''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (''CBG''; ), established in 1971, was the longest-running English-language
periodical
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reporting on the American
comic book
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industry. It awarded its annual
Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards from 1983 to circa 2010. The publication ceased with the March 2013 issue.
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. ''The Comichron'' The magazine was headquartered in
Iola, Wisconsin
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, after originally being published in the
Quad Cities
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region.
History
Alan Light years: 1971–1983
''CBG'' was founded in February 1971 by
Alan Light
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under the title ''The Buyer's Guide for Comic Fandom'' (''TBG'') as a monthly newspaper in a
tabloid format. ''TBG'' began primarily as an advertising venue – known in comics fandom as an "adzine", i.e. a