 Comics Buyer's Guide #1600 (January 2005) | |
| Editor | Brent Frankenhoff (2006–2013) |
|---|---|
| Senior Editor | Maggie Thompson (from 2006) |
| Managing Editor | John Jackson Miller (from 1998) |
| Project Editor | Brent Frankenhoff (1998–2006) |
| Former editors | Alan Light (1971–1983) Maggie Thompson (1983–2006) |
| Staff writers | Murray Bishoff, Peter David, Shel Dorf, Mark Evanier, Martin L. Greim, Tony Isabella, Heidi MacDonald, Catherine Yronwode |
| Categories | comic books news and criticism |
| Frequency | monthly (Feb. 1971 – Aug. 1972) twice-monthly (Aug. 1972 – July 1975) weekly (July 1975 – June 2004) monthly (June 2004 – Mar. 2013) |
| Publisher | Alan Light (1971–1983) Krause Publications (1983–2013) |
| Total circulation (late 1980s) | 20,000 |
| Founder | Alan Light |
| First issue | March 1971 |
| Final issue Number | March 2013 1,699 |
| Company | F+W Media (2002–2013) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Iola, Wisconsin (from 1983) |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0745-4570 |
Comics Buyer's Guide (CBG; ISSN 0745-4570), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language periodical reporting on the American comic book industry. It awarded its annual Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The publication ceased with the March 2013 issue.[1][2] The magazine was headquartered in Iola, Wisconsin,[3] after originally being published in the Quad Cities region.
- ^ Frankenhoff, Brent (January 9, 2013). "F+W Announces Closure of Comics Buyer’s Guide" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Comics Buyer’s Guide
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (January 9, 2013). "End of an era: Comics Buyer's Guide, 1971–2013" Archived 2013-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. The Comichron
- ^ Brent Frankenhoff (December 14, 2012). The Greatest Comic Book Covers of All Time. Krause Publications Craft. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4402-3499-6. Retrieved February 17, 2016.[permanent dead link]
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