Comments on: Firestorm outsells Batman, Justice League & Green Lantern!!!

By: Ken Hommel

Ken Hommel — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:09:09 +0000

BTW, Hawkman would be The Shadow War of Hawkman mini-series when mini-series were much more of an event.

By: Ken Hommel

Ken Hommel — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:02:51 +0000

Look at the Comic Reader fanzines of the day. They had sales lists based on a sample of comic shops and the hotter, newer books were much more popular than the oldies. That’s why they need to revamp Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman in ’86.

By: Keith Samra

Keith Samra — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:02:06 +0000

Comics need to be sold everywhere again!

By: Oscar "All.AL.Deh" Olalde

Oscar "All.AL.Deh" Olalde — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:44:15 +0000

aaaaaaah, got me! 😛 ~ anyway THIS is the design I got to, um, well “see” as little kid (parents got me comic books even before I learned to read, bless them for it).

The pencils in that cover bring a wave of memories, nice!

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:28:39 +0000

I don't recall Crisis or Who's Who ever making it to the 7-11 I bought most of my comics from at this time, but they definitely had a presence on the bookstore spinner racks (Waldenbooks/B.Dalton Booksellers.) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars and Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe did hit the quickie mart on a regular basis, and OHATMU was the better package overall, which was why I followed them instead. Other convenience store staples were Tales of the Teen Titans, DC Comics Presents, Super Powers and believe it or not, Son of Ambush Bug, all of which I at least sample and the bookends I bought with a degree of regularity. I think I recall Firestorm and The Flash making sporadic appearances, but I didn't support them. All-Star Squadron could only ever be found at Gemco.

By: FKAjason

FKAjason — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:55:16 +0000

News like this – even though it is old – just makes me more confident that Firestorm will rise again.

By: Michael A. Burstein

Michael A. Burstein — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:15:27 +0000

If only we could get these sales numbers for Firestorm today…

By: Luke Jaconetti

Luke Jaconetti — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:57:35 +0000

And of course, what outsells Firestorm?

That’s right. Hawkman. AWW YEAH WINGED WONDER.

By: Siskoid

Siskoid — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:46:04 +0000

Analysis based ONLY on covers and what might make someone pick up a book on impulse.

Firestorm, obviously given a boost by Crisis crossover.
Batman, sorry Bats, no Crisis crossover banner
Justice League of America, DETROIT YOU MEAN, the Crisis banner can only help so much
Green Lantern, not Hal Jordan, same deal

My Master’s thesis would only be a paragraph long.

By: MOCK!

MOCK! — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:06:16 +0000

Shooter’s blog was such a fun read (while it lasted)….I hope he gets back to it!