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Kacee Fri 12-May-17 11:25:08

Inspired by the topper thread. What was your favourite comic when you were younger. Mine was Bunty, used to cut out the doll and clothes from the back page. As I got older I moved on to Jackie which I loved.
Dd used to love the Beano and I still buy her the Annual every year and she is 37 smile

Saggi Sat 13-May-17 09:34:12

Bunty for me.... And then Jackie. You thought you were 'grown up' when you started taking Jackie! Beano and its sister comic Dandy... I loved ' Korky the Kat' in my early childhood.My grandson takes the beans at 10 still. And I get him the Annual every Christmas. Unfortunately I can't find a good comic for 5 year old granddaughter to read that's not all 'pink and girly' and going on about fashion. She prefers collected insects and stones and digging in garden to bothering about rubbish.! Any suggestions vis-a-via a comic for her to read would be appreciated.?

Auntieflo Sat 13-May-17 09:29:32

Girl and School Friend for me, Eagle for my brother. They were delivered on a Tuesday and eagerly awaited. I used to read the Eagle, but don't know if DB read my comics.

Flossieturner Sat 13-May-17 09:29:05

Bunty for me too, I loved it. What was the name of the girl In the story on the back page? She was my favourite. I liked the cut out dolls and used to keep the outfits in an old chocolate box.

My Dad loved Comics. We used to get the Dandy and the Beano. He would giggle over them for ages. There was one that came out in the week too, but I can't remember what it was called.

Saturdays, with my dad were the best day of the week. He would buy the Revallie and TitBits and we would spend all morning reading them. Then Mince and potatoes for lunch. Next would be Looking at the Daily Mirror to pick our horses for the racing. 2d a horse and if none of our horses came in the first 3 it went on the next race. Then the wrestling, then Sauages and Bread for rea. Every week exactly the same thing for years.

harrysgran Sat 13-May-17 09:25:28

Diana was one of my favourites and as I became a teenager Jackie my younger sister loved twinkle

cloverpark Sat 13-May-17 09:21:58

School Friend and at Christmas the SchoolFriend Annual. I have a bluebird badge with the letters SFBC as I belonged to the School Friend Birthday Club. I presume I had a card on each birthday though don't actually remember that.

I have a child's hanky with Dennis the Menace on, but not a School Friend one.

Skweek1 Sat 13-May-17 09:17:31

For me it was School Friend, followed as I grew older by Roxy, Romeo and Valentine.

Disgruntled Sat 13-May-17 09:16:21

Girl for me, Eagle for my brother. There was a character called Lettice or was it Lettuce Leaf and a teacher who had a black cat.

Craftycat Sat 13-May-17 09:15:44

Bunty & Jackie. Then pop papers- Rolling Stone & Melody Maker.

BRedhead59 Sat 13-May-17 09:13:12

Jackie defo

Ana Fri 12-May-17 16:09:33

School Friend and Girls Chrystal.

Then I moved on to Jackie!

MamaCaz Fri 12-May-17 16:02:13

The first one I subscribed to was Diana. I then started taking another which I thought was called Sandy, but i've just tried Googling it and can't find any reference to it - i loved the stories in it, and kept buying it until I was nearly 14 and my mum suggested that it was time to stop as I was getting too old for it. I didn't argue, but really missed it sad

Greyduster Fri 12-May-17 14:58:25

I used to love School Friend - The Three Marys and Dilly Dreem (which my father used to call me!). I also had Topper and Beano. GS has not discovered comics yet - don't know whether DD would countenance them. He has a weekly football magazine and from what I have seen of it, he would be better off with the Beano!

DanniRae Fri 12-May-17 14:57:04

I loved Bunty too but I can't remember any of the stories. I also loved reading about Dennis the Menace and Desperate Dan, who ate 'cow pie', in my brother's comic.

TriciaF Fri 12-May-17 14:13:02

I forgot Beryl the Peril - she came later I think, and we still sometimes say about eldest daughter, "she's in one of her Beryl the Peril moods" grin

Anniebach Fri 12-May-17 13:30:45

I was most upset when my grandson gave up the Beano, he use to pass it on to me

rosesarered Fri 12-May-17 13:24:05

Which one was ill Will in? the three Bears also ( Beano) Bash St Kids, and those little people in a man's head ( numbskulls?)

Kacee Fri 12-May-17 13:23:01

I'd forgotten all about Judy. I seem to remember you were either a Bunty girl or a Judy girl. I was Bunty

rosesarered Fri 12-May-17 13:21:37

Girls Crystal, Bunty , Beano, Dandy, Topper loved them all!?

thatbags Fri 12-May-17 13:16:08

I loved the Bunty for the young adolescent period, and especially the story about the invalid girl ("Little Mum"?). I think I might find her do-gooding and general perfectness a bit nauseating nowadays.

PoshGran Fri 12-May-17 13:14:31

My favourites were Jack & Jill (was Harold Hare in that or was he in his own comic?), then Bunty (ahh, The Four Mary's) & finally Jackie.

Dad used to walk up the road, with our poodle, to the newsagent & get the sporting "pink" paper, my comic & weekend treats on a Saturday early evening. Afterwards the dog was given the rolled up paper & comic & sent off. He would walk proudly, intent on his mission & sit waiting patiently at the front door for dad to catch up.
The paper etc were never wet in nearly 14 years of delivery! Awwww! Happy days smile

Christinefrance Fri 12-May-17 13:08:57

Girls Crystal for me too, always exciting when it popped thorough the letter box and I could follow the serial.
The Four Marys was a really good story wildswan. A lot of people thought Enid Blyton was not a good author but I loved all her books.

pensionpat Fri 12-May-17 13:02:59

Girls Crystal. Then later Bunty. Can't remember the characters but love reading about boarding school.

LadyGracie Fri 12-May-17 12:43:08

So had them alternately

LadyGracie Fri 12-May-17 12:42:14

Bunty and Judy, I had to choose between the two.

Anniebach Fri 12-May-17 12:26:24

The Beano