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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" 08:43 - Jun 13 with 6710 viewsnumptydumpty

As a young boy used to buy all of these. When I became a "man", still waiting tbf, purchased "Viz" and the "Today" newspaper. Don't buy magazines or newspapers anymore. Internet and round clock television changed all that. Sometimes less information was more for me.


Anyone still buy magazines or newspapers or know anyone that buys comics ???






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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:03 - Jun 13 with 2011 viewsMick_S

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:01 - Jun 13 by MrSheen

Eat lead, Nips!


That is so wrong. Spat my cider out! 😂

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:22 - Jun 13 with 1965 viewsRanger_1969

Was it Scorcher & Score that had Jimmy and Jack Chelsey - Jimmy played for - I think it was Castleburn City and Jack for Castleburn United? There were other fictitious teams in their stories - anyone remember?
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 20:13 - Jun 13 with 1903 viewsMick_S


Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 20:26 - Jun 13 with 1881 viewsnumptydumpty

Ahh remember Buster.

Remember I used to buy Whizzer and Chips, although have no memory of what was in it.

Anyone with kids / grandkids what's the replacement for these type things over last 20 years.

I hope not everything is on a games station or I pad.....

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 21:04 - Jun 13 with 1845 viewsKiwi76

Had kind uncle who used to post my Shoots to NZ as otherwise would get league ladders issue halfway through season & FA Cup issue at Xmas.
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 22:50 - Jun 13 with 1785 viewsqpr1976

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 14:15 - Jun 13 by R_from_afar

I loved Tiger & Scorcher.!

Pedant alert: It was *Martin's* marvellous mini

There was also "Nipper," about an urchin who turned out to be an amazing footballer, and "Football Family Robinson," in which all the players as well as the coaching staff were members of the same family. The manager was a formidable matriarch called Ma; she was a bit like Ena Sharples, except she could organise a defence. There was also "Rod and line,' about a young lad who was trying to become a top class angler.

"Roy of the Rovers" featured a story - "Millionaire Villa" - in which a rich bloke bought a struggling football club, with a condition of the purchase being that the purchaser would actually play in the team. I used to worry that the story would give Flavio ideas .

Great days, simpler times.


Great shout ‘Nipper’ Lawrence was it ?

I stand corrected on Mike/Martin, thanks.

Don’t recall the others you mention. Maybe the family Robinson ?
I get confused with some of the RotR characters, like the GK Stewart ? Was there a little rotund fella ?
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 23:04 - Jun 13 with 1775 viewsfraserc

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 20:26 - Jun 13 by numptydumpty

Ahh remember Buster.

Remember I used to buy Whizzer and Chips, although have no memory of what was in it.

Anyone with kids / grandkids what's the replacement for these type things over last 20 years.

I hope not everything is on a games station or I pad.....


I was about to say Ivor Lott and Tony Broke, but apparently they were in Buster. In which case, I remember Sids Snake (oo-err), Mustapha Million and the Bumpkin Billionaires.

Also a massive fan of Scream, which was a horror comic that came out in the 80s, but still have fond memories of Charley's War, which I think was in Action
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 23:29 - Jun 13 with 1760 viewsBrianMcCarthy

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 20:26 - Jun 13 by numptydumpty

Ahh remember Buster.

Remember I used to buy Whizzer and Chips, although have no memory of what was in it.

Anyone with kids / grandkids what's the replacement for these type things over last 20 years.

I hope not everything is on a games station or I pad.....


Whizzer and Chips!

Were you a Whizz-kid or a Chipp-Ite?

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(No subject) (n/t) on 10:40 - Jun 14 with 1637 viewsMick_S

Walter the softy.
[Post edited 14 Jun 10:40]

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 11:49 - Jun 14 with 1609 viewsBluce_Ree

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 23:04 - Jun 13 by fraserc

I was about to say Ivor Lott and Tony Broke, but apparently they were in Buster. In which case, I remember Sids Snake (oo-err), Mustapha Million and the Bumpkin Billionaires.

Also a massive fan of Scream, which was a horror comic that came out in the 80s, but still have fond memories of Charley's War, which I think was in Action


Scream was the BEST.

Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 12:07 - Jun 14 with 1585 viewsjohncharles

Anyone remember Limp Along Leslie in the Wizard ? Possibly best forgotten 😳

Strong and stable my arse.

