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Who is the greatest publisher ever ............ DC or Marvel?

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If considering only these 2 publishers, who is the greatest publisher ever?  

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  1. 1. If considering only these 2 publishers, who is the greatest publisher ever?

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goldust40

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1967 Comic Book Sales Figures

Average Total Paid Circulation as Reported in Publishers' Statements of Ownership

 

 

 

Title Publisher Avg. paid circ.

1) Batman DC 805,700

2) Superman DC 649,300

3) Superboy DC 547,100

4) World's Finest Comics DC 537,200

5) Archie Archie 484,648

6) Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen DC 450,700

7) Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane DC 448,400

8) Detective Comics DC 425,700

9) Action Comics DC 420,900

10) Adventure Comics DC 412,800

 

11) Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dell 411,235

12) Justice League of America DC 385,800

13) Tarzan Gold Key 384,450

14) Amazing Spider-Man Marvel 361,663

15) Betty and Veronica Archie 349,632

16) Brave & Bold DC 342,400

17) Fantastic Four Marvel 329,536

18) Walt Disney's Comics & Stories Gold Key 310,665

19) Dennis the Menace Fawcett 308,736

20) Treasure Chest Catholic Guild 306,80

 

Those numbers don't mean anything. You can't read or collect circulation numbers (well you can, as I just read the ones you collected and posted, but you know what I mean). You don't get nostalgic for circulation numbers. And most importantly, those numbers don't reflect current demand for those books, which means most of those books didn't stand the test of time.

 

In conclusion, DC wasted a lot of trees in 1967, and ASM rules.

 

1968 as you know was the turning point with the Marvel explosion. By 1975 Marvel was dominating that list.

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COI

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It's not fair to compare 1950's stories with 1970's stories

 

DC was a scam in the 1970s. Pretty covers, sandwiching total doge.

 

Kind of like Timely in the 1940s. (thumbs u

 

I'll take your word for it. (shrug)

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COI

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Back in the day I always thought Marvel was too bombastic and pleased with itself.

 

That's why I identify with them. lol

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goldust40

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Back in the day I always thought Marvel was too bombastic and pleased with itself.

 

That's why I identify with them. lol

 

Sadly I changed my mind and realized that they wrote sensitive, cerebral stuff like Warlock and off-the-wall nerdy books for girls like Howard The Duck and The Defenders. :baiting:

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MR.COMICBOOK

MR.COMICBOOK

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1967 Comic Book Sales Figures

Average Total Paid Circulation as Reported in Publishers' Statements of Ownership

 

 

 

Title Publisher Avg. paid circ.

1) Batman DC 805,700

2) Superman DC 649,300

3) Superboy DC 547,100

4) World's Finest Comics DC 537,200

5) Archie Archie 484,648

6) Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen DC 450,700

7) Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane DC 448,400

8) Detective Comics DC 425,700

9) Action Comics DC 420,900

10) Adventure Comics DC 412,800

 

11) Man from U.N.C.L.E. Dell 411,235

12) Justice League of America DC 385,800

13) Tarzan Gold Key 384,450

14) Amazing Spider-Man Marvel 361,663

15) Betty and Veronica Archie 349,632

16) Brave & Bold DC 342,400

17) Fantastic Four Marvel 329,536

18) Walt Disney's Comics & Stories Gold Key 310,665

19) Dennis the Menace Fawcett 308,736

20) Treasure Chest Catholic Guild 306,80

Has anybody ever met anybody who collected Treasure Chest Catholic Guild?

I have met people who collect Archie,Ducks and Dennis but I have never met a Treasure Chest fan, it must have been popular at 300,000 sales a month.

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Theagenes

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It's not fair to compare 1950's stories with 1970's stories

 

DC was a scam in the 1970s. Pretty covers, sandwiching total doge.

 

Kind of like Timely in the 1940s. (thumbs u

 

I'll take your word for it. (shrug)

 

Of course DC in the 40s had doge covers and interiors.

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Ogami

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Smallville

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Oh, I thought you meant a show for heterosexuals.

:roflmao:

 

And MrComicBook,

 

my guess is that those Catholic comics were made at Catholic Diosese expense and given away, so they dont neccessarily reflect "desire".

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Shark

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Make Mine Marvel. (thumbs u

 

About 90% of my collection is Marvel. When my brother and I were reading comics when we were little kids (back in the 60's.... :o ), we read mostly Marvel and DC. I liked both, but was always drawn to the Marvel characters more so than the DC characters.

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kaylab

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DC - iconic characters that are and will continue to be ingrained in all facets of culture.... Superman has become more than a funny book character, he has become synonymous with American ideals (well, maybe idealistic American ideals, but you get my point). I think DC characters are strong cultural touchpoints for people both in and out of the comics world, and are more important "culturally" than some whiny, nerdy teen who had the dumb luck to get bitten by a spider... :grin:

 

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