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Aggregated
1998 Comic Book Sales Figures
Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors
Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors
My analyses of preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors for these months can be found here:
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Estimated OVERALL U.S. MARKET, including estimated newsstand comics and bookstore TPB sales:
$280-300 million
Unit Preorder Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books from each month (est.):
84.45 million copies (-16%)
Dollar Preorder Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books from each month (est.):
$210.65 million (-14%)
Dollar Preorder Sales for Diamond's Top Trade Paperbacks from each month (est.):
$15.84 million
Combined Preorder Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and Top TPBs from each month (est.):
$226.49 million
Average price of comic books offered in Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books each month:
$2.71
Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books each month, weighted by orders:
$2.49
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