Classic Covers Calendar - Revision history

TheLastGherkin at 08:41, 5 July 2023

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	This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.		This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.

	Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages''. This was because from [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 225]] onwards the middle eight pages of the comic were printed on a cheaper paper ~~with~~ only black ~~& white on them~~, pushing the calendars outward. This necessitated the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>On the Transformation page in both [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]] and [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|issue 229]], fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on ~~at least two~~ occasions.		Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages''. This was because of rising production costs; from [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 225]] onwards, the middle eight pages of the comic were printed on a cheaper paper and only in black ink, pushing the calendars outward. This necessitated the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>On the Transformation page in both [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]] and [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|issue 229]], fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on five occasions, much to the consternation of [[Dreadwind (G1)\|its host]].

	More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm when they were originally published. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.		More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm when they were originally published. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.

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	This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.		This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.

	Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', ~~necessitating~~ the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>On the Transformation page in both [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]] and [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|issue 229]], fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.		Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages''. This was because from [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 225]] onwards the middle eight pages of the comic were printed on a cheaper paper with only black & white on them, pushing the calendars outward. This necessitated the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>On the Transformation page in both [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]] and [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|issue 229]], fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.

	More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.		More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm when they were originally published. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.

	The calendar did not return in 1990.		The calendar did not return in 1990.

TheLastGherkin at 21:07, 18 June 2023

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	This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.		This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.

	Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>In [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]]~~'s Transformation page~~, fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.		Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>On the Transformation page in both [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]] and [[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|issue 229]], fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.

	More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.		More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.

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	In [[1989]], as part of its blowout [[Time Wars\|200th issue]], the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|''Transformers'' comic by Marvel UK]] introduced the "'''Classic Covers Calendar'''". This feature would celebrate the history of the comic by printing the inks of a classic cover with new (uncredited) colours in a two-page spread, centrefold style, paired with a portion of that year's calendar. All the [[Stubbie\|dumb stubbies]] had to do was print one instalment in the comic once a month. What could go wrong?		In [[1989]], as part of its blowout [[Time Wars\|200th issue]], the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK\|''Transformers'' comic by Marvel UK]] introduced the "'''Classic Covers Calendar'''". This feature would celebrate the history of the comic by printing the inks of a classic cover with new (uncredited) colours in a two-page spread, centrefold style, paired with a portion of that year's calendar. All the [[Stubbie\|dumb stubbies]] had to do was print one instalment in the comic once a month. What could go wrong?
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	==What went wrong==		==What went wrong==
	January's instalment didn't even spell "calender" correctly. An inauspicious start.		January's instalment didn't even spell "calender" correctly. An inauspicious start.
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	This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.		This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.

	Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples. A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.		Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples.<ref>In [[Aspects of Evil!\|issue 224]]'s Transformation page, fact fans!</ref> A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.

	More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.		More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.
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	*The ''[[Combat Colin]]'' strip in [[Recipe for Disaster!\|issue 220]] 'explains' the June/May gaffe by blaming the evil genius Professor Madprof, whose time machine had mixed up the seasons (riffing on the then-recent mild winter and cold spring weather in real life).		*The ''[[Combat Colin]]'' strip in [[Recipe for Disaster!\|issue 220]] 'explains' the June/May gaffe by blaming the evil genius Professor Madprof, whose time machine had mixed up the seasons (riffing on the then-recent mild winter and cold spring weather in real life).
	*[https://whencanireusethiscalendar.com/?y=1989 Re-use your calendars!] It might be too late for [[2023]], but set a reminder for [[2034]]!		*[https://whencanireusethiscalendar.com/?y=1989 Re-use your calendars!] It might be too late for [[2023]], but set a reminder for [[2034]]!

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 issues]]		[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 issues]]
	[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]		[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

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	*The ''[[Combat Colin]]'' strip in [[Recipe for Disaster!\|issue 220]] 'explains' the June/May gaffe by blaming the evil genius Professor Madprof, whose time machine had mixed up the seasons (riffing on the then-recent mild winter and cold spring weather in real life).		*The ''[[Combat Colin]]'' strip in [[Recipe for Disaster!\|issue 220]] 'explains' the June/May gaffe by blaming the evil genius Professor Madprof, whose time machine had mixed up the seasons (riffing on the then-recent mild winter and cold spring weather in real life).
	*[https://whencanireusethiscalendar.com/?y=1989 Re-use your calendars!] It might be too late for [[2023]], but set a reminder for [[2034]]!		*[https://whencanireusethiscalendar.com/?y=1989 Re-use your calendars!] It might be too late for [[2023]], but set a reminder for [[2034]]!

