From: [o--b--t] at [ix.netcom.com] (Michael R. Grabois)
Subject: [FLASHBACK] Ten years ago: the sales figures
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 96 18:13:37 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info

This is not comprehensive; only those comics which had the Statements are
listed; not all comics had them, and not all are listed:
- comics that came out within the last couple years
- annuals/one-shots/limited series
- if not sent second class
- titles cancelled
- no DC deluxe direct-only books

Title			Publisher	1986 circulation
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Mad Magazine		EC		740,442
Uncanny X-Men		Marvel		417,625
GI Joe			Marvel		331,475
TRansformers		Marvel		300,982
Amazing Spider-Man	Marvel		276,064
Web of Spider-Man	Marvel		264,225
Fantastic Four		Marvel		251,083
West Coast Avengers	Marvel		244,958
Alpha Flight		Marvel		239,584
Avengers		Marvel		237,241
Peter Parker		Marvel		214,047
New Mutants		Marvel		212,225
Cracked Magazine	Globe		197,047
Incredible Hulk		Marvel		196,933
Iron Man		Marvel		190,516
Daredevil		Marvel		189,959
Thor			Marvel		188,474
Archie Comics Digest	Archie		178,150
Conan the Barbarian	Marvel		151,351
Laugh Comics Digest	Archie		149,728
Jughead w/ Archie Dgst.	Archie		174,796
Capt. America		Marvel		139,482
Savage Sword of Conan	Marvel		135,883
Archie Andrews, Where
	Are You?	Archie		135,883
Elfquest		Epic		131,725
Betty & Veronica Dgst.	Archie		131,134
Jughead Jones Digest	Archie		125,458
Heavy Metal		Heavy Metal	122,475
Groo the Wanderer	Epic		109,675
Tales of the Teen Titans  DC		106,853
Conan the King		Marvel		106,734
Marvel Tales		Marvel		101,832
Superman		DC		 98,443
Green Lantern Corps	DC		 96,488
Marvel Age *		Marvel		 91,483
Batman			DC		 89,747
Justice League of
	America		DC		 82,406
Warlord			DC		 71,752
Tales of the LSH	DC		 71,507
Detective Comics	DC		 70,319
Archie's Girls Betty
	& Veronica	Archie		 69,111
Archie Comics		Archie		 67,059
Peter Porker		Star		 62,570
Marvel Fanfare *	Marvel		 61,961
Action Comics		DC		 61,157
Archie's Pals 'n Gals	ARchie		 60,774
Laugh Comics		Archie		 59.804
Jughead Comics		Archie		 58,859
Life With Archie	Archie		 57,286

	* = direct only


Listed as guesswork and/or educated guesses from interviews or
questionnaires:
Teenage Mutant Ninja	Mirage		>100,000
	Turtles
Disney titles		Gladstone	~135,000
Cerebus			A-V		~32,000
Love and Rockets	Fantagraphics	~18,000
Grendel			Comico		~68,000 (first issue)
ThunderMace		?		~19,000
The 'Nam		Marvel		~500,000


	For comparison
magazine		1986 circulation
--------		----------------
Reader's Digest		17,207,740
TV Guide		17,069,470
Time			 4,762,000
Playboy			 3,380,284
Newsweek		 3,122,300
People			 2,909,000
Omni			   903,014
Starlog			   218,673
Analog			    98,123
Isaac Asimov's SF Mag.	    79,389
CBG			    13,331


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