In the newspapers we had access to the worlds of:
·
Beatle
Bailey with Sargent Snorkel , Li’l
Abner & Daisy Mae (with her revealing outfits), and Gasoline Alley
·
Lulu,
Nancy (with Irma and Sluggo)
·
Pogo, Popeye,
Felix the Cat, Peanuts, Katzenjammer Kids
·
Buck
Rogers, Superman,
·
Smiling Jack
(Steve Canyon), Mark Trail (which continues today), Rex Morgan, M.D.
Along with the newspaper comics, I also was allowed to occasionally purchase
comic books:
·
Mickey
Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Scrooge McDuck etc. from Disney creations
·
Action comics such as: Superman, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, Bat Man, Blackhawks, Wonder Woman,
Captain Marvel, Captain America and The
Lone Ranger
·
Mighty
Mouse, Tom & Jerry, Casper, Tubby, Betty Boop, Daffy
Duck, Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda
·
Archie,
Nancy, Pink Panther, Mr. Magoo
·
Mouseketeers
(had very few issues due to law suit by Disney and change of name to “Mouse
Musketeers”)
·
Characters from Hanna-Barbera: Puss ‘n Boot, Quick Draw McGraw, Yogi Bear,
·
Mad
Magazine
Not to be forgotten from the list was the collection I was allowed to
view at my aunt and uncle’s home. It included political cartoons, pin-ups and
war related images. This uncle had served in WWII's Pacific Theater and had
brought home many examples.
In later years, after marriage and birth of child, my husband began
reading comics and Sunday funnies from the same hometown paper to our daughter.
While we didn’t purchase comic books, we did purchase soft-cover books of Garfield and Calvin and Hobbes. Far Side
creations by Gary Larson, also a WSU Coug – Washington State University Alum,
were also prominent in our home.
Now many of the comic soft-cover books have survived to be passed from
our daughter to our grandchildren. Our hope is that this will give them a joy
for reading, for seeing more than one scenario or solution to a problem, and
for imagining another world.
Join with our family, August 28 for the national Read Comics in Public Day!
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