I was on Twitter X the other day, when I came across a post about the comics that were a big part of life for children back in the 1970s. The question was asked, how many did you buy? There was a picture of the comics available at the time. Not sure if it was all of them, but there were a lot.
Most of them were for boys, some, Sally, Bunty, and Diana, for girls. There must have been more available for girls, surely?
Here it is.
It's an impressive number. The ones that I bought regularly were the Beano and Dandy. I think every kid bought those, or had parents who were generous enough to pay for them.
I also remember Look-in, Joe 90, Marvel and Spider-man. Most of the names are familiar to me, and the chances are that I occasionally bought them. It has to be said, though, that I couldn't afford to buy all the ones that I wanted. And the local newsagent didn't always have the new ones in stock. I assume he only wanted the comics on the shelf that he knew would sell.
I don't remember ever seeing Terrific, or School Fun, though.
