Sales of comic books sagged in October according to our analysis of rankings supplied by Diamond Comic Distributors.

John Robinson of Graham Crackers Comics saw the comment from Steve Bennett of Dark Star Books on the death of the pamphlet format for comics, and strongly disagrees.

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2003.

Steve Geppi, President and CEO of Diamond Comic Distributors, is offering a reward of up to $1 million for a near mint condition copy of the rare 1938 Action Comics #1 comic book that introduced Superman .

Well-known retailer Joe Ferrara of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, California saw the news on Avengers #71 changing ratings and offers his view.

Michael Tierney of The Comic Book Store in Little Rock, Arkansas shares his reaction on the rating change for Avengers #71.

DC Comics took the #1 spot for comic book sales in September by smashing the 200,000 barrier to smithereens with the final issue of the Jim Lee/Jeph Loeb Batman 'Hush' storyline, which sold an amazing 233,775 copies.

Aspen Comics spokesman Frank Mastromauro has announced on the Top Cow message boards that the lawsuit between Aspen Comics and Top Cow 'has been completely resolved.'

Marvel Enterprises, Inc. has announced the settlement of a lawsuit brought by former Marvel Comics creator Joe Simon, who sued Marvel in 1999 in order to regain possession of the Captain America character, which he and Jack Kirby created.

A DC Comics-based animated series slated for 2005 features Superman's dog Krypto.