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 12:14 - Jun 14 with 1581 viewsizlingtonhoop

Numskulls intrigued me so much...
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 15:39 - Jun 14 with 1490 viewsMrSheen

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 23:29 - Jun 13 by BrianMcCarthy

Whizzer and Chips!

Were you a Whizz-kid or a Chipp-Ite?


I’ve got a brother a year older so we always had to take opposite sides. He was Whizzer, I was Chips. He was Jack of United, I was Jimmy of City. And he didn’t even like football.
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 15:58 - Jun 14 with 1460 viewsSpringle

I think Charlie’s War was in warlord. I loved Action and, at the time couldn’t work out why it suddenly disappeared. But then 2000AD came alone and that was it!
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 10:20 - Jul 24 with 980 viewsCamberleyR

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:22 - Jun 13 by Ranger_1969

Was it Scorcher & Score that had Jimmy and Jack Chelsey - Jimmy played for - I think it was Castleburn City and Jack for Castleburn United? There were other fictitious teams in their stories - anyone remember?


Bobby of the Blues in Scorcher who played for Everpool City

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 10:31 - Jul 24 with 931 viewsCroydonCaptJack

Used to get the Beano and Topper when I was a lad.

Then a girl I fancied started doing the paper round where we lived and I had to stop in case she found out. Was a sad day that. Just turned 19 at the time

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 11:14 - Jul 24 with 857 viewshantssi

Tuff of the Track, trained by eating fish and chips!
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 11:16 - Jul 24 with 843 viewsGaryBannister86

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 10:31 - Jul 24 by CroydonCaptJack

Used to get the Beano and Topper when I was a lad.

Then a girl I fancied started doing the paper round where we lived and I had to stop in case she found out. Was a sad day that. Just turned 19 at the time


Love this.

I am guessing that was not the first and only time time in your life that you cut off an avenue of pleasure for a lady. It's all about the sacrifice!
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(No subject) on 22:16 - Jul 24 with 649 viewsscot1963

Bunty - unless you had a sister you probably never came across it - and I can't remember anything about it except the cut out wardrobe on the back



I remember the comics my brothers had more as I used to nick those to read so it was Whizzer & Chips, The Beano etc but after that they got into the superhero comics so Spiderman and Thor etc and those were the ones I read the most - I remember being traumatised when Gwen Stacy was killed off.
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:27 - Jul 25 with 505 viewsDorse

Action and 2000AD.

Hook Jaw, Dredger, Dredd, Strontium Dog etc. Hook it to my veins...

Edit: bought the latest Viz today.
[Post edited 25 Jul 19:28]

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 20:12 - Jul 25 with 464 viewsMick_S

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:27 - Jul 25 by Dorse

Action and 2000AD.

Hook Jaw, Dredger, Dredd, Strontium Dog etc. Hook it to my veins...

Edit: bought the latest Viz today.
[Post edited 25 Jul 19:28]


Has it gone pc or are people still farting and shagging in alleys? Me mate wants to know.

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 21:12 - Jul 25 with 413 viewsDorse

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 20:12 - Jul 25 by Mick_S

Has it gone pc or are people still farting and shagging in alleys? Me mate wants to know.


Unending barrage of nob gags with occasional faecal explosions.

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 21:44 - Jul 25 with 387 viewsBacon

Was a fan of Striker, warbury warriors and nick jarvis...... guess that was a cheap copy of Roy???
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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 21:57 - Jul 25 with 368 viewsMick_S

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 21:12 - Jul 25 by Dorse

Unending barrage of nob gags with occasional faecal explosions.


Are The Fat Slags still at it?

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 22:28 - Jul 25 with 347 viewshubble

"Shoot" "Beano" "Roy of the Rovers" on 19:27 - Jul 25 by Dorse

Action and 2000AD.

Hook Jaw, Dredger, Dredd, Strontium Dog etc. Hook it to my veins...

Edit: bought the latest Viz today.
[Post edited 25 Jul 19:28]


Loved 2000AD, but it didn't come out till I was in my late teens. You forgot to mention Slaine, Dorse. Absolutely loved Slaine!

When I was a kid it was all the ones people have already mentioned, plus my gran used to send me TV Century 21 every week, which I thought was brilliant - published in the style of a newspaper of the future, with the front page usually dedicated to fictional news stories set in the worlds of Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and other stories.

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