These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2004. 

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in January, see 'Comic Numbers Dip in January.'

 

For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during January, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novel Actual--January 2004.'

 

QtyRank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

 

Est.Qty

1

142.27

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #2

$2.25

MAR

 

126,693

2

139.26

NEW X-MEN #151

$2.25

MAR

 

124,012

3

132.62

NEW X-MEN #152

$2.25

MAR

 

118,099

4

122.55

MARVEL 1602 #6 (Of 8)

$3.50

MAR

 

109,132

5

112.42

WOLVERINE END #2 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

 

100,111

6

111.77

ULTIMATE X-MEN #41

$2.25

MAR

 

99,532

7

107.64

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #52

$2.25

MAR

 

95,854

8

105.77

ULTIMATE SIX #6 (Of 7)

$2.25

MAR

 

94,189

9

100.95

UNCANNY X-MEN #437

$2.25

MAR

 

89,897

10

100

BATMAN #623

$2.25

DC

 

89,051

11

99.37

UNCANNY X-MEN #438

$2.25

MAR

 

88,490

12

98.08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #503 (#62)

$2.25

MAR

 

87,341

13

80.15

WOLVERINE #10

$2.25

MAR

 

71,374

14

76.52

TEEN TITANS #7

$2.50

DC

 

68,142

15

75.62

SUPREME POWER #6 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

67,340

16

65.93

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #9

$2.25

MAR

 

58,711

17

65.14

JLA #92

$2.25

DC

 

58,008

18

64.82

X-TREME X-MEN #39 (Note Price)

$3.50

MAR

 

57,723

19

63.28

DAREDEVIL #56

$2.99

MAR

 

56,351

20

63.26

THE PUNISHER #1 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

56,334

21

61.8

X-TREME X-MEN #40

$2.99

MAR

 

55,034

22

59.98

SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #1

$2.99

MAR

 

53,413

23

56.44

FANTASTIC FOUR #509 (#80)

$2.25

MAR

 

50,260

24

55.23

THE PUNISHER #2 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

49,183

25

55.08

INCREDIBLE HULK #65

$2.25

MAR

 

49,049

26

54.53

INCREDIBLE HULK #66

$2.25

MAR

 

48,560

27

53.39

TRANSFORMERS/GI JOE #5 (Of 6)

$2.95

DRE

 

47,544

28

50.75

HULK GRAY #5 (Of 6)

$3.50

MAR

 

45,193

29

50.68

OUTSIDERS #8

$2.50

DC

 

45,131

30

50.21

JSA #56

$2.50

DC

 

44,713

31

49.39

JSA #57

$2.50

DC

 

43,982

32

46.34

CAPTAIN AMERICA #22

$2.99

MAR

 

41,266

33

42.68

WONDER WOMAN #200 (Note Price)

$3.95

DC

 

38,007

34

41.86

EXILES #40

$2.99

MAR

 

37,277

35

41.63

EXILES #41

$2.99

MAR

 

37,072

36

41.36

SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT #6 (Of 12)

$2.95

DC

 

36,831

37

40.41

SUPERMAN #201

$2.25

DC

 

35,986

38

40.41

GREEN ARROW #34

$2.50

DC

 

35,986

39

40.21

EMMA FROST #7

$2.50

MAR

 

35,807

40

40.14

WANTED #2 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.99

IMA

 

35,745

41

39.87

DETECTIVE COMICS #790

$2.75

DC

 

35,505

42

39.46

HAWKMAN #23

$2.50

DC

 

35,140

43

38.83

MYSTIQUE #9

$2.99

MAR

 

34,579

44

38.7

HAWKMAN #24

$2.50

DC

 

34,463

45

38.57

TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN VOL 2 #4

$2.95

DRE

 

34,347

46

38.09

ACTION COMICS #811

$2.25

DC

 

33,920

47

37.47

FLASH #206

$2.25

DC

 

33,367

48

37.05

THANOS #4

$2.99

MAR

 

32,993

49

36.42

THANOS #5

$2.99

MAR

 

32,432

50

36.34

MYSTIQUE #10

$2.99

MAR

 

32,361

51

35.47

VENOM #10 (Note Price)

$2.99

MAR

 

31,586

52

35.33

ADVS O/SUPERMAN #624

$2.25

DC

 

31,462

53

35.28

GI JOE #26

$2.95

DEV

 

31,417

54

34.97

THOR #73

$2.99

MAR

 

31,141

55

34.87

SILVER SURFER #5

$2.25

MAR

 

31,052

56

34.28

DC NEW FRONTIER #1 (Of 6)

$6.95

DC

 

30,527

57

33.99

TRANSFORMERS ENERGON #19

$2.95

DRE

 

30,268

58

33.91

IRON MAN #76

$2.99

MAR

 

30,197

59

33.8

GREEN LANTERN #173

$2.25

DC

 

30,099

60

33.38

BIRDS O/PREY #63

$2.50

DC

 

29,725

61

32.38

NIGHTWING #89

$2.25

DC

 

28,835

62

30.79

BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #49

$2.75

DC

 

27,419

63

30.33

WEAPON X #16

$2.99

MAR

 

27,009

64

30.22

SPIDER-MAN & DR OCTOPUS NEGATIVE EXPOSURE #4

$2.99

MAR

 

26,911

65

29.69

WEAPON X #17

$2.99

MAR

 

26,439

66

29.66

ROBIN #122

$2.25

DC

 

26,413

67

29.65

BATMAN DEATH & MAIDENS #6 (Of 9)

$2.95

DC

 

26,404

68

29.58

Y THE LAST MAN #18 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

26,341

69

28.92

SUPERMAN SECRET IDENTITY #1 (Of 4)

$5.95

DC

 

25,754

70

28.88

BATGIRL #48

$2.50

DC

 

25,718

71

28.56

POWERS #36 (MR)

$2.95

IMA

 

25,433

72

28.51

SPIDER-MAN/DOC OCTOPUS OUT O/REACH #3 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

25,388

73

28.44

FABLES #21 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

25,326

74

28.35

X-STATIX #18

$2.99

MAR

 

25,246

75

28.32

GI JOE COBRA REBORN

$4.95

DEV

 

25,219

76

28.1

CATWOMAN #27

$2.50

DC

 

25,023

77

27.97

LEGION #29

$2.50

DC

 

24,908

78

27.17

BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #175

$2.50

DC

 

24,195

79

26.97

STAR WARS INFINITIES ROTJ #2 (Of 4)

$2.99

DAR

 

24,017

80

25.84

CAPTAIN MARVEL #18

$2.99

MAR

 

23,011

81

25.63

CAPTAIN MARVEL #19

$2.99

MAR

 

22,824

82

25.6

AUTHORITY VOL 2 #9 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

22,797

83

25.47

PLASTIC MAN #2

$2.95

DC

 

22,681

84

25.32

SOJOURN #31

$2.95

CRO

 

22,548

85

24.34

AQUAMAN #14

$2.50

DC

 

21,675

86

23.84

ELEKTRA #31

$2.99

MAR

 

21,230

87

23.78

ELEKTRA #32

$2.99

MAR

 

21,176

88

23.07

SPIDER-GIRL #68

$2.99

MAR

 

20,544

89

23

THUNDERCATS HAMMERHANDS REVENGE #4 (Of 5)

$2.95

DC

 

20,482

90

22.98

HAWKEYE #4

$2.99

MAR

 

20,464

91

22.89

SPIDER-GIRL #69

$2.99

MAR

 

20,384

92

22.68

STAR WARS REPUBLIC #60

$2.99

DAR

 

20,197

93

22.58

RUNAWAYS #10

$2.99

MAR

 

20,108

94

22.56

ARROWSMITH #5 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

20,090

95

22.33

STAR WARS EMPIRE #16 LAST MAN (1 Of 3)

$2.99

DAR

 

19,885

96

21.95

TOMB RAIDER #36

$2.99

IMA

 

19,547

97

21.09

BATMAN CITY O/LIGHT #4 (Of 8)

$2.95

DC

 

18,781

98

20.51

TEEN TITANS GO #3

$2.25

DC

 

18,264

99

20.39

LIBERTY MEADOWS #35

$2.95

IMA

 

18,157

100

19.91

GLOBAL FREQUENCY #11 (Of 12)

$2.95

DC

 

17,730

101

19.76

GOTHAM CENTRAL #15

$2.50

DC

 

17,596

102

19.54

NAMOR #11

$2.99

MAR

 

17,401

103

19.12

ROSE & THORN #2 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

17,027

104

18.5

KISS KISS BANG BANG #1

$2.95

CRO

 

16,474

105

18.15

HUMAN TORCH #9

$2.99

MAR

 

16,163

106

18.14

HULK NIGHTMERICA #5 (Of 6) (RES)

$2.99

MAR

 

16,154

107

18.09

ROBOTECH INVASION #1 (Of 5)

$2.95

DC

 

16,109

108

17.8

FREAKS O/T HEARTLAND #1

$2.99

DAR

 

15,851

109

17.68

SENTINEL #11

$2.99

MAR

 

15,744

110

17.16

SMALLVILLE #6

$3.95

DC

 

15,281

111

16.95

HELLBLAZER #192 (MR)

$2.75

DC

 

15,094

112

16.86

ULTIMATE ADVS #6

$2.99

MAR

 

15,014

113

16.61

TALES O/T VAMPIRES #2

$2.99

DAR

 

14,791

114

16.43

HERO #12

$2.50

DC

 

14,631

115

16.35

VOLTRON VOL 2 #1*

$2.95

DEV

 

14,560

116

15.51

COMMON GROUNDS #1 (Of 6)

$2.99

IMA

 

13,812

117

15.12

WILDCATS VERSION 3.0 #18 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

13,465

118

14.67

LUCIFER #46 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

13,064

119

14.49

SIMPSONS COMICS #90

$2.99

BON

 

12,903

120

14.47

TWO STEP #2 (Of 3) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

12,886

121

14.46

BATMAN ADVS #10

$2.25

DC

 

12,877

122

13.92

LOVE ME TENDERLOIN CAL MCDONALD MYSTERY ONE-SHOT

$2.99

DAR

 

12,396

123

13.84

JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVS #27

$2.25

DC

 

12,325

124

13.61

WAY O/T RAT #21

$2.95

CRO

 

12,120

125

13.52

FALLEN ANGEL #7 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

12,040

126

13.47

BRATH #11

$2.95

CRO

 

11,995

127

13.13

LOSERS #8 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

11,692

128

13.1

SUPERMAN METROPOLIS #12 (Of 12)

$2.95

DC

 

11,666

129

12.3

NEGATION #26

$2.95

CRO

 

10,953

130

12.03

MARK MILLARS UNFUNNIES #1 (MR)*

$3.50

AVA

 

10,713

131

12.02

STRANGERS I/PARADISE VOL III #62

$2.95

ABS

 

10,704

132

12.02

LONE WOLF 2100 #11

$2.99

DAR

 

10,704

133

11.99

CRIMSON DYNAMO #5

$2.50

MAR

 

10,677

134

11.88

STORMWATCH TEAM ACHILLES #19 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

10,579

135

11.66

TAROT WITCH O/T BLACK ROSE #24 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

 

10,383

136

11.48

HUMAN TARGET #6 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

10,223

137

11.34

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #1

$2.25

MAR

 

10,098

138

11.26

STAR WARS TALES #18*

$5.99

DAR

 

10,027

139

11.16

ROB ZOMBIE SPOOK SHOW INTL #4 (Of 5) (MR)

$2.95

MVC

 

9,938

140

11.11

MIDNIGHT MASS HERE THERE BE MONSTERS #1 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

9,894

141

10.76

WANTED #1 (Of 6) (MR)*

$2.99

IMA

 

9,582

142

10.66

DEMON DRIVEN OUT #5 (Of 6)

$2.50

DC

 

9,493

143

10.55

CURSED #4 (Of 4)

$2.99

IMA

 

9,395

144

10.52

CAPER #4 (Of 12) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

9,368

145

10.16

CSI BAD RAP #5 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

IDW

 

9,048

146

10.01

MY FAITH I/FRANKIE #1 (Of 4) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

8,914

147

9.82

MARC SILVESTRI SKETCHBOOK

$2.99

IMA

 

8,745

148

9.82

POSSESSED #6 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

8,745

149

9.8

SLEEPER #12 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

8,727

150

9.49

FUSED THINK LIKE A MACHINE #1

$2.99

DAR

 

8,451

151

8.87

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #5

$2.95

DC

 

7,899

152

8.01

SHONEN JUMP VOL 2 #2 FEB 2004

$4.99

VIZ

 

7,133

153

7.93

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #132

$2.19

ARC

 

7,062

154

7.88

WALKING DEAD #4 (MR)

$2.95

IMA

 

7,017

155

7.8

WILDGUARD CASTING CALL #5 (Of 6)*

$2.95

IMA

 

6,946

156

7.63

REIGN O/T ZODIAC #6

$2.75

DC

 

6,795

157

7.59

SHIELD SPOTLIGHT #1 (MR)

$3.99

IDW

 

6,759

158

7.52

WAKE THE DEAD #3 (Of 5) (MR)

$3.99

IDW

 

6,697

159

7.14

POWERPUFF GIRLS #46

$2.25

DC

 

6,358

160

7.01

LEGACY O/KAIN DEFIANCE ONE-SHOT

$2.99

IMA

 

6,242

161

6.69

REX MUNDI #8

$2.95

IMA

 

5,958

162

6.67

REALM O/T CLAW #2 (Of 6)*

$2.95

IMA

 

5,940

163

6.6

TALES O/TMNT #1

$2.95

MIR

 

5,877

164

6.39

BLOODSTREAM #1 (Of 4) (MR)

$2.95

IMA

 

5,690

165

6.38

DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #312

$2.95

GEM

 

5,681

166

6.36

DUEL MASTERS #3

$2.95

DRE

 

5,664

167

6.24

UNCLE SCROOGE #326

$6.95

GEM

 

5,557

168

6.23

BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #86 (MR)

$2.99

DAR

 

5,548

169

6.04

MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #261

$2.95

GEM

 

5,379

170

5.96

SCOOBY DOO #80

$2.25

DC

 

5,307

171

5.58

KAMIKAZE #4 (Of 5)

$2.95

DC

 

4,969

172

5.54

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #4

$2.95

DC

 

4,933

173

5.52

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #641

$6.95

GEM

 

4,916

174

5.47

ICANDY #5

$2.50

DC

 

4,871

175

5.08

CEREBUS #298

$2.25

AAR

 

4,524

176

5.06

ULTRAMAN TIGA #5 (Of 10)

$3.99

DAR

 

4,506

177

4.94

SUPERMAN #200 (Note Price)

$3.50

DC

 

4,399

178

4.87

KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #87

$3.99

KZR

 

4,337

179

4.76

BLACK HOLE #11 (MR)

$4.95

FAN

 

4,239

180

4.63

BRIT COLD DEATH ONE-SHOT (MR)

$4.95

IMA

 

4,123

181

4.52

SUPER MANGA BLAST #37 (MR)

$5.99

DAR

 

4,025

182

4.51

SOUL O/SAMURAI #3 (Of 4) (Note Price)

$5.95

IMA

 

4,016

183

4.21

GOLD DIGGER #49

$2.99

ANT

 

3,749

184

4.17

DORK TOWER #26

$2.99

DOR

 

3,713

185

4.14

DESPERATE TIMES #0

$3.50

IMA

 

3,687

186

4.05

SUPERMAN/BATMAN #3

$2.95

DC

 

3,607

187

3.98

STAY PUFFED #1 (MR)*

$3.50

IMA

 

3,544

188

3.97

SYN #4

$2.99

DAR

 

3,535

189

3.82

SCOOTER GIRL #5 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.99

ONI

 

3,402

190

3.75

SOULFIRE PREVIEW ED

$4.00

ASP

 

3,339

191

3.65

BANZAI GIRL ANNUAL #1

$3.50

SIR

 

3,250

192

3.63

WYNONNA EARP HOME O/T STRANGE #2 (Of 5)

$3.99

IDW

 

3,233

193

3.59

LOONEY TUNES #110

$2.25

DC

 

3,197

194

3.56

DEMO #3 (Of 12) (MR)

$2.95

AIT

 

3,170

195

3.51

ROMP ONE-SHOT (MR)

$6.95

IMA

 

3,126

196

3.36

HULK GAMMA GAMES #2 (Of 3)

$2.99

MAR

 

2,992

197

3.27

GIFT #4 (MR)

$2.95

OVE

 

2,912

198

3.27

SERENITY ROSE #2

$2.95

SLG

 

2,912

199

3.14

CVO ARTIFACT #3 (Of 3)

$3.99

IDW

 

2,796

200

3.08

EKOS PREVIEW ED

$4.00

ASP

 

2,743

201

3.02

ARCHIE #545

$2.19

ARC

 

2,689

202

3.02

TEEN TITANS #6

$2.50

DC

 

2,689

203

2.97

EL CAZADOR #4

$2.95

CRO

 

2,645

204

2.87

DOGWITCH #9 (MR)

$2.95

SIR

 

2,556

205

2.83

KODT ILLUSTRATED #30

$2.99

KZR

 

2,520

206

2.82

ARCHIE AND FRIENDS #79

$2.19

ARC

 

2,511

207

2.78

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #121

$3.59

ARC

 

2,476

208

2.76

BETTY & VERONICA #197

$2.19

ARC

 

2,458

209

2.71

JOE LANSDALES DRIVE IN #3 (Of 4) (MR)

$3.50

AVA

 

2,413

210

2.65

KNIGHTS O/T JAGUAR SUPER LTD ONE-SHOT

$3.00

IMA

 

2,360

211

2.64

SABRINA VOL 2 #54

$2.19

ARC

 

2,351

212

2.63

STREET FIGHTER #1*

$2.95

IMA

 

2,342

213

2.63

BETTY #134

$2.19

ARC

 

2,342

214

2.57

CARTOON CARTOONS #26

$2.25

DC

 

2,289

215

2.48

ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #149

$3.59

ARC

 

2,208

216

2.48

ALICE IN SEXLAND EXTREME #5 (A)

$3.95

ERO

 

2,208

217

2.45

LEX TALIONIS JUNGLE TALE ONE-SHOT

$5.95

IMA

 

2,182

218

2.42

VERONICA #149

$2.19

ARC

 

2,155

219

2.41

BATMAN #622

$2.25

DC

 

2,146

220

2.25

DFE WITCHBLADE MAGDALENA VAMPIRELLA UNTOLD STORY #1

$6.99

DYN

 

2,004

221

2.23

NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #112

$3.50

ANT

 

1,986

222

2.21

PS238 #5

$2.99

DOR

 

1,968

223

2.18

KODT EVERKNIGHTS #10

$2.99

KZR

 

1,941

224

2.15

KISSING CHAOS NINE LIVES ONE-SHOT (MR)

$2.99

ONI

 

1,915

225

2.13

BOMBABY SCREEN GODDESS #1 (Of 4)

$3.50

SLG

 

1,897

226

2.09

STREET FIGHTER #4*

$2.95

IMA

 

1,861

227

2.08

RUULE GANGLORDS O/CHINATOWN #3 (MR)

$2.99

BEC

 

1,852

228

2.02

LAUGH DIGEST #190

$2.39

ARC

 

1,799

229

1.99

ARCHIE MYSTERIES #33

$2.19

ARC

 

1,772

230

1.91

FATHOM EAST & WEST COAST TOUR BOOKS

$3.00

IMA

 

1,701

231

1.9

PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #82

$3.59

ARC

 

1,692

232

1.85

DEAD AT 17 #3 (Of 4) (MR)

$2.95

VIP

 

1,647

233

1.81

KINDERGOTH #1 (MR)

$2.95

BLO

 

1,612

234

1.81

JUGHEAD W/ARCHIE DIGEST #190

$2.39

ARC

 

1,612

235

1.81

GRUMPY OLD MONSTERS #2 (Of 4)

$3.99

IDW

 

1,612

236

1.8

MILK #38 (A)

$3.50

RAD

 

1,603

237

1.75

JLA/AVENGERS #3 (OF 4)

$5.95

MAR

 

1,558

238

1.72

DICKS XMAS SPECIAL #1 (MR)

$3.50

AVA

 

1,532

239

1.53

TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE VOL 3 #0

$2.95

DRE

 

1,362

240

1.51

FURRLOUGH #131

$2.99

RAD

 

1,345

241

1.49

EVIL EYE #11 (MR)

$3.95

FAN

 

1,327

242

1.48

HEAVEN SENT #1

$2.99

ANT

 

1,318

243

1.45

MANGA CALIENTE #1 (A)

$3.50

ERO

 

1,291

244

1.45

DRAGON ARMS CHAOS BLADE #1

$2.99

ANT

 

1,291

245

1.41

HOT MOMS #2 (A)

$4.95

ERO

 

1,256

246

1.32

FUTURAMA COMICS #1

$2.50

BON

 

1,175

247

1.3

POGOSTICK #2 (MR)

$4.95

FAN

 

1,158

248

1.3

JOE LANSDALES DRIVE IN WRAP CVR #3 (Of 4) (MR)

$3.95

AVA

 

1,158

249

1.29

TEEN TITANS #5

$2.50

DC

 

1,149

250

1.27

BLOWJOB #8 (A)

$3.95

ERO

 

1,131

251

1.24

LUFTWAFFE 1946 #16

$5.95

ANT

 

1,104

252

1.23

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #51

$2.25

MAR

 

1,095

253

1.2

CLASSICS ILLUS JR #501 SNOW WHITE & SEVEN DWARFS

$3.99

JAC

 

1,069

254

1.2

STREET FIGHTER #3*

$2.95

IMA

 

1,069

255

1.2

DAWN 2003 CON SKETCH BOOK LTD S&N ED (MR)

$12.00

LIN

 

1,069

256

1.19

MATRIXXX #2 (Of 3) (A)

$3.95

ERO

 

1,060

257

1.15

FILLER BUNNY #1 I FILL UP 15 PAGES

$2.25

SLG

 

1,024

258

1.15

GENUS MALE #3 (A)

$4.99

RAD

 

1,024

259

1.13

A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #9 (A)

$4.99

ICA

 

1,006

260

1.12

BOOB TUBE ONE-SHOT (A)

$5.95

ERO

 

997

261

1.11

AVENGERS/JLA #2

$5.95

DC

 

988

262

1.09

MONSTER CLUB #9

$3.50

APC

 

971

263

1.09

JUNCTION 17 #4 (Of 4)

$2.99

ANT

 

971

264

1.03

DF TEEN TITANS TURNER ALT CVR #1 SGN

$19.99

DYN

 

917

265

1.03

SHANDA THE PANDA #39 (MR)

$4.99

SHA

 

917

266

1.03

TEEN TITANS #4

$2.50

DC

 

917

267

1.03

SEAMONSTERS & SUPERHEROES #2 (Of 3)

$2.95

SLG

 

917

268

1.02

HEAD #6 (A)

$3.50

ERO

 

908

269

1.02

WARHAMMER MONTHLY #77

$3.50

GAM

 

908

270

1.02

TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD #7

$2.95

CLI

 

908

271

1

NEW X-MEN #150 (Note Price)

$3.50

MAR

 

891

272

1

MIKE HOFFMANS LOST WORLDS O/FANTASY & SCI-FI #7

$2.95

AMR

 

891

273

0.98

JLA/AVENGERS #1 (Of 4)

$5.95

MAR

 

873

274

0.95

DILDO #4 (A)

$3.95

ERO

 

846

275

0.94

MIKE HOFFMANS MONSTERS & MAIDENS #2

$2.95

AMR

 

837

276

0.94

ELVIRA #129

$2.50

CLA

 

837

277

0.93

THIEVES & KINGS #43

$2.95

IBP

 

828

278

0.91

MR MOTO WELCOME BACK MR MOTO #1 (Of 3)

$2.95

MOO

 

810

279

0.88

DF AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ROMITA SGN #500

$19.99

DYN

 

784

280

0.88

DARKHAM VALE #5 (Of 10)

$3.50

APC

 

784

281

0.87

JACK STAFF #12 (RES)

$3.50

DNE

 

775

282

0.87

ROBIN #121

$2.25

DC

 

775

283

0.86

ASSEMBLY #3 (Of 4)

$3.50

ANT

 

766

284

0.86

ROB ZOMBIE SPOOK SHOW INTL #3 (Of 5) (MR)

$2.95

MVC

 

766

285

0.86

SILVER COMICS #1

$2.95

SIL

 

766

286

0.85

JEWISH HERO CORPS #1

$3.95

JUD

 

757

287

0.84

SIMPSONS COMICS #55

$2.50

BON

 

748

288

0.84

SIMPSONS COMICS #56

$2.50

BON

 

748

289

0.83

DICKS XMAS SP OFFENSIVE CVR #1 (MR)

$3.95

AVA

 

739

290

0.82

AVENGERS #76 (RES)

$2.25

MAR

 

730

291

0.81

GIANT SHANDA ANIMAL #8 (MR)

$4.99

SHA

 

721

292

0.81

LEGENDS FROM DARKWOOD #2 (Of 3)

$3.50

ANT

 

721

293

0.79

CAT W/REALLY BIG HEAD

$2.95

SLG

 

704

294

0.79

TALES O/T VAMPIRES #1

$2.99

DAR

 

704

295

0.78

FLASH #205

$2.25

DC

 

695

296

0.77

TUESDAY #3 (MR)

$2.95

KIM

 

686

297

0.77

FEMFORCE #122

$6.95

AC

 

686

298

0.76

F*** FRIENDS COLL ED #1 (A)

$8.95

SMA

 

677

299

0.75

TWILIGHT X STORM #6

$3.50

ANT

 

668

300

0.75

RAIJIN COMICS #41 (MR)

$5.95

GUT

 

668

 
Notes on this chart:

Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.

Publisher abbreviations have also been used.

MAR = Marvel

DAR = Dark Horse

DRE = Dreamwave

IMA = Image

FUT = Future Comics

CAR = Cartoon Books

HAR = Harris

CRO = CrossGen

BON = Bongo

TKP = Tokyo Pop

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during January, 2004.  They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of January, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of January.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, CrossGen, and Image distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond.  Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales. 

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and CrossGen distribute some of their titles through channels other than comic specialty stores, e.g., newsstands and bookstores.  These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels. 

 

Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the US numbers.  Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.

 

One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers.  That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.

 

For the top 50 graphic novels actual orders in December, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novel Actual--December 2003.'

 

For the top 300 comic actual orders in December, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--December 2003.'

 

For an overview and analsysis of the actual December orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see Ultimate FF Best-Selling Regular Marvel Since Originand 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.'

 

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 50 Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003) see: 'ICv2's Top 300 Comics and Top 50 GNs Index.'