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EYESORE 9001

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16. My grandmother wouldn't allow Harveytoons in her house

Tue Mar 18, 2025, 11:20 AM

Mar 2025

Demonic, she said. Necromancy (Casper), Little Audrey going around doing whatever the hell she felt like, edification of the rich (Richie Rich), witchcraft (Wendy), etc.

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Did you read comics as a kid? Which was your favorite? Mine was the Archies. [View all] debm55 Mar 2025 OP

MAD magazine. Meadowoak Mar 2025 #1

Thank you Meadowoak. Very good choice. debm55 Mar 2025 #2

Mine was Uncle Scrooge Tiny Tabby Mar 2025 #3

Thank you very much Tiny Tabby. debm55 Mar 2025 #4

Mine was Superman boonecreek Mar 2025 #5

HAHAHHAHHHAH thank you boonecreek. . Great choices there. debm55 Mar 2025 #8

archie and other non super hero comics . read peanuts in the comic section of the news paper. AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #6

Thank you AllaN01Bear. I used to read the newspaper comics too. Daily and the Sunday editions. debm55 Mar 2025 #9

Oops EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #15

Sure did. Archie, Superman, and the horror "comics". LoisB Mar 2025 #7

Thank you very much LoisB. I don't think we had the horror "comics" around here. or I don't remember them.Did like debm55 Mar 2025 #10

Those comics ceased being published in the early 50s. Squaredeal Mar 2025 #77

When I was a kid, our local library had omnibus collections of those old 1950's horror comics. Aristus Mar 2025 #79

Archies were my favorite, too, Deb. We also traded KitFox Mar 2025 #11

Thank you very much much, KitFox. That is a great idea to share. debm55 Mar 2025 #51

Henery Hawk. Chipper Chat Mar 2025 #12

I remember that, Thank you Chipper Chat. debm55 Mar 2025 #56

Archie, Casper, Hot Stuff, Baby Huey, a few more. Archae Mar 2025 #13

My grandmother wouldn't allow Harveytoons in her house EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #16

Thank you Archae. debm55 Mar 2025 #59

My comic book phase was somewhat narrow EYESORE 9001 Mar 2025 #14

Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Mar 2025 #61

Mine were Superman/Superboy 49jim Mar 2025 #17

Yes, I remember them being 12 cents here. debm55 Mar 2025 #20

Mad's Maddest - Don Martin! Dorothy V Mar 2025 #18

Thank you very much Dorothy V. That's great. debm55 Mar 2025 #19

This is a Toss-up beemerphill Mar 2025 #21

Thank you very much, beemerphill debm55 Mar 2025 #74

Richie Rich and Green Lantern. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #22

Thank you very much Xavier Breath. That was a good idea. debm55 Mar 2025 #62

The Archies and various super hero comics. Different Drummer Mar 2025 #23

Thank you very much Different Drummer. debm55 Mar 2025 #63

Mystery Comics Digest RazorbackExpat Mar 2025 #24

You have a great selection RazorbackExpat. debm55 Mar 2025 #64

Also "Through History With J.Wesley Smith" RazorbackExpat Mar 2025 #70

Superman, ?Supergirl, then as a young teen Archie, Betty & Veronica. electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #25

Thank you very much electric_blue68 debm55 Mar 2025 #69

Mine is Silver Surfer. Ilikepurple Mar 2025 #26

I remember silver surfer Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #33

Thank you very much, ilikepurple. debm55 Mar 2025 #68

My father made me throw out all my comics at age 12. no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #27

Wow. I am sorry , no_hypocricsy. debm55 Mar 2025 #67

And I still miss them. no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #71

Ummm...this is embarrassing, but...I liked Classics Illustrated. Mister Ed Mar 2025 #28

I read a few of those, too. electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #30

I would suggest that any work, no matter the medium, that introduces kids to the literary classics is a good thing. Xavier Breath Mar 2025 #36

Never ever be embarrassed by Classics Illustrated. Paladin Mar 2025 #57

I read those too. I very much enjoyed them. Thank you , Mister Ed. debm55 Mar 2025 #66

The Mighty Avengers RandySF Mar 2025 #29

Thank you very much , RandySF. debm55 Mar 2025 #58

I read them all... Mike Nelson Mar 2025 #31

Wow, thank you very much, Mike Nelson. debm55 Mar 2025 #50

I lovedbthe Archies. Also 'Richie Rich', 'Casper the friendly Ghost' Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #32

My favorites too as a kid. Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 Mar 2025 #49

Mad Magazine loved spy vs spy TommieMommy Mar 2025 #34

Same here. TommieMommy. Loved Mad Magazine. debm55 Mar 2025 #48

Mad Magazine, Crazy Magazine, Cracked Magazine... Rhiagel Mar 2025 #35

Thank you very much Rhiagel. debm55 Mar 2025 #47

Superman Emile Mar 2025 #37

Thank you very much Emile. debm55 Mar 2025 #46

I used to sit on my Dad's lap on Sunday mornings LNM Mar 2025 #38

Thank you very much LNM. debm55 Mar 2025 #45

Magnus, Robot Fighter vanamonde Mar 2025 #39

Thank you very much for your choices , vanamonde. debm55 Mar 2025 #44

Superman, romance, MAD Magazine Sequoia Mar 2025 #40

Thank you very much Sequoia. debm55 Mar 2025 #43

Silver Surfer Xolodno Mar 2025 #41

Sounds like it. Thank you for your choice. debm55 Mar 2025 #42

Kamandi and Legion of Super Heroes exboyfil Mar 2025 #52

Thank you very much, exboyfil. debm55 Mar 2025 #55

Pogo dedl67 Mar 2025 #53

Thank you didl67 and welcome to DU debm55 Mar 2025 #54

Superman, Fantastic Four, and Spiderman were my favorites. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 2025 #60

Thank you OAITW r.2.0 . That is quite a selection. debm55 Mar 2025 #65

Mad and Lois Lane Wicked Blue Mar 2025 #72

Thank you very much Wicked Blue. I really liked Mad. debm55 Mar 2025 #73

Dick Tracy, The Phantom, Peanuts... OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #75

Thank you very much for sharing. OldBaldy1701E debm55 Mar 2025 #84

My Dad would give us kids a book of British Comics applegrove Mar 2025 #76

Sad Sack and The Flash MichMan Mar 2025 #78

All the Disney comics; Scrooge McDuck and Huey, Dewey and Louie, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories etc yellowdogintexas Mar 2025 #80

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas. debm55 Mar 2025 #83

Another fan of Classics Illustrated here. I can still recall... 3catwoman3 Mar 2025 #81

Thank you 3catwoman3. I enjoyed them also. debm55 Mar 2025 #82