December 1993 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors

The chill of winter was beginning to be felt in December 1993, as the biggest year in the history of comics in dollar terms drew to a close.

Spawn #19 was the consensus first-place comic book at both Diamond and Capital City.

This was the last month during which publishers' comics could be late by as much as 90 days through Diamond; Diamond had tightened the cancellation window to 60 days.

The market shares included a number of publishers whose works will not be found in the comic book and trade paperback markets. Wizard was joined by Sendai, whose Warrior imprint published Wizard rival Hero Illustrated. Andrews McMeel was there largely on the strength of its Calvin and Hobbes collections.

This was the first month during which I reported on the industry as editor of Comics Retailer magazine; click to read my description of events in the comics market during December 1993in the magazine.

Currently, only the order index numbers Diamond released for each issue are available on this page; they are keyed to Amazing Spider-Man's sales. The order index figure published below is the number of copies retailers altogether preordered from Diamond for every 100 copies they ordered of Amazing Spider-Man #386. Our back-of-the-envelope estimate suggests every point on the chart may equal 1,000 copies, but remember that Diamond was only one of several distributors. More detailed estimates are forthcoming.

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.
Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.
The links lead to current listings for each issue on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

Units	Dollars	Comic-book Title	Issue	Price	Publisher	Order Index
1	2	Spawn	19	$1.95	Image	231.8
2	12	X-Men	29	$1.25	Marvel	208.3
3	17	Uncanny X-Men	309	$1.25	Marvel	188.0
4	3	Superman: Man of Steel	30	$2.50	DC	178.6
5	6	Code Name: Stryke Force	1	$1.95	Image	160.6
6	8	WildC.A.T.S	7	$1.95	Image	154.9
7	19	Superboy	1	$1.50	DC	152.8
8	21	Superman	86	$1.50	DC	144.6
9	22	Adventures of Superman	509	$1.50	DC	142.4
10	33	X-Men 2099	5	$1.25	Marvel	140.4
11	25	Steel	1	$1.50	DC	137.8
12	27	Action Comics	696	$1.50	DC	136.8
13	1	Bloodshot	0	$3.50	Valiant	134.9
14	29	Supergirl	1	$1.50	DC	127.8
15	30	Batman	504	$1.50	DC	126.2
16	14	Gambit	3	$2.00	Marvel	125.9
17	39	X-Force	31	$1.25	Marvel	125.4
18	23	Wolverine	78	$1.75	Marvel	122.0
19	32	Detective Comics	671	$1.50	DC	118.3
20	5	Venom: The Enemy Within	1	$2.95	Marvel	110.5
21	45	X-Factor	99	$1.25	Marvel	107.5
22	28	Savage Dragon	7	$1.95	Image	100.4
23	49	Amazing Spider-Man	386	$1.25	Marvel	100.0
24	15	Shadowhawk III	2	$2.50	Image	98.9
25	16	Daredevil	325	$2.50	Marvel	98.7
26	31	Freak Force	1	$1.95	Image	92.1
27	26	Ninjak	2	$2.25	Valiant	91.2
28	4	Spider-Man Unlimited	4	$3.95	Marvel	91.1
29	59	Spider-Man 2099	16	$1.25	Marvel	90.6
30	34	Team Youngblood	4	$1.95	Image	88.1
31	41	Batman: Shadow of the Bat	24	$1.75	DC	87.6
