circulation figures......

[The Less Blob]

I'm going through some old comics and since people ask this sort of question, I think I'll put the circulation figures I see when I come across an issue where they're cited:

 

First one

 

ASM 215 (4/81)

 

Paid circulation of 297K average over prior 12 mos, 270K for prior issue

 

Print run was significantly higher, but I guess there were newstands returns.

 

Given that I never see "inked" comics with 50 cent cover prices, I assume at that point Marvel was pulping their returns?

[MikeS]

If you are interested in circulation figures you might want to check out the Standard Catalog of Comic Books published by Krause Publications. They list a lot of the ones that are available.

[The Less Blob]

thanks, but actually, i think it's fun to look at the circulation figures published in old comics -- I guess they were once a year.

 

Having them all in one book takes the hunt out of the game!

 

anyway, i thought the sub-300K figure was interesting. i always figured that in the 80s a flagship title for marvel was a lot higher than that. i would have assumed ASM was their #1 book in 1981, maybe X-Men was in the same neighborhood by then as well.