tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post2787269386053415059..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: THE AMERICANS ARE COMING! (TOO LATE, THEY'RE HERE!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-36846952758971757462013-11-25T12:55:10.245+00:002013-11-25T12:55:10.245+00:00I don't think I've ever tasted a Hershey B...I don't think I've ever tasted a Hershey Bar, Ken. Heard of them 'though.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-977521736447853772013-11-25T09:00:31.182+00:002013-11-25T09:00:31.182+00:00I remember reading about American comics being on ...I remember reading about American comics being on sale in Woolies in Liverpool during WW2 with some even having slight water damage. Amazing to think that these comics had survived the U-boats and all the other hazards to land in some kid'a lap. I expect the GIs here may well have passed on a few here indirectly if stationed here pre D-Day. Imagine getting a Superman comic and a Hershey Bar as a child during those dark days!<br /><br />Ken.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112805028434145175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-72224313044193888472012-09-25T14:38:40.354+01:002012-09-25T14:38:40.354+01:00In the '60s, DC and Marvel comics also sometim...In the '60s, DC and Marvel comics also sometimes had U.K. prices on them - 10d and 1/-. What they did was remove the plates after the U.S. print run, change the price to British currency, and then print a fresh batch for U.K. distribution. In the case of Marvel, they removed the date from the small cover box which also contained the issue number, and added 'Distributed by Thorpe & Porter' to the indicia. However, issues also made their way over here simply rubber-stamped with the U.K. price on the cover.<br /><br />As for the '80s, with the advent of comic speciality shops and an established U.K. readership, it made sense to include the price on the cover. Previously, U.S. comics were mainly used as ballast on ships - in the late '70s and early/mid-'80s, they were now a genuine American export in their own right.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-18063141110300230142012-09-25T14:16:18.547+01:002012-09-25T14:16:18.547+01:00I only simply recall in the 80's noticing both...I only simply recall in the 80's noticing both Marvel and DC putting UK prices on their books and not being sure why they did that (I guess it made sense when they were pricing them to Canada as usual).Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-45415536493347807732012-09-25T00:33:02.430+01:002012-09-25T00:33:02.430+01:00And thank goodness they did, Chris. They brightene...And thank goodness they did, Chris. They brightened up many a childhood.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-87050132974420478772012-09-24T23:07:30.965+01:002012-09-24T23:07:30.965+01:00Pretty interesting to read it right now. At least...Pretty interesting to read it right now. At least they found their way to the UK at all.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-32563940484993714652012-09-24T22:35:17.461+01:002012-09-24T22:35:17.461+01:00And long live Moonmando. (And me.)And long live Moonmando. (And me.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-53157555720866031872012-09-24T22:18:14.747+01:002012-09-24T22:18:14.747+01:00Good to see you back Kid!
I really cannot imagine ...Good to see you back Kid!<br />I really cannot imagine a life growing up without that unique and endlessley fascinating genre of literature, which is of course the "comic".Simple as its name suggests yet totally sublime in its scope and ability to inspire,exhilarate and transcend the mundane,taking kids such as myself then, with poor education and limited aspirations on a journey way beyond that which other forms of media could only begin to grasp at.<br />Yes,long live the Comic!moonmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426512355313104656noreply@blogger.com