Who founded The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom in 1971?
Alan Light launched the publication at age seventeen in February 1971. He operated the magazine from his home in the Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois.
Questions about Comics Buyer's Guide
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did Comics Buyer's Guide change its name to its current title?
Issue number four hundred eighty-two dated the 11th of February 1983 officially changed the name to Comics Buyer's Guide. Krause Publications purchased the magazine that same year and moved operations to Iola, Wisconsin.
What awards did Comics Buyer's Guide win during the 1990s?
The magazine received the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication in both 1992 and 1993. It also hosted the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards which ran until circa 2010.
How many subscribers did Comics Buyer's Guide have by the late 1980s?
By the late 1980s the publication had grown to more than 20,000 subscribers. Paid subscriptions were first instituted with issue twenty-seven on the 1st of January 1973 when circulation reached approximately 3,600 copies.
Which columns appeared in Comics Buyer's Guide during the 1970s?
Don and Maggie Thompson began their monthly column Beautiful Balloons starting with issue nineteen on the 15th of August 1972. Murray Bishoff added a news column titled What Now? with issue twenty-six on the 1st of December 1972.