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MARCH 2000 Comic Book Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 X-Men 100 $2.99 Marvel 144,900
2 Uncanny X-Men 380 $2.99 Marvel 115,200
3 Wolverine 150 $2.99 Marvel 99,100
4 JLA 41 $2.99 DC 77,100
5 Magdalena 1 $2.50 Image 76,400
6 Avengers 28 $1.99 Marvel 76,100
7 Spawn 96 $1.95 Image 69,000
8 Daredevil 13 $2.50 Marvel 67,500
9 Punisher 2 $2.99 Marvel 67,400
10 Fantastic Four 29 $1.99 Marvel 59,100
11 Tomb Raider 4 $2.50 Image 58,400
12 Cable 79 $1.99 Marvel 55,900
13 X-Force 102 $1.99 Marvel 54,400
14 Amazing Spider-Man 17 $1.99 Marvel 54,100
15 Thor 23 $1.99 Marvel 52,500
16 Generation X 63 $1.99 Marvel 52,000
17 Gear Station 1 $2.50 Image 51,900
18 Peter Parker Spider-Man 17 $1.99 Marvel 51,600
19 Batman 577 $1.99 DC 49,700
20 Iron Man 28 $1.99 Marvel 49,700
21 Batman Dark Victory 6 $2.95 DC 49,700
22 Batgirl 2 $2.50 DC 49,500
23 Captain America 29 $1.99 Marvel 49,100
24 Detective Comics 744 $2.50 DC 48,000
25 X-Man 63 $1.99 Marvel 47,700
26 Mutant X 19 $1.99 Marvel 47,400
27 Rising Stars 6 $2.50 Image 47,300
28 Soul Saga 3 $2.50 Image 46,800
29 Gambit 16 $1.99 Marvel 43,400
30 JSA 10 $2.50 DC 42,800
31 Batman Gotham Knights 3 $2.50 DC 41,700
32 Superman 156 $1.99 DC 41,200
33 Nightwing 43 $1.99 DC 41,000
34 Witchblade 39 $2.50 Image 40,500
35 Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 129 $1.99 DC 40,400
36 Action Comics 765 $1.99 DC 40,300
37 Astro City Vol 2 22 $2.50 DC 39,900
38 Green Lantern 124 $1.99 DC 39,900
39 Superman The Man Of Steel Coll Ed 100 $3.99 DC 39,300
40 Preacher 61 $2.50 DC 39,300
41 Amazing Spider-Man 2000 $3.50 Marvel 39,200
42 Flash 160 $1.99 DC 39,000
43 Darkness 30 $2.50 Image 38,800
44 Crimson 17 $2.50 DC 38,600
45 Steampunk 2 $2.50 DC 38,500
46 Incredible Hulk 14 $1.99 Marvel 38,200
47 X-Men The Hidden Years 6 $2.50 Marvel 38,200
48 Adventures Of Superman 578 $1.99 DC 37,500
49 Thunderbolts 38 $1.99 Marvel 37,400
50 Avengers Two Wonder Man And Beast 1 $2.99 Marvel 36,900
51 Warlands 8 $2.50 Image 35,600
52 Young Justice Sins Of Youth 1 $3.95 DC 35,600
53 Titans 15 $2.50 DC 34,200
54 Tom Strong 8 $2.95 DC 34,100
55 Young Justice Sins Of Youth 2 $3.95 DC 33,500
56 Wildcats Vol 2 9 $2.50 DC 32,800
57 Spider-Girl 20 $1.99 Marvel 32,700
58 Sins Of Youth JLA Jr 1 $2.50 DC 32,300
59 Robin 76 $1.99 DC 32,100
60 Planetary 10 $2.50 DC 31,700
61 Top Ten 8 $2.95 DC 31,500
62 Authority 13 $2.50 DC 30,800
63 Sins Of Youth Batboy And Robin 1 $2.50 DC 30,600
64 Thunderbolts 2000 $3.50 Marvel 30,300
65 Catwoman 80 $1.99 DC 29,700
66 Captain Marvel 5 $2.50 Marvel 29,500
67 Spawn The Undead 10 $2.25 Image 29,500
68 Bishop The Last X-Man 8 $1.99 Marvel 29,300
69 Darkminds Vol 2 2 $2.50 Image 29,200
