Yes! I read comic books… a
lot!!!!! I’ve been reading them since I
learnt how to read.
Some of these
characters seem like old best friends who were a part of my formative years.
Maybe that’s why I like magic and supernatural compared to the real mundane world;
or may be just that I have lost my marbles… Not sure though!
Anyhoo, I was cleaning my book
box the other day and I revisited this world of my childhood comic books and I
realized I still loved each character just as I did back then. Now that we have
been blessed with Google, I started to read up on the characters and realized
most of them are as old as our grandparents.
Tintin & Snowy
Herge` has created one of the
most iconic characters of the comic book world.
On Jan 10th 1929, reporter Tintin and his favorite canine partner Snowy
appeared in in the children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtieme
Siecle wherein they set off on an adventure to the Soviet Union. As of today
they are 87 years old and still evergreen amongst old and the young.
Asterix, Obelix & Dogmatix
This tremendous trio (along with
the other characters) was born on 29th October 1959 in the French weekly
magazine Pilote. In the very first issue ‘Asterix the Gaul’, the creators René
Goscinny and Albert Uderzo introduced the Gaulish village folks and their arch
nemesis – The Romans!!!
Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician is an all
American, suave crime fighting dude who uses his magic for the good of mankind
and fighting evil. Created by Lee Falk,
Mandrake went into publication on June 11, 1934 making him all of 82 this year.
Phantom, Devil & Hero
Another crime fighting costumed
Hero created by Lee Falk, The Phantom debuted as a comic strip on February 17th
1936. Unlike other fictional costumed heroes, the Phantom has no superpowers
and relies on his strength & intelligence to defeat his enemies. Like the
Mantle of the Bat, Phantom is an idea and not just one person. The current
phantom is the 21st Phantom who has dawned the skull ring and mask. He has 2
faithful friends watching his back during his crime fighting; a Wolf named
Devil and a horse named Hero. All of them turned 80 in 2016
These fictional grandpas rock
hard till date!!!!!
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