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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 3, 2015 14:39:09 GMT -5
Another Classic Comics Christmas has come and gone. I think it may've been the best one we've ever done (but then I'm not exactly objective). I hope you all had as much fun as I did and I hope some of you lurkers will play with us next year. Now before we get to your lists, what say we linger arf a mo' over some senses-shattering (or at least mildly interesting) statistics, shall we?
38 participants cast 436 votes for 415 individual comics.
As you can see, there was very little duplication with just 21 comics receiving two votes each: All-New Collectors Edition #C-55, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14, Astro City #½, Avengers #4 and #177, Batman #251, Captain America #111, Conan the Barbarian #24, DC Special #29, Detective #526, Famous First Edition #F-7, Flash #1, Green Lantern #192, JLA #1, Jon Sable, Freelance #1, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2, New Gods #7, New Mutants #21, Superman #162 and #252, and Watchmen #5
Only one comic took the #1 spot on multiple lists, with foxley and Mister Spaceman both listing Famous First Edition #F-7 as their top pick.
The Avengers was the most popular series with 19 different issues receiving votes. Tied for second place with 12 issues cited, were The Amazing Spider-Man and Batman. X-Men (a.k.a. Uncanny X-Men) took third with 11 issues cited. Other multiple nods went to Fantastic Four (10 issues cited), Captain America and Justice League of America (8 each), Superman (7), Astro City and Brave and the Bold (6 each), Detective, Flash (1987 series), Legion of Super-Heroes (1984 series), Marvel Graphic Novel and Sandman (5 each), Cerebus and Swamp Thing (second series) with 4 issues cited, and Love & Rockets with 3. More issues than I care to list had two issues apiece cited and fuggeddabout the single issue citations!
Marvel was far and away the most popular publisher with an impressive 184 votes (including two from Marvel UK and six from the Epic imprint). DC took the silver with 158 citations* (including 8 for Vertigo titles, 2 each for Homage and Wildstorm, and 1 for America's Best). Coming in a very distant third was Fantagraphics with 7 votes, followed by Warren (6 votes), Archie, Dell and Gold Key (5), Aardvark-Vanaheim, First and Image (4), Charlton, Dark Horse, EC, Harvey, and IPC (3).
*165 if you count the seven Australian reprint titles cited
To what I suspect is a surprise to absolutely no one reading these words, super-heroes was the most popular genre with a staggering 307 votes (that's a hair over 70%, folks)! The silver goes to horror with 26 citations and the bronze to science fiction at 23. Other genres noted include humor (12), fantasy (11), indie (9), action/adventure (8). funny animal (7), sword & sorcery, war and crime (6 each), jungle and western (4 each), romance and underground (2 each). These figures are a rough estimate, as many comics cited could be counted in multiple genres (for instance I classified Not Brand Echh as "humor" but could've counted it as "super-hero" just as easily).
Finally, here's how the survey results break down by decade:
1940-49: 7 votes
1950-59: 8 votes
1960-69: 66 votes
1970-79: 144 votes
1980-89: 135 votes
1990-99: 59 votes
2000-04: 17 votes
Keep in mind that a sizeable minority of these comics feature reprints from earlier decades.
To be continued…
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 3, 2015 14:41:15 GMT -5
And now on to the heart of the matter: your lists!
Action Ace
12. Super Friends #3
11. Superman Adventures #41
10. Justice League of America #40
9. Invincible #12
8. Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1
7. Superman #162
6. JLA #1
5. Flash #0
4. Superman Annual #11
3. Astro City #1
2. DC Special #29
1. Justice League of America #144
badwolf
12. Justice League of America #194
11. World's Finest Comics #258
10. Marvel Premiere #42
9. Fantastic Four #239
8. The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14
7. Spider-Woman #9
6. What If? #22
5. Thor Annual #9
4. The Avengers #186
3. The New Mutants #21
2. The Uncanny X-Men #139
1. The Incredible Hulk Annual #7
benday-dot
12. Tall Comic Book #530
11. Jumbo Comics #99
10.Weird Science #22
9. Fantastic Four #91
8. Marvel Treasury Edition #10
7. Space Family Robinson #33
6. Vampirella #47
5. Conan the Barbarian #24
4. New Gods #7
3. The Incredible Hulk #178
2. The Defenders #32
1. World's Finest Comics #225
berk
12. The Eternals #1
11. New Gods #1
10. Master of Kung Fu #49
9. Howard the Duck #1
8. Man-Thing #22
7. Doctor Strange #4
6. Tomb of Dracula #4
5. Kull the Conqueror #1
4. The Avengers #58
3. Fantastic Four #81
2. Thor #157
1. Doctor Strange #171
bronzeagebrian
12. Marvel Two-in-One Annual #6
11. Crisis On Infinite Earths #12
10. Star Wars #50
9. Silver Surfer #1
8. The New Mutants #21
7. Legion of Super-Heroes #294
6. The Incredible Hulk Annual #5
5. Giant-Size Spider-Man #5
4. Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2
3. Star Spangled War Stories #129
2. Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #134
1. The Spectacular Spider-Man #2
Calamas
12. Batman #328
11. The Flash #251
10. Saga of the Swamp Thing #21
9. Silver Surfer #28
8. The Uncanny X-Men #141
7. Jon Sable, Freelance #1
6. Action Comics #583
5. Daredevil #181
4. Green Lantern #192
3. All-New Collectors Edition #C-55
2. Batman #294
1. Black Lightning #5
cattysquaw
12. Archie at Riverdale High #7
11. Archie at Riverdale High #98
10. Superman/Batman #13
9. Superman #76
8. Richie Rich Success Stories #5
7. Jughead #49
6. Dennis the Menace #135
5. Cheryl Blossom #1
4. Wonder Woman #288
3. Star Wars Tales #1
Cei-U!
