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SEPTEMBER 1999 Comic Book Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Uncanny X-Men 374 $1.99 Marvel 110,700
2 X-Men 94 $2.99 Marvel 108,500
3 JLA 35 $1.99 DC 83,400
4 Spawn 90 $1.95 Image 82,700
5 Avengers 22 $1.99 Marvel 81,100
6 Wolverine 144 $1.99 Marvel 76,600
7 Daredevil 9 (Res) $2.50 Marvel 73,700
8 Earth X 8 $2.99 Marvel 71,800
9 Astonishing X-Men 3 $2.50 Marvel 71,600
10 X-Men Children of the Atom 1 $2.99 Marvel 64,800
11 Thor 17 $1.99 Marvel 61,800
12 Amazing Spider-Man 11 $1.99 Marvel 61,100
13 Peter Parker Spider-Man 11 $1.99 Marvel 60,800
14 Fantastic Four 23 $1.99 Marvel 60,200
15 Day Of Judgment 1 $2.95 DC 59,200
16 Iron Man 22 $1.99 Marvel 57,400
17 Captain America 23 $1.99 Marvel 57,300
18 Avengers Forever 12 $2.99 Marvel 57,300
19 Day Of Judgment 2 $2.50 DC 55,400
20 Day Of Judgment 3 $2.50 DC 54,500
21 Day Of Judgment 4 $2.50 DC 54,100
22 Day Of Judgment 5 $2.50 DC 54,100
23 Mutant X 14 $1.99 Marvel 53,000
24 Wildcats Vol. 2 5 $2.50 DC 52,000
25 Avengers Domination Factor 1.2 $2.50 Marvel 51,900
26 Batman 571 $1.99 DC 51,700
27 Rising Stars 2 $2.50 Image 51,600
28 Fantastic Four Domination Factor 1.1 $2.50 Marvel 51,100
29 JSA 4 $2.50 DC 49,900
30 Detective Comics 738 $1.99 DC 49,800
31 Spawn The Undead 4 $1.95 Image 49,700
32 Witchblade 35 $2.50 Image 49,400
33 Hulk 8 $1.99 Marvel 47,700
34 Contest Of Champions II 5 $2.50 Marvel 47,300
35 Avengers 1 1/2 $2.50 Marvel 47,200
36 Bishop The Last X-Man 2 $1.99 Marvel 46,200
37 Spawn The Dark Ages 7 $2.50 Image 46,200
38 Green Lantern 118 $1.99 DC 46,100
39 Generation X 57 $2.99 Marvel 45,400
40 Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 123 $1.99 DC 44,800
41 X-Force 96 $1.99 Marvel 44,300
42 Batman Shadow of the Bat 91 $1.99 DC 44,300
43 Nightwing 37 $1.99 DC 44,100
44 Darkness 27 $2.50 Image 44,100
45 Inhumans 11  (Res) $2.99 Marvel 43,900
46 Astro City Vol. 2 19 $2.50 DC 43,800
47 Gambit 10 $1.99 Marvel 43,200
48 X-Men True Friends 3 $2.99 Marvel 43,000
49 Cable 73 $1.99 Marvel 42,400
50 Sin City Hell And Back 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 42,100
51 Thunderbolts 32 $1.99 Marvel 42,000
52 Cable 72 (Res) $1.99 Marvel 41,800
53 Juggernaut The Eighth Day $2.99 Marvel 41,800
54 Titans 9 $2.50 DC 41,700
55 Flash/Green Lantern Brave & The Bold 2 $2.50 DC 41,000
56 Fantastic Four 1999 $3.50 Marvel 40,800
57 JLA 80 Page Giant 2 $4.95 DC 40,800
58 Batman Day Of Judgment $3.95 DC 40,800
59 Superman Collectors Ed 150 $3.95 DC 40,500
60 Preacher 55 $2.50 DC 40,200
61 Fantastic Five 2 $1.99 Marvel 39,800
62 Flash 154 $1.99 DC 39,400
63 X-Man 57 $1.99 Marvel 39,200
64 JLA Superpower $5.95 DC 38,900
65 Spider-Girl 14 $1.99 Marvel 38,900
66 Aria 7 $2.50 Image 38,700
67 Wild Thing 2 $1.99 Marvel 38,600
68 Top Ten 3 $2.95 DC 38,000
69 Batman & Superman Worlds Finest 8 $1.99 DC 37,800
70 Divine Right 12 $2.50 DC 37,700
71 Action Comics 759 $1.99 DC 37,600
72 Adventures Of Superman 572 $1.99 DC 37,600
73 Spider-Woman 5 $1.99 Marvel 37,300
74 Galactus The Devourer 3 $2.50 Marvel 37,000
75 Superman The Man Of Steel 94 $1.99 DC 37,000
76 Superman The Man Of Tomorrow 15 $2.95 DC 36,400
77 New Warriors 2 $2.50 Marvel 36,300
78 Warlands 2 $2.50 Image 36,300
79 Xena Warrior Princess 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 36,100
80 Promethea 4 $2.95 DC 35,900
81 Sam And Twitch 2 $2.50 Image 35,600
82 Young Justice 14 $2.50 DC 35,400
83 Robin 70 $1.99 DC 35,200
84 X-Force 1999 $3.50 Marvel 34,800
85 Buffy The Vampire Slayer 13 $2.95 Dark Horse 34,600
86 Tales of the Witchblade 8 $2.95 Image 34,400
87 Tomorrow Stories 2 $2.95 DC 34,000
88 Batman Tarzan Claws Of Catwoman 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 33,700
89 Kiss Psycho Circus 24 $2.25 Image 33,200
90 Tenth Evils Child 1 $2.95 Image 33,100
91 Black Panther 12 (Res) $2.50 Marvel 33,100
92 Deadpool 34 $1.99 Marvel 31,900
93 Star Wars 10 $2.50 Dark Horse 31,800
94 Catwoman 74 $1.99 DC 31,600
95 Gen 13 45 $2.50 DC 31,400
96 Avengers United They Stand 1 $2.99 Marvel 30,900
97 Authority 7 $2.50 DC 30,800
98 Day Of Judgment Secret Files 1 $4.95 DC 30,300
99 Pokemon Pt 3 Electric Pikachu Boogaloo 3 $2.95 Viz 30,300
100 Crimson Sourcebook 1 $2.95 DC 30,200
101 Supergirl 38 $1.99 DC 29,900
102 Star Wars Tales 1 $4.95 Dark Horse 29,900
103 Cygor 3 $2.50 Image 29,300
104 Star Wars Bounty Hunters Scoundrels Wages $2.95 Dark Horse 28,700
105 Azrael Agent of the Bat 58 $2.25 DC 28,500
106 X-51 4 $1.99 Marvel 28,200
107 Batman Beyond 1 $1.99 DC 28,000
108 Deathlok 4 $1.99 Marvel 27,600
109 Wonder Woman 150 $2.95 DC 27,100
110 Warlock 3 $1.99 Marvel 26,900
111 Superboy 68 $1.99 DC 26,800
112 Ascension 19 $2.50 Image 26,300
113 Martian Manhunter 12 $1.99 DC 26,300
114 Starman 59 $2.50 DC 26,200
115 Birds Of Prey 11 $1.99 DC 25,300
116 Dawn 10th Anniversary Special $2.95 Sirius 24,600
117 Hellboy Box Full Of Evil 2 $2.95 Dark Horse 24,600
118 Glory 1 $2.99 Awesome 24,400
119 Armageddon 1 $2.95 Chaos 24,300
120 Undertaker 7 $2.95 Chaos 24,000
121 Nova 7 $1.99 Marvel 23,800
122 Catwoman Guardian Of Gotham 2 $5.95 DC 23,700
123 Flash Secret Files 2 $4.95 DC 23,600
124 Spirit of the Tao 13 $2.50 Image 23,400
125 Mage The Hero Defined 15 $5.95 Image 23,200
126 Superman & Savage Dragon Metropolis $4.95 DC 23,200
127 Webspinners Tales Of Spider-Man 11 $2.50 Marvel 23,000
128 Legends of the Dc Universe 22 $1.99 DC 22,800
129 Aquaman 61 $1.99 DC 22,400
130 Alley Cat 3 $2.50 Image 21,800
131 Lady Death Judgement War Prelude $2.95 Chaos 21,300
132 Hourman 8 $2.50 DC 21,300
133 Deathblow By Blows 1 $2.95 DC 21,000
134 Lady Pendragon Dragon Blade 6 $2.50 Image 20,900
135 Adrenalynn 2 $2.50 Image 20,800
136 Impulse 54 $2.25 DC 20,700
137 Pokemon Advs Mysterious Mew 1 $5.95 Viz 20,600
138 Hitman 43 $2.50 DC 20,400
139 Neon Cyber 3 $2.50 Image 20,100
140 Witchfinder 1 $2.95 Image 20,100
141 Sailor Moon 12 $2.95 Mixx 20,100
142 Stars And Stripe 4 $2.50 DC 19,800
143 Savage Dragon 67 $2.50 Image 19,600
144 Hellblazer 143 $2.50 DC 18,800
145 Law (Living Assault Weapons) 3 $2.50 DC 18,700
146 Insane Clown Posse Raze Desertz O/Glass $2.95 Chaos 18,600
147 Slingers 12 $1.99 Marvel 18,600
148 Stupid Stupid Rat Tails Advs Big Johnson Bone 1 $2.95 Cartoon 18,200
149 Transmetropolitan 27 $2.50 DC 18,100
150 Speed Racer 2 $2.50 DC 18,000
151 Strange Adventures 1 $2.50 DC 17,800
152 Superman & Bugs Bunny 2 $2.50 DC 17,800
153 Legion Of Super Heroes 121 $2.50 DC 17,800
154 Crow 8 $2.50 Image 17,700
155 Batman The Gotham Adventures 18 $1.99 DC 17,600
156 Strangers In Paradise Vol. III 27 $2.75 Abstract 17,500
157 Anarky 7 $2.50 DC 17,400
158 Legionnaires 77 $2.50 DC 17,400
159 Mr Majestic 3 $2.50 DC 17,200
160 Supreme The Return 5 $2.99 Awesome 17,100
161 Purgatori Goddess Rising 4 $2.95 Chaos 17,000
162 Aria Blanc & Noir 2 $2.50 Image 16,700
163 Bart Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror 5 $3.50 Bongo 16,500
164 Books Of Magic 66 $2.50 DC 16,500
165 Flinch 6 $2.50 DC 16,500
166 Ball And Chain 1 $2.50 DC 16,400
167 Vampirella Rebirth 2 $2.95 Harris 16,000
168 Giantkiller 4 $2.50 DC 16,000
169 More Secret Origins 80 Pg Giant Replica Ed $4.95 DC 15,900
170 Sci Tech 3 $2.50 DC 15,600
171 Books Of Faerie Mollys Story 3 $2.50 DC 15,600
172 Dreaming 42 $2.50 DC 15,400
173 More Than Mortal Otherworlds 3 $2.95 Image 15,400
174 Dv8 32 $2.50 DC 15,300
175 Dirty Pair Start The Violence $2.95 Dark Horse 15,300
176 Dragonball Z Part 2 10 $2.95 Viz 15,200
177 Conan Death Covered In Gold 3 $2.99 Marvel 15,100
178 Superman Standard Ed 150 $2.95 DC 15,100
179 Body Doubles 2  (Res) $2.50 DC 15,000
180 Exposure 2 $2.50 Image 15,000
181 Faith 1 $2.50 DC 14,900
182 Q Unit Revenge 1 $2.95 Image 14,700
183 Nash 2 $2.95 Image 14,500
184 100 Bullets 4 $2.50 DC 14,500
185 Anne Rices Tale O/Body Thief 1 Previews Excl $2.95 Sicilian Dragon 14,100
186 Kabuki Agents 2 Scarab $2.95 Image 13,000
187 Dragonball Part 2 7 $2.95 Viz 13,000
188 Superman Adventures 37 $1.99 DC 12,500
189 Aliens Xenogenesis 2 $2.95 Dark Horse 12,300
190 Oh My Goddess The Fourth Goddess 5 $3.50 Dark Horse 12,000
191 Deity Revelations 3 $2.95 Image 11,700
192 Ghost Vol. 2 12 $2.95 Dark Horse 11,700
193 Predator Xenogenesis 2 $2.95 Dark Horse 11,300
194 Warchild Merlyn 1 $2.99 Awesome 11,200
195 Finals 3 $2.95 DC 10,900
196 Marvel Milestone Incredible Hulk 181 $2.99 Marvel 10,400
197 Gunsmith Cats Bean Bandit 9 $2.95 Dark Horse 10,300
198 Congo Bill 2 $2.95 DC 10,300
199 Heavy Liquid 2 $5.95 DC 10,200
200 Terminator The Dark Years 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 9,800
201 Blade of the Immortal Heart O/Darkness 37 $2.95 Dark Horse 9,800
202 Intrigue 2 $2.50 Image 9,500
203 Yeah 2 $2.95 DC 9,200
204 Desperadoes Epidemic $5.95 DC 9,100
205 Ranma 1/2 Part 8 6 $2.95 Viz 9,000
206 Mystery Men Movie 2 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,800
207 Aria Anacleto Sketchbook $5.95 Image 8,600
208 Tooth And Claw 2 $2.95 Image 8,500
209 Heart O/Empire Legacy O/Luther Arkwright 6 $3.50 Dark Horse 8,400
210 Usagi Yojimbo 31 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,400
211 Quantum & Woody 32 $2.50 Acclaim 8,400
212 Bob Burdens Original Mysterymen 3 $2.95 Dark Horse 8,200
213 Cerebus 246 $2.25 Aardvark-Vanaheim 8,100
214 Red Sonja Death In Scarlet 1 $2.95 Cross Plains 8,100
215 Jenny Finn 3 $2.95 Oni 8,000
216 Kin 1 $2.95 Ice 7,800
217 Legend of the Dreamwalk 1 $2.99 Awesome 7,800
218 M Katsuras Shadow Lady Eyes O/A Stranger) 12 $2.50 Dark Horse 7,600
219 Poison Elves 49 $2.50 Sirius 7,500
220 Ticks Big Halloween Special 1 $3.50 New England 7,400
221 Blue 2 $2.50 Image 7,300
222 Amy Racecar Color Special 2 $3.50 El Capitan 7,200
223 Solar Lord 7 $2.50 Image 7,100
224 Galactica New Millennium 1 $2.99 Realm 6,900
225 Tick Heroes of the City 5 $3.50 New England 6,800
226 Gloom Cookie 2 $2.95 Slave Labor 6,600
227 Zorro Matanzas 1 $2.95 Image 6,500
228 Dark Horse Presents 146 $2.95 Dark Horse 5,800
229 Sonic The Hedgehog 77 $1.79 Archie 5,800
230 Rugrats Comic Adventures Vol. 1 1 $2.95 Nickelodeon 5,800
231 Battlestar Galactica Season 3 4 $2.99 Realm 5,800
232 Faust Book Of M 3 $3.95 Avatar 5,600
233 Rugrats Comic Adventures Vol. 1 2 $2.95 Nickelodeon 5,600
234 Duncans Kingdom 1 $2.95 Image 5,600
235 Whiteout Melt 1 $2.95 Oni 5,400
236 Gold Digger Vol. 2 3 $2.50 Antarctic 5,400
237 Out For Blood 1 $2.95 Dark Horse 5,300
238 Inu Yasha A Feudal Fairy Tale Part 3 6 $3.25 Viz 5,300
239 Journeyman 2 $2.95 Image 5,300
240 Sonic Super Special 11 $2.29 Archie 5,300
241 Scooby-Doo 28 $1.99 DC 5,300
242 Knights of the Dinner Table 35 $2.95 Kenzer 5,200
243 Lodoss War Lady Of Pharis 6 $2.95 CPM 5,000
244 Tales Calculated To Drive You Mad 7 $4.99 DC 4,900
245 Shadowman Vol. 3 3 $2.50 Acclaim 4,900
246 Lodoss War Grey Witch 11 $2.95 CPM 4,900
247 No Need For Tenchi Part 7 6 $2.95 Viz 4,900
248 American Splendor Terminal $2.95 Dark Horse 4,800
249 Warrior Nun Areala Vol. 3 3 $2.50 Antarctic 4,700
250 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 32 $1.79 Archie 4,700
251 Knuckles 31 $1.79 Archie 4,700
252 Dark Angel 5 $2.95 CPM 4,400
253 Forever Amber 3 $2.25 Image 4,400
254 Ninja High School Version 2 3 $2.50 Antarctic 4,400
255 Animaniacs Featuring Pinky And The Brain 54 $1.99 DC 4,300
256 Dexters Laboratory 3 $1.99 DC 4,300
257 Maison Ikkoku Part 9 6 $3.50 Viz 4,300
258 World War II 1946 3 $2.50 Antarctic 4,100
259 Independent Voices 2 $2.95 Peregrine 4,000
260 Silky Whip Extreme 5 $3.50 Fantagraphics 4,000
261 Martian Successor Nadesico 4 $2.95 CPM 4,000
262 Kabuki Classics 9 $3.25 Image 3,900
263 Archie 490 $1.79 Archie 3,700
264 Sex Philes 9 $3.95 Fantagraphics 3,700
265 Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu Curr Prtg 2 (O/A) $3.25 Viz 3,700
266 Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 7 $2.95 Viz 3,600
267 Silent Mobius Into The Labyrinth 5 $3.25 Viz 3,600
268 Betty & Veronica 142 $1.79 Archie 3,500
269 Pokemon The Electric Tale of Pikachu Curr Prtg 1 (O/A) $3.25 Viz 3,500
270 Original Bondage Fairies 11 $3.50 Fantagraphics 3,400
271 Cartoon Network Starring 3 $1.99 DC 3,400
272 Looney Tunes 58 $1.99 DC 3,400
273 Bradleys 4 $2.95 Fantagraphics 3,300
274 Betty 80 $1.79 Archie 3,200
275 Varick Chronicles of the Dark Prince 3 $1.95 Q Comics 3,200
276 Monsters In My Tummy $5.95 Slave Labor 3,200
277 Age Of Bronze 5 $2.95 Image 3,100
278 Veronica 94 $1.79 Archie 3,100
279 Youngblood + 1 $6.00 Awesome 3,100
280 Geobreeders 7 $2.95 CPM 3,100
281 Razor The Ravening 1 $3.50 Avatar 3,100
282 Betty & Veronica Double Digest 84 $2.99 Archie 3,100
283 Archie Double Digest 112 $2.99 Archie 3,000
284 Psychoanalysis 2 $2.50 Gemstone 2,900
285 Warrior Nun Areala Razor Dark Prophecy 1 $2.50 London Night 2,900
286 Md 3 $2.50 Gemstone 2,900
287 Big Bang Comics 27 $3.95 Image 2,900
288 Superman Secret Files 2 $4.95 DC 2,900
289 Archie & Friends 38 $1.79 Archie 2,800
290 Milk 13 $2.95 Radio 2,700
291 Victorian 7 $2.95 Penny Farthing 2,700
292 Betty & Veronica Digest 108 $1.99 Archie 2,700
293 Pals N Gals Double Digest 45 $2.99 Archie 2,700
294 New Vampire Miyu Vol. 4 5 $2.95 Ironcat 2,600
295 Supreme Classic Collected Ed 1 $5.95 Awesome 2,600
296 Jughead 123 $1.79 Archie 2,500
297 Weasel Guy Road Trip 2 $2.95 Image 2,500
298 Tokyo Pop Vol. 3 2 $4.99 Mixx 2,500
299 Futabakun Change Vol. 3 3 $2.95 Ironcat 2,400
300 Call Me Princess 5 $2.95 CPM 2,400
SEPTEMBER 1999 Trade Paperback Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Trade Paperback title Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Star Wars Return of the Jedi Manga Vol. 4 $9.95 Dark Horse 10,700
2 Gon Underground $7.95 DC 6,600
3 Batman No Mans Land Book 1 $12.95 DC 6,500
4 Daredevil Visionaries Kevin Smith $19.95 Marvel 5,800
5 Jack Kirbys Forever People $14.95 DC 5,000
6 Secret Wars $24.95 Marvel 4,500
7 Spawn Ix Urban Jungle $9.95 Image 4,500
8 Superman In The Sixties $19.95 DC 4,400
9 Green Lantern Fear Itself Sc $14.95 DC 4,300
10 Superman For All Seasons HC $24.95 DC 4,000
11 Ranma 1/2 Vol. 14 $15.95 Viz 3,800
12 Transmetropolitan Yr of the Bastard $12.95 DC 3,600
13 Star Wars Boba Fett Enemy of the Empire $12.95 Dark Horse 3,100
14 Stormwatch A Finer World $14.95 DC 2,600
15 Groo Inferno $9.95 Dark Horse 2,400
16 More Than Mortal Coll Ed Vol. 1 $6.95 Image 2,200
17 M. Katsuras Shadow Lady Dangerous Love $17.95 Dark Horse 1,900
18 Magic Knight Rayearth Mixx Manga Vol. 3 $11.95 Mix 1,800
19 Red Sonja Life & Times Of A She Devil Vol. 1 $19.95 Cross Plains 1,700
20 Daredevil Gang War $15.95 Marvel 1,700
21 No Need For Tenchi V. 6 Dream A Little Scheme $15.95 Viz 1,700
22 Diabolik Vol. 1 3 $5.95 Sco 1,700
23 Gen 13 I Love Ny $9.95 DC 1,600
24 Aliens Apocalypse Destroying Angels $10.95 Dark Horse 1,500
25 Body Heat $11.95 NBM 1,300
SEPTEMBER 1999 Publisher Market Shares of Diamond's FINAL comic book, TPB, and magazine sales
DIAMOND OVERALL SHARES DOLLARS
DC 34.91%
Marvel 22.38%
Image 10.10%
Dark Horse 7.96%
Viz 3.94%
Wizard 3.09%
Chaos 1.48%
Fantagraphics 0.97%
Tohan 0.93%
Dynamic Forces 0.91%
Others 13.33%
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.):

7.06 million copies

 

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

$18.47 million

 

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

$1.26 million

 

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

$19.73 million

 

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

$1.91 million

 

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

$20.38 million

 

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

$2.79

 

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

$2.62

 

Source: Initial reports provided by Diamond Comic Distributors

CBG calculations by John Jackson Miller

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