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At 1/- it was an expensive comic in the 1950s - a large format with quality paper and colours. My pocket money only stretched to the Beano or Dandy at 1d or 2d. I used to be given my "rich" cousin's hand-me-down Eagle comics - and eventually his Eagle annuals
We used to listen to the Dan Dare series on Radio Luxembourg - fading in and out in the early evening. Sent of my Postal Order to join the club and received my plastic two-colour badge (red & yellow?).
Dan Dare cherryade at 6d was a luxury from the off-licence. Almost as rare a treat as the bottle of Lucozade when you were really ill.
There was also the upmarket plastic version of two cans on a tight string "communicator". The handle contained a whistle to signal you wanted to talk. In the charity shop recently I was tempted by the "space gun" that launched whirling rotors - although not branded as Dan Dare in this incarnation.I remember mine expired in a field with a sharp noise when the spring broke the internal plastic.
By the time my teenage pocket money reached the astronomical heights of 1/- a week then the Eagle was in decline. I bought the newly launched Valiant? Victor? - with written stories rather than cartoon strips.
No - I'm not going to look on eBay for what might have survived in someone's loft.
Hi Kris
You got Eagle annual hand-me-downs. Wow! I got Daily Express Rupert annuals. It was Dandy or Beano for me as well, until I was about 10 or 11, when I started reading the Junior Express. I remember following Wulf The Briton for a while. I was hooked on that. Lots of library visits for Just William books, Famous Five and Biggles. They're still going strong with today's kids.
My aunt used to give me a new Rupert annual at Christmas. I bought one from the charity shop recently just to remind myself of the style and content - The Young Oz magazine version excepted.
For some reason Just William wasn't consciously on my reading list. The Famous Five and Biggles definitely were - and the Bobbsey Twins - plus my sister's Highland Twins. Three books a day from the local library in the school holidays. Deaf to the world with my nose in a book - better than lugging 10lb of potatoes from the corner shop.
Our household had The Daily Mirror with "Garth" and "The Perishers". My grandfather had the News Chronicle and Daily Herald. I would read anything that was in front of me - even the back of the proverbial cereal packet with its bicarbonate powered "Nautilus".
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Apparently East Anglian museums have decided to start capturing people's memories of the 70s - choppers and space-hoppers no doubt.
Hi, Kris
I think your comment must have vanished into my spam box. I only just found it in pending comments on Blogger while posting another comment.
My father was a lifelong supporter of The Daily Express and The Evening Standard, bought to read while commuting to and from work. I didn't follow Rupert in the Express, because it was black and white and I wanted colour. The annuals were very attractive in colour.
My only memories of The Evening Standard was when I was in my late 20's and I started following its chess puzzles: Whita to mate in 3 moves, that sort of thing. It improved my chess no end.
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