12. The Brave and the Bold #55
11. Fantastic Voyage
10. Zap #0
9. Sam & Max, Freelance Police Special #1
8. Four-Color #1091
7. The Brave and the Bold #97
6. The Avengers #4
5. Four-Color #932
4. The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
3. Justice League of America #21
2. Rocky and His Fiendish Friends #1
1. Superman #252
coke & comics
12. Astro City #21
11. Blankets
10. Batman & Superman: World's Finest #7
9. The Fall
8. The Spectacular Spider-Man #189
7. The Avengers #343
6. Inhumans #2
5. Ultimate Spider-Man #5
4. The Infinity Gauntlet #4
3. Marvel Graphic Novel #5
2. Zot! #30
1. The Avengers Annual #7
Confessor
12. Captain America #272
11. Blade Runner Annual
10. Dick Tracy Popped Wheat Giveaway
9. Marvel Two-in-One #92
8. Scream! #1
7. Batman: The Killing Joke
6. Astro City #½
5. Star Wars #31
4. Marvel Tales #142
3. Marvels #4
2. Marvel Tales #158
1. Star Wars #81
Dan B. in the Underworld
12. Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #77
11. Eerie 1970 Yearbook
10. Captain America #111
9. Action Comics #353
8. Captain America #112
7. Teen Titans #14
6. Captain Savage #10
5. Not Brand Echh #10
4. Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #104
3. Superman #197
2. Superman #202
1. Sgt. Fury Special #4
DubipR
12. Richie Rich #206
11. The Amazing Spider-Man #262
10. Manhunter Special #1
9. JLA #1
8. Elfquest #1
7. The Authority #1
6. Stray Bullets #6
5. Arkham Asylum: A Serious House for Serious People
4. Marvel Premiere #56
3. Mister X #1
2. The Spectre #1
1. Love & Rockets #1
To be continued…
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 3, 2015 14:41:58 GMT -5
foxley
12. Who's Who Update '87 #5
11. Marvel Two-in-One #51
10. Thunderbolts #1
9. Ms. Tree Quarterly #1
8. Detective Comics #526
7. Astro City #10
6. Suicide Squad #1
5. Batman #291
4. The Maze Agency #9
3. Sandman Special #1
2. Famous First Edition #C-28
1. Famous First Edition #F-7
hondobrode
12. Magnus, Robot Fighter #25
11. Marvel Graphic Novel #1
10. The Incredible Hulk #181
9. X-Men #111
8. Limited Collectors Edition #C-45
7. Freak Brothers #1
6. What If? #3
5. Adventure Comics #247
4. March of Comics #41
3. Justice League of America #115
2. Shock SuspenStories #12
1. The Comics Journal #70
Icctrombone
12. Batman #244
11. Flash #1
10. Fantasy Masterpieces #14
9. Marvel's Greatest Comics #31
8. The Avengers #93
7. Avengers/JLA #2
6. Mister Miracle #8
5. The Avengers #59
4. Green Lantern #85
3. Special Marvel Edition #4
2. Fantastic Four #102
1. The Avengers Special #2
Jezebel Bond
12. DC Special Series #16
11. Superman #252
10. Moon Knight Special Edition #1
JKCarrier
12. Justice League of America #61
11. Captain America #173
10. Howard the Duck #16
9. Mechanics #1
8. Nuance #3
7. American Flagg! #1
6. Fantastic Four Special #10
5. Epic Illustrated #4
4. Batman #256
3. Cerebus #63
2. Promethea #12
1. Eightball #2
jodoc
12. Super Heroes #1
11. Aquaman #54
10. Savage Tales #1
9. Super-Team Family #11
8. Batman #165
7. Adventures of The Jaguar #9
6. Cerebus #57
5. New Gods #7
4. Adventure Comics #400
3. Vampirella #16
2. Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2
