Strange British Comic Books from the 1970s
I went to St. John’s thrift store and purchased a very strange and slightly disturbing book: Diana for Girls, 1974 – apparently a 70s girl’s comic book that features lifestyle, fashion, and music advice for girls. Most of it is in comic book form, like one of the strips tells the tale of a normal girl who was ugly so her parents suggested she go on a diet. She did, and then became popular and hot. There is also some fascinating and strange music references. A lot of them have to do with weird British pop bands. My favorite page is “Pop the Question,” which features some of the following questions:
Name the Osmond Brothers
What colour are Mick Jagger’s eyes?
Is Rod Steward married?
Which American duo sang, “Man of Learning”?
I really want to turn the whole book into some sort of wallet, purse or jewelry, but I can’t bring myself to destroy it and tear apart the whole composition.
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- Diana for Girls, 1974
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i have come across a copy like yours for 1979 do these books have a site to do some research
The typewriter you have from Russia. I recognised russian Azbuka – the alphabet they are using for writing.
I am from Slovakia and I used to study Russian when I was at the primary and secondery school. During communism we had to learn this language compulsory. It is one of the Slavic languages. The two countries from former Eastern Europe Block that use Azbuka instead of Latin Alphabet is Russia and Bulgaria.
Have a great day.