American/British Update: Make a date with our 1970s/1980 DC & Marvel Calendars
*Memorabilia & Esoterica: Something very out of the ordinary this update with three pieces of vintage merchandise: 1 DC Calendar from 1977 and 2 Marvel Calendars from 1976 & 1980. The Super DC Calendar from 1977 features all-new artwork from a roster of DC’s artistic super-stars – Neal Adams, Curt Swan, Joe Kubert, Wally Wood, Kurt Schaffenberger and more, with pages devoted to Wonder Woman, the Justice Society, the Justice League, Superman, Batman and all the others you’d expect. Highlight for Legion of Super-Heroes completists will be the centre double-page illustration of a Legion Vs. Fatal Five showdown! In VG/FN grade at £20. From 1976, the Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar features Marvel’s most famous characters in a plethora of patriotic situations; all the Marvel ‘big names’ are here, so fans of the Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor, FF, Avengers and – of course – Captain America will be well satisfied, but there’s also pages devoted to some outer fringes of the Marvel Universe, such as the cosmic heroes (Warlock, Silver Surfer, Captain Marvel), Marvel Monsters (Dracula, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing), the Invaders, and the Black Panther. All-new illustrations by Brunner, Starlin, Kane, Romita, Buscema and more. VG/FN at £20. From 1980, the Marvel Calendar features the Occult World of Doctor Strange, with each month featuring the Master of the Mystic Arts – though some of his most famous team-ups, like Spider-Man and the Defenders, also get a look-in! Tom Sutton, Gene Colan, Ernie Colon, John Byrne, George Perez, Mike Zeck and more re-create famous moments from Strange’s history in all-new pin-ups. This is slightly lesser condition than the others at VG, (the first two months have small tape reinforcements where the calendar’s been hung up), but it’s also less common than the others, so we’re asking £17.50.