January 1997 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
and Heroes World Distribution

Direct-market sales shrank considerably from December, with no major editorial event driving the first month of the "dead quarter".

Top Cow officially rejoined Image after a brief departure.

Click to skip to the Top Graphic Novels for the month.

—John Jackson Miller

This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 chart and all comics offered by Heroes World.
Items marked (resolicitation) were offered in an earlier month but never shipped; disregard any previously reported figure, as earlier orders were canceled when the books were resolicited.
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Units	Dollars	Comic-book Title	Issue	Price	Publisher	Est. units
1	3	X-Men	62	$1.95	Marvel	196,041
2	5	Uncanny X-Men	342	$1.95	Marvel	185,204
3	9	Fantastic Four	5	$1.95	Marvel	152,651
4	11	Spawn	58	$1.95	Image	149,144
5	12	Wolverine	111	$1.95	Marvel	147,595
6	13	Iron Man	5	$1.95	Marvel	132,583
7	4	Elektra/Witchblade		$2.95	Marvel	125,067
8	6	Generation X	25	$2.99	Marvel	118,043
9	15	Curse of the Spawn	5	$1.95	Image	117,944
10	17	Avengers	5	$1.95	Marvel	113,922
11	18	Captain America	5	$1.95	Marvel	112,391
12	7	X-Man	25	$2.99	Marvel	110,003
13	19	X-Force	64	$1.95	Marvel	105,362
14	8	X-Men Unlimited	14	$2.99	Marvel	104,824
15	23	X-Factor	132	$1.95	Marvel	101,583
16	10	Wolverine/Witchblade: Devil's Reign	5	$2.95	Image	99,655
17	26	Cable	41	$1.95	Marvel	97,350
18	29	Excalibur	107	$1.95	Marvel	85,252
19	21	Gen13 Bootleg	3	$2.50	Image	81,188
20	52	Amazing Spider-Man	421	$1.50	Marvel	81,027
21	34	JLA	3	$2.50	DC	78,394
22	37	Spider-Man	78	$1.95	Marvel	75,253
23	38	Incredible Hulk	451	$1.95	Marvel	74,110
24	43	Deadpool	3	$1.95	Marvel	72,546
25	1	Incredible Hulk/Pitt		$5.99	Marvel	72,463
26	45	Spectacular Spider-Man	244	$1.95	Marvel	71,356
27	20	Silver Surfer/Weapon Zero		$2.95	Marvel	69,269
28	22	Elektra/Cyblade: Devil's Reign	7	$2.95	Image	68,487
29	47	Sensational Spider-Man	14	$1.95	Marvel	67,839
30	2	Daredevil/Batman		$5.99	Marvel	63,958
31	27	X-Files	26	$2.95	Topps	63,758
32	50	Batman	540	$1.95	DC	63,221
33	53	Mystique & Sabretooth	4	$1.95	Marvel	61,799
34	58	Domino	3	$1.95	Marvel	58,941
35	63	Detective Comics	707	$1.95	DC	57,379
36	64	Supergirl	7	$1.95	DC	57,101
37	42	WildC.A.T.S	34	$2.50	Image	56,981
38	66	Superman	121	$1.95	DC	56,462
39	30	Hellshock	1	$2.95	Image	55,963
40	31	Spider-Man '97		$2.99	Marvel	55,100
41	67	Action Comics	731	$1.95	DC	54,591
42	68	Elektra	5	$1.95	Marvel	54,260
43	69	Superman: The Man of Steel	65	$1.95	DC	54,256
44	70	Adventures of Superman	544	$1.95	DC	54,237
45	32	Star Wars: Boba Fett - Twin Engines of Destruction		$2.95	Dark Horse	53,990
46	46	DV8	4	$2.50	Image	53,636
47	33	Batman: The Long Halloween	4	$2.95	DC	52,745
48	49	Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives	3	$2.50	Marvel	52,406
49	71	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight	92	$1.95	DC	50,918
50	36	Star Wars: A New Hope Special Edition	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	50,539
51	51	Preacher	23	$2.50	DC	49,236
52	75	Superman: Man of Tomorrow	8	$1.95	DC	49,173
53	40	Chastity: Theatre of Pain	1	$2.95	Chaos	48,800
54	41	Star Wars: Golden Age of the Sith	4	$2.95	Dark Horse	48,705
55	76	Nightwing	6	$1.95	DC	47,978
56	86	Green Lantern	84	$1.75	DC	47,902
57	78	Batman: Shadow of the Bat	60	$1.95	DC	47,283
58	28	X-Files Season One	7	$3.95	Topps	45,285
59	60	Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2	6	$2.50	Image	44,906
60	84	Robin	39	$1.95	DC	44,349
61	65	Cyberforce	30	$2.50	Image	44,109
62	93	Flash	123	$1.75	DC	43,894
63	85	Catwoman	43	$1.95	DC	43,363
64	35	Prophet/Cable	1	$3.50	Maximum	42,946
65	91	Venom: On Trial	1	$1.95	Marvel	42,145
66	14	Batman: Masque	1	$5.95	DC	40,942
67	54	Star Wars X-Wing: Warrior Princess	3	$2.95	Dark Horse	40,645
68	72	Thrillkiller	3	$2.50	DC	39,380
69	73	Weapon Zero	10	$2.50	Image	39,178
70	55	Darkchylde/Glory		$2.99	Maximum	39,134
71	94	Silver Surfer	126	$1.95	Marvel	38,962
72	25	Superman/Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy	4	$4.95	DC	38,792
73	179	Untold Tales of Spider-Man	19	$.99	Marvel	38,631
74	96	Wonder Woman	119	$1.95	DC	38,514
75	97	Imperial Guard	2	$1.95	Marvel	38,471
76	57	Spider-Man Team-Up	6	$2.99	Marvel	38,447
77	62	Shi/Rekishi	1	$2.95	Crusade	38,002
78	98	Jack Kirby's Fourth World	1	$1.95	DC	37,951
79	16	Code of Honor	2	$5.95	Marvel	37,890
80	99	Journey into Mystery	507	$1.95	Marvel	37,705
81	77	Mars Attacks The Image Universe	2	$2.50	Image	37,047
82	79	The Dreaming	10	$2.50	DC	36,769
83	105	Daredevil	362	$1.95	Marvel	35,886
84	44	Wetworks	25	$3.95	Image	35,637
85	112	Teen Titans	6	$1.95	DC	34,101
86	114	The Maxx	28	$1.95	Image	33,659
87	88	Savage Dragon	35	$2.50	Image	33,077
88	90	Books of Faerie	1	$2.50	DC	33,014
89	116	Superboy	37	$1.95	DC	32,685
90	200	Professor X and the X-Men	17	$.99	Marvel	31,871
91	102	Hitman	12	$2.25	DC	31,749
92	131	Impulse	23	$1.75	DC	31,610
93	132	Aquaman	30	$1.75	DC	31,515
94	123	Star Trek: Voyager	5	$1.95	Marvel	30,953
95	124	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	5	$1.95	Marvel	30,131
96	82	Crow: Waking Nightmares	1	$2.95	Kitchen Sink	30,011
97	81	Star Trek Unlimited	2	$2.99	Marvel	29,812
98	128	Star Trek: Early Voyages	2	$1.95	Marvel	29,623
99	83	Evil Ernie vs. The Movie Monsters	1	$2.95	Chaos	29,524
100	129	What If?	95	$1.95	Marvel	29,328
101	39	Heartland	1	$4.95	DC	29,151
102	130	Star Fleet Academy	4	$1.95	Marvel	29,026
103	101	Books of Magic	34	$2.50	DC	28,708
104	118	Starman	28	$2.25	DC	28,266
105	103	Backlash	28	$2.50	Image	28,203
106	104	Stormwatch	44	$2.50	Image	28,139
107	134	Punisher	17	$1.95	Marvel	27,720
108	89	Avengelyne	9	$2.99	Maximum	27,621
109	137	Batman: Gordon's Law	4	$1.95	DC	27,526
110	107	House of Secrets	6	$2.50	DC	27,501
111	109	Grifter	7	$2.50	Image	27,387
112	120	Legion of Super-Heroes	90	$2.25	DC	27,286
113	92	Avengelyne: Armageddon	2	$2.99	Maximum	27,280
114	111	Siege	1	$2.50	Image	26,970
115	155	Superman Adventures	5	$1.75	DC	26,287
116	115	Spectre	51	$2.50	DC	26,047
117	142	Ghost Rider	83	$1.95	Marvel	25,977
118	127	Legionnaires	46	$2.25	DC	25,693
119	117	Wynonna Earp	2	$2.50	Image	25,472
120	163	Batman & Robin Adventures	16	$1.75	DC	24,700
121	151	Superboy and the Ravers	7	$1.95	DC	24,681
122	227	Uncanny Origins	7	$.99	Marvel	24,335
123	122	Shadowman	3	$2.50	Acclaim	24,258
124	106	Bettie Page Comics: Spicy Adventure		$2.95	Dark Horse	23,676
125	125	2099 World of Tomorrow	7	$2.50	Marvel	23,331
126	108	A Touch of Silver	1	$2.95	Image	23,240
127	138	Hellblazer	111	$2.25	DC	23,069
128	59	Gladiator/Supreme		$4.99	Marvel	22,699
129	110	Bug		$2.99	Marvel	22,579
130	144	Simpsons Comics	28	$2.25	Bongo	22,361
131	176	Power of Shazam!	24	$1.75	DC	22,209
132	133	X-O Manowar	4	$2.50	Acclaim	21,969
133	150	Lobo	37	$2.25	DC	21,836
134	135	Magnus Robot Fighter	1	$2.50	Acclaim	21,609
135	136	Invisibles Vol. 2	2	$2.50	DC	21,584
136	119	Mars Attacks The Savage Dragon	2	$2.95	Topps	20,964
137	140	Glory	19	$2.50	Maximum	20,654
138	202	Vampirella/Pantha Showcase	1	$1.50	Harris	20,591
139	141	Predator: Kindred	2	$2.50	Dark Horse	20,483
140	175	Sovereign Seven	20	$1.95	DC	20,193
141	146	Wildstorm Universe '97	3	$2.50	Image	20,073
142	149	Sandman Mystery Theatre	48	$2.50	DC	19,655
143	56	Lobo/Mask	2	$5.95	DC	19,453
144	162	Green Arrow	118	$2.25	DC	19,421
145	95	Man of the Atom	1	$3.95	Acclaim	19,112
146	169	Challengers of the Unknown	2	$2.25	DC	18,429
147	156	Ghost	21	$2.50	Dark Horse	18,056
148	157	Supreme	45	$2.50	Maximum	18,056
149	213	Ultragirl	3	$1.50	Marvel	18,052
150	80	Barry Windsor Smith: Storyteller	4	$4.95	Dark Horse	18,031
151	158	Supreme	44	$2.50	Maximum	17,961
152	187	Steel	36	$1.95	DC	17,948
153	161	Terminal City	9	$2.50	DC	17,632
154	143	Warrior Nun Dei Aftertime	1	$2.95	Antarctic	17,139
155	195	Essential Vertigo: The Sandman	8	$1.95	DC	17,120
156	166	Black Lamb	5	$2.50	DC	16,930
157	167	Ninjak	3	$2.50	Acclaim	16,893
158	147	Animal Mystic: Water Wars	3	$2.95	Sirius	16,836
159	145	Youngblood Super Special	1	$2.99	Maximum	16,791
