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I remember it was raining. I also remember buying this comic in a local R.S. McCOLL's before wandering into another shop, W.&R. HOLMES. "Better get back to school" I eventually thought, having taken an extended lunch break and missed a couple of lessons. I remember taking my seat in English class and then furtively browsing through KORAK #1, secure in the knowledge that I was out of the teacher's immediate sight just so long as she stayed seated at her desk. I remained alert though, ready to put the mag back into my schoolbag at the first sign of 'teach' standing up and going for a wander 'round the classroom.
And, contents aside, that's all I remember about this comic from the early '70s - shops, school and schoolbag (which I still have), and the fact that it was raining when I purchased it and as I made my way back to school. Hardly a riveting reminiscence by any means, but I find myself smiling at the memory of a vanished period of my youth whenever I gaze upon the cover and internal pages of one of my favourite comics of the past. (Especially as the original school buildings were demolished in 2007/8 after a new one had been built nearby.)
"Good for you," you say, "but what's in this for us?" Ah, for you, the pulsating pleasure of perusing some pleasant pictures, and maybe even recalling your own memories associated with this terrific treasure from yesteryear. Perhaps it was raining then, too, or did the sun beat down relentlessly upon you? Can you remember? Then share it with the rest of us in the comments section. It's what it was invented for.
