Pretty sure this was my first post here
Reading through some old Space Gamers today - back when Steve Jackson took over the publishing, the mag took a turn towards covering the business of the gaming industry, with representation across fantasy, sci-fi, and wargaming interests. I found a magazine survey put out to the trade with their self-reported circulations. I figured I'd share, makes for a pretty interesting snapshot of the hobby magazines at the time.
From TSG # 29, July 1980 (so the survey probably relates to operations a few months prior)
Ares Magazine - 9,000
Different Worlds - 2,500
The Dragon - 16,500
Dungeoneer/Judges Guild Journal - did not report
Flying Buffalo Quarterly - 2,000
The General - "Not allowed to divulge'
Gryphon - #1 just being released, not yet printed
Journal of the Traveller's Aid Society - 4,500
Pursue & Destroy - 1,350
Signal - 200
Sorcerer's Apprentice - 1,600
The Space Gamer - 6,000
White Dwarf - 10,500
I draw the line at collecting... D&D beach towels.
Shoulda been: ".. from Pangreenia to Floratopolis, from mystical Treeonia of spectral Forests to Schruborial dimensions." - The Forests of Leng