160	260	Adventures of the X-Men	12	$.99	Marvel	16,680
161	172	Brainbanx	1	$2.50	DC	16,096
162	153	Lady Rawhide	4	$2.95	Topps	16,052
163	154	Vampirella Lives - Vengeance Edition	2	$2.95	Harris	15,913
164	208	Evil Ernie	4	$1.95	Chaos	15,540
165	194	Book of Fate	2	$2.25	DC	15,116
166	159	Passover	2	$2.99	Maximum	14,813
167	218	Aztek: The Ultimate Man	8	$1.75	DC	14,787
168	164	Vampirella Lives - Model Edition	2	$2.95	Harris	14,648
169	183	Cabbot Bloodhunter	1	$2.50	Maximum	14,345
170	272	Adventures of Spider-Man	12	$.99	Marvel	14,330
171	168	Jaguar God	7	$2.95	Verotik	14,282
172	184	Seekers into the Mystery	14	$2.50	DC	14,206
173	170	Warrior Nun Areala/Scorpio Rose	3	$2.95	Antarctic	13,921
174	189	Troublemakers	2	$2.50	Acclaim	13,921
175	171	Bone (reprint)	15	$2.95	Image	13,801
176	193	Poison Elves	20	$2.50	Sirius	13,738
177	174	Oh My Goddess! Trials of Morisato	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	13,396
178	196	Quantum Leap	1	$2.50	Acclaim	13,276
179	177	The Black Pearl	5	$2.95	Dark Horse	13,125
180	197	Vampirella Silver Ann. - Bad Girl	1	$2.50	Harris	12,859
181	198	Adventures of Snake Plissken		$2.50	Marvel	12,773
182	181	Fatale	9	$2.95	Broadway	12,682
183	180	Christian	1	$2.99	Maximum	12,613
184	182	Ranma 1/2 Part Six	2	$2.95	Viz	12,568
185	148	Daemonstorm	1	$3.95	Caliber	12,461
186	121	Elfquest	8	$4.95	Warp	12,341
187	205	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	7	$2.50	Image	12,322
188	209	Vampirella Silver Ann. - Good Girl	1	$2.50	Harris	12,094
189	214	Night Force	4	$2.25	DC	11,987
190	210	Time Breakers	3	$2.50	DC	11,974
191	185	Gunsmith Cats: The Return of Gray	6	$2.95	Dark Horse	11,961
192	188	Hate	26	$2.95	Fantagraphics	11,854
193	186	Battlestar Galacitca Painted Book		$2.99	Maximum	11,797
194	190	Species: Human Race	3	$2.95	Dark Horse	11,784
195	192	Verotika	14	$2.95	Verotik	11,702
196	173	Cybrid	0	$3.50	Maximum	11,399
197	212	Cyberella	7	$2.50	DC	10,988
198	226	Cerebus	214	$2.25	Aardvark-Vanaheim	10,912
199	199	Tarzan	7	$2.95	Dark Horse	10,804
200	206	Blade of the Immortal Fanatic	2	$2.95	Dark Horse	10,431
201	258	Pinky and the Brain	9	$1.75	DC	9,913
202	211	Johnny the Homicidal Maniac	7	$2.95	Slave Labor	9,869
203	253	Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing	5	$1.95	DC	9,508
204	233	Vermillion	6	$2.50	DC	9,142
205	215	Asylum	11	$2.99	Maximum	8,952
206	216	Kabuki: Masks of the Noh	4	$2.95	Caliber	8,939
207	247	Scare Tactics	4	$2.25	DC	8,901
208	201	Razor Uncut	32	$3.50	London Night	8,889
209	160	Flaming Carrot Annual	1	$5.00	Dark Horse	8,857
210	220	Lords of Misrule	1	$2.95	Dark Horse	8,680
211	221	Usagi Yojimbo	9	$2.95	Dark Horse	8,674
212	219	Razor	4	$3.00	London Night	8,598
213	223	Battle Angel Alita Part Seven	4	$2.95	Viz	8,592
