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24. Mystery Comics Digest

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 03:29 AM

Mar 19

consisting of Ripley's Believe It Or Not, The Twilight Zone, and Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery. Also, Peanuts, Andy Capp, B.C, Wizard of Id, Grin And Bear It by Lichty

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Did you read comics as a kid? Which was your favorite? Mine was the Archies. [View all] debm55 Mar 18 OP

MAD magazine. Meadowoak Mar 18 #1

Thank you Meadowoak. Very good choice. debm55 Mar 18 #2

Mine was Uncle Scrooge Tiny Tabby Mar 18 #3

Thank you very much Tiny Tabby. debm55 Mar 18 #4

Mine was Superman boonecreek Mar 18 #5

HAHAHHAHHHAH thank you boonecreek. . Great choices there. debm55 Mar 18 #8

archie and other non super hero comics . read peanuts in the comic section of the news paper. AllaN01Bear Mar 18 #6

Thank you AllaN01Bear. I used to read the newspaper comics too. Daily and the Sunday editions. debm55 Mar 18 #9

Oops EYESORE 9001 Mar 18 #15

Sure did. Archie, Superman, and the horror "comics". LoisB Mar 18 #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 18 #10

Those comics ceased being published in the early 50s. Squaredeal Mar 22 #77

When I was a kid, our local library had omnibus collections of those old 1950's horror comics. Aristus Mar 22 #79

Archies were my favorite, too, Deb. We also traded KitFox Mar 18 #11

Thank you very much much, KitFox. That is a great idea to share. debm55 Mar 21 #51

Henery Hawk. Chipper Chat Mar 18 #12

I remember that, Thank you Chipper Chat. debm55 Mar 21 #56

Archie, Casper, Hot Stuff, Baby Huey, a few more. Archae Mar 18 #13

My grandmother wouldn't allow Harveytoons in her house EYESORE 9001 Mar 18 #16

Thank you Archae. debm55 Mar 21 #59

My comic book phase was somewhat narrow EYESORE 9001 Mar 18 #14

Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Mar 21 #61

Mine were Superman/Superboy 49jim Mar 18 #17

Yes, I remember them being 12 cents here. debm55 Mar 18 #20

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

Thank you very much Dorothy V. That's great. debm55 Mar 18 #19

This is a Toss-up beemerphill Mar 18 #21

Thank you very much, beemerphill debm55 Mar 22 #74

Richie Rich and Green Lantern. Xavier Breath Mar 18 #22

Thank you very much Xavier Breath. That was a good idea. debm55 Mar 21 #62

The Archies and various super hero comics. Different Drummer Mar 18 #23

Thank you very much Different Drummer. debm55 Mar 21 #63

Mystery Comics Digest RazorbackExpat Mar 19 #24

You have a great selection RazorbackExpat. debm55 Mar 21 #64

Also "Through History With J.Wesley Smith" RazorbackExpat Mar 21 #70

Superman, ?Supergirl, then as a young teen Archie, Betty & Veronica. electric_blue68 Mar 19 #25

Thank you very much electric_blue68 debm55 Mar 21 #69

Mine is Silver Surfer. Ilikepurple Mar 19 #26

I remember silver surfer Demovictory9 Mar 19 #33

Thank you very much, ilikepurple. debm55 Mar 21 #68

My father made me throw out all my comics at age 12. no_hypocrisy Mar 19 #27

Wow. I am sorry , no_hypocricsy. debm55 Mar 21 #67

And I still miss them. no_hypocrisy Mar 21 #71

Ummm...this is embarrassing, but...I liked Classics Illustrated. Mister Ed Mar 19 #28

I read a few of those, too. electric_blue68 Mar 19 #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 19 #36

Never ever be embarrassed by Classics Illustrated. Paladin Mar 21 #57

I read those too. I very much enjoyed them. Thank you , Mister Ed. debm55 Mar 21 #66

The Mighty Avengers RandySF Mar 19 #29

Thank you very much , RandySF. debm55 Mar 21 #58

I read them all... Mike Nelson Mar 19 #31

Wow, thank you very much, Mike Nelson. debm55 Mar 21 #50

I lovedbthe Archies. Also 'Richie Rich', 'Casper the friendly Ghost' Demovictory9 Mar 19 #32

My favorites too as a kid. Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 Mar 21 #49

Mad Magazine loved spy vs spy TommieMommy Mar 19 #34

Same here. TommieMommy. Loved Mad Magazine. debm55 Mar 21 #48

Mad Magazine, Crazy Magazine, Cracked Magazine... Rhiagel Mar 19 #35

Thank you very much Rhiagel. debm55 Mar 21 #47

Superman Emile Mar 19 #37

Thank you very much Emile. debm55 Mar 21 #46

I used to sit on my Dad's lap on Sunday mornings LNM Mar 19 #38

Thank you very much LNM. debm55 Mar 21 #45

Magnus, Robot Fighter vanamonde Mar 20 #39

Thank you very much for your choices , vanamonde. debm55 Mar 21 #44

Superman, romance, MAD Magazine Sequoia Mar 20 #40

Thank you very much Sequoia. debm55 Mar 21 #43

Silver Surfer Xolodno Mar 21 #41

Sounds like it. Thank you for your choice. debm55 Mar 21 #42

Kamandi and Legion of Super Heroes exboyfil Mar 21 #52

Thank you very much, exboyfil. debm55 Mar 21 #55

Pogo dedl67 Mar 21 #53

Thank you didl67 and welcome to DU debm55 Mar 21 #54

Superman, Fantastic Four, and Spiderman were my favorites. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 21 #60

Thank you OAITW r.2.0 . That is quite a selection. debm55 Mar 21 #65

Mad and Lois Lane Wicked Blue Mar 22 #72

Thank you very much Wicked Blue. I really liked Mad. debm55 Mar 22 #73

Dick Tracy, The Phantom, Peanuts... OldBaldy1701E Mar 22 #75

Thank you very much for sharing. OldBaldy1701E debm55 Mar 24 #84

My Dad would give us kids a book of British Comics applegrove Mar 22 #76

Sad Sack and The Flash MichMan Mar 22 #78

All the Disney comics; Scrooge McDuck and Huey, Dewey and Louie, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories etc yellowdogintexas Mar 24 #80

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas. debm55 Mar 24 #83

Another fan of Classics Illustrated here. I can still recall... 3catwoman3 Mar 24 #81

Thank you 3catwoman3. I enjoyed them also. debm55 Mar 24 #82