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In reply to the discussion: These were the comic books my father made me throw out in 1969 [View all]Atticus
(15,124 posts)28. A kid I played ball with had an uncle who actually subscribed him to "Superman" comics
as soon as he was born in 1948. I think he received either 10 or 11 new comics each year. Roy saved every one of them and stored each year in it's own shirt box under his bed for 18 years.
When he got home from Navy boot camp, he found that his mother had cleaned his room and thrown away "all that junk under your bed".
She could not understand why he cried.
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My husband's mother did the same with his comic book & baseball card collection.
CrispyQ
Nov 2022
#8
I had Number Ones and complete original runs of Fantastic Four, X-Men, Daredevil, Avengers,
Midnight Writer
Nov 2022
#10
There were congressional hearings about the dangers of horror comic books.The damage done
3Hotdogs
Nov 2022
#12
Mom could have retired in luxury if she had not tossed dads awesome baseball card collection.
Ziggysmom
Nov 2022
#13