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    Quote Originally Posted by AlexLyo View Post
    Has anyone ever seen or attempted a robust record of WW sales figures including information on writers, artists, characters appearing in the issue etc? Would be interesting to see the trends.
    A lot of that is missing in the early runs, and large gaps after that. And they use to release the sales yearly. I'm board right now so here I go.

    If they don't have a month, then that's the circulation average of that year. Writers on the left, artists on the right.

    Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru:

    1960 - 213,000

    1961 - 230,000

    1962 - 215,000

    1965 - 209,918

    1966 - 220,168

    Robert Kanigher and Irv Novick:

    1967 - 175,000

    Bill Finger and Win Mortimer:
    Denis O'Neil and Mike Sekowsky:

    1968 - 166,365

    Mike Sekowsky (as writer and artist):

    1969 - 171,197

    1970 - 172,536

    Dennis O'Neil and Mike Sekowsky:
    Dennis 0'Neil and Dick Giordano:

    1971 - 159,263

    Dennis O'Neil and Don Heck:
    Samuel R. Delany Dick Giordano:

    1972 - 133,918

    Robert Kanigher and Don Heck:
    Cary Bates and Don Heck:
    Robert Kanigher and Ric Estrada:

    1973 - 145,771

    Len Wein and Curt Swan:
    Cary Bates and Irv Novick:
    Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan:

    1974 - 149,917

    Cary Bates and John Rossenberger:
    Elliot S. Maggin and John Sossenberger:
    Eillot S. Maggin and Dick Dillin:
    Martin Pasko and Kurt Schaffenberger:
    Martin Pasko and Curt Swan:
    Martin Pasko and Dick Giordano:

    1975 - 150,000

    Martain Pasko and Jose Delbo:
    Martin Pasko and Curt Swan:
    Eillot S. Maggin and Jose Deblo:

    1976 - 150,000

    Martin Pasko and Jose Deblo:
    Alen Brennert/Martin Pasko and Bob Brown:
    Alen Brennert/Martin Pasko and Michael Netzer:
    Gerry Conway and Don Heck:
    Gerry Conway and Jose Delbo:

    1977 - 151,954

    Jack C. Harris and Jose Delbo:

    1978 - 124,296

    Paul Levitz and Jose Delbo:
    Gerry Conway and Jose Delbo:
    Gerry Conway and Ric Estrada:

    1979 - 158,678

    1980 - 94,901

    Robert Kanigher and Jose Delbo:

    1981 - 83,796 (George Perez was a cover artist here, just thought it was fun to point that out.)

    Marv Wolfman and Don Heck:
    Roy Thomas/Paul Kupperberg and Gene Colan:
    Paul Levitz/ Roy Thomas and Gene Colan:
    Dan Miskin and Gene Colan:

    1982 - 96,198

    Roy Thomas/ Dann Thomas and like a bunch of artists for her #300 issue:
    Dan Miskin and Gene Colan:
    Dan Miskin and Mark Beachum:
    Dan Miskin and Don Heck:

    1983 - 73,256

    Kurt Busiek and Irv Novick:
    Dan Miskin and Don Heck:

    1984 - 52,145

    Mindy Newell and Don Heck:

    #326 March, 1985 - 3,200 (number's from Capital City Distribution only)

    That's all for Vol. 1
    Last edited by I'm a Fish; 02-25-2021 at 05:32 PM.

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