32	35	Prophet	4	$1.95	Image	86.6
33	13	Daredevil: Man Without Fear	5	$2.95	Marvel	86.5
34	43	Spider-Man	43	$1.75	Marvel	83.1
35	51	Catwoman	7	$1.50	DC	81.3
36	9	Stormwatch Yearbook	1	$3.50	Image	80.7
37	36	Cable	8	$2.00	Marvel	80.5
38	42	Supreme	9	$1.95	Image	77.9
39	18	Bartman	1	$2.95	Bongo	77.8
40	20	Magnus: Rob. Fighter-Nexus	1	$2.95	Valiant	76.4
41	77	X-Men Adventures Season II	1	$1.25	Marvel	73.9
42	24	Radioactive Man	1	$2.95	Bongo	70.5
43	44	Vanguard	3	$1.95	Image	69.4
44	37	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	3	$2.50	Dark Horse	64.0
45	74	Robin	4	$1.50	DC	63.7
46	38	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	9	$2.56	Valiant	63.3
47	75	Green Lantern (resolicited)	48	$1.50	DC	63.3
48	7	Legends of the World's Finest	1	$4.95	DC	63.0
49	40	Break-Thru	1	$2.50	Malibu	62.5
50	76	Green Lantern	49	$1.50	DC	61.8
51	67	Ren & Stimpy	15	$1.75	Marvel	60.2
52	55	Phantom Force	2	$1.95	Image	59.0
53	46	X-O Manowar	26	$2.25	Valiant	59.0
54	93	Web of Spider-Man	109	$1.25	Marvel	58.0
55	72	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight	57	$1.75	DC	57.3
56	97	Spectacular Spider-Man	209	$1.25	Marvel	57.0
57	48	Bloodshot	14	$2.25	Valiant	56.5
58	64	Sandman	57	$1.95	DC	55.7
59	103	Incredible Hulk	414	$1.25	Marvel	55.2
60	83	Superman: The Man of Steel	30	$1.50	DC	55.1
61	10	Batman: In Darkest Knight		$4.95	DC	54.9
62	105	Doom 2099	14	$1.25	Marvel	54.8
63	106	Punisher 2099	13	$1.25	Marvel	54.0
64	47	Warriors of Plasm	5	$2.50	Defiant	52.0
65	109	Spider-Man: Mutant Agenda		$1.25	Marvel	51.2
66	110	Fantastic Four	385	$1.25	Marvel	51.0
67	79	Ghost Rider	46	$1.75	Marvel	49.9
68	50	Second Life of Dr. Mirage	5	$2.50	Valiant	49.9
69	80	Excalibur	74	$1.75	Marvel	49.3
70	116	Silver Surfer	89	$1.25	Marvel	48.4
71	63	Solar, Man of the Atom	31	$2.25	Valiant	48.3
72	65	Magnus: Robot Fighter	34	$2.25	Valiant	48.0
73	54	Goodguys	2	$2.50	Defiant	47.2
74	56	Harbinger	27	$2.50	Valiant	46.0
75	57	Shadowman	23	$2.50	Valiant	45.8
76	68	Secret Weapons	7	$2.25	Valiant	45.8
77	70	Eternal Warrior	20	$2.25	Valiant	45.6
78	71	H.A.R.D. Corps	16	$2.25	Valiant	44.9
79	11	Marvels	2	$5.95	Marvel	44.3
80	62	Dark Dominion	3	$2.50	Defiant	44.2
81	120	Avengers	371	$1.25	Marvel	44.1
82	86	Lobo	3	$1.75	DC	43.9
83	121	Thunderstrike	5	$1.25	Marvel	43.9
84	81	Lobocop	1	$1.95	DC	43.5
85	43	Rai & The Future Force	19	$2.25	Valiant	43.1
86	82	Prime	7	$1.95	Malibu	42.8
87	66	Predator: Bad Blood	1	$2.50	Dark Horse	42.3
88	127	Punisher	87	$1.25	Marvel	41.5
89	69	Archer & Armstrong	20	$2.50	Valiant	41.1
90	52	Sin City: A Dame To Kill For	2	$2.95	Dark Horse	41.0
91	128	Rav Age 2099	15	$1.25	Marvel	39.5
92	87	Strangers	7	$1.95	Malibu	38.6
93	88	Mantra	6	$1.95	Malibu	38.4
94	60	Marvel X-Men Collection	2	$2.95	Marvel	38.3
95	132	Thor	471	$1.25	Marvel	38.3
96	90	Sludge	3	$1.95	Malibu	38.0
97	107	Punisher War Zone	24	$1.75	Marvel	37.8
98	91	Hardcase	7	$1.95	Malibu	37.8
99	61	Warlock and the Infinity Watch	25	$2.95	Marvel	37.8
100	92	Solitaire	2	$1.95	Malibu	37.7
