Marvel and DC are the publishers with the most comics published in all of history
Among the largest publishers in the industry, Marvel and DC Comics are the ones that have accumulated more issues of comics published for decades, positioning themselves as the leaders of this movement. Both have a trajectory that has lasted over time, starting with DC in 1935 with The Big Comic Magazine and Marvel in 1939 with Marvel Comics #1.
Today, both companies have fascinating stories with iconic characters such as those belonging to the Avengers and the Justice League. At the same time, they have maintained comic series that have reached have hundreds of numbers due to the launches that have been made year after year. Well, if achieving the record for the largest number of comics collected is difficult, reading absolutely all of them It's much more complicated than it seems. In this article we tell you how long it would take to get this achievement that every comic book fan dreams of.
You have to invest more than 3.5 years of reading to finish reading all the Marvel and DC comics
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Determine the exact amount of comics published by Marvel and DC It is a very difficult task. The numbers vary constantly, as new titles and series are published every month that can last for decades. DC currently has more than 56 thousand comics published, while Marvel has approximately more than 37 thousand.
Taking these factors into account, we can make some estimates. If we assume an average reading speed of 20 minutes per comic, they would then be 3 comics per hour or 72 comics every 24 hours. In this way, we can speculate that for the 56 thousand DC comics it would have to be invest more than 778 days or 18,672 hours of reading. As for Marvel, considering the same characteristics, it would be 514 days of reading or 12,336 hours.
If we talk about a total between Marvel and DC comics, There would be more than 93 thousand comics pending to be read, which would translate into 1,292 days or 31,008 hours invested. Let us remember that reading comics It's not just about the quantity. of numbers that are consumed, but of the richness of stories, characters and worlds that are discovered throughout these incredible stories, so the most important thing is to enjoy from each of them.
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