Who was your favourite comic character ?

[ctidcarl]

As a kid, the first comic I bought regularly was "Krazy" which featured a character called Cheeky.

Krazy then merged with Whizzer And Chips and I religiously bought this with my pocket money along with Roy Of The Rovers.

Can't really remember specific characters but loved these comics

As I got older, used to buy Viz a lot and Roger Mellie, The Thieving Gypsy Bastards along with a few others used to make me laugh.

Not bought Viz for years until a few months ago bought a copy, spur of the moment while I was waiting in a queue in the supermarket.

Anyway, there was a character called "Lidl Richard" and the story is of Richard who buys all sorts of useless shite from the middle aisle of Lidl's - for those of us who have been in Lidl/Aldi, we all know how random some of the stuff is in those middle aisles!!!

Not certain if Lidl Richard is a regular character in Viz, but honest to God, I was crying with laughter!!!

 

[city2]

Alf tupper loved his fish and chips before a race

 

[city2]

Some old gits on here haha me included

 

[FightLikeAGirl]

Too young for Rover or whichever comic had the Tough of the Track in it, but my late uncle was a fan, he had the annuals. Alf Tupper was one of the characters I remember, along with Chell Puddock the blacksmith, Figaro the bandit and the midget pirate captain with the useless crew.

ETA: Viz is hilarious. I especially love the tips section and the fake ads. I vaguely recall seeing a Billy the Fish cartoon on telly when I was little.

 

[Scaley]

As mentioned, Asterix - a classic writing and drawing, and an incredible English translation by a couple of people IIRC.

And because we went to France a lot as a kid, I also enjoyed the stories of Lucky Luke (cowboy), and Gaston Lagaffe (a lazy laid back inventor dude who worked for a print company).

On the home front, I enjoyed a lot of Battle Picture Weekly:
Charley's war - being the standout - illustration, story writing, historical detail
Johnny Red & The Bootneck boy - both of which remind me currently of Mariopol situation.
Darkie's mob - a very different story from WWII in Burma.
Can't remember the name , but something like The Fall Guy - about a german paratrooper - different and good.
Major Eazy - escapism
The Rat pack - escapism
I'm sure there were others, but they escape might accumulating years!

The Rat Pack was one of my favourites along with these lads….

 

[Bill Walker]

Sam Slade - Robo Hunter

Nemesis and Torquemada were great charactors

Something about that Nemesis fucker reminds me of Klopp :)

 

[Bill Walker]

My parents bought the Sunday Express in the 70's and it was in there. Lynne was ways flashing a bit of boob... no nipples of course but enough flesh to get a teenager such as me excited when pretending to be reading the football results

Edit.... a little Google search reveals my recollection of no nipples was.incorrect!
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Is that when you started being such a wanker ?

:)

xx

 

[crazyg]

Desperate Dan (He used to eat cow-heel pie, that's were he got all his strength from)

Thought it was cow pie. The crust had horns sticking out of the top, iirc.

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Thought it was cow pie. The crust had horns sticking out of the top, iirc.

It's a Lancashire delicacy is cow heel pie. Despite its name, it’s really a meat pie, that just happens to use the heel aka “fetlock” to thicken it producing a lush rich lip-sticking gravy.

Recipe: Cowheel Pie

Looking for something a little different? Try this Lancashire speciality and follow our cowheel pie recipe, taken from PRIME: The Beef Cookbook by Richard

www.countryandtownhouse.com

 

[crazyg]

It's a Lancashire delicacy is cow heel pie. Despite its name, it’s really a meat pie, that just happens to use the heel aka “fetlock” to thicken it producing a lush rich lip-sticking gravy.

Recipe: Cowheel Pie

Looking for something a little different? Try this Lancashire speciality and follow our cowheel pie recipe, taken from PRIME: The Beef Cookbook by Richard

www.countryandtownhouse.com

I had cow heel stew many times as a lad. My dad did his National Service in the Catering Corps, and taught my mum how to cook!