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I have one of these currently on auction, and the date inside is 1976.
I was trying to get info. on its value.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270278219329&ssPageName=...
http://stores.ebay.com/KJsCollections
Hi, Kathi - thanks for your question!
If this were in Pristine condition, one might be able to expect, say, $30 tops for this book. It was a promotional giveaway and there are two versions of it, one of them was given away by Safeguard soap.
This comic, because it has a newsprint cover (rather than slick baxter paper, like other comics), is tough to find in excellent or Near Mint condition over a 9.2 on the grading scale
If you'd like more information on grading and the like, please visit my comic collecting basics site:
http://www.metropolisplus.com/COMICSBASICS.htm
Hope that's helpful!
Pax, harmonia,
Brian G. Philbin
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