price of Disney comics

Olivier mouse-ducks at wanadoo.fr
Wed Jul 11 11:12:43 CEST 2001


Hi everyone!

The date collected here is based on the latest issues
I have; all are in color from cover to cover.
The price in euro is on the cover, except the Mickey Parade
I have; $1 is about 7.8F now.
Everything is summed up in a table at the end.



* * * * * * * * * * Le Journal de Mickey    (# 2552) * * * * * * * * * *
9,80 F    /    1,5 e    /    $ 1.25
68 p (covers included; wrap-around "Dinosaur" cover)
2p    (covers)
1 p   ("Donald Speaks English", 4-panel "story")
32 p (Disney comics) (12, 6, 12, 1, 1)
7 p   (non-Disney comics)
9 p   (ads)
6 p   (games)
11 p (miscellaneous-- contents, so-called "articles", letters, ...)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
33 interesting pages (comics + page in English):
48.53 %        (4.75 F    /    0.72 e    /    $ 0.6)



* * * * * * * * * * * * Picsou Magazine    (# 354) * * * * * * * * * * * *
19 F    /    2,9 e    /    $ 2.45
148 p (covers included; Donald from a Barks cover)
2p    (covers)
86 p (Disney comics) (18, 24, 10, 10, 10, 14)
0.5 p    (3 Taliaferro dailies) (included in the games)
15 p   (ads)
6 p   (games)
39 p (miscellaneous-- contents, so-called "articles" & "art", ...)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
86 interesting pages (all Barks, sometimes 1 Don Rosa story):
58.11 %        (11 F    /    1.68 e    /    $ 1.42)



* * * * * * * * * * * Super Picsou Géant    (# 103) * * * * * * * * * * *
25 F    /    3.80 e    /    $ 3.20
196 p (covers included; nice)
2p    (covers; soft, but harder than LJdM & PM)
150 p (Disney comics) (25, 8, 10, 16, 9, 10, 1, 15,
           1, 1, 30, 1, 8, 3, 7, 4, 1)
12 p   (ads)
15 p   (games)
17 p (miscellaneous-- contents, so-called "articles", jokes, ...)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
150 interesting pages (comics)
(sometimes 1 page about the main story):
76,53 %        (19 F    /    2.9 e    /    $ 2.45)



* * * * * * * * * * * * Mickey Parade    (# 220)  * * * * * * * * * * * *
15 F    /    2.28 e    /    $ 1.90
196 p (covers included)
2p    (covers; soft, but harder than LJdM & PM)
166 p (Disney comics) (24, 28, 32, 31, 27, 24)
2 p (on Romano Scarpa, by Luca Boschi!)
       (a most exceptional feature, I believe)
8 p   (ads)
16 p   (games)
2 p (miscellaneous-- contents, so-called "articles", jokes, ...)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
168 interesting pages (comics + 2-p article by Luca!):
85.71 %        (12.85 F    /    1.95 e    /    $ 1.63)



Let's have a looks at a couple of  Gladstone comics now...



* * * * * * * * * * * * * WDC&S    (597) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
$ 1.50
36 p
2 p (covers)
27 p (Disney comics) (10, 12, 4, 1)
1 p (letters)
6 p (ads; 1 bc, counted as a cover)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
27 interesting pages
(Gottfredson, Taliaferro, Barks, Don Rosa, Van Horn
often featured) (articles sometimes, too)
75 %        ($ 1)



* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * U$    (306) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
$ 1.95
36 p
2 p (covers)
29p (Disney comics) (23, 6)
2 p (letters; here, 1 is a parting note, the other a fan's drawing)
4 p (ads; 1 bc, counted as a cover)
1 p (letters)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
29 interesting pages
(Barks, Don Rosa, Van Horn frequent features)
(articles as well, sometimes)
80.55 %        ($ 1.57)



* * * * * * * * * * * * * * DDA    (43) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
$ 1.50
32 p
2 p (covers)
27 p (Disney comics) (24, 1, 1, 1)
3 p (ads; 1 bc, counted as a cover)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
27 interesting pages
(Taliaferro, Barks, Don Rosa, Van Horn often featured)
(articles sometimes, too)
84.37 %        ($ 1.26)



* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * U$A    (51) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
$ 1.95
36 p
2 p (covers)
28 p (Disney comics) (28)
2 p (article)
3 p (ads; 1 bc, counted as a cover)
1 p (letters)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
30 interesting pages
(Taliaferro, Barks, Don Rosa, Van Horn frequently featured)
(articles as well, sometimes)
83.33 %        ($ 1.62)



And here are the last two Gladstone issues...



* * * * * * * * * * * * * WDC&S    (633) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
$ 6.95
68 p ("prestige format")
3 p (covers + title page; gorgeous; rare items)
56 p (Disney comics) (8, 11, 10, 27)
7 p (genuine, most interesting articles on comics)
2 p (letters; here, 1 is a parting note, the other is part
       of  the last article; so "Contents" is counted here)
0 p (ads)
0 p (games-- though in this one issue there is a trivia quiz
       at the bottom of  the pages + a flipbook animation)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
68 interesting pages
(including covers, which 95+?% of  the time are great features
in themselves) (Gottfredson, Taliaferro, Barks, Don Rosa,
Van Horn are rather regular features)
100 %        ($ 6.95)



* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * U$    (318) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
$ 6.95
68 p ("prestige format")
3 p (covers + title page; gorgeous; rare items)
47p (Disney comics) (24, 3, 4, 19)
10 p (real, most interesting articles on comics)
2 p (letters; here, 1 is a parting note, the other a fan's drawing)
2 p (ad for a porcelain)
1 p (contents)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
68 interesting pages
(including covers, which 95+?% of  the time are great features
in themselves) (Barks, Don Rosa, Van Horn frequent features)
(granted, the conference pages are less interesting, but in the
any other issue it would have been a "Year That Was" or something):
100 %        ($ 6.95)







Let's sum up all this in a table (prices in $)...



Title                p         price        int p         %        price for these

LJdM             68       1.25         33        48.53              0.6
PM                148      2.45        86         58.11             1.42
SPG             196      3.20        150       76.53             2.45
MP                196      1.90        168       85.71             1.63

WDC&S       36        1.50        27         75                   1
U$                 36        1.95        29          80.55            1.57
DDA             32        1.50        27          84.37            1.26
U$A              36        1.95        30          83.33            1.62

WDC&S*     68        6.95         68         100                6.95
U$*               68        6.95         68         100                6.95


Bear in mind the % is that of  Disney comics & "articles":
it is purely quantitative and not qualitative.




                                                                            Olivier
(cooler in Paris, now)





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