1. Fantastic Four #42
metarog
12. Demon-Hunter #1
11. Legion of Super-Heroes #5
10. 1963 #6
9. Richie Rich & Dot #1
8. Space Ghost #1
7. Neutro #1
6. Captain America #176
5. The Avengers #177
4. The Goblin #1
3. Crisis On Infinite Earths #7
2. Metal Men #6
1. E-Man #1
Mister Spaceman
12. Detective Comics #443
11. The Amazing Spider-Man #106
10. X-Men #111
9. Marvel Preview #11
8. Love & Rockets #2
7. Mad #4
6. Our Love Story #5
5. Eerie #86
4. Eerie #54
3. Mystery in Space #1
2. Fantastic Four #51
1. Famous First Edition #F-7
mrp
12. Batman #250
11. Star Spangled War Stories #126
10. Spidey Super Stories #31
9. Superman #287
8. Watchmen #1
7. Legends #1
6. Conan the Barbarian #76
5. The Avengers #101
4. Marvel Triple Action #23
3. The Silver Surfer #1
2. Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2
1. The Avengers #162
mwgallaher
12. Captain Marvel #3
11. Marvel Graphic Novel #13
10. Watchmen #5
9. Marvel Feature #4
8. The Defenders #4
7. Swamp Thing #1
6. The Brave and the Bold #100
5. Justice League of America #100
4. The Phantom Stranger #18
3. Mister Miracle #7
2. Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #142
1. The Brave and the Bold #124
pakehafulla
12. Super Adventure Comics #61
11. Batman #251
10. Superman #162
9. The Savage Sword of Conan #5
8. Daredevil #163
7. The Avengers #170
6. The Authority #5
5. Preacher #40
4. Captain America #156
3. 2000AD #61
2. Action #1
1. Legion of Super-Heroes #4
Paradox
12. Limited Collectors Edition #C-25
11. X-Men #94
10. Nexus #7
9. Giant-Size Defenders #3
To be continued…
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 3, 2015 14:44:18 GMT -5
paulie
12. The Brave and the Bold #162
11. The Avengers #191
10. Hellblazer #40
9. The Avengers #20
8. Swamp Thing #46
7. The Avengers #23
6. Legion of Super-Heroes #5
5. Captain America #111
4. Master of Kung Fu #39
3. Green Lantern #86
2. Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #5
1. Fantastic Four #73
Pharozonk
12. Flash #1
11. Flash #20
10. Legion of Super-Heroes #61
9. Action Comics #584
8. Detective Comics #622
7. Legion of Super-Heroes #297
6. Flash #29
5. Green Lantern #191
4. Legion of Super-Heroes #1
3. X-Factor #1
2. The Uncanny X-Men #219
1. Green Lantern #1
pinkfloydsound17
12. Marvel Graphic Novel #3
11. The Spectacular Spider-Man #1
10. Wolverine #1
9. The Outlaws #12
8. Batman #251
7. Captain Marvel #15
6. The Amazing Spider-Man #97
5. Swamp Thing #11
4. The Amazing Spider-Man #121
3. The Avengers #96
2. The Amazing Spider-Man #8
1. Combat Kelly #9
Polar Bear
12. Ren & Stimpy Show Special #3
11. Tarzan #223
10. Conan the Barbarian #24
9. Sojourn #25
8. Sandman #18
7. Swamp Thing Annual #2
6. Akiko #39
5. Astro City #4
4. Superboy #182
3. The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2
2. What If? #32
1. Batman Annual #7
Pól Rua
12. Shazam!
11. Untold Legend of the Batman
10. THUNDER Agents #2
9. The New Teen Titans #13
8. Sandman #9
7. Cerebus #43
6. All-New Collectors Edition #C-55
5. Detective Comics #404
4. Captain America #254
3. Super Adventure Album #8 (JLA)
2. Flash #54
1. Super Adventure Album #12
Reptisaurus!
