JUNE 1997 Comic Book Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors

JUNE 1997 Comic Book Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors

	Comic-book Title	Issue	Price	Publisher	Est. preorders
1	Uncanny X-Men	346	$1.99	Marvel	173,500
2	X-Men	66	$1.99	Marvel	169,700
3	Fantastic Four	10	$1.99	Marvel	144,000
4	Wolverine	115	$1.99	Marvel	137,300
5	Spawn	63	$1.95	Image	134,800
6	Iron Man	10	$1.99	Marvel	121,600
7	Avengers	9	$1.99	Marvel	114,900
8	Captain America	10	$1.99	Marvel	108,900
9	WildC.A.T.S/X-Men: The Silver Age	1	$4.50	Image	107,500
10	Generation X	29	$1.99	Marvel	104,600
11	JLA	8	$1.95	DC	104,000
12	Curse of Spawn	10	$1.95	Image	99,100
13	X-Man	29	$1.99	Marvel	96,000
14	Gen13	20	$2.50	Image	93,900
15	X-Force	68	$1.99	Marvel	93,800
16	Darkness	6	$2.50	Image	92,900
17	Cable	45	$1.99	Marvel	92,400
18	Witchblade	15	$2.50	Image	92,400
19	X-Factor	136	$1.99	Marvel	90,300
20	Incredible Hulk	455	$1.99	Marvel	80,700
21	Amazing Spider-Man	425	$2.99	Marvel	79,800
22	Alpha Flight	1	$2.99	Marvel	78,100
23	Excalibur	111	$1.99	Marvel	73,400
24	Psylocke & Angel: Crimson Dawn	1	$2.50	Marvel	72,200
25	Superman	126	$1.95	DC	71,500
26	Adventures of Superman	549	$1.95	DC	68,500
27	Action Comics	736	$1.95	DC	68,200
28	Superman: The Man of Steel	70	$1.95	DC	67,700
29	Spider-Man	82	$1.99	Marvel	67,300
30	Spectacular Spider-Man	248	$1.99	Marvel	63,300
31	Sensational Spider-Man	18	$1.99	Marvel	60,800
32	Deadpool	7	$1.99	Marvel	59,600
33	Batman	545	$1.95	DC	57,600
34	Dawn	6	$2.95	Sirius	55,400
35	Detective Comics	712	$1.95	DC	53,400
36	Batman: The Long Halloween	9	$2.95	DC	51,400
37	Gen13: Bootleg	8	$2.50	Image	51,200
38	Star Wars: Dark Force Rising	2	$2.95	Dark Horse	50,300
39	Supergirl	12	$1.95	DC	49,200
40	Gen13 College Yearbook 1997		$2.50	Image	49,100
41	Lady Death: The Crucible	5	$2.95	Chaos	48,700
42	X-Files	31	$2.95	Topps	48,200
43	Green Lantern	89	$1.75	DC	47,500
44	Superman: The Man of Steel Annual	6	$3.95	DC	47,200
45	Thunderbolts	5	$1.99	Marvel	47,200
46	Superman/Madman: Hullabaloo!	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	46,500
47	Kents	1	$2.50	DC	46,500
48	Star Wars: Fall of the Sith Empire	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	46,000
49	Preacher	28	$2.50	DC	45,700
50	Pitt	14	$2.50	Full Bleed	45,000
51	Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. II	10	$2.50	Image	44,800
52	Nine Volt	1	$2.50	Image	44,600
53	WildC.A.T.S	39	$2.50	Image	44,100
54	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight	97	$1.95	DC	43,700
55	Spider-Man Unlimited	17	$2.99	Marvel	43,500
56	Ka-Zar	4	$1.99	Marvel	43,300
57	Batman: Shadow of the Bat	65	$1.95	DC	42,400
58	Preacher Special: The Good Old Boys		$4.95	DC	42,100
59	Nightwing	11	$1.95	DC	42,100
60	DV8	9	$2.50	Image	42,100
61	Detective Comics Annual	10	$3.95	DC	41,500
62	Flash	128	$1.75	DC	41,000
63	Arcanum	4	$2.50	Image	40,100
64	Thunderbolts '97		$2.99	Marvel	39,900
65	Elektra	9	$1.99	Marvel	39,800
66	Catwoman	48	$1.95	DC	39,800
67	Robin	44	$1.95	DC	39,800
68	Silver Surfer	130	$1.99	Marvel	37,000
69	Untold Tales of Spider-Man	23	$0.99	Marvel	36,900
70	Wonder Woman	124	$1.95	DC	36,700
71	Daydreamers	1	$2.50	Marvel	36,300
72	Vampirella/Wetworks	1	$2.95	Harris	34,900
73	Robin Annual	6	$3.95	DC	33,800
74	Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron - Requiem for a Rogue	3	$2.95	Dark Horse	33,100
75	Daredevil	366	$1.99	Marvel	32,500
76	Venom: License to Kill	3	$1.99	Marvel	32,500
77	Starman	33	$2.25	DC	32,500
78	Azrael	32	$1.95	DC	31,700
79	Wildstorm Swimsuit Special 1997	1	$2.50	Image	31,500
80	Journey into Mystery	511	$1.99	Marvel	31,300
81	Aquaman	35	$1.75	DC	30,700
82	Hellshock	6	$2.50	Image	30,400
83	Impulse	28	$1.75	DC	29,800
84	Teen Titans	11	$1.95	DC	29,700
85	Dreaming	15	$2.50	DC	29,300
86	What If?	99	$1.99	Marvel	29,300
87	Wetworks	30	$2.50	Image	29,000
88	Pride & Joy	2	$2.50	DC	28,700
89	Superboy	42	$1.95	DC	28,600
90	Hitman	17	$2.25	DC	28,500
91	Judgment Day Omega		$2.50	Awesome	28,400
92	Savage Dragon	40	$2.50	Image	28,400
93	Judgment Day Final Judgment		$2.50	Awesome	28,400
94	Hellboy: Almost Colossus	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	28,100
95	Weird War Tales	3	$2.50	DC	27,600
96	Books of Magic	39	$2.50	DC	26,300
97	Superboy Annual	4	$3.95	DC	26,200
98	Legion of Super-Heroes	95	$2.25	DC	26,100
99	Legionnaires	51	$2.25	DC	25,700
100	Lynch	1	$2.50	Image	25,300
101	Heroes for Hire	2	$1.99	Marvel	25,300
102	Conan	2	$2.50	Marvel	25,100
103	Damned	1	$2.50	Image	25,000
104	Stormwatch	49	$2.50	Image	24,800
105	Adventures in the DC Universe	5	$1.75	DC	24,400
106	Hercules and the Heart of Chaos	1	$2.50	Marvel	24,200
107	Evil Ernie: Destroyer	2	$2.95	Chaos	24,200
108	Resurrection Man	4	$2.50	DC	23,800
109	Major Bummer	1	$2.50	DC	23,800
110	Jack Kirby's Fourth World	6	$1.95	DC	23,800
111	Aliens: Havoc	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	23,200
112	Grifter	12	$2.50	Image	23,000
113	Batman and Robin Adventures	21	$1.75	DC	23,000
114	Leave It to Chance	8	$2.50	Image	22,900
115	Star Trek: Voyager	10	$1.99	Marvel	22,700
116	Tomoe: Unforgettable Fire	1	$2.95	Crusade	22,700
117	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	10	$1.99	Marvel	22,200
118	House of Secrets	11	$2.50	DC	21,800
119	Star Trek: Early Voyages	7	$1.99	Marvel	21,800
120	Vampirella vs. Hemorrhage	3	$3.50	Harris	21,800
121	Spirit: The New Adventures	1	$3.95	Kitchen Sink	21,700
122	Superman Adventures	10	$1.75	DC	21,700
123	Ghost Rider	87	$1.99	Marvel	21,500
124	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy	10	$1.99	Marvel	21,400
125	More than Mortal	1	$2.95	Liar	21,200
126	Heroes for Hire (Variant Cover)	2	$1.99	Marvel	21,100
127	Simpsons Comics	31	$2.25	Bongo	21,100
128	Power of Shazam!	29	$1.75	DC	20,900
129	Supreme	50	$3.95	Awesome	20,600
130	Anarky	4	$2.50	DC	20,600
131	Savant Garde	4	$2.50	Image	20,600
132	Young Heroes in Love	3	$1.75	DC	20,500
133	Warrior Nun Areala	1	$2.95	Antarctic	20,200
134	Aliens Special		$2.50	Dark Horse	20,100
135	Invisibles Vol. 2	7	$2.50	DC	20,000
136	Superboy & the Ravers	12	$1.95	DC	19,900
137	Suspira: The Great Working	4	$2.95	Chaos	19,600
138	Hellblazer	116	$2.25	DC	19,300
139	Lobo	42	$2.25	DC	19,300
140	Spectre	56	$2.50	DC	19,300
141	Green Arrow	123	$2.25	DC	18,700
142	Sandman Mystery Theatre	53	$2.50	DC	18,400
143	Sovereign Seven	25	$1.95	DC	18,000
144	Predator: Hell & Hot Water	3	$2.95	Dark Horse	17,600
145	Painkiller Jane (Quesada cover)	1	$2.95	Event	17,300
146	Uncanny Origins	12	$0.99	Marvel	17,100
147	X-O Manowar	9	$2.50	Acclaim	17,000
148	J. O'Barr's The Crow: Demon in Disguise	1	$2.95	Kitchen Sink	16,400
149	Nine Volt (Exclusive)	1	$2.50	Image	16,200
150	Ghost	26	$2.95	Dark Horse	15,800
151	2020 Visions	4	$2.25	DC	15,700
152	Steel	41	$1.95	DC	15,700
153	Ash: Cinder & Smoke (Quesada cover)	2	$2.95	Event	14,500
154	Barry Windsor-Smith: Storyteller	8	$4.95	Dark Horse	14,200
155	Junk Culture	2	$2.50	DC	14,100
156	Shadowman	8	$2.50	Acclaim	14,000
157	Elric: Stormbringer	4	$2.95	Dark Horse	14,000
158	Painkiller Jane (Leonardi cover)	1	$2.95	Event	13,800
159	Starship Troopers: Insect Touch	2	$2.95	Dark Horse	13,600
160	Milk & Cheese's Latest Thing	7	$2.95	Slave Labor	13,600
161	Gunsmith Cats: Shades of Gray	2	$2.95	Dark Horse	13,300
162	Trinity Angels	4	$2.50	Acclaim	13,100
163	Marvel Adventures	5	$1.50	Marvel	13,100
164	Challengers of the Unknown	7	$2.25	DC	13,000
165	Turok Quarterly: Red Path		$3.95	Acclaim	12,900
166	Lost World: Jurassic Park	2	$2.95	Topps	12,800
167	Ash: Cinder & Smoke (Ramos cover)	2	$2.95	Event	12,700
168	Magnus Robot Fighter	6	$2.50	Acclaim	12,700
169	Immortal 2	2	$2.50	Image	12,500
170	Oh My Goddess! Mara Strikes Back	2	$2.95	Dark Horse	12,500
171	Essential Vertigo: The Sandman	13	$1.95	DC	12,000
172	Elfquest	13	$4.95	Warp	11,800
173	Satanika	8	$2.95	Verotik	11,700
174	Dicks	2	$2.95	Caliber	11,700
175	Jinx	1	$2.95	Image	11,600
176	Ranma 1/2 Part 6	7	$2.95	Viz	11,500
177	Bloodshot	4	$2.50	Acclaim	11,400
178	Dr. Tomorrow	2	$2.50	Acclaim	11,300
179	Dark Horse Classics: Star Wars: Dark Empire	4	$2.95	Dark Horse	11,300
180	Scooby-Doo	1	$1.75	DC	11,100
181	Badger	2	$2.95	Image	11,100
182	Cerebus	219	$2.25	Aardvark-Vanaheim	11,000
183	Angel Fire (Cover A) (Resolicitation)	1	$2.95	Crusade	10,800
184	Dusty Star	1	$2.95	Image	10,800
185	Xero	4	$1.75	DC	10,800
186	Angel Fire (Cover B) (Resolicitation)	1	$2.95	Crusade	10,600
187	Fault Lines	4	$2.50	DC	10,400
188	Troublemakers	7	$2.50	Acclaim	10,300
189	Bone	20	$2.95	Image	10,300
190	Scud: The Disposable Assassin	16	$2.95	Fireman	10,200
191	Jackie Chan's Spartan X	2	$2.95	Topps	10,200
192	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	10	$2.95	Image	10,100
193	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: Le Monstre	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	10,000
194	Blade of the Immortal: Call of the Worm	3	$3.95	Dark Horse	10,000
195	Flintstones and The Jetsons	1	$1.75	DC	9,900
196	Edgar Rice Burroughs' Return of Tarzan	3	$2.95	Dark Horse	9,900
197	Quantum & Woody	5	$2.50	Acclaim	9,700
198	Ninjak	8	$2.50	Acclaim	9,700
199	Book of Fate	7	$2.25	DC	9,600
200	Cartoon Network Presents: Dexter's Laboratory	1	$1.75	DC	9,500
201	Impossible Man Summer Fun Special		$2.99	Marvel	9,500
202	ESPers Vol. 3	2	$2.95	Image	9,500
203	Warrior Nun Black and White	3	$2.95	Antarctic	9,400
204	Drakuun: Rise of the Dragon Princess	5	$2.95	Dark Horse	9,400
205	Battle Angel Alita Part 8	1	$2.95	Viz	8,900
206	Pinky and the Brain	14	$1.75	DC	8,900
207	Disney's Hercules Movie Adaptation		$4.50	Acclaim	8,800
208	Angel Fire (Cover C) (Resolicitation)	1	$2.95	Crusade	8,700
209	Sonic the Hedgehog	50	$1.50	Archie	8,700
210	Strangers in Paradise Gold Logo Edition	2	$2.75	Abstract	8,500
211	Grub Girl	1	$2.95	Verotik	8,200
212	Shotgun Mary: Blood Lore	3	$2.95	Antarctic	8,100
213	Uncle Scrooge Adventures	50	$1.95	Gladstone	7,900
214	Razor Vol. 2	7	$3.00	London Night	7,900
215	Nameless	2	$2.95	Image	7,800
216	Inu Yasha	3	$2.95	Viz	7,700
217	Razor Uncut	36	$3.00	London Night	7,600
218	Star Crossed	3	$2.50	DC	7,500
219	Animaniacs	28	$1.75	DC	7,400
220	Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing	10	$2.25	DC	7,400
221	New Bondage Fairies	8	$2.95	Fantagraphics/Eros	7,300
222	Night Force	9	$2.25	DC	7,200
223	No Need for Tenchi Part 3	1	$2.95	Viz	6,900
224	Cavewoman/Explorers	1	$2.95	Basement	6,900
225	Cyberella	12	$2.50	DC	6,800
226	Donald Duck	304	$1.95	Gladstone	6,800
227	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	5	$1.50	Archie	6,800
228	Headhunters	3	$2.95	Image	6,800
229	Aaron Strips	2	$2.95	Image	6,700
230	Soulwind	4	$2.95	Image	6,700
231	Amanda and Gunn	2	$2.95	Image	6,600
232	Mixxzine	1	$3.95	Mixx	6,600
233	Full Metal Fiction	3	$3.95	London Night	6,500
234	Brainbanx	6	$2.50	DC	6,400
235	1997 Trilogy Tour Book		$1.50	Cartoon	6,300
236	Big Bang Comics	12	$2.95	Image	6,200
237	WDC&S Penny Pincher	5	$0.99	Gladstone	6,100
238	Dark Horse Presents	122	$2.95	Dark Horse	6,100
239	Hot Tails Special		$3.95	Fantagraphics/Eros	6,100
240	Scare Tactics	9	$2.25	DC	5,900
241	Knuckles	5	$1.50	Archie	5,800
242	Vermillion	11	$2.50	DC	5,800
243	Black Hole	4	$3.50	Kitchen Sink	5,800
244	Death of Hari Kari (Regular cover)	0	$2.95	Blackout	5,700
245	Warrior	6	$2.95	Ultimate	5,600
246	Dark Horse Classics: Aliens vs. Predator	5	$2.95	Dark Horse	5,600
247	Looney Tunes	31	$1.75	DC	5,600
248	Archie	463	$1.50	Archie	5,400
249	Waterworld	3	$2.50	Acclaim	5,400
250	Embrace: Hunger of the Flesh	1	$3.00	London Night	5,400
251	Maison Ikkoku Part 6	11	$2.95	Viz	5,400
252	Arcanum (Ltd. variant cover)	4	$2.50	Image	5,400
253	Ultimate Strike	6	$3.00	London Night	5,400
254	Tenchi Muyo	4	$2.95	Pioneer	5,400
255	Haunt of Fear	20	$2.50	Gemstone	5,300
256	Fang: Testament (Resolicitation)	3	$2.50	Sirius	5,300
257	Tommi Gunn	0	$3.00	London Night	5,300
258	Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	9	$2.95	Dark Horse	5,200
259	Coventry	3	$3.95	Fantagraphics/Eros	5,200
260	Betty & Veronica	115	$1.50	Archie	5,100
261	Avengelyne: Glory	1	$3.95	Awesome	5,000
262	Sexcapades	7	$2.95	Fantagraphics/Eros	4,900
263	Ghost/Hellboy Collection		$4.95	Dark Horse	4,800
264	Crime Suspenstories	20	$2.50	Gemstone	4,800
265	Poizon: Cadillacs and Green Tomatoes	3	$3.00	London Night	4,800
266	Hepcats	7	$2.95	Antarctic	4,800
267	Cheryl Blossom	5	$1.50	Archie	4,800
268	Double Impact: Suicide Run (Regular edition)	1	$3.00	High Impact	4,700
269	Frontline Combat	9	$2.50	Gemstone	4,700
270	Betty	53	$1.50	Archie	4,700
271	Walt Disney's Comics and Stories	615	$6.95	Gemstone	4,600
272	Veronica	67	$1.50	Archie	4,600
273	Betty & Veronica Double Digest	67	$2.79	Archie	4,600
274	Angel Heat: The Ninth Order	1	$2.95	Caliber	4,600
275	Dangerous Secrets	1	$2.95	Caliber	4,600
276	CreeD: Good Ship & New Journey Home (Regular cover)		$2.95	Lightning	4,500
277	Experimentals	1	$2.95	Caliber	4,400
278	Lust	3	$2.95	Fantagraphics/Eros	4,400
279	Betty & Veronica Spectacular	25	$1.50	Archie	4,200
280	Savage Dragon (Variant cover, five-copy promo)	40	$2.50	Image	4,200
281	Reality Check	10	$2.95	Sirius	4,200
282	Mr. Monster Presents	1	$2.95	Caliber	4,200
283	Double Impact: Assassins for Hire (Regular cover)	2	$2.95	High Impact	4,200
284	Betty & Veronica Summer Fun Special	4	$2.00	Archie	4,100
285	Sisters of Mercy: Paradise Lost	3	$2.50	London Night	4,000
286	Vamperotica	28	$2.95	Brainstorm	4,000
287	Archie Digest	150	$1.79	Archie	3,900
288	Betty & Veronica Digest	90	$1.79	Archie	3,900
289	Midnight Panther	3	$2.95	CPM	3,900
290	Jughead	96	$1.50	Archie	3,800
291	Jughead's Double Digest	46	$2.79	Archie	3,800
292	Goblin Lord	5	$2.50	Goblin	3,700
293	Girls of Double Impact (Regular cover)	1	$3.50	High Impact	3,700
294	Lords of Misrule	6	$2.95	Dark Horse	3,600
295	Dragonwing (Regular)	0	$2.95	Caliber	3,600
296	Chirality (Mature Readers edition)	4	$2.95	CPM	3,600
297	El Hazard	3	$2.95	Pioneer	3,500
298	Hepcats 1987-1997 Tenth Anniversary Special (Regular edition, mature readers)		$4.95	Antarctic	3,500

	Some items were dropped from the list due to mis-classification.