Print run information for Warren Magazines 1 1

[Hamlet]

Is there any information anywhere about what the print run numbers were for Warren magazines?  

Even just rough order of magnitude numbers?

 

[oakman29]

I certainly would like to know this as well.

 

[Stevemmg]

Took the best picture I could while holding the iPad and book. Published in Gathering Horror. I’ve not seen anything more detailed than this. Easier than looking at the publisher statements in the mags, as they were very sporadically printed. It has been noted that Warren may not have been terribly accurate in this reporting, and it is an average. 
 

[Hamlet]

This is perfect.  Thanks!
 

 

[Randall Dowling]

11 hours ago, Stevemmg said:

Took the best picture I could while holding the iPad and book. Published in Gathering Horror. I’ve not seen anything more detailed than this. Easier than looking at the publisher statements in the mags, as they were very sporadically printed. It has been noted that Warren may not have been terribly accurate in this reporting, and it is an average. 
 

Could you flatten this out a bit and then scan it?  It would help make it more legible.  

[Stevemmg]

Negative. The book is about three inches thick, so flattening isn’t a great idea for the structure. 

[Hamlet]

53 minutes ago, Stevemmg said:

Negative. The book is about three inches thick, so flattening isn’t a great idea for the structure. 

I can read all the numbers as is.  Randall probably just doesn’t want to put on his readers. 🙂

[Hamlet]

I think that there is real potential for a lot of these books to go from generally available at reasonable prices ( outside of higher grades ) to pretty darn expensive in a fairly short period of time if they ever become more than a pretty specialized niche.

These print runs aren’t huge for the time period, and I suspect they weren’t saved at as high a rate as comics since they were not as convenient to protect and store.  Who had magazine bags handy in the 70s ?
 

That could just be the enthusiasm of a new collector talking though.  I’ve never bought magazines in the past because I like the color of comics and I felt that the magazines were harder to store.  Turns out a Frazetta cover makes up for a lot of color and a magazine box is not hard to find these days.

Plus, these are what ECs turned into.  How could I not collect them?

[oakman29]

1 hour ago, Hamlet said:

I think that there is real potential for a lot of these books to go from generally available at reasonable prices ( outside of higher grades ) to pretty darn expensive in a fairly short period of time if they ever become more than a pretty specialized niche.

These print runs aren’t huge for the time period, and I suspect they weren’t saved at as high a rate as comics since they were not as convenient to protect and store.  Who had magazine bags handy in the 70s ?
 

That could just be the enthusiasm of a new collector talking though.  I’ve never bought magazines in the past because I like the color of comics and I felt that the magazines were harder to store.  Turns out a Frazetta cover makes up for a lot of color and a magazine box is not hard to find these days.

Plus, these are what ECs turned into.  How could I not collect them?

I believe the horror mag.  genre is the last frontier in affordable comics.  High grade mags. are a helluva lot tougher to find than their four color counterparts. 

 

 

[chevalmeow]

11 hours ago, Hamlet said:

I think that there is real potential for a lot of these books to go from generally available at reasonable prices ( outside of higher grades ) to pretty darn expensive in a fairly short period of time if they ever become more than a pretty specialized niche.

These print runs aren’t huge for the time period, and I suspect they weren’t saved at as high a rate as comics since they were not as convenient to protect and store.  Who had magazine bags handy in the 70s ?
 

That could just be the enthusiasm of a new collector talking though.  I’ve never bought magazines in the past because I like the color of comics and I felt that the magazines were harder to store.  Turns out a Frazetta cover makes up for a lot of color and a magazine box is not hard to find these days.

Plus, these are what ECs turned into.  How could I not collect them?

Exactly!!

[MisterX1964]

Thanks for posting the photo of Gathering Horror! Can we get any more photos of the interior ?

[MisterX1964]

[ThothAmon]

Anyone own any ‘Help’ issues?  Never even heard of it before seeing in the Gathering Horror image. 

[Stevemmg]

I’m still chipping away at the Help! run. Another Kurtzman humor mag that didn’t have long-term staying power. What other things did you want to see from Gathering Horror?

[OtherEric]

On 1/1/2022 at 5:08 AM, ThothAmon said:

Anyone own any ‘Help’ issues?  Never even heard of it before seeing in the Gathering Horror image. 

I've got the complete run.  Let me know if you want me to post any specific covers:

 

 

Edited January 1, 2022 by OtherEric

[Stevemmg]