70 Spawn The Dark Ages 13 $2.50 Image 29,000
71 Extreme Forces 1 $2.99 Awesome 28,800
72 Eve Protomecha 2 $2.50 Image 28,700
73 Promethea 8 $2.95 DC 28,500
74 Sins Of Youth Superman Jr Superboy Sr 1 $2.50 DC 28,500
75 Deadpool 40 $1.99 Marvel 28,200
76 Batman The Hill $2.95 DC 27,500
77 Star Wars 16 $2.50 Dark Horse 27,400
78 Sins Of Youth Kid Flash Impulse 1 $2.50 DC 27,000
79 Gen 13 51 $2.50 DC 26,900
80 Sins Of Youth Starwoman & JSA Junior Society Of America 1 $2.50 DC 26,700
81 Star Wars Chewbacca 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 26,700
82 Buffy The Vampire Slayer 19 $2.95 Dark Horse 26,600
83 Marvel The Lost Generation 10 $2.99 Marvel 26,400
84 Superman Vs The Terminator Death To The Future 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 25,800
85 Sins Of Youth Wonder Girls 1 $2.50 DC 25,400
86 Titans Legion Of Superheores Universe A Blaze 3 $4.95 DC 25,300
87 Spider-Woman 11 $1.99 Marvel 25,300
88 Swamp Thing 1 $2.50 DC 25,100
89 Gatecrasher 3 $2.50 Wizard 24,600
90 Supergirl 44 $1.99 DC 24,200
91 Starman 65 $2.50 DC 24,200
92 Black Panther 18 $2.50 Marvel 23,800
93 Superboy 74 $1.99 DC 23,800
94 Star Wars Tales 3 $4.95 Dark Horse 23,700
95 Sins Of Youth The Secret Deadboy 1 $2.50 DC 23,600
96 Gen Active 1 $3.95 DC 23,500
97 Sam And Twitch 8 $2.50 Image 23,400
98 Sins Of Youth Aquaboy Lagoon Man 1 $2.50 DC 23,300
99 Birds Of Prey 17 $1.99 DC 23,300
100 Batman Haunted Gotham 4 $4.95 DC 23,200
101 Azrael Agent of the Bat 64 $2.25 DC 23,000
102 Wonder Woman 156 $1.99 DC 22,900
103 Young Justice Sins Of Youth Secret Files 1 $4.95 DC 22,800
104 Tomorrow Stories 7 $2.95 DC 22,400
105 Judge 1 $2.95 Image 22,100
106 Legion Lost 1 $2.50 DC 21,800
107 Legends of the Dc Universe 28 $1.99 DC 21,500
108 New Warriors 8 $2.50 Marvel 20,400
109 Kin 2 (Res) $2.95 Image 20,300
110 Purgatori  Vs Vampirella 1 $2.95 Chaos 19,800
111 Angel 5 $2.95 Dark Horse 19,800
112 Martian Manhunter 18 $1.99 DC 19,400
113 Webspinners Tales Of Spider-Man 17 $2.50 Marvel 19,300
114 Lady Death Dark Millennium 3 $2.95 Chaos 19,100
115 Sailor Moon 18 $2.95 Mixx 19,100
116 Realworlds Batman $5.95 DC 18,800
117 Hitman 49 $2.50 DC 18,500
118 Insane Clown Posse Pendulum 2 $5.95 Chaos 18,400
119 Transmetropolitan 33 $2.50 DC 18,200
120 Xena Warrior Princess 7 $2.95 Dark Horse 18,000
121 Aquaman 67 $1.99 DC 18,000
122 Savage Dragon 73 $2.95 Image 17,700
123 Wicked 4 $2.95 Image 17,500
124 Hellblazer 148 $2.50 DC 17,400
125 Blade Vampire Hunter 6 $2.50 Marvel 17,100
126 Strangers In Paradise Vol Iii 31 $2.75 Abstract 16,900
127 X-51 10 $2.50 Marvel 16,900
128 Vampirella & Pantha Death Valley 2* $2.95 Harris 16,800
129 Lady Demon 2 $2.95 Chaos 16,600
130 Echo 1 $2.50 Image 16,500
131 Hourman 14 $2.50 DC 16,300
