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Comic Books

exboyfil

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18. Me too

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 25, 2022, 11:09 AM

Nov 2022

I started reading comics towards the end of 2nd grade. I was supposed to be held back in 1st grade, but my parents moved to California so the records never made it (I was young for my class and graduated HS at 17 so holding back, especially in a new school, wouldn't have been a big deal).

By the time I was halfway through 3rd grade, I was reading everything especially science books (and of course my beloved comics). Discovered juvenile SF around then and adult SF in 6th grade. Only regret is that I stayed too much in the SF ghetto. I did read some of the classics and non-genre literature, but most of my time was invested with science fiction and horror.

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These were the comic books my father made me throw out in 1969 [View all] no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 OP

Smart move. Must be worth something today Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #1

Your father sounds like a dick CommonHumanity Nov 2022 #2

My father busted up my air rifle when Goonch Nov 2022 #3

My dad lost his EC comic collection exboyfil Nov 2022 #4

I credit comic books with getting me to read. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #5

Me too exboyfil Nov 2022 #18

I wasn't a big comic book guy - I did read Mad sometimes. PatrickforB Nov 2022 #21

Public school was just there to crush you exboyfil Nov 2022 #23

Yeah, I sure didn't learn my history from public school, that's for sure. PatrickforB Nov 2022 #29

And my mom . . RobertDevereaux Nov 2022 #6

Such iconic covers exboyfil Nov 2022 #20

That would be amazing. RobertDevereaux Nov 2022 #34

I came home one day to find my collection had been donated to rurallib Nov 2022 #7

My husband's mother did the same with his comic book & baseball card collection. CrispyQ Nov 2022 #8

Just after enlisting in Navy Submariner Nov 2022 #9

Ouch!!! secondwind Nov 2022 #25

I had Number Ones and complete original runs of Fantastic Four, X-Men, Daredevil, Avengers, Midnight Writer Nov 2022 #10

My mom made me give away the big box of 1930's SciFi pulp magazines Otto_Harper Nov 2022 #11

There were congressional hearings about the dangers of horror comic books.The damage done 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 #12

hiwhodi AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #31

Mom could have retired in luxury if she had not tossed dads awesome baseball card collection. Ziggysmom Nov 2022 #13

I just picked up my collection from my parents hurple Nov 2022 #14

My CCR 'Down on the Corner' album got smashed because... czarjak Nov 2022 #15

Another thing: no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #16

Comic books were part of growing up in the 50s and 60s. Squaredeal Nov 2022 #17

When I see what some old comic books are worth today, I stare in disbelief. DFW Nov 2022 #19

Too cool! Duppers Nov 2022 #35

Memory Lane DFW Nov 2022 #36

My mom didn't throw mine away. Susan Calvin Nov 2022 #22

It would have been bad enough if my father thrown no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author Atticus Nov 2022 #26

I never owned any comics of any real monetary worth Orrex Nov 2022 #27

A kid I played ball with had an uncle who actually subscribed him to "Superman" comics Atticus Nov 2022 #28

My grandmother threw out my father's Captain Marvel collection localroger Nov 2022 #30

I used to have a T-shirt that said ... Jeebo Nov 2022 #32

My folks took away my Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Album. JudyM Nov 2022 #33