I was a bigtime comic reader, cos we didn't have a TV till I was 18 years old, and I have remained a lifelong comics fan. I had very little interest in the superheroes, but loved the old Dell and Gold Key adventure comics, the Disney stuff like Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge (which had superb art and stories by Carl Barks), and I later was a fan of Howard the Duck, Groo the Wanderer, and Elfquest.

I also read most of the Classics Illustrated ones. The comics I have are not in mint condition by any means, cos they've been handled quite a bit. I always bought them to read, not to collect.

Some of the old adventure titles I recall were: Tarzan, Turok (Son of Stone), Magnus - Robot Fighter, Jungle Jim, Ben Bowie and his Mountain Men, John Carter of Mars.

Then there were the comics issued to go with various adventure movies, like Moby Dick or Davy Crockett. Had lots of those. There were plenty of western comics too, but I don't recall the titles.

I also liked Mr. Magoo...VERY funny stories with great art. I don't think there were more than maybe 10 issues of it, and I wish I could find them now. It totally outstripped the cartoon...as did the rest of them, in fact. Nothing beats the printed medium for subtlety and humour, when it's well done.

- LH