Nostalgia for Childhood comics.

As a keen Eagle reader, I was intrigued, when Girl was published, to see that the front page equivalent to Dan Dare was a woman airline pilot!

I remember getting Bunty, loved it.

We lived in the USA for 7 years (age6-13). A dear friend of my mother’s posted the Bunty and Judy, plus some Cadbury’s chocolate(Crunchies in particular) every week. I loved them, especially the boarding school stories. The culture in Britain was so different from 1960s America. When we returned to the UK I enjoyed reading Jackie.

I loved comics - and remember rushing home from school to read them. I had, variously over the years, Beano, Dandy (Korky the Cat?) Topper, and later Bunty. The Christmas Bunty annual was treasured, and I avidly read the Four Marys and Moira Kent, the ballerina. I remember a gripping story about the Four Marys being in a train crash and the teacher being very calm - how do these things stick in our minds after sixty plus years?

I used to get Jackie, Just 17 and Smash Hits

I used to get Just 17 and Smash hits too. I know I wasn't allowed to have more or mizz

I used to be occasionally given Bunty by my mum's cousin that had a newsagents. It might have sometimes been from the week before, but I didn't mind.
After that I had "Diana" on a weekly order and sometimes buy "Jackie" while on the way to school if there was anything about David Cassidy in it !
From there I went on to have "Fab 208" each week.

I loved Bunty it was so good. had a lot of ballet and boarding school stories another world for me!
I loved the annuals would lose myself in them for a Sunday afternoon!

Sunny Stories, Bunty, Look & Learn

On a Sunday morning there was a comic at the end of our beds. My brother had Eagle, my sister had Girl and as the youngest I had Robin, later promoted to Sunny Stories which I loved. The three of us would read our comics from cover to cover, then swap, by which time it was time to get up, dressed and off to church! Loved the security and routine of it. I'm sure those comics gave me the joy of reading for life. Happy days!

Twinkle was my favourite.
Then when I was older I liked Pink.

I loved Beano as a child and ordered the present one for my grandchildren, it is totally different to the old days, not my choice but times change. Does anybody like the current comics?

Bunty.. Still got my club badge after near on 60 years

I used to get the Girls Crystal annual at Xmas but I don’t remember ever getting the comic. It was the present I always looked forward to most.

In the 1940's sunny stories was my favourite read. Happy days.

Happy memories of the Beano and Bunty. Before them I had Robin and afterwards Jackie.

I had Playhour, I think I did anyway, there was Nurse Susan and Doctor David, and Walter Hottle Bottle??
I loved Diana, then of course Jackie.
My oldest loved Girl, but the other two had no interest.
As someone said, comics now, are a load of overpriced rubbish.

I grew up in the US and loved Little Lulu comics, don't think they were available in UK.

littleflo

We have just returned from the BEANO exhibition in London. It brought back so many memories. Every week my dad bought us the Beano and the Dandy, it was a highlight of our week. Occasionally he would buy the Beezer and the Topper, if funds allowed.

It was so interesting to learn about the history of the comics. I never knew that, during the war, even though paper was rationed, the comics were still printed. They encouraged children to help in the war effort as well as poke fun at Hitler.

My favourite Christmas present was always the comic annuals. Later I went on to the Bunty, I can still remember some of the features.

That post could have been written by me! My dad worked shifts and sometimes when he was on nights he would pick me up from primary school and call to the Newsagents on the way home to choose a comic, all those you mentioned. I always loved getting an annual at Christmas too, even the smell of them, new book smell. ?

Enjoying this thread. Yes, Bunty for the Four Marys and Sandra of the Secret Ballet. Sandra had short dark hair, and could make the most amazing moves. School Friend annuals on Christmas morning, that was me sorted. Was Princess Tina a combination of two separate comics? Was this the publication that showed a different historical costume each week? I remember that for the Regency dress, you had to sprinkle water beneath the bodice, to make the fabric cling. Petticoat magazine got me through my teen years.

I used to get the Bunty and my best friend got the Judy. We would save up all our copies and swap piles at the start of every school holiday. I loved having a huge pile of comics to read through, and the luxury of being able to read the serials without having to wait a week! I also got something called June/Girl's Crystal, which had good stories in, but I think it went out of print. Next came the "glossy comics" like Princess and Diana, I loved those because they had fantastic free gifts like the Crystal Ring, or little bracelets or hair clips. Eventually moved onto Jackie and 17, when the same best friend and I would sit with our heads together in the school common room giggling over the Cathy and Claire problems! (Heavy petting - I thought it meant a walk with a chunky dog!)

labazsisslowlygoingmad

I loved Bunty it was so good. had a lot of ballet and boarding school stories another world for me!
I loved the annuals would lose myself in them for a Sunday afternoon!

Me too, trouble was, I just assumed that one day, I too, would be attending boarding school or ballet school and, of course, own a horse! Disappointment was enormous!

granjan66

I grew up in the US and loved Little Lulu comics, don't think they were available in UK.

I remember Little Lulu, but I don’t know how I got them. I’m in England. We did see some American magazines.

Oh yes this took me right back- (I'm 58 now) once a week mum took me to town to the 'paper shop' and i got a few comics, which were only really cheap back then(late 60's - early 70's) it was my treat as i was an early, and avid reader-i went on to the older girls mags about 12- 13- jackie, teen girl etc still got bunty, and on 2nd hand book stall in the market i got american comics, casper the friendly ghost, Richie Rich etc- i still have a couple of those, i wonder if they're worth anything??? its interesting to note that someone mentioned Playbox-i never got that but its still around today is Playbox- more modern & updated now of course, meant for pre-schoolers.

The comics aren't the same nowadays though, and its like youngsters are missing out- particularly as they are so expensive! Kids often don't have that kind of money to buy upwards of £3.99 comics- many are much more- i treat my GC to a comic sometimes, but most of them live further away from me- i take them one when i visit..i used to get a subscription for some when they were younger, but now they are extortionate prices too! I do get them all an annual every christmas though.And a proper book.I like to encourage their reading, even the older ones.