numbers of missing issues

[darkmark (RIP)]

Because I chose to waste a lot of time on it, here's the stats on how many issues of GA comics we're missing.  It's heavily biased towards super-heroes.
1: Africa, All Great Comics, All Hero Comics, Arrow, Atoman, Barker, Blazing Comics, Book of All Comics, Book of Comics, Bulletman, Cannonball Comics, Captain Battle Comics, Captain Courageous Comics, Captain Fearless Comics, Captain Marvel Story Book, Captain Marvel Thrill Book, Cave Girl, Choice Comics, Columbia the Gem of the Comics, Complete Book of Comics and Funnies, Crackajack Funnies, Crime Smasher, Dagar Desert Hawk, Detective Eye, Doll Man, Fantoman, Green Giant Comics, Green Lama, Hyper Mystery Comics, Ibis the Invincible, Kayo Comics, Kid Eternity, Komik Pages, Liberty Guards Comics, Mad Hatter, Mystery Comics, Nyoka, OK Comics, Real Hit Comics, Rex Dexter of Mars, Sky Blazers, Skyrocket Comics, Snap Comics, Spitfire Comics, Spotlight Comics, Star Studded Comics, Stars and Stripes Comics, Stuntman, Super Spy, Tailspin Comics, Terrific Comics, Top-Notch Laugh Comics, V... Comics, Victory Comics, Wham Comics, Whirlwind Comics, Whiz Comics, Wings Comics, Yellowjacket Comics, Zegra
2:  All Top Comics, All Your Comics, Amazing Adventure Funnies, Amazing Man Comics, America's Best Comics, Bang-Up Comics, Black Cat, Boy Comics, Boy Explorers, Captain Flash, Clue Comics, Comic Pages, Cowboy Comics, Eagle Comics, Face, Fantastic Comics, Flame, HI-Spot Comics, Major Victory Comics, Mask Comics, Masked Marvel, Rulah, Science Comics, Skyman, Sparky Watts, Superworld Comics, Tops
3:  Banner Comics, Best Comics, Black Terror, Champion Comics, Crack Comics, Detective Picture Stories, Ghost Rider, Golden Arrow, Keen Komics, Lightning Comics, Power Comics, Rocket Kelly, Samson, Scoop Comics, Seven Seas Comics, Vooda, War Victory Comics, Wow Comics
4:  Contact Comics, Cyclone Comics, Lance O'Casey, Modern Comics, Our Flag Comics, Sheena, Western Picture Stories, Young King Cole
5:  Daredevil, Plastic Man, Popular Comics, Silver Streak, Star Ranger Funnies, Weird Comics, Zoot Comics
6:  Mary Marvel, Red Seal Comics, Target Comics, Wonder Comics
7:  Green Mask, Jo-Jo, Jungle Comics, Police Comics
8:  Captain Flight Comics, Feature Funnies, National Comics, Rangers Comics
9:  4Most Comics, Star Ranger
10:  Champ Comics, Dick Cole, Fighting Yank, Wambi
11:  All New Comics, Exciting Comics, Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics, Suspense Comics
12:  Dynamic Comics, Frankenstein, Funnies
13:  Captain Aero Comics, Cat-Man Comics, Four Favorites, Funny Picture Stories, Heroic Comics
14:  Airboy Comics, Punch Comics
15:  Feature Comics, Wonderworld Comics
16:  Super-Mystery Comics
17:  Amazing Mystery Funnies, HIt Comics, Sparkling Stars, Speed Comics, Startling Comics
18:  Blue Beetle, Crack Western, Famous Funnies, Headline Comics, Keen Detective Funnies, Star Comics
19:  Captain Marvel, Jr., Fight Comics
23:  Thrilling Comics
24:  Master Comics
25:  Funny Pages
26:  Green Hornet
28:  Blue Bolt Comics
36:  Prize Comics Western
40:  Prize Comics
49:  Jumbo Comics
53:  Crime and Punishment, Sparkler Comics
79:  Captain Midnight
80:  Crime Does Not Pay
83:  Big Shot Comics

Anything surprising?

[Yoc]

Thanks for the info DM.
Are we really that close to so many complete runs?  Isn't that amazing?

[narfstar]

Thanks Darkmark. When you consider how close we are needing only one out of two Mad Hatter it does not seem like much but only 5 out of a long run like Daredevil is amazing. Now when you factor in how obscure a comic like Mad Hatter is we can thank JVJ that we have that one. I do not have a comic from that company to fill my one from every company desire.

[blastaar]

I believe scans of all 10 issues of Yellowjacket Comics (Charlton) are here, aren't they?

[Geo (RIP)]

I believe scans of all 10 issues of Yellowjacket Comics (Charlton) are here, aren't they?

Yep all 10 issues are here, but some issues are still missing pages though.

Geo

[John C]

I think the most surprising thing isn't the specific numbers so much as the simple distance we've gotten from the days of, "ooh, someone posted an entire six-page story to their website."  Whereas someplace like Wikipedia can boast thousands of users adding tiny contributions in their passing free time, we have scanners spending days at a time, in some cases, huddled over a scanner so that we can freely download their sometimes-expensive prizes.

While the numbers are impressive (and I love having them, so thanks for doing the grunt work, Darkmark), think about how much volunteer manual and technical labor that involves, and almost none of it happened with any coordination.  Sure, we have most of the run of Daredevil, and that's amazing, but much more amazing is how it happened, in my eyes.

And Jim just pointed out in another thread how game-changing that becomes for research.  Ten years ago, it'd be nearly impossible to accurately talk about the evolution of a character, writing or artistic styles, or any number of other things, because getting the books in your hand was a huge undertaking.  Now, that's almost routine.

And you're a nice bunch of guys (and gals), to boot!

[Yoc]

Well said as always John.
I'm very proud to know such a dedicated, passionate and genuinely nice group as the GA scanners all seem to be.

Fantastic work guys! 

-Yoc

[OtherEric]

Wow, we're getting close on a lot of titles.

What's also impressive is the list that ISN'T there:  The books with ZERO missing issues.