Hot and in the past

Hot, hot, hot!

People through up comparisons, like I lived through 1976 and while that was hot, the felt temperature today is more than what that was then as much as I recall getting burnt legs getting in car after a train trip to Manchester in my so 70's short short trousers that to be honest I was glad of rather than the Jeans of teens back then.

Mum got a right telling off at the start of the 60's for walking to the ambulance to go to maternity but given then we were a bit out of town and to use a modern expression - off grid - what else could you do?

I was on the way as it were when this classic annual came out as annuals are always published the year before as after all you had them for Christmas.

A lot of the mainstays of the classic 60's, 70's and early 80's Dandy were in here such as Winker Watson the best wrangler ever, Korky the Kat, Desperate Dan and Keyhole Kate living very much in the world those of us around during the 60's and 70's recall when adult authority figures roamed and any trangressions dealt with.

Crosswords and quizes complete the collection of comic strips drawn specially for this annual.

Note how the comic strips begin on the covers echoing the comics we bought whereas later on the covers were eye catching themed pieces of art.

It's great to see what the characters were up to and be transported back in that world.