Favourite comic/magazine when you were younger

kfallon

For me I loved Roy Of The Rovers with Roy himself and the other characters such as Hot Shot Hamish, Kevin "Mighty" Mouse and Billy's Boots.

When I got older it was Shoot! every week, had it ordered in the local newsagent

So AH'ers what comics or magazines did ye grow up reading and what characters were your favourites?

emeraldstar

Bunty! Every Thursday. God I loved it.

MagicMarker

Comics are shít. Always have been.

Ann22

Misty was great. Close second was Jinty followed by Mandy, Bunty, Debbie and Tracy. My sister and I used to stay with my Granny in Cavan for a few weeks during the Summer holidays. My mam used to post our comics to us. We used to be so excited when the postman would drive up in his little orange van and hand us them all rolled up:).

I collect the annual versions of all girls' comics from the seventies and eighties or earlier if I can find them. Last weekend at a car boot sale I found a Judy 1971, Bunty 1972 and a Schoolfriend 1970...only cost €7 in total. I just love the stories in them.

Ruu_Old

Beano of course, and my brother got the Dandy. I now have the Beano annuals (12 of them from various years) and the Roy of the Rovers annual from 1990.

Grid.

Anyone remember Scream comics from the mid 80's?? Only ran for 15 issues but I was enthralled by it as a kid!:D Jam packed with ghoulish stories such as "The Nightcomers, Tales from the Grave, and The Thirteenth Floor", I couldn't wait to get to the newsagents every Thursday to pick it up!!! Brilliant comic!!:pac:

Ann22

Gridlock wrote: »

Anyone remember Scream comics from the mid 80's?? Only ran for 15 issues but I was enthralled by it as a kid!:D Jam packed with ghoulish stories such as "The Nightcomers, Tales from the Grave, and The Thirteenth Floor", I couldn't wait to get to the newsagents every Thursday to pick it up!!! Brilliant comic!!:pac:

Now that looks brilliant! I don't remember it though. It has similar cover artwork as Jinty and Misty had. I think the same company made them.


Jinty used to have a few spooky stories but all of Misty's were scary. Great reading!

whatswhat

Loved Beano!! Dennis the Menace and Minnie the Minx were ace. Funny how their red and black jumpers were copied by Freddie on Elm Street years later!

fryup

Warlord, Victor, 2000AD, Scoop, Shoot

Lawrence1895

Different comics in Germany, I suppose

Well, my favorites were 'MAD', 'Clever and Smart' and when I was really young a comic called 'Yps', they had those amazing gimmicks, such as farting cushions

theghost

Bunty was my favourite. My friend read Judy and we'd save our comics up for a couple of months and then swap them with each other.

Corsendonk

Beano
Dandy
Warlord and The Victor- remember the little comic books you got with them and on the back they use to tell the war story of some hero, the sci fi ones had astronaunts on the back instead.
2000 AD- I collected the monthly version
Roy of the Rovers
The Eagle

Still actually have my monthly 2000 AD somewhere.

Anyone remember the free gifts you got with the comics? I remember quite a few fizzy bars and the odd plane.

fryup

Corsendonk wrote: »

Anyone remember the free gifts you got with the comics? I remember quite a few fizzy bars and the odd plane.

remember a flimsy frisbee with 2000AD

Panini Football album and one pack of stickers to help you start your collection, with the Shoot.

and numerous wall posters as well

Mr. Denton

Gridlock wrote: »

Anyone remember Scream comics from the mid 80's?? Only ran for 15 issues but I was enthralled by it as a kid!:D Jam packed with ghoulish stories such as "The Nightcomers, Tales from the Grave, and The Thirteenth Floor", I couldn't wait to get to the newsagents every Thursday to pick it up!!! Brilliant comic!!:pac:

It had great free-gifts used to constantly plug The London Dungeon. I vividly remember buying the first issue along with a stick of 'Pritt Stick'. I had no need for Pritt Stick. I bought it purely because there was a cartoon ad running on tv at the time that I liked. Stupid kid.

Re the London Dungeon I always remembered the Scream photo spreads even years on, however I only eventually got to go see the exhibit as an adult. It was surprisingly decent as these things go. So it only took about 20 years for their ad's to pay off.

I think the only comics I bought as a kid were toy-line related (Star Wars, He Man, Mask, Transformers). Occasionally Beano and Dandy. Then I switched to computer and football mags and that was it. Don't think I've bought a comic/magazine in at least 15 years now. Nostalgia aside they're utter rubbish.

Aglomerado

Oink!

corblimey

Buster for me. For some reason, never liked any of the DC Thompson comics, but would delve into the IPC oeuvre on a regular basis (Whizzer and Chips "2 comics on 1", Jackpot etc)

Then when I got a bit older, I moved to Roy of the Rovers. I still remember Roy being shot on Christmas Eve.

sarahinnavan

I was more of a Twinkle girl. Mam got them to put it aside in Mc Cormack's in Navan every week for me.

mike65

Battle
Action
Battle-Action (they merged after the controversy)
2000AD
Starburst

Amy33

Bunty and Nicky and when I got older Hi! and Blue Jeans.

Lab_Mouse

2000AD.

slaine,rogue trooper,strontium dog and of course judge dredd!!

SEPT 23 1989

ratmouse

Smash Hits and Big.

the_syco

Beano, Dandy, and then a gap of a few years, and then 2000AD.

Skerries

i was very big into the comics as a kid and still have hundreds of them in the attic somewhere
the ones i collected regularly were 2000AD, Eagle, Battle Action Force and then later on changed to the Marvel stuff which i have thousands of stashed around the house
I stopped collecting in the mid 90's but will buy the odd graphic novel when i get nostalgic

x_Ellie_x

I wasn't really into comics but I loved all the magazines that were around in the 90's. Anyone remember Big!, Just Seventeen which was later renamed J17, Smash Hits, Sugar, and Shout?

Thomas828

My favourites were the "Beano" and the "Dandy", both of which are barely a shadow of themselves these days. I'd love to see those two comics from the 70s on the shelves today with their 70s art style and their 70s cover price, 5p.

chakotha

Buster, Whoopee! and 2000AD.

denmar

I loved one called "Lamb Chop" Anyone else used to get this?