132 Batman Beyond 7 $1.99 DC 16,100
133 Supermen Of America 3 $2.50 DC 16,100
134 Impulse 60 $2.25 DC 16,000
135 Warlock 8 $2.50 Marvel 15,900
136 Invisibles Volume 3 2 $2.95 DC 15,600
137 Creature Commandos 1 $2.50 DC 15,500
138 Dragonball Z Part 3 2 $2.95 Viz 15,400
139 Batman Gotham Adventures 24 $1.99 DC 15,400
140 Books Of Magic 72 $2.50 DC 15,300
141 Star Trek The Next Generation Perchance To Dream 4 $2.50 DC 15,100
142 Iron Wings Vol 2 1 $2.50 Image 14,900
143 Powerpuff Girls 1 $1.99 DC 14,600
144 Deathlok 10 $2.50 Marvel 14,400
145 Aria Angela Heavenly Creatures Blanc And Noir Ed 1 $2.95 Image 14,300
146 Millennium Edition Superman 76 $2.95 DC 14,100
147 Dreaming 48 $2.50 DC 14,000
148 Tarot Witch of the Black Rose 1 $2.95 Broken Halos 14,000
149 Sandman Presents Petrefax 3 $2.95 DC 13,800
150 Fear Effect Special 1 $2.95 Image 13,600
151 Millennium Edition Flash 123 $2.50 DC 13,600
152 Grendel Devils Legacy 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 13,500
153 Shi 0 Wolverine Shi Prelude Flipbook $2.99 Crusade 13,300
154 Tenth Speical Ed 1 $2.95 Image 13,200
155 Battleaxes 1 $2.50 DC 13,000
156 Dragonball Part 2 13 $2.95 Viz 12,700
157 Spyboy 6 $2.50 Dark Horse 12,700
158 Superman The Man Of Steel Standard Ed 100 $2.99 DC 12,400
159 Sergio Aragones Groo Mightier Than The Sword 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 12,400
160 M Rex 5 $2.95 Image 12,300
161 100 Bullets 10 $2.50 DC 12,100
162 Glory 2 (Res) $2.99 Awesome 12,100
163 Blair Witch Chronicles 1 $2.95 Oni 12,000
164 Super Manga Blast 1 $4.95 Dark Horse 11,900
165 Supreme The Return 4 (Res) $2.99 Awesome 11,600
166 Flinch 12 $2.50 DC 11,600
167 Supreme The Return 5 (Res) $2.99 Awesome 11,600
168 Oh My Goddess The Queen And The Goddess $3.50 Dark Horse 11,500
169 Relative Heroes 3 $2.50 DC 11,500
170 Supreme The Return 6 (Res) $2.99 Awesome 11,500
171 Stars And Stripe 10 $2.50 DC 11,300
172 Aliens Vs Predator Xenogenesis 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 11,000
173 Superman Adventures 43 $1.99 DC 10,900
174 Pokemon First Movie Mewtwo Strikes Back 4 $3.95 Viz 10,900
175 Four Horsemen 4 $2.50 DC 10,600
176 Pokemon Advs Part 2 Hunt For Eevee 2 $2.95 Viz 10,600
177 Ghost Vol 2 18 $2.95 Dark Horse 10,400
178 Deadenders 3 $2.50 DC 10,200
179 Atomics 3 $2.95 AAA Pop 10,000
180 Liberty Meadows 8 $2.95 Insight 10,000
181 Lionheart 3 (Res) $2.99 Awesome 9,900
182 Mr Majestic 9 $2.50 DC 9,800
183 Blade of the Immortal 43 $2.95 Dark Horse 9,700
184 Gunsmith Cats Kidnapped 5 $2.95 Dark Horse 9,600
185 Ring of the Nibelung Rhinegold 2 $2.95 Dark Horse 9,200
186 Brave Old World 4 $2.50 DC 9,100
187 Millennium Edition Wonder Woman 1 $2.50 DC 8,800
188 Dirty Pair Run From The Future Warren Cvr 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,700
