Newpaper shortage of 1973

[50Cent #II (1st print)]

Anyone know how long the shortage was for?  Was it just for the year 1973 or did it last longer?

[oldmilwaukee6er]

beyond the mere shortage, it marked the beginning of steeply increasing costs for pulp paper.

i suppose its effects can still be felt today.  whereas u-comix were relatively cheap to produce in the beginning, the 73 shortage and subsequent price hike made all but the most popular titles not viable to produce.  couple that w/ advances in zeroxing and you have a movement that migrated to mini comix (Kennedy's newaves).