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In reply to the discussion: These were the comic books my father made me throw out in 1969 [View all]Squaredeal
(397 posts)17. Comic books were part of growing up in the 50s and 60s.
We baby boomers loved our comics. Some hot summer days we would sit together for hours reading them outside under the trees shade, sharing our collections with one another.
There were so many titles to choose from at the news dealers store down at the train station, given the little spending money that we had. EC comics were the best
Those were simpler but often fun times growing up in that era.
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My husband's mother did the same with his comic book & baseball card collection.
CrispyQ
Nov 2022
#8
I had Number Ones and complete original runs of Fantastic Four, X-Men, Daredevil, Avengers,
Midnight Writer
Nov 2022
#10
There were congressional hearings about the dangers of horror comic books.The damage done
3Hotdogs
Nov 2022
#12
Mom could have retired in luxury if she had not tossed dads awesome baseball card collection.
Ziggysmom
Nov 2022
#13