189 Millennium Edition House Of Secrets 92 $2.50 DC 8,700
190 Unity 2000 5 $2.50 Acclaim 8,600
191 Ranma 1/2 Part 8 12 $2.95 Viz 8,600
192 Millennium Edition Young Romance 1 $2.95 DC 8,400
193 Magical Pokemon Journey How Do You Do Pikachu 1 $4.95 Viz 8,300
194 Disavowed 3 $2.50 DC 8,300
195 Quantum & Woody 23 $2.50 Acclaim 7,800
196 Primal Instinct Preview $2.50 Image 7,800
197 Cerebus 252 $2.25 Aardvark-Vanaheim 7,700
198 Proposition Player 6 $2.50 DC 7,600
199 More Than Mortal Art Gallery 1 $3.50 Image 7,400
200 The Patriots 5 $2.50 DC 7,200
201 Poison Elves 55 $2.95 Sirius 7,000
202 Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan The Rivers Of Blood 5 $2.95 Dark Horse 7,000
203 Masakazu Katsuras Shadow Lady Awakening 18 $2.50 Dark Horse 6,800
204 World Below Ii Deeper And Stranger 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 6,600
205 Anne Rices Tale Of Body Thief 7 $2.95 Sicilian Dragon 6,300
206 Knights of the Dinner Table 41 $2.95 Kenzer 6,000
207 Dirty Pair Run From The Future Timm Cvr 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 6,000
208 Ticks Big Tax Time Terror 1 $3.50 New England 6,000
209 Hawkshaws 1 $2.95 Image 5,800
210 Tin Can Man 3 $2.95 Image 5,600
211 Gold Digger Vol 2 9 $2.50 Antarctic 5,600
212 Trouble Magnet 4 $2.50 DC 5,400
213 Gloom Cookie 4 $2.95 Slave Labor 5,300
214 Sonic The Hedgehog 83 $1.99 Archie 5,200
215 Tick Circus Maximus 3 $3.50 New England 5,200
216 Herobear And The Kid 2 $2.95 Astonish 5,100
217 Haunted Man 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 5,100
218 Scooby-Doo 34 $1.99 DC 5,100
219 Scary Godmother Wild About Harry 2 $2.95 Sirius 5,100
220 Inu Yasha Part 4 5 $3.25 Viz 5,000
221 Marvel Selects Spider-Man 5 $2.75 Marvel 4,900
222 Shadowman Vol 3 9 $2.50 Acclaim 4,900
223 Bondage Fairies Extreme 6 $3.50 Fantagraphics/Eros 4,900
224 No Need For Tenchi Part 9 1 $2.95 Viz 4,900
225 Fathom Coll Ed 5 $5.95 Image 4,900
226 Lost Ones 1 $2.95 Image 4,800
227 Sonic Super Special 13 $2.49 Archie 4,800
228 Adventures Of Barry Ween 2.0 2 $2.95 Oni 4,700
229 Penny Century 7 $2.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 4,600
230 Cartoon Network Starring 9 $1.99 DC 4,600
231 Marvel Selects Fantastic Four 5 $2.75 Marvel 4,600
232 Cardcaptor Sakura 4 $2.95 Mixx 4,400
233 Dark Horse Presents 152 $2.95 Dark Horse 4,400
234 Ninja High School Version 2 9 $2.50 Antarctic 4,400
235 X-Men Universe 6 $4.99 Marvel 4,300
236 Solar Lord Ser Ii 3 $2.50 Chaos 4,300
237 Legacy 3 $2.99 Antarctic 4,300
238 Lodoss War Grey Witch 17 $2.95 CPM 4,100
239 Geeksville 0 $2.75 Image 4,000
240 Chassis 4 $2.95 Image 4,000
241 Faust Singhas Talons 2 $3.95 Avatar 4,000
242 Veronica 100 $1.99 Archie 4,000
