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[BOOT]

As there is so much combined knowledge on this forum, please please can any of you tell me about any obscure DC giveaways, premiums, previews, computer game comics, toy insert comics, etc etc etc that I might not know about ?

If anyone can indeed do so, this would be the most enormous help to me.

 

THANKYOU.

Found a few obscure D.C. giveaways over the years. The first three are listed but pretty tough to find.

[BOOT]

Here are two they did with Pearl S. Buck and her East and West Association to promote international understanding.

 

And another, which may be unlisted...

[BOOT]

Here is a super rare, ridiculously cool giveaway:

 

1980 SPECIAL OLYMPICS COACHES MANUAL

180 PAGE GIVEAWAY COMIC BOOK - The RAREST D.C. GIANT?

Rare Undocumented SUPERMAN APPEARANCE!

 

Copyright 1980 Special Olympics, Inc. and the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation.

 

This served as a promotional comic book for SPECIAL OLYMPICS. By helping coaches teach sports, they encouraged participation in the Special Olympics program.

 

This features an unknown SUPERMAN appearance. He relates the history and meaning of the OLYMPICS.

 

This features appearances by an incredible selection of celebrity athletes, including:

 

* John Havlicek

* Julius Erving

* Arnold Schwarzenegger

* Pele

* Bruce Jenner

* Wilma Rudolph

 

Page after page of great instructional comic art about many different sports techniques, including baseball, basketball, bowling, diving, tennis, frisbee, hockey, swimming, and more!

 

This was produced by Dik-Art of Stratford, CT, with the artistic talents of:

 

* Giordano

* Rich Buckler

* Mike DeCarlo

* Dave Humphreys

* Frank McLaughlin

* Win Mortimer

* Joe Rubinstein

* Jack Sparling

* Sal Trapani

* Sal Amendola

* and more!

[BOOT]

Here is a fun set of transforming COMMANDRON toys with a D.C. comic in each package. I can't find any other information about these. Supposedly they were a test run for a McDonald's giveaway that never took off. Don't know who's in the comics. Should I open the packs and find out?

[BOOT]

Really like this one.

 

Neal Adams art on this giveaway to promote D.C.'s Dollar Comics to distributors and newsstands.

 

[buttock]

Dang, BOOT bringing the heat! Those Commandrons are interesting, I had at least one of the toys as a kid, but I have no recollection of the comic book.

[rjrjr]

Here is a fun set of transforming COMMANDRON toys with a D.C. comic in each package. I can't find any other information about these. Supposedly they were a test run for a McDonald's giveaway that never took off. Don't know who's in the comics. Should I open the packs and find out?

 

Several sites on the web about these:

 

http://www.battlegrip.com/spotted-online-1985-mcdonalds-commandrons/

http://www.actionfigurepics.com/2011/03/wayback-wednesday-tomy-commandrons

 

It appears they came in different packaging during their time as Happy Meal toys.

 

It looks like MyComicShop and Mile High Comics knows about them, but they are sold out.

 

This might be the going rate for these:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MCDONALDS-COMMANDRONS-VELOCITOR-2-1985-UNCONFIRMED-NEW-IN-PACKAGE-/231614902695?hash=item35ed52f1a7

Edited September 16, 2015 by rjrjr

[rjrjr]

Has this link been brought up?

 

http://www.dcindexes.com/features/guide.php?page=promo&groupid=60

 

There is some crazy stuff here. Heroes in Dungarees! Silly Putty Man vs. The Space Pirates #1!

Edited September 16, 2015 by rjrjr

[rjrjr]

Didn't someone have a complete run of all DC comics? Did that include all these promotional comics?

[FlyingDonut]

BEst thread ever.

[Buzzetta]

12 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said:

BEst thread ever.

I don't think the wheels were in as much motion in this one as they were in another one.