Retailer wag Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas saw the article on Marvel's dramatically improved cash position (see 'Marvel Pays off $150 Million') and had a suggestion:

I noticed with interest that Marvel is sitting on a little extra cash and might be looking for a place to invest it.  Here is a novel thought -- maybe they could overprint just a little to give the retailers a chance to reorder when a book sells out, you know like DC, DarkHorse, Image and nearly every other publisher does.