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27. My father made me throw out all my comics at age 12.

Wed Mar 19, 2025, 04:09 AM

Mar 19

Archie, Dennis the Menace, Superman, Supergirl, etc.

He never explained why he was so mad.

I can only guess that he read that infamous article in Reader's Digest that claimed that comics made readers into juvenile delinquents.

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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