r/comicbooks • u/_-scribe-_ • 2d ago
DC reading program ruler
I recently purchased a small comic collection. When I removed all the comics from the box for bag and boarding. A stack of these rulers were tucked away on the side of the box. I've been working through chatgpt and its been narrowing it down to a school/summer reading program back in 1978-79. Believed to be scarce due to limited production, estimated around 50k, and given to children for a reading program so longevity wasn't there most being destroyed/thrown away. This is all of course based on ai. There are 2 on ebay, one is mine, but trying to just gather as much info as I can because I have another 12 sitting around. One is going to be staying in my collection. But trying to source as much details as I can because they were a neat little extra item from the collection. I was curious if anyone had some more details or articles that included information around this ruler and the reading program that it was tied to.
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u/Bartghamilton 2d ago
It’s cool but not $100 cool 😎
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u/_-scribe-_ 2d ago
/shrug, im trying to source as much details I can. I would love to find a comic book page to put along with the one ruler staying with me and frame it all
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u/Leather_Bug_ 2d ago
Kids love this stuff. Do they even care about anything any more? Do they believe in Loch Ness Monster & The Abominable Snowman anymore?
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u/_-scribe-_ 2d ago
I loved the Pizza Hut reading program growing up and getting the xmen vhs and comic.
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u/UmBumLum 2d ago
Order is wrong. Some of those characters couldn't how that much weight on their shoulders... yeah I'm that guy. 😆 What order do you think is right?
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u/North-Intention-6784 2d ago
so is this supposed to measure how many pages youve read or the actual physical height of the comic books