Growing up with ‘Archie’ comics

As a tiny five-year old in the '80s, I first discovered and liberated an Archie comic from a teenage cousin the way oil rich countries are liberated: by force. I used superior tactics of crying, pleading, whining and bargaining. All because I saw a lot of cars in the panels. And aliens and kids doing cool stuff that I had never seen before. I had never seen a comic before. I