214	224	Dark Horse Presents	117	$2.95	Dark Horse	8,585
215	222	Razor Uncut	31	$3.00	London Night	8,472
216	270	Animaniacs	23	$1.75	DC	8,206
217	228	Heretic	3	$2.95	Dark Horse	8,136
218	229	Albino Spider of Dajette	1	$2.95	Verotik	8,073
219	231	Armature	3	$2.95	Olyoptics	8,067
220	300	Uncle Scrooge	303	$1.50	Gladstone	8,054
221	232	Chronowar	6	$2.95	Dark Horse	8,010
222	248	Gemini Blood	7	$2.50	DC	7,820
223	207	Legend of Mother Sarah: City of the Angels	4	$3.95	Dark Horse	7,719
224	309	Uncle Scrooge Adventures	45	$1.50	Gladstone	7,555
225	235	Hari Kari: Diary of Kari Sun		$2.95	Blackout	7,454
226	312	Donald Duck Adventures	43	$1.50	Gladstone	7,359
227	236	Vanguard: Strange Visitors	4	$2.95	Image	7,308
228	225	Maggie and Hopey Color Special	1	$3.50	Fantagraphics	7,182
229	240	New Bondage Fairies	3	$2.95	Fantagraphics	7,081
230	237	Ultimate Strike	2	$3.00	London Night	7,055
231	238	Code Name Double Impact	1	$3.00	High Impact	7,043
232	241	A Distant Soil	18	$2.95	Image	7,005
233	234	Tad Williams' Mirrorworld Rain	1	$3.25	Big	6,948
234	244	Labman	3	$2.95	Image	6,897
235	245	Star Seed	11	$2.95	Broadway	6,840
236	246	Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	5	$2.95	Dark Horse	6,796
237	259	Tales from the Crypt	19	$2.50	Gemstone	6,613
238	249	No Need for Tenchi Part Two	3	$2.95	Viz	6,588
239	322	Sonic the Hedgehog	45	$1.50	Archie	6,499
240	362	Penny Pincher	1	$.99	Dark Horse	6,398
241	251	Thrax	2	$2.95	Event	6,379
242	254	Big Bang Comics	8	$2.95	Image	6,202
243	255	Elflord	1	$2.95	Warp	6,196
244	239	Maison Ikkoku Part Six	6	$3.50	Viz	5,974
245	262	Icon	43	$2.50	DC	5,974
246	257	Tommi Gunn: Killer's Lust	1	$3.00	London Night	5,898
247	317	Looney Tunes	28	$1.75	DC	5,721
248	335	Cheryl Blossom	1	$1.50	Archie	5,658
249	284	Weird Science	19	$2.50	Gemstone	5,431
250	339	Knuckles: The Dark Legion	1	$1.50	Archie	5,304
251	290	Panic	1	$2.50	Gemstone	5,203
252	242	Elementals Babes	1	$3.95	Comico	5,203
253	203	Spider-Man/Batman		$5.95	Marvel	5,183
254	291	Berlin	4	$2.50	Blackout	5,178
255	296	Cyberfrog	1	$2.50	Harris	5,134
256	261	Armed & Dangerous: Irish Eyes	2	$2.95	Acclaim	5,127
257	263	Return of Lum Part Three	9	$2.95	Viz	5,051
258	264	Hepcats	2	$2.95	Antarctic	5,032
259	265	La Blue Girl	7	$2.95	CPM	5,026
260	266	La Blue Girl	6	$2.95	CPM	4,956
261	348	Archie	458	$1.50	Archie	4,906
262	267	Moebius Comics	5	$2.95	Caliber	4,900
263	250	Coventry	2	$3.95	Fantagraphics	4,874
264	302	Static	45	$2.50	DC	4,767
265	273	Shi Fan Appreciation Edition		$2.95	Crusade	4,716
266	274	Luftwaffe 1946	4	$2.95	Antarctic	4,710
267	275	Misty Girl Extreme	1	$2.95	Fantagraphics	4,704
268	276	Ninja High School	55	$2.95	Antarctic	4,678