243 Gundam Wing 2 $2.95 Mixx 3,900
244 Sabrina Vol 2 6 $1.99 Archie 3,800
245 Warrior Nun Areala Vol 3 9 $2.50 Antarctic 3,800
246 Yeah 8 $2.95 DC 3,700
247 Dungeons & Dragons Lost City 4 (Of 6) $4.95 Twenty First 3,700
248 Spider-Man Universe 2 $4.99 Marvel 3,700
249 World War Ii 1946 9 $2.50 Antarctic 3,700
250 Dark Angel 11 $2.95 CPM 3,700
251 Archie 496 $1.99 Archie 3,500
252 Dexters Laboratory 9 $1.99 DC 3,500
253 Magikmon 1 $2.99 Awesome 3,500
254 Top Cow Classics Ascension 1 $2.95 Image 3,500
255 Betty & Veronica Double Digest 88 $3.19 Archie 3,300
256 Kabuki Classics 12 $3.25 Image 3,300
257 Betty & Veronica 148 $1.99 Archie 3,300
258 Goody Good Comics 1 $2.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 3,300
259 Sex Philes 14 $3.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 3,200
260 Martian Successor Nadesico 10 $2.95 CPM 3,200
261 Looney Tunes 64 $1.99 DC 3,200
262 Co-Ed Sexxtasy 4 $3.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 3,200
263 Silent Mobius Karma 5 $3.25 Viz 3,100
264 Betty 86 $1.99 Archie 3,100
265 Saga of the Metabarons 4 (Of 16) $2.95 Humanoids 3,100
266 Peepshow 12 $3.50 Drawn & Quarterly 3,100
267 Age Of Bronze 7 $3.50 Image 3,000
268 Pals N Gals Double Digest 49 $3.19 Archie 3,000
269 Battlestar Galactica Season 3 80 Page Juggernaut $8.99 Realm 2,900
270 Prophecy of the Soul Sorcerer Vol 2 1 $2.95 Archie 2,900
271 Time Traveler Ai 6 $2.95 CPM 2,900
272 Mad  Color Special 1 $3.99 DC 2,900
273 Archies Weird Mysteries 5 $1.99 Archie 2,900
274 Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 Part 2 5 $2.95 Viz 2,900
275 Crime Patrol 2 $2.50 Gemstone 2,800
276 Threshold 26* $4.95 Avatar 2,800
277 Wahoo Morris 1 $2.75 Image 2,700
278 Geobreeders 13 $2.95 CPM 2,700
279 War Against Crime 2 $2.50 Gemstone 2,700
280 Archie Digest 171 $2.19 Archie 2,700
281 Dfe X-Men Alt Cvr 100 $6.95 Dynamic Forces 2,600
282 Blue Monday The Kids Are Alright 2 $2.95 Oni 2,600
283 Milk 16 $2.95 Radio 2,600
284 Archie & Friends 41 $1.99 Archie 2,500
285 Archies Spring Break Special 5 $2.49 Archie 2,500
286 Extra 5 $2.50 Gemstone 2,500
287 Laugh Digest 157 $2.19 Archie 2,400
288 New Vampire Miyu Vol 5 4 $2.95 Ironcat 2,400
289 Skin Tight 3 $2.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 2,400
290 Thieves & Kings 31 $2.50 I Box 2,300
291 Dfe Tomb Raider Forever Alt Cvr 4 $6.95 Dynamic Forces 2,300
292 Maxion 4 $2.95 CPM 2,300
293 Dork Tower 8 $2.95 Corsair 2,200
294 Futabakun Change Vol 4 3 $2.95 Ironcat 2,200
295 Black Heart Billy 1 $2.95 Slave Labor 2,200
296 Dfe Wolverine Alt Cvr 150 $6.95 Dynamic Forces 2,100
297 Echo Holocrome Ed 1 $6.95 Image 2,100
298 Immoral Angel 3 $2.95 CPM 2,100
299 Big Hair Productions 2 $3.50 Image 2,000
300 Fantasy Fighters 4 $2.95 CPM 2,000
