Comics and candy are a perfect Halloween match

Last night was trick-or-treat in my new neighborhood. I didn't have any trick-or-treaters in my part of town in Los Angeles, so it was a nice change to be able to hand out candy and comics. When I posted about the comics/candy combo on social media last night, people responded well to the idea of giving out comics for Halloween and indicated they were interested in doing it next year but wondered about getting kid-friendly comics. Don't worry - it's easy to find them!

We gave out everything except Hardware which we realized maybe not so much for kids

The easiest and best option in my opinion is to purchase packs of mini comics that publishers release specifically for Halloween. The Strawberry Shortcake and Cow Boy comics pictured above were from such packs offered last year. If you already order from the Previews catalog, keep an eye out for these packs in the August catalog. If not, just stop into a local comic shop in October or call and see what they have. This year you could find a ton of awesome mini comics including My Little Pony, Adventure Time, Archie, Itty Bitty Hellboy and more. You get a pack of 20 mini comics for $4.99. Yes, it's fantastic.

If you can't find those, go to the cheap bins! You can find plenty of these at conventions, but if you're like me and don't necessarily think that far ahead, you can usually find bargains at your local shop. The full size comics in the image above were $0.25 each. The catch with those is you have to dig through to find kid friendly titles. If you're not sure about which ones are safe, the shop owner should be able to help you.

Most of the older kids last night seemed happy to be getting comics and we of course balanced it with candy because hey, it's Halloween and I would be sad if I only got a comic and no candy.

And of course, I had to dress up to greet the trick-or-treaters:

What did you pass out for Halloween?