tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post4572702484394875205..comments2024-03-16T08:31:08.514-07:00Comments on Welcome Words: See you in the funny pagesMartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-91104986393319171932015-10-20T14:54:27.509-07:002015-10-20T14:54:27.509-07:00Gosh, am I that much older than everybody! I loved...Gosh, am I that much older than everybody! I loved the comics too; Dagwood and Blondie, Nancy, Little Henry, Little Iodine, Snuffy Smith, Popeye, and Dick Tracy. There was another one I liked but can't remember the name, but the girl in the comic always wore boots and gloves. I enjoyed this post...as usual!Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-6496328086605639082015-10-16T05:53:18.785-07:002015-10-16T05:53:18.785-07:00I now read my comics online and follow eight of th...I now read my comics online and follow eight of them faithfully. I pull them up in a separate window, read them and close the window. The next day, I get the latest ones without having to work at them. I love comics! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-48094704217972197322015-10-16T04:12:04.305-07:002015-10-16T04:12:04.305-07:00Yes, graphic novels. I've never gotten into th...Yes, graphic novels. I've never gotten into them. I guess I prefer my novels as novels, and my comics as comics and never the twain shall meet. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-27738471253031409932015-10-16T04:09:58.730-07:002015-10-16T04:09:58.730-07:00Exactly my complaint, River. Exactly my complaint, River. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-86389214944893262542015-10-16T00:47:13.619-07:002015-10-16T00:47:13.619-07:00I used to look forward to the weekend papers which...I used to look forward to the weekend papers which had two full pages of comics. Now only the Sunday paper has two full pages, but far less comics as the panels are printed so large. I think there's only seven now, where there used to be about a dozen. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-62253024536067905762015-10-15T17:54:25.816-07:002015-10-15T17:54:25.816-07:00Now there are many cartoon novels(I'm not sure...Now there are many cartoon novels(I'm not sure that's the right term) and kids are eating them up (well not really) . Kids are reading them. My parents also read the "funnies" to us.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-75262463058746058722015-10-15T16:16:18.381-07:002015-10-15T16:16:18.381-07:00Why, thank you, madam. Why, thank you, madam. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-6959865307931711592015-10-15T16:15:59.494-07:002015-10-15T16:15:59.494-07:00I wasn't familiar with Ronald Searle, but afte...I wasn't familiar with Ronald Searle, but after checking with Professor Google, he looks like someone I would enjoy. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-38965329063395710722015-10-15T16:14:33.632-07:002015-10-15T16:14:33.632-07:00Our local paper is still limping along; one of the...Our local paper is still limping along; one of the main reasons I would continue to take it is for the comic section. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-15432011097082451752015-10-15T16:13:03.925-07:002015-10-15T16:13:03.925-07:00One of my favorite parts of the New Yorker. One of my favorite parts of the New Yorker. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-67454401575837055652015-10-15T16:12:13.316-07:002015-10-15T16:12:13.316-07:00Yes. I think Calvin and Hobbes is my all-time, no ...Yes. I think Calvin and Hobbes is my all-time, no holds barred, humdinger favorite.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-14224293894628446402015-10-15T15:15:27.605-07:002015-10-15T15:15:27.605-07:00Think she ran off with the guy wearing the eye pat...Think she ran off with the guy wearing the eye patch.<br />That really brought back memories. I use to love the comics in the paper and in book form. I don't even recognize what are called comics today and sadly I haven't bought a newspaper in ages. Guess I am part of the problem. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-31770326144704306132015-10-15T12:19:15.429-07:002015-10-15T12:19:15.429-07:00I've nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Awa...I've nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! (And not just because you were my teacher. I really do think your blog is great.)<br /><br />https://cmblackwood.wordpress.com/2015/10/15/one-lovely-blog-award/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-29608509426939104552015-10-15T11:55:44.290-07:002015-10-15T11:55:44.290-07:00Definitely Calvin and Hobbes here. I have, and re...Definitely Calvin and Hobbes here. I have, and read the collection.<br />And Charles Addams. And Ronald Searle.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-43543355944493987562015-10-15T11:41:33.072-07:002015-10-15T11:41:33.072-07:00Calvin and Hobbes! Me too.Calvin and Hobbes! Me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-67482439272639477052015-10-15T09:45:28.657-07:002015-10-15T09:45:28.657-07:00Yea for the comic section. My parents started with...Yea for the comic section. My parents started with the news, the kids with the comic section. I can remember the Sunday cartoon secton in black and white at my great grandparent's house. At four or five I read Katzenjammer Kids and deciphered Rube Goldberg.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-52644826747091745232015-10-15T07:56:10.673-07:002015-10-15T07:56:10.673-07:00I was a faithful reader of comic books until I hit...I was a faithful reader of comic books until I hit high school I guess or maybe before. my mother caught me with a romance comic book once and she hit the ceiling. I was not allowed to read that trash. I also loved the comic pages in the paper though that came to an abrupt end when we finally quit taking the paper about 10 years ago.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-20959774139248227122015-10-15T07:41:22.572-07:002015-10-15T07:41:22.572-07:00When I was a kid, my siblings and I used to fight ...When I was a kid, my siblings and I used to fight over the Sunday comics. One of our favorite family games is still the New Yorker cartoon game -- the one where you get cartoons without captions and everyone has to write a caption.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625448298814816737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-72908009148465557022015-10-15T07:29:27.227-07:002015-10-15T07:29:27.227-07:00B.C for me and if Calvin and Hobbes would come bac...B.C for me and if Calvin and Hobbes would come back I'd be in heaven,Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-19897854005484219862015-10-15T07:16:24.391-07:002015-10-15T07:16:24.391-07:00Great idea, Tabor. I've been popping them into...Great idea, Tabor. I've been popping them into Christmas stockings over the past few years. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970111941968077431.post-52552882734744468202015-10-15T06:58:44.273-07:002015-10-15T06:58:44.273-07:00Now I am thinking I ought to buy a batch of comics...Now I am thinking I ought to buy a batch of comics for a box in the basement for the grands.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com