ThinkWORKS 91 Adventures in Comics 3: Comic Quest- The Untold Adventures of UK Collectors in the 70s
Episode 91 · Dec 22, 2025, 06:43 AM
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Before comic shops. Before collectors. Before anyone thought this stuff mattered.
In this episode of ThinkWORKS we go to issue 3 of our Adventures in Comics mini-series, and head back to 1970s Britain — to newsagents, spinner racks, and the thrill of the hunt.
From The Mighty World of Marvel to DC’s The Shadow, we explore how UK kids discovered comics by chance, not design.
It’s a story of pocket money, persistence, and the moment comics stopped being disposable… and started becoming part of who we are.
Join in the discussion at https://www.darreninform.com/forum/2-thinkworks-voiceworks/discussion/4e4d86c5-dd0d-41fd-856c-d5a4a09a6d3a
Before comic shops. Before collectors. Before anyone thought this stuff mattered.
In this episode of ThinkWORKS we go to issue 3 of our Adventures in Comics mini-series, and head back to 1970s Britain — to newsagents, spinner racks, and the thrill of the hunt.
From The Mighty World of Marvel to DC’s The Shadow, we explore how UK kids discovered comics by chance, not design.
It’s a story of pocket money, persistence, and the moment comics stopped being disposable… and started becoming part of who we are.
Join in the discussion at https://www.darreninform.com/forum/2-thinkworks-voiceworks/discussion/4e4d86c5-dd0d-41fd-856c-d5a4a09a6d3a
In this episode of ThinkWORKS we go to issue 3 of our Adventures in Comics mini-series, and head back to 1970s Britain — to newsagents, spinner racks, and the thrill of the hunt.
From The Mighty World of Marvel to DC’s The Shadow, we explore how UK kids discovered comics by chance, not design.
It’s a story of pocket money, persistence, and the moment comics stopped being disposable… and started becoming part of who we are.
Join in the discussion at https://www.darreninform.com/forum/2-thinkworks-voiceworks/discussion/4e4d86c5-dd0d-41fd-856c-d5a4a09a6d3a