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Do you have any knowledge on the value or where I can get some information on a 1976 DC comics calender?I can't find any info on it and any details on it would be very helpful.
Jim
Jim,
I answered this question a few days ago and apparently AllExperts' system didn't get it back to you. Terribly unfortunate, since it was remarkably detailed and I can't remember everything I said and now I'll be penalized for a late answer.
Ah, well. Hopefully I can give enough of the gist of what I had indicated on it before.
Firstly, there is no associated value with the calendar. Many of the print media associated with comics characters has never had enough of a call for a price guide to generate one. However, a price guide is, quite simply, a guess at what the current market will bear nationwide. You can actually find this out by monitoring eBay.com for a few months and finding a similar item in order to ge an idea of what value it might hold to collectors.
That would be my best recommendation to finding its value.
Regarding information, the 1976 calendar was fourth in a series on such things and I believe that DC continued to publish it themselves for a few more years before a calendar company (which did not know *anything* about comics) got ahold of the merchandising rights and began producing calendars with none of the fun information that this one has. Some of the dates are made up and some are well-researched (such as Superman's approximate birthday) by none other than E. Nelson Bridwell, one of the Editor Junior Woodchucks at DC who is well-known in the comics community for his encyclopedic knowledge of all things DC.
It's a neat piece and all of the calendars were quite fun in their own right. Partially due to Julius "B.O" Schwartz as taskmaster, insisting that everything coming from their offices "Be Original".
I hope that this information is helpful and that you get this response.
Let me know if there's anything else I can tell you.
Pax, harmonia,
Brian G. Philbin
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I`ve been collecting comics for over 40 years and am able to answer most questions regarding comics, creators, fandom and the industry from the Golden Age through to today`s comics, with an emphasis on super and action heroes and most of my expertise ranges in the Silver to Modern Ages. My expertise lies in DC Comics/National Periodical Publications, although my general knowledge extends well into Marvel, Tower, Archie, Charlton & many of the "Independent" companies that began in the late 70`s & 80`s. I do have some knowledge of the Western, Funny Animals, Romance and other genres, but to a lesser degree, so please don't grade me on specific knowledge of these areas if you choose to ask me questions on those topics. For questions related to or similar to "How much are my comics worth?", please see my website, which will provide quick answers and tools for you to obtain those answers at:
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