101	79	Iron Man	301	$1.25	Marvel	37.5
102	108	Ghost Rider-Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance	19	$1.75	Marvel	37.1
103	95	Nightman	3	$1.95	Malibu	37.0
104	96	Prototype	5	$1.95	Malibu	36.5
105	139	New Warriors	44	$1.25	Marvel	36.5
106	98	Freex	6	$1.95	Malibu	35.7
107	99	Solution	4	$1.95	Malibu	35.7
108	100	Exiles	5	$1.95	Malibu	35.7
109	104	Firearm	4	$1.95	Malibu	35.3
110	113	Punisher War Journal	63	$1.75	Marvel	35.2
111	115	Nova	2	$1.75	Marvel	34.9
112	53	Zen Int. Ninja All-New Color Special		$3.50	Express	34.4
113	118	Blaze	3	$1.75	Marvel	33.1
114	150	Whatif?	58	$1.25	Marvel	32.6
115	112	Avengers Log	1	$1.95	Marvel	32.1
116	111	Warlock Chronicles	8	$2.00	Marvel	31.7
117	85	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	5	$2.50	Malibu	31.5
118	137	Justice League America	85	$1.50	DC	30.8
119	125	Spider-Woman	4	$1.75	Marvel	30.4
120	89	Aliens: Colonial Marines	8	$2.50	Dark Horse	29.9
121	156	Captain America	424	$1.25	Marvel	29.4
122	119	Showcase 94	2	$1.95	DC	29.1
123	94	John Byrnes Next Men: Faith	3	$2.50	Dark Horse	29.0
124	146	Batman Adventures	17	$1.50	DC	28.3
125	148	Aquaman:Time & Tide	3	$1.50	DC	28.1
126	130	Hawkeye	2	$1.75	Marvel	27.7
127	101	Secret Defenders	12	$2.50	Marvel	27.7
128	131	Morbius	18	$1.75	Marvel	27.7
129	84	Legion of Super-Heroes	54	$2.95	DC	27.5
130	164	Guardians of the Galaxy	45	$1.25	Marvel	27.4
131	114	NFL Pro Action	1 .	$2.25	Marvel	27.3
132	134	Star Trek: The Next Generation	57	$1.75	DC	27.3
133	135	Doctor Strange	62	$1.75	Marvel	26.9
134	151	Justice League Task Force	9	$1.50	DC	26.7
135	169	Darkhawk	36	$1.25	Marvel	26.5
136	138	L.E.G.I.O.N. 94	63	$1.75	DC	26.1
137	140	Hawkman	6	$1.75	DC	25.0
138	141	Night Thrasher	7	$1.75	Marvel	24.7
139	155	Flash	87	$1.50	DC	24.7
140	142	Starblast	2	$1.75	Marvel	24.5
141	129	Out of the Vortex	3	$2.00	Dark Horse	24.4
142	143	New Titans	108 ·	$1.75	DC	24.4
143	145	Scarlet Witch	2	$1.75	Marvel	24.3
144	147	Star Trek	57	$1.75	DC	24.2
145	102	Grendel Tales	5	$2.95	Dark Horse	23.4
146	58	Batman: The Animated Movie (Prestige)		$4.95	DC	23.1
147	78	Batman Adventures: Mad Love		$3.95	DC	22.8
148	197	Namor	47	$1.25	Marvel	22.5
149	198	Dragon Strike	1	$1.25	Marvel	22.4
150	152	Alpha Flight	129	$1.75	Marvel	21.9
151	154	Moon Knight	59	$1.75	Marvel	21.8
152	172	Legionnaires	1 1	$1.50	DC	21.6
153	173	Marvel Comics Presents	147	$1.50	Marvel	21.6
154	174	Marvel Comics Presents	148	$1.50	Marvel	21.5
155	124	Evil Ernie	0	$2.50	Chaos	21.5
156	175	Justice League International	61	$1.50	DC	21.4
157	149	Hellblazer	74	$1.95	DC	21.1
158	159	Outsiders	4	$1.75	DC	20.9
159	160	Spectre	15	$1.75	DC	20.9
160	161	Transformers: Generation 2	4	$1.75	Marvel	20.8
161	212	X-Men Classic	92	$1.25	Marvel	20.8
162	220	Silver Sable	21	$1.25	Marvel	20.1
163	224	Quasar	55	$1.25	Marvel	19.7
164	166	Team Titans	17	$1.75	DC	19.2
165	144	Sachs & Violens	4	$2.25	Marvel	19.0
166	158	Sandman Mystery Theatre	11	$1.95	DC	18.8
167	171	Silver Surfer Vs. Dracula	1	$1.75	Marvel	18.7