12. Fawcett Funny Animals #48
11. Sandman #68
10. Tales of the Beanworld #21
9. The Brave and the Bold #112
8. Marvel Treasury Edition #12
7. Kid Colt, Outlaw #127
6. Love & Rockets #10
5. Kona #5
4. Marvel Team-Up #20
3. Blue Monday: Absolute Beginners #3
2. Eightball #15
1. Reptisaurus #4
Richard Bishop
12. Star Wars #1
11. Marvel's Greatest Comics #63
10. G.I. Joe #49
9. The Amazing Spider-Man #229
8. The Amazing Spider-Men #230
7. Hellstorm: Prince of Lies #19
6. Iron Man #128
5. Captain America #113
4. Dr. Strange & Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment
3. The Uncanny X-Men #303
2. X-Factor #87
1.The X-Men #13
Scott Harris
12. Young Love #126
11. Box Office Poison #0
10. All-Star Western #10
9. Our Fighting Forces #152
8. Boy Comics #36
7. The Avengers Annual #16
6. The New Mutants Special Edition #1
5. Astro City #½
4. The Avengers #177
3. Groo #1
2. The Avengers #4
1. The Avengers #1
shaxper
12. Giant-Size X-Men #1
11. Batman #428
10. Magnus Robot Fighter #1
#9: The Silver Surfer [OGN]
8. The Incredible Hulk and Wolverine
7. Superman #46
6. Fantastic Four #5
5. Showcase #22
4. Fantastic Four #48
3. Batman #9
2. The Uncanny X-Men #153
1. Batman and Other DC Classics #1
Simon Garth
12. X-Men #141
11. Daredevil #191
10. Amazing Adventures #39
9. Thor #362
8. Swamp Thing #63
7. Strange Tales #181
6. Doctor Strange #63
5. The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14
4. Batman #407
3. Cerebus #27
2. Planetary/Batman: Night On Earth
1. Spider-Man Comics Weekly #23
Slam_Bradley
12. Thor #244
11. Limited Collectors Edition #C-52
10. Watchmen #5
9. All-Star Comics #62
8. DC Super-Stars #17
7. The Amazing Spider-Man #152
6. Jon Sable, Freelance #1
5. Justice League of America #127
4. DC Special #29
3. The Phantom #74
2. Detective Comics #454
1. Sandman #8
spoon
12. Transformers #5
11. Daredevil #252
10. Alpha Flight #12
9. Detective Comics #526
8. The New Mutants #63
7. Green Lantern #192
6. Web of Spider-Man #31
5. The Legion #20
4. The Uncanny X-Men #268
3. West Coast Avengers Annual #1
2. The Uncanny X-Men #166
1. Classic X-Men #33
thwhtguardian
12. TMNT: The Secret of the Ooze
11. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles #1
10. Berni Wrightson, Master of the Macabre #2
9. Star Wars Kids #1
8. Doctor Who #127
7. Elfquest #28
6. Timespirits #4
5. Superman #400
4. Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #94
3. Age of Reptiles #1
2. Tor #1
wildfire2099
12. Iron Man #313
11. Ravage 2099 #1
10. The Avengers #294
9. Aquaman #2
8. New Warriors #36
7. Elfquest #5
6.The Avengers #1
5. Kingdom Come #1
4. Books of Magic #24
3. Fables #26
2. Iron Man #1
1. The New Teen Titans #43
To be concluded…
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 3, 2015 15:01:39 GMT -5
As always, half the fun of these surveys is seeing why folks chose what they chose. You can see those whys and wherefores in the original threads by clicking on the following links: The ChallengeThe First DayThe Second DayThe Third DayThe Fourth DayThe Fifth DayThe Sixth DayThe Seventh DayThe Eighth DayThe Ninth DayThe Tenth DayThe Eleventh DayThe Twelfth DayThe Near MissesThe handful of folks who didn't finish their lists should feel free to finish at their convenience and I will update their list accordingly (but not the stats because I'm not doing all that math again!). For that matter, I never truly consider these surveys closed, so if you're reading this down the line and want to add your own list, please do. All I ask is that you read the Challenge/Advance Warning thread first so you understand the rules and that you post your choices in the original threads. And that oughtta do 'er. Big, big thanks to all our participants for rising to the challenge so brilliantly. Here's to a 2015 full of health, happiness, success and good comics! Cei-U! I summon the belated Auld Lang Syne! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 3, 2015 15:33:05 GMT -5
Thanks for all your work, Kurt. Did we lose participants from last year or did we gain ?
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Post by Pharozonk on Jan 3, 2015 15:48:05 GMT -5
Thanks for compiling all this, Kurt! I love seeing these stats every year.  |
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Jan 3, 2015 16:02:13 GMT -5
Great job once again, Kurt! Thanks!
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 3, 2015 16:05:27 GMT -5
We're down by 5 from last year, 'bone, likely due to the absence of Lone Ranger, Red Oak Kid and a few other CBR regulars who didn't follow us over.
