When did Marvel first outsell DC?
Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
Captain Marvel / Shazam | |
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Publisher | Fawcett Comics (1939–1953) DC Comics (1972–present) |
First appearance | Whiz Comics #2 (cover date February 1940 / release date December 1939) |
Created by | Bill Parker C. C. Beck |
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Who sold more comics Marvel or DC?
Data on the distribution of comic store sales in the United States according to publisher revealed that Marvel Comics’ dollar sales share in comic stores amounted to 33.5 percent in the third quarter of 2021. Ranked second that quarter was DC Comics, with a market share of 25.4 percent.
Who will win in a fight DC or Marvel?
DC Comics would certainly win in a direct clash. Sure, Marvel might have the One-Above-All, but DC’s Doctor Manhattan is the most powerful and invincible fictional character ever created, and that is simply why DC Comics would win in this clash, despite the individual differences that might give points to Marvel.
Why didn’t Marvel go after DC?
Marvel, meanwhile, had a very good reason not to go after DC Comics, as in 1958, Marvel (then going by the name Atlas Comics) lost their distribution deal and were saved from going out of business by DC Comics allowing them to be distributed by the distribution company that National owned.
What happened to Marvel’s Sales?
Marvels’ books sold more and more each month. Eventually the Marvel style was copied by DC and their sales improved as well, but not as much as Marvel’s. Marvel still had to distribute through National until 1968 when Marvel was sold to another company (that later becomes Cadence Industries).
Why did DC sell more comic books than Marvel in 1971?
Also, in October 1971 Marvel used a sneaky trick: they raised their page count and price. DC heard in advance and did the same. But DC had to buy their paper a year in advance so were locked into the higher page count. The next month Marvel dropped their pages and prices again, while DC had to keep theirs high.
How many copies did the original Captain Marvel sell?
If memory serves, Superman’s top sales were 1.6 million copies an issue, but the original Captain Marvel hit the record at 2 million. Note that these were not specially hyped issues. In the 1990s Marvel managed to sell 1 million copies of one issue of one comic, but only by extreme hype (and collectors buying multiple copies).