Originally Posted by
Andrew Curnow
What a great idea for a thread, Mac!
Just 'catching-up', I was obviously too young to have collected Eagle first time around (although my Dad used to get it) but I did start getting it when it was relaunched in about 1982. At some point they did a 'miniaturised' reprint of that first issue from 1950, so I have fond memories of that cover. My brother used to have (I don't think he still has) a huge book all about Frank Hampson, which was not just a fascinating tale but also included some stunning artwork of his. Extraordinary talent.
And Krazy! My goodness, I'd almost begun to think I'd imagined it, I used to occasionally pick it up from WH Smiths in Carlisle. Not as early as 1976, but I certainly remember Birdman & Chicken.
And 2000AD - again, a little bit before my time that one, I started with Prog 117?118? with Roger 'Moonraker' Moore on the cover, but those early days (up to the late 80s maybe) were just extraordinarily good (as of course we all agreed on another thread I believe!).