tth2 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 In GPAnalysis' list of top selling Platinum/GA titles for 2007, I was surprised to find both Four Color and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in the top 10. Four Color is in 6th place, right after Action Comics, and WDC&S is in 10th, right after Captain America. Marvel Mystery (#2 up) is in 13th place. Although I don't think this ranking reflects the overall market, I still think the numbers are quite remarkable given how little attention these titles receive on the boards. Even the top rated titles, Superman and Batman, each sold less than 2x the total for Four Color. I'm amazed that they did better than Superman and Batman, even taking into account the relatively narrow universe of sales that GPA tracks. I mean it just takes a few sales of a Superman 1 or Batman 1 to add up to some serious dollars. I guess since GPA doesn't track Comiclink they wouldn't include the 9.0 Batman 1 sale. The general success of the Four Colors don't surprise me, since it was a huge series and several collectors have been working on completing runs. The various big-ticket sales of all HG Duck issues that have come on the market certainly didn't hurt. The WDC&Ss surprise me, even though they had strong prices in all grades throughout the year. I just didn't think there would be enough big ticket sales to raise it that high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I'm amazed that they did better than Superman and Batman Batman and Superman total sales were each greater than Four Color but less than 2x of Four Color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 I'm amazed that they did better than Superman and Batman Batman and Superman total sales were each greater than Four Color but less than 2x of Four Color. Got it, didn't read tb's post carefully enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I'm amazed that they did better than Superman and Batman Batman and Superman total sales were each greater than Four Color but less than 2x of Four Color. That's right - sorry for not making that clear, tth2. Sales for Superman and Batman were almost identical and each around 1.8 times the sales for Four Colors. This makes me wonder how Four Colors did in 2006 when tth2's Barks FC collection alone must have brought in close to the total 2007 figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Bought this file copy last summer. bounty_coder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Wow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Bought this file copy last summer. This is amazing! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Very nice book tb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Wow! That is freaking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Glad you liked the #2. I love finding these early, simple covers in this shape. bounty_coder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastExchange-migratio Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 (edited) Edited January 20, 2008 by CarolinaComix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 Some gorgeous early WDCSs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Glad you liked the #2. I love finding these early, simple covers in this shape. Golly gee and that's nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Good lord. Will you PM me where you got it? and the grade it was listed at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 That's a beaut. I saw that when it came on Ebay 'cause it's a grail of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1koko Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Glad you liked the #2. I love finding these early, simple covers in this shape. Golly gee and that's nice! You just can't beat great condition yellow covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastExchange-migratio Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 That's a beaut. I saw that when it came on Ebay 'cause it's a grail of mine. Thanks for the compliment, A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robysue-migration Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Is that officially licensed Lone Ranger duck-on-a-rope? It is hilariously collectible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I posted these two books before but the scans were cropped. Thought I'd celebrate their 69th birthday by rescanning them in full size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
