POLL: How Important Are High, Milestone Numbers for Comic Series?

[CBR News]

In light of the cancellation of Vertigo's longest-running series "Hellblazer" at issue #300 and the Marvel NOW! relaunches, CBR asks: How important is it for series to reach high, milestone numbers?


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[The Black Guardian]

I only ask that issue numbers have some form of simple logic to aid in my cataloguing. Otherwise, I don't care what's on a cover.
I've never bought a book because it had a big #1 or #x00 on it.
I've never not bought a book because the issue number seemed unwieldy.
I've never bought a book because it had some wicked cool artwork on the cover.
I've never not bought a book because the cover artwork sucked.

I've never really understood what was so wrong about buying a book without a cover at all.