Superboy - Complete! 0

[FutureFlash]

7 hours ago, Silver said:

According to Mikes this has a circulation of 265,000

 

I am guessing that 265,000 would be considered on the low side in the early 70s. I was looking through a Superman issue from 78 or 79 that I picked up the other day and the statement of circulation average as I recall was around 425,000. Though I think any publisher today would love 265,000 issues sold per month...as Batman is the only current modern that hovers around 100k consistently now.

Edited July 1, 2017 by FutureFlash

[OtherEric]

8 hours ago, Silver said:

In my opinion, this is a key book. The LSH really shot up in popularity in their Superboy run.

 

I remember this one taking me at least a little while to find back in the early 90's, when I was putting together that part of my Legion run.  The good/bad of the internet; a lot of the fun of the chase is gone... but the fun of actually being able to find books is nice.

Also, I think I didn't say this earlier, so gratz on your putting together this amazing run!

[Silver]

Wildfire was one of my favorite Legionnaires.

 

[Silver]

The issues from about 197 to about 212 or so were not that easy to find in high grade. In some cases I did multiple upgrades to get to the copies I have now.

 

[Silver]

[Silver]

Another issue I call buying new. Pretty sure by this time I was buying Superboy regularly.

 

[Silver]

Great Adve!ture  comics reprint plus a nice cover shot of the awesome baseball cover from Superboy 57.

 

[1950's war comics]

14 hours ago, Silver said:

Another issue I call buying new. Pretty sure by this time I was buying Superboy regularly.

 

do you still have your original issues? or did they get trashed?

[Silver]

No, back in those days books got traded quite a bit, it wasn't till around 1984 that the hoarder mentality took over.

[Silver]

Last Cardy issue (I like them). 

[Silver]

First Mike Grell issue. LSH popularity continues to grow. I really liked his work and that lead to collecting the Warlord as well, another series I really love.

 

[Silver]

One of the really great reprint issues. I had a hard time getting a reasonably priced high grade issue. I like the white cover and selection of reprints. The last issue in this title like this.

 

[Silver]

[Silver]

Mike Grell Krate Kid backup (he was pretty popular then). Notice how the backup stories don't star Superboy? Getting pushed back in his title.

 

[OtherEric]

2 hours ago, Silver said:

One of the really great reprint issues. I had a hard time getting a reasonably priced high grade issue. I like the white cover and selection of reprints. The last issue in this title like this.

 

It might just be me, but it seems like those 68 page squarebounds DC did shortly after the 100 pagers just rarely came out bound well, and the white cover just makes it tougher.

[Silver]

Pretty sure my copy is a liberated 9.6. I think it was my third copy before I got a "keeper". I really like the book, it's a throwback to what the title was like before the Legion took over.

[Silver]

Continuing with the Grell books

 

[Silver]

Whenever you collect a run of something, some book has to be your last one to get. For whatever reason, Superboy 212 was my last issue I needed to have like 100 on up. It took going to the Chicago Comic Con to get a copy. When I say that I don't mean it's scarce or anything, it's just that finding nice copies of Bronze Age books can sometimes be more elusive than you would think it would be.

 

[Silver]

This issue always reminded me of Adventure 332 and the Super Moby cover

 

[Silver]