Comic Book Implosion: An Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978

by Keith Dallas and John Wells

Things looked bleak for comic books throughout the 1970s because of plummeting sell-through rates. With each passing year, the newsstand became less and less interested in selling comic books. The industry seemed locked in a death spiral, but the Powers That Be at DC Comics had an idea to reverse their fortunes. In 1978, they implemented a bold initiative: Provide readers with more story pages by increasing the price-point of a regular comic book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605490857
• ISBN13: 9781605490854
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Two Morrows Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher