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APRIL 1999 Comic Book Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Uncanny X-Men 369 $1.99 Marvel 129,900
2 X-Men 89 $1.99 Marvel 128,700
3 Battle Chasers 6 (Res) $2.50 DC 123,400
4 Spawn 85 $1.95 Image 97,200
5 Avengers 17 $1.99 Marvel 89,100
6 Wolverine 139 $1.99 Marvel 88,500
7 JLA 30 $1.99 DC 88,000
8 Earth X 3 $2.99 Marvel 86,200
9 Daredevil 8 $2.50 Marvel 86,000
10 Spawn The Dark Ages 2 $2.50 Image 82,000
11 Wolverine Punisher Revelation 1 $2.99 Marvel 75,100
12 Amazing Spider-Man 6 $1.99 Marvel 74,500
13 Darkness Batman $5.95 Image 73,800
14 Magneto Rex 2 $2.50 Marvel 72,200
15 Fantastic Four 18 $1.99 Marvel 71,500
16 Peter Parker Spider-Man 6 $1.99 Marvel 69,000
17 Thor 12 $2.99 Marvel 68,800
18 Captain America 18 $2.99 Marvel 67,900
19 Black Widow 1 $2.99 Marvel 67,800
20 Avengers Forever 7 $2.99 Marvel 64,800
21 Iron Man 17 $1.99 Marvel 64,000
22 Gambit 5 $1.99 Marvel 59,700
23 Mutant X 9 $1.99 Marvel 59,700
24 Witchblade 31 $2.50 Image 57,700
25 Tom Strong 1 $3.50 DC 57,500
26 Hulk 3 $1.99 Marvel 56,500
27 Spider-Man Chapter 1 8 $2.50 Marvel 54,100
28 Fathom Swimsuit Special 1 $2.95 Image 53,700
29 Batman 566 $1.99 DC 51,900
30 X-Men Unlimited 23 $2.99 Marvel 51,900
31 Generation X 52 $1.99 Marvel 51,000
32 X-Force 91 $1.99 Marvel 49,900
33 Aria 4 $2.50 Image 49,500
34 Amazing Spider-Man 1999 $3.50 Marvel 49,300
35 Green Lantern 113 $1.99 DC 49,200
36 Detective Comics 733 $1.99 DC 49,100
37 Titans 4 $2.50 DC 49,000
38 Inhumans 8 $2.99 Marvel 48,900
39 Galactus The Devourer 1 $3.50 Marvel 48,000
40 Cable 68 $1.99 Marvel 46,700
41 Divine Right 10 $2.50 DC 46,100
42 Thunderbolts 27 $1.99 Marvel 45,900
43 X-Man 52 $1.99 Marvel 45,700
44 Tales of the The Witchblade 7 $2.95 Image 45,500
45 Buffy The Vampire Slayer 8 $2.95 Dark Horse 45,000
46 Spider-Girl 9 $1.99 Marvel 44,700
47 Preacher 50 $3.75 DC 44,400
48 Nightwing 32 $1.99 DC 44,400
49 Batman Shadow of the Bat 86 $1.99 DC 42,800
50 Dawn Return of the Goddess 1 $2.95 Sirius 42,800
51 Kiss Psycho Circus 19 $2.25 Image 42,800
52 Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 118 $1.99 DC 42,000
53 Lady Pendragon Dragon Blade 1 $2.50 Image 41,800
54 Superman 145 $1.99 DC 41,400
55 Darkchylde The Legacy 3 (Res) $2.50 DC 41,000
56 Adventures Of Superman 568 $1.99 DC 40,500
57 Superman The Man Of Steel 89 $1.99 DC 40,400
58 Black Panther 8 $2.50 Marvel 40,100
59 Flash 149 $1.99 DC 39,800
60 Batman & Superman Worlds Finest 3 $1.99 DC 39,300
61 Nova 2 $1.99 Marvel 37,800
62 Gen 13 40 $2.50 DC 37,700
63 Young Justice 9 $2.50 DC 37,600
64 Star Wars Boba Fett Enemy of the Empire 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 37,400
65 Deadpool 29 $1.99 Marvel 37,000
66 Star Wars Vaders Quest 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 36,500
67 Star Wars 5 $2.50 Dark Horse 35,300
68 Robin 65 $1.99 DC 34,500
69 Captain America Sentinel Of Liberty 10 $1.99 Marvel 34,300
70 Star Wars Crimson Empire II 6 $2.95 Dark Horse 34,000
71 Undertaker 2 $2.95 Chaos 33,600
72 Authority 2 $2.50 DC 33,500
73 Planetary 3 $2.50 DC 33,300
74 Allies 1 $2.50 Awesome 33,100
75 Buffy The Vampire Slayer Spike & Dru $2.95 Dark Horse 32,100
76 Flinch 1 $2.50 DC 31,700
77 Catwoman 69 $1.99 DC 31,600
78 A Next 9 $1.99 Marvel 31,600
79 Webspinners Tales Of Spider-Man 6 $2.50 Marvel 30,900
80 Green Lantern 80 Page Giant 2 $4.95 DC 30,500
81 Supergirl 33 $1.99 DC 29,700
82 Spirit of the Tao 9 $2.50 Image 29,100
83 Crow 3 $2.50 Image 29,000
84 Azrael Agent of the Bat 53 $2.25 DC 28,800
85 Pokemon Vol. 2 Pikachu Shocks Back 2 $3.25 Viz 28,600
86 Batman Book of the Dead 1 $4.95 DC 28,500
87 Tenth Black Embrace 3 $2.50 Image 28,300
88 J2 9 $1.99 Marvel 28,000
89 Wonder Woman 145 $1.99 DC 27,800
90 Superman 80 Page Giant 2 $4.95 DC 27,700
91 Starman 54 $2.50 DC 27,600
92 Martian Manhunter 7 $1.99 DC 27,000
93 Superboy 63 $1.99 DC 27,000
94 Hourman 3 $2.50 DC 26,700
95 Birds Of Prey 6 $1.99 DC 26,400
96 Legends of the Dc Universe 17 $1.99 DC 25,400
97 Batman Book Of Shadows $5.95 DC 25,200
98 Batman Beyond 4 $1.99 DC 25,100
99 Gen 13 Going West $2.50 DC 24,400
100 Slingers 7 $1.99 Marvel 24,400
101 Alan Moores Awesome Advs 1 $2.50 Awesome 24,300
102 Lady Death 16 $2.95 Chaos 23,800
103 Aquaman 56 $1.99 DC 23,100
104 Anarky 2 $2.50 DC 22,800
105 Supermans Nemesis Lex Luthor 4 $2.50 DC 22,000
106 Hitman 38 $2.50 DC 21,900
107 Vampirella Worlds End 2 $2.95 Harris 21,800
108 Stone Vol. II 3 $2.50 Image 21,700
109 Sailor Moon 7 $2.95 Mixx 21,300
110 Savage Dragon 60 $2.50 Image 21,100
111 Trenchcoat Brigade 4 $2.50 DC 21,000
112 Hellblazer 138 $2.50 DC 20,100
113 Batman The Gotham Adventures 13 $1.99 DC 19,700
114 Avengelyne 3 $2.50 Awesome 19,600
115 Legion Of Super Heroes 116 $2.50 DC 19,500
116 Dv8 27 $2.50 DC 19,200
117 Legionnaires 72 $2.50 DC 19,000
118 Simpsons Comics 42 $2.50 Bongo 18,900
119 Chastity Lust For Life 1 $2.95 Chaos 18,800
120 Strangers In Paradise Vol. III 23 $2.75 Abstract 18,300
121 Impulse 49 $2.25 DC 18,000
122 Transmetropolitan 22 $2.50 DC 17,700
123 Books Of Magic 61 $2.50 DC 17,700
124 Invisibles Volume 3 10 $2.95 DC 17,500
125 Kabuki 8 $2.95 Image 17,000
126 Dreaming 37 $2.50 DC 16,800
127 Legion Of Super Heroes Secret Files 2 $4.95 DC 16,400
128 Books Of Magic Annual 3 $3.95 DC 16,000
129 Resurrection Man 25 $2.50 DC 16,000
130 Pitt Crew 3 $2.50 Full Bleed 15,900
131 Leave It To Chance 12 (Res) $2.95 DC 15,900
132 Human Target 3 $2.95 DC 15,800
133 Madman Comics 12 $2.95 Dark Horse 15,700
134 Hellcop 5 $2.50 Image 15,400
135 Hellboy Jr Lurid Easter Special $3.95 Dark Horse 14,800
136 Cruel And Unusual 1 $2.95 DC 14,300
137 Conjurors 3 $2.95 DC 14,200
138 Fanboy 4 $2.50 DC 14,200
139 Superman Adventures 32 $1.99 DC 13,900
140 Body Doubles 3 $2.50 DC 13,800
141 Dragonball Z Part Two 5 $2.95 Viz 13,600
142 Ghost Vol. 2 8 $2.95 Dark Horse 13,100
143 Aliens Apocalypse 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 12,800
144 Scene of the Crime 2 $2.50 DC 12,600
145 Lobo 63 $2.50 DC 12,500
146 Oh My Goddess Superurd One Shot 6 $2.95 Dark Horse 12,500
147 Dragonball Part Two 2 $2.95 Viz 12,100
148 Smiley Whacky Wrestling Special $2.95 Chaos 11,800
149 Monster Fighters Inc 1 $2.95 Image 11,700
150 Predator Homeworld 2 $2.95 Dark Horse 11,400
151 Gunsmith Cats Bean Bandit 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 10,900
152 Stray Bullets 19 $2.95 El Capitan 10,700
153 Atomic Toybox 1 $2.50 Image 10,700
154 Vext 4 $2.50 DC 10,500
155 Blade of the Immortal Dark Shadows (4 Of 5) 32 $2.95 Dark Horse 10,300
156 World Below 2 $2.50 Dark Horse 10,300
157 Heart O/Empire Legacy O/Luther Arkwright 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 10,100
158 Ranma 1/2 Part 8 1 $2.95 Viz 10,000
159 Trouble Magnet 1 $2.50 DC 10,000
160 More Than Mortal Truths & Legends 6 $2.95 Liar 10,000
161 Solar Lord 2 $2.50 Image 9,500
162 Neon Genesis Evangelion Book Four 3 $2.95 Viz 9,000
163 Dark Horse Presents 142 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,900
164 Cerebus 241 $2.25 Aardvark-Vanaheim 8,900
165 Black Widow Web Of Intrigue Reprint 1 $3.50 Marvel 8,900
166 Erb Tarzan Savage Heart 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,700
167 Masakazu Katsuras Shadow Lady I Dangerous Love 7 $2.50 Dark Horse 8,600
168 Usagi Yojimbo 28 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,600
169 Tick & Arthur 2 $3.50 New England 8,600
170 Elfquest 35 $2.95 Warp 8,100
171 Dork 7 $2.95 Slave Labor 6,800
172 Sonic The Hedgehog 72 $1.79 Archie 6,700
173 Lodoss War Lady Of Pharis 1 $2.95 CPM 6,500
174 Mega Dragon & Tiger Heroes 2 $2.95 Image 6,500
175 Inu Yasha A Feudal Fairy Tale Part 3 1 $3.25 Viz 6,200
176 Faust 777 The Wrath 3 $3.50 Avatar 5,900
177 Dylan Dog 2 $4.95 Dark Horse 5,700
178 Lodoss War Grey Witch 6 $2.95 CPM 5,600
179 No Need For Tenchi Part 7 1 $2.95 Viz 5,600
180 Scooby-Doo 23 $1.99 DC 5,500
181 Crybaby 1 $2.95 Exiled 5,400
182 Knuckles 26 $1.79 Archie 5,400
183 Nathan Never 2 $4.95 Dark Horse 5,400
184 Kelley Jones Hammer The Outsider 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 5,400
185 Artesia 4 $2.95 Sirius 5,300
186 Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 2 $2.95 Viz 5,300
187 Martin Mystery 2 $4.95 Dark Horse 5,300
188 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 27 $1.79 Archie 5,200
189 Rob 1 $2.50 Awesome 5,200
190 Zorros Lady Rawhide Other Peoples Blood 3 $2.95 Image 5,000
191 Grrl Scouts 2 $2.95 Oni 4,900
192 Maison Ikkoku Part 9 1 $3.25 Viz 4,900
193 Tales From The Crypt 28 $2.50 Gemstone 4,800
194 Nightwarriors Darkstalkers Revenge 6 $2.95 Viz 4,800
195 Animaniacs Featuring Pinky And The Brain 49 $1.99 DC 4,800
196 Kabuki Classics 4 $2.95 Image 4,800
197 Gold Digger 49 $2.99 Antarctic 4,400
198 Territory 4 $2.95 Dark Horse 4,400
199 Knights of the Dinner Table 30 $2.95 Kenzer 4,400
200 Sex Philes 4 $3.95 Fantagraphics 4,100
201 Archie 485 $1.79 Archie 4,000
202 Original Bondage Fairies 6 $3.50 Fantagraphics 3,900
203 Saturday Morning Jetcat $2.95 Oni 3,800
204 Geobreeders 2 $2.95 CPM 3,800
205 Betty & Veronica 137 $1.79 Archie 3,800
206 Looney Tunes 53 $1.99 DC 3,600
207 Aces High 3 $2.50 Gemstone 3,600
208 Little Red Hot Chane Of Fools 3 $2.95 Image 3,500
209 Mosaic 2 $2.95 Sirius 3,500
210 Betty & Veronica Double Digest 81 $2.99 Archie 3,500
211 Legend Of Lemnear 16 $2.95 CPM 3,500
212 Betty 75 $1.79 Archie 3,400
213 Impact 3 $2.50 Gemstone 3,400
214 Veronica 89 $1.79 Archie 3,400
215 Akiko 33 $2.50 Sirius 3,400
216 Luftwaffe 1946 Technical Manual Vol. 2 $3.99 Antarctic 3,300
217 Wasted Lands Omnibus Vol. 1 $4.95 Rolling Thunder 3,300
218 Panic 10 $2.50 Gemstone 3,300
219 Ninja High School 68 $2.99 Antarctic 3,200
220 Big Bang Comics 24 (Res) $3.95 Image 3,200
221 Betty & Veronica Spectacular 36 $1.79 Archie 3,100
222 Victorian 2 $2.95 Penny Farthing 3,100
223 New Vampire Miyu Vol. 3 7 $2.95 Ironcat 2,900
224 Wonderlanders 4 $2.95 Oktomica 2,900
225 Archie Digest 164 $1.99 Archie 2,900
226 Warrior Nun Black & White 19 $2.99 Antarctic 2,900
227 Megaton Man Hardcopy 2 $2.95 Image 2,900
228 Jughead Double Digest 60 $2.99 Archie 2,900
229 Girls Of Ninja High School 1999 $2.99 Antarctic 2,800
230 Betty & Veronica Digest 104 $1.99 Archie 2,800
231 Spider-Man Manga 34 $2.99 Marvel 2,800
232 Jinx Torso 4 $3.95 Image 2,700
233 Jughead 118 $1.79 Archie 2,700
234 Warhammer Monthly 14 $2.95 Games Workshop 2,600
235 Beowulf 1 $4.95 Thecomic.com 2,600
236 Superman Giant Superman Annual Replica Ed 1 $4.95 DC 2,600
237 Adventures Of Barry Ween Boy Genius 2 $2.95 Image 2,600
238 Cartoon Network Presents 22 $1.99 DC 2,600
239 Spider-Man Manga 35 $2.99 Marvel 2,600
240 Deadside 3 $2.50 Acclaim 2,500
241 Desperate Times 6 $2.95 Image 2,500
242 Meat Cake 9 $3.95 Fantagraphics 2,500
243 Futabakun Change Vol. 2 4 $2.95 Ironcat 2,500
244 Bitch In Heat 8 $2.95 Fantagraphics 2,500
245 Skeleton Key Vol. 2 1 $2.95 Slave Labor 2,500
246 Virtex 5 $2.95 Oktomica 2,400
247 Mechanical Man Blues 3 $3.95 Radio 2,400
248 X-Men Manga 29 $2.99 Marvel 2,400
249 Laugh Digest 150 $1.99 Archie 2,400
250 X-Men Manga 30 $2.99 Marvel 2,400
251 Jack The Ripper $2.95 Caliber 2,300
252 Fit Force Five 1 $1.99 Antarctic 2,300
253 Urotsukidoji Legend of the Overfiend 10 $2.95 CPM 2,300
254 Grub Girl & Akuma She Illustrations Double Cvr $3.95 Verotik 2,300
255 Genus 35 $2.95 Radio 2,300
256 Ogenki Clinic Vol. 4 1 $2.95 Ironcat 2,100
257 Legend Of Camelot Excalibur $2.95 Caliber 2,100
258 Wisp 3 $2.95 Oktomica 2,000
259 Aquaman Secret Files 1 $4.95 DC 2,000
260 Shadowgear 3 $2.99 Antarctic 2,000
261 Eddie Campbells Bacchus 44 $2.95 Eddie Campbell 1,900
262 Femme Kabuki 6 $2.95 Ironcat 1,900
263 Hellcop Alt Cvr Incentive 5 $2.95 Image 1,900
264 Threshold 15 $4.95 Avatar 1,900
265 Crusher Joe 4 $2.95 Ironcat 1,900
266 Furrlough 76 $2.95 Radio 1,800
267 Betti Cozmo 1 $2.99 Antarctic 1,800
268 Demi Hardcore 1 $3.95 Fantagraphics 1,700
269 James O Barr Tasty Bites 1 $2.95 Avatar 1,700
270 Hyper Dolls Vol. 2 3 $2.95 Ironcat 1,700
271 Three Geeks 10 $2.50 Three Finger 1,700
272 Maximum Manga X Comix 0 $5.95 Jackhammer 1,600
273 Cream & Sugar 1 $2.95 White Lightning 1,600
274 Oh My Goth 4 $2.95 Sirius 1,500
275 Shanda The Panda 24 $2.95 Shanda 1,500
276 Kane 26 $2.95 Dancing Elephant 1,500
277 Astounding Space Thrills 4 $2.95 Day One 1,400
278 Katmandu 16 $2.95 Shanda 1,400
279 Legendlore Wrath of the Dragon Giant Size Spec $3.95 Caliber 1,400
280 Gremlin Trouble 17 $2.95 Antarctic 1,400
281 Gear 6 $2.95 Fireman 1,400
282 Box Office Poison Kolor Karnival 1 $2.99 Antarctic 1,400
283 JLA Wildcats 1 $5.95 DC 1,300
284 Elvira 72 $2.50 Claypool 1,300
285 Grrrl Squad 1 $2.95 Amazing Aaron 1,300
286 Re Gex Red Foil Pat Lee Variant 0 $5.00 Awesome 1,300