Cei-U!
I miss those guys!
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jan 3, 2015 19:40:59 GMT -5
That's a goodly amount of work there!
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 3, 2015 20:19:02 GMT -5
We're down by 5 from last year, 'bone, likely due to the absence of Lone Ranger, Red Oak Kid and a few other CBR regulars who didn't follow us over. Cei-U! I miss those guys! Just a loss of 5 is great. |
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Post by Calamas on Jan 3, 2015 20:46:08 GMT -5
For someone who had serious doubts about his ability to participate, I very much enjoyed the experience. Nostalgia is seldom a bad thing.
Thanks again, Kurt, for your annual efforts. If I may say so, you summoned the long distance Christmas Cheer.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 3, 2015 21:37:29 GMT -5
Thanks again, Kurt.
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Post by coke & comics on Jan 3, 2015 22:51:34 GMT -5
Another Classic Comics Christmas has come and gone. I think it may've been the best one we've ever done (but then I'm not exactly objective). I hope you all had as much fun as I did and I hope some of you lurkers will play with us next year. Now before we get to your lists, what say we linger arf a mo' over some senses-shattering (or at least mildly interesting) statistics, shall we? 38 participants cast 436 votes for 416 individual comics. As you can see, there was very little duplication with just 20 comics receiving two votes each: All-New Collectors Edition #C-55, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #14, Astro City #½, Avengers #4 and #177, Batman #251, Captain America #111, Conan the Barbarian #24, DC Special #29, Detective #526, Famous First Edition #F-7, Flash #1, Green Lantern #192, JLA #1, Jon Sable, Freelance #1, Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2, New Mutants #21, Superman #162 and #252, and Watchmen #5 Only one comic took the #1 spot on multiple lists, with foxley and Mister Spaceman both listing Famous First Edition #F-7 as their top pick. The Avengers was the most popular series with 19 different issues receiving votes. Tied for second place with 12 issues cited, were The Amazing Spider-Man and Batman. X-Men (a.k.a. Uncanny X-Men) took third with 11 issues cited. Other multiple nods went to Fantastic Four (10 issues cited), Captain America and Justice League of America (8 each), Superman (7), Astro City and Brave and the Bold (6 each), Detective, Flash (1987 series), Legion of Super-Heroes (1984 series), Marvel Graphic Novel and Sandman (5 each), and Swamp Thing (second series) with four issues cited. More issues than I care to list had two issues apiece cited and fuggeddabout the single issue citations! Marvel was far and away the most popular publisher with an impressive 184 votes (including two from Marvel UK and six from the Epic imprint). DC took the silver with 158 citations* (including 8 for Vertigo titles, 2 each for Homage and Wildstorm, and 1 for America's Best). Coming in a very distant third was Fantagraphics with 7 votes, followed by Warren (6 votes), Archie, Dell and Gold Key (5), Aardvark-Vanaheim, First and Image (4), Charlton, Dark Horse, EC, Harvey, and IPC (3). * 165 if you count the seven Australian reprint titles cited To what I suspect is a surprise to absolutely no one reading these words, super-heroes was the most popular genre with a staggering 307 votes (that's a hair over 70%, folks)! The silver goes to horror with 26 citations and the bronze to science fiction at 23. Other genres noted include humor (12), fantasy (11), indie (9), action/adventure (8). funny animal (7), sword & sorcery, war and crime (6 each), jungle and western (4 each), romance and underground (2 each). These figures are a rough estimate, as many comics cited could be counted in multiple genres (for instance I classified Not Brand Echh as "humor" but could've counted it as "super-hero" just as easily). Finally, here's how the survey results break down by decade: 1940-49: 7 votes 1950-59: 8 votes 1960-69: 66 votes 1970-79: 144 votes 1980-89: 135 votes 1990-99: 59 votes 2000-04: 17 votes Keep in mind that a sizeable minority of these comics feature reprints from earlier decades. To be continued… Not to question your calculations, but it looks to my eyes like Cerebus also got 4 votes. Plus 3 for Love & Rockets. |
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Post by coke & comics on Jan 3, 2015 22:53:27 GMT -5
We're down by 5 from last year, 'bone, likely due to the absence of Lone Ranger, Red Oak Kid and a few other CBR regulars who didn't follow us over. Cei-U! I miss those guys! I first checked out the Classics board back in December of '06 when Lone Ranger sent me a private message suggesting I participate in something called "Classic Comics Christmas". I've been grateful to him ever since, and agree his presence here is missed. Even if he only managed to pop in at Christmas. |
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