168	122	Godzilla Vs. Barkley		$2.95	Dark Horse	18.5
169	123	Simpsons Comics & Stories (reoffered)	1	$2.95	Bongo	18.4
170	179	Nightstalkers	16	$1.75	Marvel	18.0
171	126	Megaton X-Mas Special	1	$2.95	Express	17.9
172	163	American Freak	1	$1.95	DC	17.7
173	631	Shaman	2	$.00	Continuity	17.7
174	209	Fighting American	1	$1.50	DC	17.5
175	183	Deathlok	32	$1.75	Marvel	17.4
176	167	Black Orchid	6	$1.95	DC	17.2
177	165	Hellstorm	11	$2.00	Marvel	16.9
178	133	Batman: The Animated Movie-Standard		$2.95	DC	16.2
179	203	Nomad	22	$1.75	Marvel	15.7
180	204	Green Arrow	83	$1.75	DC	15.7
181	207	Deathstroke, The Terminator	33	$1.75	DC	15.2
182	186	Elfquest: Wavedancers	1	$2.00	Warp	15.2
183	260	Wonder Man	29	$1.25	Marvel	15.0
184	262	G.I. Joe	145	$1.25	Marvel	14.9
185	235	S.T.A.R. Corps	4	$1.50	DC	14.9
186	168	S.T.A.T.	1	$2.25	Majestic	14.7
187	216	She-Hulk	60	$1.75	Marvel	14.7
188	193	Shade The Changing Man	44	$1.95	DC	14.6
189	241	Guy Gardner: Warrior	17	$1.50	DC	14.4
190	245	Hardware	12	$1.50	DC	14.1
191	162	Trencher X-Mas Bites Holiday		$2.50	Blackball	14.0
192	226	Captain Marvel: Speaking Without Concern		$1.75	Marvel	13.8
193	182	Groo the Wanderer	109	$2.25	Marvel	13.8
194	248	Blood Syndicate	11	$1.50	DC	13.5
195	210	Animal Man	68	$1.95	DC	13.5
196	251	Icon	10	$1.50	DC	13.5
197	211	Deaths Head II	15	$1.95	Marvel	13.5
198	187	Cerebus	177	$2.25	Aardvark-Vanaheim	13.3
199	219	Doom Patrol	75	$1.95	DC	13.0
200	277	Spider-Man Classics	11	$1.25	Marvel	13.0
201	255	Wonder Woman	83	$1.50	DC	12.9
202	222	Scarab	4	$1.95	DC	12.7
203	176	Mark	1	$2.50	Dark Horse	12.7
204	177	Doctor Chaos	2	$2.50	Triumphant	12.6
205	194	Legacy	2	$2.25	Majestic	12.6
206	195	Dark Horse Presents	80	$2.25	Dark Horse	12.6
207	178	Dark Horse Comics	16	$2.50	Dark Horse	12.6
208	180	Thing From Another World: Eternal Vows	1	$2.50	Dark Horse	12.6
209	181	Pinhead	3	$2.50	Marvel	12.5
210	157	Melting Pot	2	$2.95	Kitchen Sink	12.5
211	264	Static	9	$1.50	DC	12.3
212	242	William Shatners Tekworld	18	$1.75	Marvel	12.3
213	225	Elfquest: New Blood	12	$2.00	Warp	12.2
214	184	Triumphant Unleashed	1	$2.50	Triumphant	12.2
215	244	Darkstars	17	$1.75	DC	12.1
216	117	Captain Stern: Running Out of Time	2	$4.95	Kitchen Sink	12.0
217	270	Valor	16	$1.50	DC	11.7
218	287	Sleepwalker	32	$1.25	Marvel	11.3
219	240	Kid Eternity	10	$1.95	DC	11.1
220	254	Demon	44	$1.75	DC	11.1
221	199	Samuree Vol. 2	6	$2.50	Continuity	11.1
222	201	Armor	9	$2.50	Continuity	11.0
223	185	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 2	2	$2.75	Mirage	11.0
224	170	Megalith	9	$3.00	Continuity	10.9
225	274	Three Musketeers	1	$1.50	Marvel	10.9
226	205	Indiana Jones: Thunder in the Orient	5	$2.50	Dark Horse	10.8
227	206	Ms. Mystic Vol. 3	6	$2.50	Continuity	10.8
228	261	Hyperkind	6	$1.75	Marvel	10.7
229	208	Hybrids	3	$2.50	Continuity	10.6
230	213	Marvel Age	133	$1.00	Marvel	10.6
231	213	Earth 4 Vol. 3	6	$2.50	Continuity	10.3
232	215	Cyberrad Vol. 2	7	$2.50	Continuity	10.3
233	282	Eclipso	16	$1.50	DC	10.3
234	217	Time Master	2	$2.50	Continuity	10.2
