#TBT: Comically Gay

Is it just us? Because these vintage comics seem super that way.

Christopher Harrity

Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.

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Christopher Harrity

March 20 2014 5:00 AM EST

November 17 2015 5:28 AM EST

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As children, many of us were convinced that the comic books we treasured, and the superheros we worshipped were sending secret messages to us that only we could understand. Herewith, a few examples for Throw Back Thursday.

The Covers

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Disciplinary Action

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The Not-so-Ambiguously Gay Duo

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Teenage Hormones

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Mixed Messages

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