Go, Read: Rachel Thorn Suggest A Third Reason For The Decline Of Comic Book Readership In The 1950s Makes sense to me, although I'd love to see some numbers supporting the assertion that lots of copies of comics were bought in kiosks before public travel. It's not like my memory is full of images suggesting public transport was a significant reading place for comics. Still, it makes a whole lot of sense and had to play some factor.