How I know Comics without Reading it

Someone gave a remark that I must have a very good childhood with loads of pocket money. Reason is that I was able to explain and share old comic plotlines, character relationship etc. I must have a lot of pocket money to buy comic books. That is a fair reasoning, but not true. As I was growing up, my family is frugal. The family can only afford pirated comics when I was probably 10 or 11 years…