269	278	Marquis Les Prelude	1	$2.95	Caliber	4,628
270	305	Punx Special	1	$2.50	Acclaim	4,571
271	355	Betty and Veronica	110	$1.50	Archie	4,508
272	287	Demon Baby	1	$2.95	SQP	4,470
273	288	Bio Booster Armor Guyver Part Six	2	$2.95	Viz	4,444
274	294	Sexcapades	2	$2.95	Fantagraphics	4,362
275	314	Hardware	49	$2.50	DC	4,356
276	289	Donna Mia	2	$3.00	Avatar	4,350
277	298	Bad Apples	1	$2.95	High Impact	4,248
278	361	Betty	48	$1.50	Archie	4,236
279	364	Veronica	62	$1.50	Archie	4,097
280	301	Reality Check	5	$2.95	Sirius	4,078
281	657	Free Wizard Ace Edition Bone	66	$.00	Wizard	4,034
282	303	Fist of the North Star Part Four	2	$2.95	Viz	3,958
283	323	Akiko	11	$2.50	Sirius	3,894
284	306	Brinke of Destruction	3	$2.95	High Impact	3,869
285	307	Eddie Campbell's Bacchus	21	$2.95	Eddie Campbell	3,856
286	315	Betty and Veronica Double Digest	64	$2.75	Archie	3,825
287	252	Manga Vizion Vol. 3	1	$4.95	Viz	3,787
288	311	Vamperotica	23	$2.95	Brainstorm	3,743
289	313	One Pound Gospel Round Two	1	$2.95	Viz	3,717
290	292	Sanctuary Part Five	11	$3.50	Viz	3,692
291	371	Scooby Doo	19	$1.50	Archie	3,635
292	299	Peepshow	10	$3.50	Drawn & Quarterly	3,559
293	329	Wandering Star	20	$2.50	Sirius	3,502
294	280	S.R. Bissette's Spiderbaby Comix	2	$3.95	Spiderbaby	3,446
295	283	Scorn Heatwave	1	$3.95	SCC	3,439
296	331	Brinke of Destruction	1	$2.50	High Impact	3,433
297	337	Thieves & Kings	15	$2.35	I Box	3,427
298	318	Vamperotica (Nude)	23	$2.95	Brainstorm	3,382
299	378	Jughead	91	$1.50	Archie	3,382
300	379	Archie & Friends	22	$1.50	Archie	3,376
301	324	Vampfire Erotic Echo	1	$2.95	Brainstorm	3,300
302	325	Lacosa Nostroid	2	$2.95	Fireman	3,294
303	320	Pandora	2	$3.00	Avatar	3,287
304	326	Big Boob Bondage	1	$2.95	Antarctic	3,269
305	369	Betty & Veronica Digest	87	$1.79	Archie	3,256
306	370	Archie Digest	147	$1.79	Archie	3,231
307	310	Melty Feeling	3	$3.50	Antarctic	3,161
308	328	Comics & Stories	4	$2.95	Dark Horse	3,117
309	327	Sade Testaments of Pain	1	$3.00	London Night	3,085
310	372	Archie Annual Digest	68	$1.79	Archie	2,965
311	304	Mythography	2	$3.95	Bardic	2,952
312	330	Tribe	2	$2.95	Good	2,940
313	336	Jughead Double Digest	43	$2.75	Archie	2,940
314	268	Punisher/Batman		$4.95	Marvel	2,903
315	332	Vampfire Erotic Echo (Photo cover)	1	$2.95	Brainstorm	2,902
316	349	Demongate	9	$2.50	Sirius	2,902
317	350	Tomoe	0	$2.50	Crusade	2,883
318	333	Awakening	1	$2.95	Kitchen Sink	2,877
319	316	Widow: Bound by Blood	5	$3.50	Ground Zero	2,870
320	271	Ultimate Strike Nude	5	$5.00	London Night	2,845
321	319	Underwater	8	$3.50	Drawn & Quarterly	2,826
322	279	Betty Page in Jungleland		$4.95	Bunny Yeager	2,756
323	285	Odyssey by Homer Study Guide		$4.99	Acclaim	2,718
324	281	Poizon Limited Edition	0	$5.00	London Night	2,718