287 Wild Women 1 $4.95 AC 1,300
288 Double Impact Alive 2 $3.00 ABC 1,300
289 Vamperotica Gallery Nude 1 $5.95 Brainstorm 1,300
290 Johnny Comet 1 $2.95 Avatar 1,300
291 Vamperotica Gallery 1 $4.95 Brainstorm 1,300
292 Giant Shanda Animal 4 $4.50 Shanda 1,300
293 Robyn Of Sherwood 3 (Res) $2.95 Caliber 1,300
294 Gold Digger Mangazine Special 1 Reprint $2.99 Antarctic 1,200
295 Double Impact Spring Special 1 $3.00 ABC 1,200
296 Poe 17 $2.50 Sirius 1,200
Some items were dropped from the list due to mis-classification.
APRIL 1999 Trade Paperback Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Trade Paperback title Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Superman King of the World Collectors Ed $4.95 DC 36,000
2 Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace $12.95 Dark Horse 22,300
3 Aria 4 Glow In The Dark Cvr $6.95 Image 11,700
4 Green Lantern Fear Itself HC $24.95 DC 7,700
5 Darkminds Coll Vol. 3 $5.95 Image 5,700
6 JLA Year One $19.95 DC 4,500
7 Barry Windsor Smiths Adastra In Africa HC $15.00 Fantagraphics 4,000
8 Golden Age Green Lantern Archives Vol. 1 HC $49.95 DC 3,800
9 Dawn Return of the Goddess 1 Limited S&N Ed $19.95 Sirius 3,600
10 Spider-Man Death Of Gwen Stacy $14.95 Marvel 3,300
11 Green Lantern Baptism Of Fire $12.95 DC 3,300
12 Uncle Scrooge #322 $6.95 Gladstone 3,300
13 Groo Handbook $9.95 Dark Horse 3,200
14 Dynamic Forces Aria 1 Black & White Noir Alt Cvr $6.95 Dynamic Forces 3,000
15 Dynamic Forces Black Widow 1 Alt Cvr $6.95 Dynamic Forces 2,800
16 Walt Disneys Comics #637 $6.95 Gladstone 2,700
17 Dynamic Forces Wolverine Punisher 1 Alt Cvr $6.95 Dynamic Forces 2,600
18 Deity Collected Ed II $9.95 Image 2,500
19 Star Wars X-Wing In The Empires Service $12.95 Dark Horse 2,500
20 Signal To Noise Current Ptg $14.95 Dark Horse 2,400
21 Whiteout $10.95 Oni 2,200
22 Deity Collected Ed I $9.95 Image 2,100
23 X-Men Phoenix Rising $14.95 Marvel 2,000
24 Aria 1 Holo Foil Cover $19.95 American Entertainment 2,000
25 Knights of the Dinner Table Bundle Of Trouble Vol. 2 $9.95 Kenzer 1,900
APRIL 1999 Publisher Market Shares of Diamond's FINAL comic book, TPB, and magazine sales
DIAMOND OVERALL SHARES DOLLARS
DC 31.48%
Marvel 24.46%
Image 11.31%
Dark Horse 8.98%
Wizard 3.04%
Viz 3.33%
Chaos 1.15%
Fantagraphics 1.15%
Awesome 0.78%
Mixx 0.77%
Others 13.55%
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.):

6.28 million copies

 

Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books (est.):

$16.18 million

 

Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 25 Trade Paperbacks (est.):

$1.64 million

 

Combined Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and Top 25 TPBs (est.) :

$17.82 million

 

Minimum Dollar Value for ALL Diamond's Trade Paperback preorders (est.):

$3 million

 

Minimum Combined Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and all TPBs (est.) :

$19.18 million

 

Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300:

$2.84

 

Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300, weighted by orders:

$2.58

 

Source: Initial reports provided by Diamond Comic Distributors

CBG calculations by John Jackson Miller