Childhood comics (not the superhero kind/comedians)

Dudess

I used to devour Mandy - sometimes Bunty. Then when I was about 11, I started getting Nikki, which had a problem page, so it was for the pre-pubescent girl. Absolutely loved them, but so serious in places. Not for you if you were looking for something light-hearted. The stories were often about child abuse and child slave labour. Fun. :eek:

In contrast, sometimes I had a read through Beano if it was lying around - very funny.

Leelaa22

Dudess wrote: »

I used to devour Mandy - sometimes Bunty. Then when I was about 11, I started getting Nikki, which had a problem page, so it was for the pre-pubescent girl. Absolutely loved them, but so serious in places. Not for you if you were looking for something light-hearted. The stories were often about child abuse and child slave labour. Fun. :eek:

In contrast, sometimes I had a read through Beano if it was lying around - very funny.

there are comics out there about child abuse and slave labour? Im glad I never came across them I just stuck to Bunty and Beano

Dudess

Bunty was one of them!

Mandy was probably a worse culprit though. Every so often there would be a series about an orphaned girl who was starved and beaten by her cruel foster parents/aunt and uncle. Or there would be stories set in Victorian London where the kid had to eke out a meagre existence under terrible conditions, then return home to a freezing tenement. Or there would be modern day stories featuring a kid being abducted and forced to work in a hidden factory - Slaves Of The Sewing Machine was one. They were really messed up all right - the true horror didn't fully register with me as a 10-year-old though, thankfully.

Leelaa22

Wow I cant believe I was reading this and never registered with me or maybe it did and I blocked it out. scary ****

Ruu_Old

I picked up a few of the Beano annuals. I noticed a recurring theme in the end of some of the Dennis strips, him always getting a whacking with the slipper from Dad. Of course, probably wouldn't be allowed today.

Skerries

he'd just get an asbo or counselling these days

Dudess

Ruu wrote: »

I picked up a few of the Beano annuals. I noticed a recurring theme in the end of some of the Dennis strips, him always getting a whacking with the slipper from Dad. Of course, probably wouldn't be allowed today.

Beano was quite delightfully un-PC - girls were stupid, smart kids wussy, etc.

branie

My Favourite comic was The Dandy

WindSock

Ruu wrote: »

I picked up a few of the Beano annuals. I noticed a recurring theme in the end of some of the Dennis strips, him always getting a whacking with the slipper from Dad. Of course, probably wouldn't be allowed today.

His dad also looked a bit like the teacher in the Bash Street Kids. Also my teacher in 3rd & 4th class :pac:

Rubik.

My sister used to get Tammy, of course I never look at it myself - Warlord was more my kind of thing.

hamstercrusher

Used to get the Buster on a Friday evening from my mum, still think I have some of them at home, also on occasion got Whizzer & Chips although I think that amalgamated into Buster at some point. Buster had his own bar at one point it was a mixture of toffee and liqourice. My sisters got stuff like Mandy and Bunty and the youngest got I think it was called Pepper Street? each week you got a picture that was another part of the street and you could hang them on the wall and they all linked together? Most of these have dissapeared now, although I think they relaunched the Dandy there yesterday.

Dudess

Rubik. wrote: »

My sister used to get Tammy, of course I never look at it myself - Warlord was more my kind of thing.

Aw man... Tammy was excellent! Well the annuals - don't remember being able to get a comic. Some really fantastic, exciting mystery stories.

Hmmm... I believe you Rubik - although my brother used to love reading my Mandys. :pac:

bonerm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oink!_(comic)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-in

chughes

Started off with Beano and Dandy.

Progressed on to The Hotspur and The Victor.

WDW1111

I used to get Jinty (late 70s), I swapped with friends so also got to read Mandy, Bunty etc. Occasionally we'd get hold of a copy of Jackie from the older girls and we thought they were so grown up I also remember Twinkle, Roy of the Rovers and Hotspur coming into the house and I read them all. There aren't really any comics now which is a shame as it might get kids into reading.

Thomas828

The Beano and The Dandy were the two comics I grew up with. I also occasionally read The Beezer and Topper and Nutty, not to mention Whizzer and Chips, plus Buster and later 2000AD.

Looking back, I wonder how I found the time to read all this rubbish, especially when I also had schoolwork and homework.

filthymcnasty

Rubik. wrote: »

My sister used to get Tammy, of course I never look at it myself - Warlord was more my kind of thing.

Warlord was excellent, also used to have Victor and Hotspur annuals from my brothers.

Does anyone recall old b&w comic booklets called Commando?- about british WW2 exploits, were good.

Rubik.

filthymcnasty wrote: »

Warlord was excellent, also used to have Victor and Hotspur annuals from my brothers.

Does anyone recall old b&w comic booklets called Commando?- about british WW2 exploits, were good.

Yeah, I used to get commando as well.

Aglomerado

bonerm wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oink!_(comic)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-in

Oink was great! My brother and I used to get it. I think the flexi-disc that came with Issue 1 is around my parents' house somewhere. Gave me a life-long love of toilet humour.

turnsoutIwas

Aglomerado wrote: »

Oink was great! My brother and I used to get it. I think the flexi-disc that came with Issue 1 is around my parents' house somewhere. Gave me a life-long love of toilet humour.

You know I would love to hear that again. I am actually singing one of the songs in my head right now from memory. Well over 20 years since I heard that!!!

I think I got that first issue the day I made my communion and I got them all until it stopped.

hamstercrusher

filthymcnasty wrote: »

Warlord was excellent, also used to have Victor and Hotspur annuals from my brothers.

Does anyone recall old b&w comic booklets called Commando?- about british WW2 exploits, were good.

Yeah I remember Commando alright, I think there was another one called Victor same kind of thing, I think I still have some of them at home somewhere. Mad when ya think that in them it was all world war 2 stuff soldiers killing each other and nowadays the dad out of Dennis the Menace cant be showin hittin Dennis with a slipper!

Dudess

Lol @ The Big Snatch. On the shelf next to Commando? Even better! :pac:

Aglomerado

turnsoutIwas wrote: »

You know I would love to hear that again. I am actually singing one of the songs in my head right now from memory. Well over 20 years since I heard that!!!

I think I got that first issue the day I made my communion and I got them all until it stopped.

I must see if I can find it and output it in Mp3 format! I found a download of it some years back

There were two tracks on it if I recall correctly...
"Poo Poo Tinkle Tinkle Parp Parp Oink ... (and tiddly widdly plop)"
"Don't eat Pigs cause they're made from ham, eat that nasty Butcher man"

Tony Husband's (one of the cartoonists) site is here and seems to have a link to the music on it! (I've no audio at the moment)

http://www.tonyhusband.co.uk/oink.html

mikemac

Roy of the Rovers

Deadly striker for Melchester

Our local shop used to sell old ones for 10p.
Back when my mother would kick me out of the house and send me to the shops with 10p

Loads of stories in there
Alfie, that runner who lived on fish n'chips
Hot Shot Hamish, Scottish strikers with a powerful shot

Loved it!

turnsoutIwas

Aglomerado wrote: »

Tony Husband's (one of the cartoonists) site is here and seems to have a link to the music on it! (I've no audio at the moment)

http://www.tonyhusband.co.uk/oink.html

Excellent find!!! God the memories this is bringing back...
Nice one!

the purple tin

Does anyone remember Cuddles and Dimples from the Dandy I think.
For some reason their mother was always drawn in a highly sexual style with huge hooters ready to burst out of her tight top!:o