325	338	A-Bomb	16	$2.95	Antarctic	2,700
326	340	Oz	19	$2.95	Caliber	2,674
327	341	Demon Beast Invasion	4	$2.95	CPM	2,674
328	380	Laugh Digest	133	$1.79	Archie	2,649
329	286	Hamlet by William Shakespeare Study Guide		$4.99	Acclaim	2,643
330	342	Demon Beast Invasion	3	$2.95	CPM	2,636
331	343	Poison Redd	1	$2.95	High Impact	2,624
332	344	Bandy Man	3	$2.95	Caliber	2,605
333	293	Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Study Guide		$4.99	Acclaim	2,586
334	658	Free Chastity Onyx Limited Edition	1	$.00	Chaos	2,573
335	346	Genus	22	$2.95	Antarctic	2,567
336	345	Rose & Gunn: Reckoning	1	$3.00	London Night	2,560
337	297	Crime & Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Study Guide		$4.99	Acclaim	2,523
338	351	Angel Girl	0	$2.95	Angel	2,409
339	381	Flintstones	20	$1.50	Archie	2,339
340	277	Fangs of the Widow Annual Search and Destroy	1	$5.95	Ground Zero	2,308
341	352	Da'kota	1	$2.95	Millennium	2,301
342	353	Cell	3	$2.95	Antarctic	2,295
343	354	Vampfire Erotic Echo (Nude cover)	1	$2.95	Brainstorm	2,295
344	374	Simpsons Comics	5	$2.25	Bongo	2,282
345	375	Simpsons Comics	6	$2.25	Bongo	2,263
346	363	Nira X Anime Swimsuit Edition	0	$2.75	Express	2,263
347	377	Simpsons Comics	7	$2.25	Bongo	2,257
348	356	Stargate Doomsday World	3	$2.95	Express	2,232
349	357	Invasion	1	$2.95	Avatar	2,200
350	358	Legendlore	8	$2.95	Caliber	2,181
351	359	Wartblade	1A	$2.95	Tipping Cow	2,162
352	367	Action Girl Comics	10	$2.75	Slave Labor	2,156
353	376	Eh!	1	$2.50	Avatar	2,036
354	365	X-Files	13	$2.95	Topps	2,036
355	366	Willow	2	$2.95	Angel	2,010
356	368	X-Files	14	$2.95	Topps	1,998

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January 1997 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Preordered by North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors

This list includes all items on Diamond's Top Graphic Novel charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.

The links lead to title details on Amazon (paid links). You can also find the books at your comics shop.

Marvel did not report graphic novel sales.

Units	Dollars	Trade Paperback title	Price	Publisher	Est. units
1	8	Images of a Distant Soil	$34.95	Image	n/a
2	1	Star Wars: A New Hope Special Ed.	$9.95	Dark Horse	n/a
3	5	Big Book of Losers	$14.95	DC	n/a
4	10	X-Files Vol. 2	$19.95	Topps	n/a
5	6	Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing	$14.95	DC	n/a
6	9	Batman: Legacy	$17.95	DC	n/a
7	3	Verotika East#1	$11.95	Verotik	n/a
8	2	Comic Book #2	$5.95	Dark Horse	n/a
9	18	Wolfriders Guide to Elfquest	$19.95	Warp	n/a
10	4	Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #610	$6.95	Gladstone	n/a

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