tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post5044788335531449366..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: GREEN LANTERN #79 – 81Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-90606642299349846562017-03-24T10:41:39.384-07:002017-03-24T10:41:39.384-07:00"...I do think his haphazard employment durin..."...<b>I do think his haphazard employment during these years (post-Ferris) was intended to be all of a piece, emblematic of the demands that being a Green Lantern put on his time mixed perhaps with his own commitment issues or something.</b>"<br /><br />Good point -- and it kind of begs the question of why a Green Lantern even has a "day job". For cops, that <b>is</b> their job -- wouldn't it be the same for a "space cop"? You'd think the Guardians would somehow pay a stipend in the currency of the GL's homeworld and then they wouldn't need to worry about a job!<br /><br />Thanks for the sales info, too! I never have the patience to look those things up.<br /><br />On a related note, it always kind of bums me out when I see books whose cancellation numbers decades ago were numbers any modern comic would consider a smashing success. 142,000 copies!! I just did a really quick Google search and found that the January 2017 issue of GREEN LANTERN sold 38K. The best-selling comic of that month did 110K.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-46039901659857724822017-03-21T15:56:29.882-07:002017-03-21T15:56:29.882-07:00// [Hal] must have the most diverse professional l...<br><i>// [Hal] must have the most diverse professional life of any comic book character ever: test pilot, insurance adjuster, long haul trucker, and I think a few more //</i><br /><br />Yeah, I found that weird as a kid, although I do think his haphazard employment during these years (post-Ferris) was intended to be all of a piece, emblematic of the demands that being a Green Lantern put on his time mixed perhaps with his own commitment issues or something. <br /><br /><i>// And since there's plenty more GL/GA ahead, it seems likely that sales figures came in with enough of a boost for DC to keep the concept going. //</i><br /><br />For a little while, at least, but I guess it wasn’t enough as frequency slowed from eight times a year to six and then cancellation, with the concept lasting just about exactly two years altogether. Statements of Ownership (via the GCD) over the title’s last* four years show that the decline in circulation abated somewhat, with the 1970 data — first to reflect the GL/GA experiment — perhaps bringing hope, as the actual number nearest filing date exceeds the preceding year’s average, before trending downward again. [*Of course the numbering picked up again when the title was relaunched several years later, again with the co-starring.]<br /><br />1 October 1968 (in #67, dated March 1969)<br />Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 211,750 <br />Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 221,636 <br /><br />1 October 1969 (in #75, dated March 1970)<br />Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 160,423<br />Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 146,372<br /><br />1 October 1970 (in #83, dated April-May 1971)<br />Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 134,150<br />Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 151.704<br /><br />1 October 1971 (in #89, dated April-May 1972)<br />Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 142,657<br />Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 147,188<br /><br>Blam (Alternate)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13835504951936606019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-49007390250797670402017-03-09T12:21:15.393-08:002017-03-09T12:21:15.393-08:00Oh, of course. I was certainly aware of Speedy...Oh, of course. I was certainly aware of Speedy's story going into this so I knew eventually the social relevance would return, but I was curious how long it might take and what else O'Neil and Adams would look at in the meantime.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-67052959732860340512017-03-08T17:10:36.830-08:002017-03-08T17:10:36.830-08:00Given that the most famous socially conscious stor...Given that the most famous socially conscious story ever is in it, you can see why I commented, though. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605826105741513741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-54826500444594685352017-03-07T11:27:03.703-08:002017-03-07T11:27:03.703-08:00Oh yeah, I think I knew about the toy salesman thi...Oh yeah, I think I knew about the toy salesman thing! Quite a résumé for Mr. Jordan...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-35261118298487801932017-03-07T11:26:08.251-08:002017-03-07T11:26:08.251-08:00Oh, at this point I'm aware! I actually wrote...Oh, at this point I'm aware! I actually wrote all of the above a few months back and I've since read the entire run. It's thankfully not as preachy overall as I had dreaded, as we'll see going forward.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-83446524259365769402017-03-03T15:30:02.486-08:002017-03-03T15:30:02.486-08:00"...test pilot, insurance adjuster, long haul..."...test pilot, insurance adjuster, long haul trucker, and I think a few more."<br /><br />You're right. After his thrilling career as an insurance adjuster, he gives that up for the even more glamorous job of... traveling toy salesman!Derek Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802477302784667617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-25096541750626646132017-03-03T10:33:20.399-08:002017-03-03T10:33:20.399-08:00Given what's coming, yeah, your hopes for the ...Given what's coming, yeah, your hopes for the latter just might be dashed.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605826105741513741noreply@blogger.com