			[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 issues]]
			[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

TheLastGherkin at 20:43, 25 May 2023

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	\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 224.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[Aspects of Evil!\|Issue 224]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 224.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[Aspects of Evil!\|Issue 224]]
	\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 229.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|Issue 229]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 229.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|Issue 229]]
	\|[[File:~~Soon-silhouette~~.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[King Con!\|Issue 234]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 234.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[King Con!\|Issue 234]]
	\|[[File:~~Soon-silhouette~~.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!\|Issue 237]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 237.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!\|Issue 237]]
	\|[[File:~~Soon-silhouette~~.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Resurrection Gambit!\|Issue 243]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 243.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Resurrection Gambit!\|Issue 243]]
	\|[[File:~~Soon-silhouette~~.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[All the Familiar Faces!\|Issue 247]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 247.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[All the Familiar Faces!\|Issue 247]]
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	! Cover date		! Cover date

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	January's instalment didn't even spell "calender" correctly. An inauspicious start.		January's instalment didn't even spell "calender" correctly. An inauspicious start.

	The main problem was the Classic Covers Calendar was plagued with scheduling issues. With the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Cover dates 2\|understanding that contemporary cover dates reflected the seventh day after release]], we can estimate each issue's publication date. The pattern emerges that over half of the calendars were published after their corresponding month was already underway, usually about four days late, with the January calendar dropping on the 7th. April's calendar was the first and only instalment to actually release on the first day of the month.		The main problem was that the Classic Covers Calendar was plagued with scheduling issues. With the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Cover dates 2\|understanding that contemporary cover dates reflected the seventh day after release]], we can estimate each issue's publication date. The pattern emerges that over half of the calendars were published after their corresponding month was already underway, usually about four days late, with the January calendar dropping on the 7th. April's calendar was the first and only instalment to actually release on the first day of the month.

	This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.		This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.

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	Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples. A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.		Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples. A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.

	* Flat recolouring		More subjectively, the Classic Covers Calendars were just... not good? The calendars reused the original inks of each cover, paired with new colours by an uncredited artist. Due to the limitations of the printing process, this meant that the new colours were much flatter than the painted front covers that were the norm. Barry Kitson's March page and both of Robin Smith's contributions were particular casualties of the loss of painted details. Naturally, the calendars also removed the trade dress and speech bubbles present on the original covers, altering each image's composition – and even ''context'' in some cases, with Starscream's shouted defiance of the festive spirit in "[[Stargazing]]" being more of an angry shrug in a snowstorm. (Incidentally, December 31st is presented as being on the same Saturday as December 30th.) Additionally, the variety of covers was lacking, given it was an opportunity to revisit the book's history, with "[[Headhunt]]", "[[Enemy Action!]]", and "[[Grudge Match!]]" each represented twice.
	* Small pool of covers
			The calendar did not return in 1990.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.		This was followed by calendar for '''''June''''', published erroneously in place of May (and in what would have been good time, too!) before the May calendar arrived 27 days too late, far beyond its usefulness. July and August's calendars were released in advance of their months beginning, though by September things had once again started turning up slightly belated.

	Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics ~~for wall-stick-up-ery.~~		Readers were encouraged to remove their Classic Covers Calendars from their comics to display as posters; this would have been fine if they had kept being printed as regular centrefolds, but by halfway through the year the calendars ''weren't actually printed in the centre pages'', necessitating the comic's editorial give instructions on how to remove and replace staples. A non-zero amount of calendars were printed overleaf from the main strip; pulling them out for use would divorce the comic story from its closing page(s). The calendar would also push other features out of the book, with [[Letters page (Marvel UK)\|Dread Tidings]] getting the chop on at least two occasions.

	~~The Classic Covers Calendar was advertised~~ as ~~being pull-out~~ posters; centrefolds the ~~reader could stick~~ on ~~their wall~~.


	* Required dismantling the comic

	* Flat recolouring		* Flat recolouring
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			==Notes==
			*The ''[[Combat Colin]]'' strip in [[Recipe for Disaster!\|issue 220]] 'explains' the June/May gaffe by blaming the evil genius Professor Madprof, whose time machine had mixed up the seasons (riffing on the then-recent mild winter and cold spring weather in real life).
			*[https://whencanireusethiscalendar.com/?y=1989 Re-use your calendars!] It might be too late for [[2023]], but set a reminder for [[2034]]!

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	\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 224.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[Aspects of Evil!\|Issue 224]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 224.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[Aspects of Evil!\|Issue 224]]
	\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 229.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|Issue 229]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 229.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Hunting Party (Marvel)\|Issue 229]]
	\|[[File:~~Soon-silhouette~~.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[King Con!\|Issue 234]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 234.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[King Con!\|Issue 234]]
	\|[[File:~~Soon-silhouette~~.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!\|Issue 237]]		\|[[File:Classic Covers Calendar 237.jpg\|frameless\|150px]]<br>[[The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!\|Issue 237]]
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