I think it's incredibly sad, especially when you consider how much more creators are paid these days. Siegel and Shuster, the fathers of the greatest comic book character ever, Superman, worked for years on Superman under a pathetic salary(even for that era). Chris Claremont wrote X-Men for decades under similar conditions. Now, with creators raking in six and seven figure profits, a 20 issue run is considered "average", at best.
