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
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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.
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—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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |