tth2 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share Posted December 7, 2010 Interesting, thanks for sharing. Sounds consistent with the kinds of circulation numbers for Disney books during this era that have been previously stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Interesting, thanks for sharing. Sounds consistent with the kinds of circulation numbers for Disney books during this era that have been previously stated. I've read that WDC&S peaked at around 3,000,000 in the first half of the 1950s. The USA population at the time was 150,000,000 - which means that 2% of the population bought a copy (and probably two or three times that number read it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 Interesting, thanks for sharing. Sounds consistent with the kinds of circulation numbers for Disney books during this era that have been previously stated. I've read that WDC&S peaked at around 3,000,000 in the first half of the 1950s. The USA population at the tie was 150,000,000 - which means that 2% of the population bought a copy (and probably two or three times that number read it). Circulation doesn`t mean "bought". It only means how many were printed and distributed, as this was the era when retailers could still return unsold copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Interesting, thanks for sharing. Sounds consistent with the kinds of circulation numbers for Disney books during this era that have been previously stated. I've read that WDC&S peaked at around 3,000,000 in the first half of the 1950s. The USA population at the tie was 150,000,000 - which means that 2% of the population bought a copy (and probably two or three times that number read it). Circulation doesn`t mean "bought". It only means how many were printed and distributed, as this was the era when retailers could still return unsold copies. I would be interested to hear from someone in the industry but my understanding is that circulation would not be the number printed or places on the newstand. Doing a quick look at wiki, it would be those comics sold or given away and that returns would not count. A magazine's circulation is the number of copies it distributes, on average, for each issue. It is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since many magazines are distributed without cost to the reader. This is especially true for magazines dealing with business and professional topics. Readership figures are usually considered to be higher than circulation figures because of the assumption that a typical copy of the magazine is read by more than one person. In many countries, circulation figures are audited by independent bodies, such as the Audit Bureau of Circulations and BPA Worldwide, to assure advertisers that a given magazine does indeed reach the number of people claimed by the publisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 8, 2010 Author Share Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) Interesting, thanks for sharing. Sounds consistent with the kinds of circulation numbers for Disney books during this era that have been previously stated. I've read that WDC&S peaked at around 3,000,000 in the first half of the 1950s. The USA population at the tie was 150,000,000 - which means that 2% of the population bought a copy (and probably two or three times that number read it). Circulation doesn`t mean "bought". It only means how many were printed and distributed, as this was the era when retailers could still return unsold copies. I would be interested to hear from someone in the industry but my understanding is that circulation would not be the number printed or places on the newstand. Doing a quick look at wiki, it would be those comics sold or given away and that returns would not count. A magazine's circulation is the number of copies it distributes, on average, for each issue. It is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since many magazines are distributed without cost to the reader. This is especially true for magazines dealing with business and professional topics. Readership figures are usually considered to be higher than circulation figures because of the assumption that a typical copy of the magazine is read by more than one person. In many countries, circulation figures are audited by independent bodies, such as the Audit Bureau of Circulations and BPA Worldwide, to assure advertisers that a given magazine does indeed reach the number of people claimed by the publisher I don`t see anything in the wiki about subtracting returns. From a layman`s reading, "distributes" would mean what the publisher ships out, before subtracting any returns. If not, what was the industry term for the gross number that got shipped out? In any event, using your interpretation of the terminology, a print order of 1,600,000 would therefore imply a smaller "circulation" number, as I`m assuming that Disney did not have a 100% sell-through rate or no-return policy. Edited December 8, 2010 by tth2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 quack, quack (it is a duch thread, after all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Just got this one in the mail today. No competition for it on ebay, which was nice. It was graded 4.5, which is about right, but this book is really solid and it's really nice to handle (and read). I love this Carl Buettner cover and, like others here, I think there's more than a little Walt Kelly in those bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Great book and I would have no trouble accepting that as a Kelly cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 One of my favorite early covers. That's a real beauty, Andrew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 quack, quack (it is a duck thread, after all) I agree (fixed that by the way). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Picked up a couple of copies of FC 147 just before Christmas. It goes with my proofs collection of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelholt Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Just got this one in the mail today. No competition for it on ebay, which was nice. It was graded 4.5, which is about right, but this book is really solid and it's really nice to handle (and read). I love this Carl Buettner cover and, like others here, I think there's more than a little Walt Kelly in those bugs. That is my favorite WDCS cover. Just classic!! How are the stories inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Just got this one in the mail today. No competition for it on ebay, which was nice. It was graded 4.5, which is about right, but this book is really solid and it's really nice to handle (and read). I love this Carl Buettner cover and, like others here, I think there's more than a little Walt Kelly in those bugs. That is my favorite WDCS cover. Just classic!! How are the stories inside? All of the stories in this book are reprints of newspaper strips. (The first new story in WDC&S was in #24 but I think everything in this one is a reprint.) Having said that, I love the Taliaferro DD strips, and the Mickey Mouse is The Bar None Ranch by Gottfredson, which is great. (This is the original art. This story was redrawn for a much later WDC&S.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Just arrived from a boardie - thanks Matt. I hope to get somewhere between 10 and 20 of the 1-100 run this year. But the tortoise was chosen on the ticker for a reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I like the tortoise counter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Picked up a couple of copies of FC 147 just before Christmas. It goes with my proofs collection of the story. what is the story behind the proof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Latest addition thanks to Flying Orb. Soon to be released from its plastic tomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Latest addition thanks to Flying Orb. Soon to be released from its plastic tomb. That's not a WDC&S 1-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Latest addition thanks to Flying Orb. Soon to be released from its plastic tomb. That's not a WDC&S 1-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Just received this in the mail. It's the first Barks cover on this title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
