap!

 

[CallMeKate]

Forgot one! I always got a kick out of Richie Rich, too!

 

[Deya]

I had a cousin that had 1000s of comics and he would loan then to me, so I never bought any, but I read them all. I think he had every known comic book. One wall of his bedroom was all old apple crates, loaded with comics. He had a list of contents of each crate.

My favorites were the westerns. I remember one with a character called Johnny Ringo.


And then I loved girl detectives and heroines. I thought I was Starr Flagg
and even had a motorcycle as a teen. My mother hated that I tried to
dress like the heroines that were drawn by men. Somehow it made me
feel powerful and still does.