Is There Anything Nerdier Than A Cartoon Crush?

[Wee67]

I remember peddling my incredibly mediocre art at NY and Philly Creation Cons in the 80's. I'd draw requested heroes for money. There would always be several guys reinforcing the nerd cliche by asking for sexy sketches of heroines in various levels of undress (my fee would increase with each level. Yes, I was selling my teenage soul). I always though it strange and kinda gross that these teenagers and young 20-somethings had crushes on comic characters. But if I was honest, I used to have a comic/cartoon crush myself.

I'm not talking about a live person playing a hero like Lynda Carter or Joanna Cameron. Did you ever have a crush on a comic book or cartoon character?

For me, it was Princess Ariel from Thundarr. I don't wanna get too creepy, but there was something about her that made me question if girls did, in fact, have cooties.

[palitoy]

Oh, the sketch stories SamuraiNoir has are hair curling.

My earliest cartoon crush, I'm not sure what this says about me...

[PNGwynne]

Hmmm. I had a few movie and TV crushes, but I don't recall any now that were cartoons.

[Mikey]

Thinking back to my first cartoon crush it would probably be Jan from the old Space Ghost cartoon.

Sounds creepy now but at the time I was younger than her

[enyawd72]

Yep. Filmation Batgirl. But hey, I was only five years old.

[msenger76]

Mary Marvel on Shazam! cartoons

[EMCE Hammer]

Cheetara - don't judge me.

[RonnyG]

My first childhood crush was Melody from Josie and the Pussycats (both the cartoon show and the comic books)!
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[Bruce Banner]

A few spring immediately to mind...

[LonnieFisher]

[Brown Bear]

I think I’d still check out Firestar. Hubba hubba

[Earth 2 Chris]

ALL the Filmation women, basically. Batigirl and Teela, specifically. Cheetara was also in the mix. Most of the gals from GI Joe, especially the Baroness. I had a thing for brunettes with glasses. In fact, I married one!



I got some of those comic art requests too. I'll be honest, I wasn't comfortable doing them, so I always feigned I was too busy.

Chris

[Hedji]

You are all SICK!!!!

I'll be in my bunk.

[rykerw1701]

Daphne. I had a crush on her. I might still, now that I think about it.

[palitoy]

Cheetara - don't judge me.

GET OUT! NOW!



I remember drinking beers in a friend's basement in senior year and every guy admitting to having a crush on Cheetarah. We were all 14 when the series debuted.