MARCH 2000 Trade Paperback Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Trade Paperback title Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Son Of Superman $14.95 DC 5,700
2 Hellboy The Right Hand Of Doom $17.95 Dark Horse 5,400
3 Planetary All Over The World & Other Stories $14.95 DC 4,500
4 Superman And Batman Generations $14.95 DC 4,500
5 Batman Black And White $19.95 DC 4,400
6 From The Desk Of Warren Ellis Vol. 1 $6.95 Avatar 3,800
7 Spawn X Vengence of the Dead $9.95 Image 3,400
8 Flash Archives Vol. 2 HC $49.95 DC 3,100
9 Oh My Goddess Mara Strikes Back $14.95 Dark Horse 3,100
10 Nightwing Love And Bullets $17.95 DC 3,000
11 Stupid Stupid Rat Tails $9.95 Cartoon 2,900
12 Stormwatch Lightning Strikes $14.95 DC 2,900
13 Darkness Spear Of Destiny $12.95 Image 2,800
14 Buffy The Vampire Slayer Bad Blood $9.95 Dark Horse 2,800
15 Sergio Aragones Groo And Rufferto $9.95 Dark Horse 2,100
16 Cerebus Vol. 13 Going Home 2nd Print $25.00 Aardvark-Vanaheim 2,100
17 Gangland $12.95 DC 2,000
18 Doctor Midnite $19.95 DC 1,900
19 Cardcaptor Sakura Vol. 1 Pocket Mixx $9.95 Mixx 1,700
20 Pokemon Vol. 3 Electric Pikachu Boogaloo $12.95 Viz 1,700
21 Spider-Man Vs Doctor Octopus $17.95 Marvel 1,600
22 Crow Vol. 2 Evil Beyond Reach $10.95 Image 1,600
23 Dominion 3rd Ed $16.95 Dark Horse 1,600
24 Tarzan In Color 1931-1933 Vol. 1 (O/A) $2.75 NBM 1,400
25 Record Of Lodoss War Lady Of Pharis Bk One $15.95 CPM 1,300
MARCH 2000 Publisher Market Shares of Diamond's FINAL comic book, TPB, and magazine sales
DIAMOND OVERALL SHARES DOLLARS
DC 31.60%
Marvel 21.08%
Image 13.48%
Dark Horse 7.21%
Wizard 2.84%
Viz 2.84%
Gemstone 1.85%
Chaos 1.70%
Fantagraphics 1.11%
Mixx 1.05%
Other 15.24%
CBG Market Estimates
Note: These figures were preorders, meaning (a) initial orders may have been higher and (b) some of these comics may not have come out. The actual sales for the month may be higher or lower (usually, higher).
Unit Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books (est.):
5.83 million copies
Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books (est.):
$15.36 million
Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 25 Trade Paperbacks (est.):
$1.13 million
Combined Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and Top 25 TPBs (est.) :
$16.49 million
Minimum Dollar Value for ALL Diamond's Trade Paperback preorders (est.):
$1.99 million
Minimum Combined Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and all TPBs (est.) :
$17.35 million
Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300:
$2.85
Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300, weighted by orders:
$2.64
Source: Initial reports provided by Diamond Comic Distributors
CBG calculations by John Jackson Miller