Thursday, February 25, 2010

Comics Anyone ?

In the 1970s I grew up reading comics . Among them were 'June and School Friend ' and' Judy '. Popular comics for us . The contents were harmless too ; a great source of entertainment for the children . Parents need not have to screen each piece before buying though I bet they do twitched a bit as hard earned money was spent buying comics each week .




I don't remember buying but these comics had always been there in the house . My source ? My elder sisters . By the time I was able to read they had move on to read other stuff . But of course these were still theirs !

These comics were kept in their cupboards ...never strewn around , possessively guarded ! So you have to borrow from them . Rules to be followed too and that is ' Handle with care ! ' . This so called slogan was always written on top of each comic ; in bold handwriting . We younger brothers and sisters just had to adhere to such rulings .




Beautifully illustrated and it was in black and white . Such great artists whoever drew these . And the story was written with simple and short sentences . Easy for me to understand and built up my imagination too . In a way I learned how to read from comics ...thus began my passion for reading. Of course there were certain words that I don't understand ...but its alright because I could always read and re- read the comics over and over again .

Oh ya ...as I grew up , I came across friends with such names as ' June ' and " Judy . ' Sweet names , ain't it ? ....