Remember those old comics I got for crafting? I took several issues
up to my nephew Joel, who is in the second grade. A Wolverine, an issue of
Marvel Universe, the issue where Clark tells Lois he is Superman --
very appropriate issues for an 8-year-old boy (all approved by the Comics Code!). And it was wonderful.
He loved those comics. I can see how Mark must have been when he was
8 and poring over an issue of Justice League or Superman. It really
is too bad that comics are too expensive for most kids today. So,
maybe the option is to give them the old comics, that you can buy for
a quarter. They don't have to keep those pristine in bags and boards.
They can just enjoy them.