235	218	Chromium Man	5	$2.50	Triumphant	10.2
236	188	Shadow: In The Coils of Leviathan		$2.95	Dark Horse	10.0
237	271	Ectokid	6	$1.75	Marvel	9.9
238	236	Seaquest	2	$2.25	Nemesis	9.9
239	223	Crazyman Vol. 2	6	$2.50	Continuity	9.9
240	286	Three Musketeers	2	$1.50	Marvel	9.7
241	337	Zorro	0	$1.00	Topps	9.6
242	196	Bloodfire	7	$2.95	Lightning	9.6
243	214	TMNT/Flaming Carrot: Land of Green Fire	2	$2.75	Mirage	9.4
244	200	Perg	3	$2.95	Lightning	9.4
245	230	Age of Reptiles	2	$2.50	Dark Horse	9.4
246	202	Judgement Day	4	$2.95	Lightning	9.3
247	275	Saint Sinner	5	$1.75	Marvel	9.3
248	276	Hokum & Hex	6	$1.75	Marvel	9.3
249	231	Enemy	1	$2.50	Dark Horse	9.2
250	232	Robocop: Mortal Coils	4	$2.50	Dark Horse	9.0
251	233	Prince Vandal	2	$2.50	Triumphant	9.0
252	234	Frank	1	$2.50	Nemesis	8.9
253	292	Alan Davis Clandestine Preview	0	$1.50	Marvel	8.9
254	237	Scavengers	6	$2.50	Triumphant	8.7
255	238	Queen of the Damned	11	$2.50	Innovation	8.7
256	253	Ultraman	1	$2.25	Nemesis	8.7
257	239	Riotgear	4	$2.50	Triumphant	8.7
258	247	Dinosaurs For Hire	11	$2.50	Malibu	8.4
259	297	Donald Duck	283	$1.50	Gladstone	8.3
260	191	X-Factor (reoffered)	92	$3.50	Marvel	8.3
261	324	Detective Comics (reoffered)	666	$1.25	DC	8.2
262	249	Monster Massacre	1	$2.50	Blackball	8.1
263	250	Lost In Space: Project Robinson	2	$2.50	Innovation	8.1
264	424	Ultra-Monthly Magazine	7	$.50	Ultra	8.0
265	281	Deaths Head II/Killpower: Batt III	1	$1.95	Marvel	7.9
266	289	Original Ghost Rider	20	$1.75	Marvel	7.8
267	301	Uncle Scrooge Adventures	25	$1.50	Gladstone	7.8
268	272	Protectors	16	$2.25	Malibu	7.7
269	246	Mavericks	1	$2.75	Dagger	7.6
270	273	Ex-Mutants	14	$2.25	Malibu	7.6
271	284	Wild Angels	1	$1.95	Marvel	7.5
272	259	Harrowers	3	$2.50	Marvel	7.5
273	263	Hammer of God: Pentathalon		$2.50	Dark Horse	7.4
274	189	Lita Ford	1	$3.95	Malibu	7.3
275	342	Marvel Tales	282	$1.25	Marvel	7.3
276	266	Dark Shadows: Book Three	3	$2.50	Innovation	7.3
277	243	Bill The Galactic Hero	1	$2.95	Topps	7.2
278	267	Lost In Space Limited Series	7	$2.50	Innovation	7.2
279	344	King Arthur & The Knights of Justice	1	$1.25	Marvel	7.1
280	278	Ferret	8	$2.25	Malibu	7.1
281	315	Donald & Mickey	22	$1.50	Gladstone	7.1
282	258	Ranma 1/2 Pt. 3	1	$2.75	Viz	6.9
283	300	Demolition Man	4	$1.75	DC	6.7
284	252	Jurassic Park	2	$2.95	Topps	6.7
285	283	Gravestone	6	$2.25	Malibu	6.6
286	269	Mermaid Forest	1	$2.75	Viz	6.5
287	256	Ray Bradbury Comics	6	$2.95	Topps	6.5
288	257	Necroscope Book II: Wamphyri	3	$2.95	Malibu	6.5
289	306	Chain Gang War	8	$1.75	DC	6.4
290	359	Barbie	38	$1.25	Marvel	6.3
291	221	Ozzy Osbourne	1	$3.95	Malibu	6.3
292	361	Monster Menace	3	$1.25	Marvel	6.3
293	416	Valiant Reader: Guide to the Valiant Universe		$.75	Valiant	6.1
294	268	Silver Star	4	$2.95	Topps	6.1
295	228	Collectors Dracula	1	$3.95	Millennium	6.0
296	368	Curse of the Weird	3	$1.25	Marvel	5.9
297	304	G-Force	1	$1.95	Marvel	5.9
298	325	Wild Thing	11	$1.75	Marvel	5.8
299	192	From Hell, Vol. 3		$4.95	Kitchen Sink	5.8
300	328	Scarlett	14	$1.75	DC	5.8

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December 1993 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.

Diamond did not publish order index numbers for graphic novels in this era, so units cannot be determined.

Units	Dollars	Trade Paperback title	Price	Publisher	Est. units
1	1	Wolverine: Blood Hungry	$6.95	Marvel	n/a
2	2	Valiant Era	$13.95	Valiant	n/a
3	10	X-Men Adventures Vol. 1	$4.95	Marvel	n/a
4	3	Sandman: Fables and Reflections	$19.95	DC	n/a
5	6	Secret Revealed: Shadowhawk Fact File	$12.95	Image	n/a
6	11	Carl Barks Library Album #24	$8.95	Gladstone	n/a
7	8	M.A.X. Yearbook	$19.95	Marvel	n/a
8	13	Charles Barkley and the Referee Murders	$9.95	Hamilton	n/a
9	9	Vampirella: A Scarlet Thirst	$12.95	Harris	n/a
10	12	William Shatner's Tekworld	$12.95	Marvel	n/a
11	4	Legion of Super-Heroes Archives Vol. 3	$39.95	DC	n/a
12	7	Marvel Masterworks Vol. 27: Avengers	$34.95	Marvel	n/a
13	22	Charles Burns Sketchbook	$6.95	Kitchen Sink	n/a
14	18	Collegiate Hepcats	$9.95	Double Diamond	n/a
15	15	Druuna: Morbus Gravis I	$14.95	Kitchen Sink	n/a
16	24	Big Wheels	$6.95	Fantagraphics	n/a
17	17	Death's Head II: The Wild Hunt	$12.95	Marvel	n/a
18	19	Savage Dragon (2nd Edition)	$10.95	Image	n/a
19	16	Visions of Arzach	$14.95	Kitchen Sink	n/a
20	5	Crow Deluxe Book and CD Package	$95.00	Kitchen Sink	n/a
21	21	Best of Drawn & Quarterly	$10.95	Drawn & Quarterly	n/a
22	14	Violent Cases HC (signed and numbered)	$39.95	Kitchen Sink	n/a
23	23	Eros Graphic Novel #11: Lann	$11.95	Fantagraphics	n/a
24	20	Another Chance to Get It Right (reoffered)	$14.95	Dark Horse	n/a
25	28	Best of the West	$9.95	AC	n/a

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Vital statistics

(All figures below are estimated)

One point on the chart released by Diamond likely equals around 1,000
copies. Other distributors would have added more to the total.

Average cost of comics in Diamond's Top Seller List:
$2.07

Average cost of comics in Diamond's Top Seller List, weighted by orders:
$1.99

MARKET SHARES

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Share of Comic & Magazine Publisher Preorder Units
Marvel	35.17%
DC	23.75%
Image	10.93%
Valiant	7.76%
Malibu	5.20%
Dark Horse	3.57%
Bongo	1.36%
Defiant	1.19%
Wizard	0.98%
Continuity	0.93%
Other	9.16%

Share of Comic & Magazine Publisher Preorder Dollars
Marvel	29.90%
DC	20.61%
Image	10.70%
Valiant	9.72%
Malibu	4.97%
Dark Horse	4.63%
Wizard	2.05%
Sendai	1.84%
Bongo	1.83%
Defiant	1.42%
Other	12.32%

Publisher Share of Diamond Backlist Sales (by dollars)
DC	39.16%
Dark Horse	11.39%
Marvel	11.26%
Aardvark-Vanaheim	3.95%
Diamond	3.75%
Andrews McMeel	3.32%
Cartoon	2.50%
Kitchen Sink	2.31%
Books Nippon	2.11%
Warp	2.00%
Other	18.25%

Category share of Diamond orders
Comic Books	71.60%
Trading Cards	8.61%
Magazines	6.24%
Graphic Novels/TPBs	4.49%
Toys and Models	2.40%
Portfolios and Prints	2.13%
Apparel	1.11%
Video	0.84%
Books	0.64%
Comic supplies	0.46%
Novelties (non-comics)	0.34%
Diamond publications	0.31%
Retailer sales tools	0.29%
Novelties (comics)	0.27%
Games	0.21%
Card supplies	0.06%

Items in Top 300
Marvel	103
DC	68
Malibu	22
Dark Horse	18
Valiant	17
Image	12
Continuity	10
Triumphant	6
Topps	5
Innovation	4
Defiant	3
Bongo	3
Kitchen Sink	3
Lightning	3
Gladstone	3
Nemesis	3
Express	2
Warp	2
Majestic	2
Mirage	2
Viz	2
Blackball	2
Chaos	1
Aardvark-Vanaheim	1
Ultra	1
Dagger	1
Millennium	1

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December 1993 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors

This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 chart. Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ. The links lead to current listings for each issue on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

December 1993 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.

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Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors

This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 chart.
Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.
The links lead to current listings for each issue on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.