grimtraveller
If only for a moment.....
I grew up in England in the 60s and 70s and in Nigeria for 4 years from '77 to '81 and I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in what I view as the golden age of comics. Obviously, I was young so that colours my view, but there was something about comics in that period that grabbed me and I was fortunate that in both England and Nigeria {particularly the latter which was a dumping ground for all kinds of weird and wonderful relics, past and present in various arts and media sections, that often couldn't be found in other places more up to date}, there was a rich abundance of American as well as British comics. I could wax as eloquent about Archie, Snoopy, Beetle Bailey, Sad Sack, Casper the friendly ghost, Josie and the Pussycats, and Dennis the menace as much as Cor !, Whizzer and Chips, Scorcher and Score and the Beano {which had our own Dennis the menace}. Not to mention all those awfully but ever so entertainingly xenophobic world war 2 and cowboy comics or the myriad of strips that appeared in newspapers.
To a large extent, the comic strips were an important ingredient in my understanding and appreciation of humour.
Were any of you guys into comics ?
To a large extent, the comic strips were an important ingredient in my understanding and appreciation of humour.
Were any of you guys into comics ?