Episode 46 - Murdock and Marvel: 1998 Part 1Things continued to be grim in the comic world, but it seemed as though the freefall might be over.  Marvel had escaped bankruptcy without missing even a single month of publishing, most of the other companies still in business made it through the year (but not all) and some very interesting new players entered the scene. Preshow The Year in Comics Notable and NewsworthySales & Industry InformationEisner AwardsDan's FavoriteThe Year in MarvelTOTAL SERIES: 188TOTAL NEW SERIES: 139 TOTAL ENDING SERIES: 141 THIS YEAR'S EVENT(S):  Identity Crisis (Spider-Man)The Gathering of Five (also Spidey)Events & HappeningsNew Titles (Ongoing and Limited)New CharactersSeries EndingWho's in the Bullpen/PassingsPassings: Archie GoodwinROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Joe CaseyDan's Favorite Next week: 1998 Part 2 - The year in Daredevil  Questions or commentsWe'd love to hear from you!  Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.------------------THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm.  You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years.  Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.