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Comic Books for School Age Children

This is quite different to the post that I put up on here, but here goes. This post will come in handy for parents that are stuck in isolation with kids and are looking for reading material that kids will enjoy. Back in 2019 I was asked by a friend of mine who is a primary school teacher to come up with comic books that are suitable for school age children. So, here is the list that I gave:

Key:

# = The issue number

e.g. 14: 2011 = the volume and year

(This all helps so that you can find it online easier – also check to see if your local comic book shop in particular if they have brought their shop to online purchases due to lockdown.

* - might pay to check if this is alright.

** - its ok, but it still might pay to check that it is appropriate.

***** - highly recommended.

Trade: a set of issues that have been compiled into one book – most of them do have trades – unless there is a request for all of the trades, just get the first trade.

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Suitable for juniors (Ages 5-6) – Some of these are not comics, but introduce comic book characters

  • DC superhero Girls’: Final Crisis by Shea Fontana (there should be trades available)

  • DC Superhero Girls’: weird science (2019) (there should be trades available)

  • 5-minute marvel stories (there’s are small books)**

  • I’m ready to read with Spider-Man (these are small books)

  • Bedtime for Batman (DC Superheroes) (These are small books)

  • My first book of girl power (this again is a book)

  • The adventures of Little Archie, may be slightly difficult but they can try (Archie comics highly recommend) (there should be trades available)

  • Little Archie Power Pets (Again, may be a little hard but they will have the pictures) (there should be trades available)

  • DC’s Tiny Titans comic (there should be trades available)

  • Teen Titans Go comic (there should be trades available)

  • Garfield

Suitable for Juniors (Ages 7-8) – these books are mainly beginner comics

  • Archie and Friends (2011) #154 (there should be trades available)

  • Archie on going series (2005 or older), just note don’t go further back than 1990, this being that the values of society is reflected in this comic issues and if you went to the 1960-1950 issues you may find that they are rather sexist or racist in context. (there should be trades available)*

  • Archie digest comics (1990- ) these are amazing and introduce comics like Lil’ Jinx, Cheryl Blossom, Jughead, Betty, Veronica, Sabrina and hotdog. (they are available digitally or in hard copy, you can get mystery boxes off the archie comics online)

  • The World of Archie – double digest Ft. Tiny Titans (there should be trades available)

  • Looney Toons (1994- current) (there should be trades available)

  • Power pack (2005) (there should be trades available)

  • Sabrina (1999) #1-38 – just search “Sabrina 1999” on book depository (there should be trades available)

  • Josie and the Pussycats (older archie comics, (there should be trades available)*

  • Marvel Adventures: Avengers (2006-2009) #1-#29 (there should be trades available)

Suitable for Juniors (Ages 9-10)

  • The Batman Adventures (1992-1995) (there should be trades available)

  • The Batman strikes (there should be trades available)

  • Batman Gotham adventures (there should be trades available)

  • Billy Batson and the magic of shazam (there should be trades available)

  • Justice League Unlimited (there should be trades available)

  • Scooby Doo – (1997-2010) comic with DC universe (there should be trades available)

  • Superman family adventures comic (there should be trades available)

  • Spidey (junior spider-man series) (there should be trades available)

  • Thor: the mighty avenger (there should be trades available)

  • Marvel Rising (2019) (there should be trades available)

  • Please Check this one I haven’t read it all but it looks promising: Superman, from Kryptyon to Metropolis. It’s like a book mixed in which comic panels which I thing would be really good (available on book depository)**

  • Mera: Tidebreaker – novel/comic it is really good and easy to follow through! (available on book depository)

Suitable for Seniors (Ages 11-13)

  • Young Justice (2011-2013) (there should be trades available)

  • Betty and Veronica senior year (2018-2019) (there should be trades available)*

  • Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in 8th Grade (2008) (there should be trades available)

  • The All New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (there should be trades available)

  • Teen Titans: Year One (2008) (there should be trades available)

  • Amazing Spider-Man (there should be trades available)

  • Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2016) – a must get! (there should be trades available)

  • Magnificent Ms Marvel (2019- current) (there should be trades available)

  • Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (there should be trades available)

  • Marvel adventures: Avengers (there should be trades available)

  • Moon girl and devil dinosaur (there should be trades available)*

  • Captain Marvel 1: 2014 Higher, Further, faster, more! (there should be trades available)

  • Ms Marvel (2016) G. Willow Wilson (there should be trades available)

  • Hawkeye: Kate Bishop 1: 2017 (there should be trades available)*

  • Spider-Gwen (there should be trades available)

  • Captain Marvel (2019) – I think, might pay to check this one! (there should be trades available) **

  • The unbelievable Gwenpool (2017?) (there should be trades available)*

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch (2019) (there should be trades available)

  • Ironheart (Riri Williams) 2019: #1-#11 (there should be trades available)**

  • West Coast Avengers (2018): #1-#10 – please check, I do believe Kate swears in it but you cannot see what she says – so just make sure, and make sure that it isn’t too hard to read. (there should be trades available)*

  • The Flash (1959): yeah, I know good luck finding them, or it might be a good idea to buy them digitally? (there should be trades available)*

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