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Sometime back in the early or mid-'90s, I acquired a less-than-perfect issue of Jag #1, which I've never read to this day. I found it at the bottom of the wardrobe in my back room the other night (at the same time as my Penny Comics Of The Thirties), which came as a surprise as I thought it was on the top shelf of a cupboard in my front room. I've absolutely no recollection of having moved it, which demonstrates just how bad my memory is these days.
Anyway, Jag was a tabloid-sized (until its last few issues) weekly, launched in 1968 and which lasted for 48 issues into '69 before being merged with Tiger. It also had four Annuals for 1970-'73. My issue has creases and tears, and a couple of scribbled-on panels which I don't have the energy to completely tidy up, so I've restricted myself to minor digital 'repairs'. I don't recall ever seeing this comic back in the day, though it's possible I did and have just forgotten.
Any of you older Crivs ever buy this periodical? If so, what did you think of it? Share your reminiscences with the rest of us, why don'tcha?! We're all ears. (Oh, and hands up if you'd like to see the free gift that came with this comic in a future post.)
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15 comments:
My best pal at the time (Alan) bought this comic pretty regularly and would let me read it now and then. I remember a strip called "Football Family Robinsons" that moved to Tiger that I enjoyed. But I only picked up a couple of issues on my own preferring other comics at the time. Some nice art here The Indestructable Man looks a bit like Jesus Blasco's art .
The Indestructible Man seems similar to Kid Pharaoh, but without the wrestling angle, McS. And you're right - it is Blasco's art. And whatever happened to Alan?
I saw the complete set of Jag at a comic fair a few years back. I was tempted but sadly passed. Have you ever regretted not buying something, Kid? Or gone back for something and it was no longer there?
I probably have, M, but comics-wise, I can't think of anything right now. However, back in 1991 I was through in Edinburgh to buy a boxed Corgi Batmobile from the '60s and saw a red 'Star' Yacht, the same as one I'd had as a kid. It was only a tenner but I didn't buy it, though later I regretted not doing so. That regret followed me for years until I bought three of them (at different times) around six years ago. Cost me a fair bit more than a tenner.
I lost contact with Alan years ago Kid we were good pals from arounfld 7 to 11 years old but we both moved house and towns a few times etc. and met new folk etc. I have lost contact with just about everyone I went to school with, but still keep in touch with a few work pals from 40 years ago
Funny where life takes us, isn't it, McS? I often find myself wondering what happened to people I knew years ago as a kid or teen, and whether they're still alive or not. Perhaps it's best not to know if they're dead as that means they're still alive as far as we know. It's like that old (former) pal I had who died nearly 11 years before I learned of his demise. Until then, as far as I knew, he was yet living and spinning his fantasies to anyone who'd listen. I almost wish I'd never found out he'd expired, even though I hadn't spoken with him since 1981.
Never heard of Jag and I'm too young to remember it thankfully as it"s the kind of boy's comic that I detest. I preferred comics that could be enjoyed by boys AND girls like The Beano or Marvel comics.
Happy Easter, Kid and to all Crivens readers. Have you got an Easter egg? I haven't but I've bought a box of five Creme Eggs - 2 traditional, 2 caramel and a white chocolate one.
Visiting the loo, decided to check for comments, CJ, just in case you'd left one. I wouldn't say that all Marvel comics can be enjoyed by boys AND girls, as superheroes aren't usually what most girls are into (though there'll be a few). However, I think it's only fair that boys had comics aimed at them, in the same way that girls had theirs. (Bunty, Judy, Jackie, Misty, Jinty, Princess Tina, Tammy, Girl, Diana, Tracy, Melanie, Penelope, June, Mandy, etc.)
Oh, and Happy Easter to you, too. I've scoffed a few eggs in the last week or so, still got one left to demolish.)
Kid, you mentioned Misty in your list and I know that comic well because my sister read it for a while (along with Judy and Mandy). All the stories in Misty had supernatural themes which I think a lot of boys would have enjoyed but the comic was off limits because it was aimed at girls even thought the stories weren't "girly" in any way as I recall. By the way, I remember numerous letters from girls getting printed in POTA.
Numerous letters, CJ? Roughly how many ? And POTA wasn't really a superhero comic. Also, I know for a fact that editors of some UK comics sometimes 'manufactured' letters, so it's not entirely impossible that some were credited to females to give the impression of a larger female readership than was actually the case. As for Misty, I believe some of the stories were quite good, but they'd have resonated more with boys had the protagonists been male.
I was in WH Smith's about 15 years ago when I overheard a girl and boy (both aged 16 or so) discussing the Panini CE Marvel comics (whatever happened to them?) and it became obvious that it was the girl who was the comics fan not the boy. I also remember Muriel Grey discussing her love of Marvel comics on Radio 4 but I'll agree that superhero comics are probably more of a boy's interest even though I insist they are were never meant exclusively for boys which is the point I'm trying to make. A girl was free to read a Marvel comic but no boy would be seen dead reading Mandy.
A couple of songs do not a concert make, CJ. Incidentally, Muriel Gray was born in my home town and was once reputed to be taking over the writing of Doctor Strange, but I don't think it ever happened. Maybe the Ancient One in the movie looked like her as some sort of compensation. I'd say, originally superhero comics WERE meant almost exclusively for boys (even subconsciously), but publishers certainly weren't going to turn up their noses at female readers who wanted to buy them as well. Over time, writers were trying to produce stuff that girls might also like.
And YOU read Mandy, did you not?
And Judy too, Kid - but nobody SAW me reading them!
Betcha your sister did. And laughed about it later with her pals.
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