August 1995 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops by Diamond

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

With this month's market shares, Diamond Comic Distributors tried to look at only "full-line" retailers -- those stores that were ordering from DC, Dark Horse, Image, and at least one other publisher. That's because a number of retailers had signed on with Diamond just for DC comics, which were in their second month of exclusivity agreement at Diamond. That would soon be the case, as well, for retailers seeking books from Dark Horse and Image; their exclusive agreements at with Diamond had just been announced at the San Diego Comic Book Expo.

While tops at Diamond, Spawn #35 almost certainly wasn't the top-seller in the industry. Marvel had stopped distributing its comics through all other distributors but Heroes World Distribution beginning with July, and Heroes World's sales are not publicly known before September 1996. This was the last month that Capital City Distribution had DC comics — and while it didn't have Marvels either, it polled its accounts to see what quantities of Marvels they were selling. Thus, Capital's sales chart this month reflected its actual sales of DC and other publishers — and estimates of where Marvels would rank. Capital's reports put Marvel's Wolverine #93 in first place, projecting Spawn in fifth.

While the industry was in serious trouble, at least one fad was thriving: "bad girl" comics, as typified by this month's second place title, Lady Death in Lingerie #1, which even at $2.50 outranked every DC title.

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.
Marvel was not distributed by Diamond this month. True industry-wide rankings would greatly differ.
Diamond and Capital were the only distributors selling DC comics this month.
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 item on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

Units	Dollars	Comic-book Title	Issue	Price	Publisher	Diamond Exclusive?	Order Index
1	5	Spawn	35	$1.95	Image		225.8
2	1	Lady Death in Lingerie	1	$2.95	Chaos		202.4
3	6	Spawn Blood Feud	3	$2.25	Image		186.7
4	2	Shi Cyblade Special	1	$2.95	Crusade		164.7
5	12	WildC.A.T.s	23	$2.50	Image		108.7
6	13	Zealot	1	$2.50	Image		104.3
7	7	Batman: Vengeance of Bane II		$3.95	DC	Partial	104.2
8	23	Superman	105	$1.95	DC	Partial	102.3
9	27	Batman	523	$1.95	DC	Partial	100.0
10	28	Action Comics	714	$1.95	DC	Partial	100.0
11	29	Adventures of Superman	528	$1.95	DC	Partial	99.8
12	11	X-Files	8	$2.95	Topps		98.4
13	30	Superman: Man of Steel	49	$1.95	DC	Partial	98.0
14	3	Batman Man-Bat	1	$4.95	DC	Partial	97.8
15	15	Wetworks	10	$2.50	Image		97.0
16	8	X-Files Annual	1	$3.95	Topps		94.3
17	57	Pit	1/2	$1.50	Image		93.9
18	34	Superman: Man of Tomorrow	2	$1.95	DC	Partial	93.0
19	17	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Sith Wars	1	$2.50	Dark Horse		91.0
20	36	Detective Comics	690	$1.95	DC	Partial	90.6
21	9	Prophet Vol. 2	1	$3.50	Image		89.5
22	4	Darkseid vs. Galactus Hunger	1	$4.95	DC	Partial	89.3
23	46	Sovereign Seven	4	$1.95	DC	Partial	82.9
24	47	Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight	76	$1.95	DC	Partial	81.7
25	52	Batman: Shadow of the Bat	43	$1.95	DC	Partial	80.4
26	24	Violator Badrock	4	$2.50	Image		79.4
27	18	Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron	2	$2.95	Dark Horse		76.7
28	19	Batman Chronicles	2	$2.95	DC	Partial	75.6
29	20	Ripclaw Special		$2.95	Image		74.0
30	56	Robin	21	$1.95	DC	Partial	73.4
31	33	Team 1 WildC.A.T.s	2	$2.50	Image		73.1
32	21	Catwoman	25	$2.95	DC	Partial	72.9
33	45	Nightwing	2	$2.25	DC	Partial	72.0
34	35	Glory	0	$2.50	Image		72.0
35	58	Wonder Woman	102	$1.95	DC	Partial	72.0
36	59	Azrael	9	$1.95	DC	Partial	71.9
37	66	Green Lantern	67	$1.75	DC	Partial	71.2
38	49	Kurt Busiek's Astro City	1	$2.25	Image		70.7
39	37	Weapon Zero T-Minus	1	$2.50	Image		70.5
40	38	Grifter	4	$2.50	Image		69.3
41	39	Blood Pool	1	$2.50	Image		69.1
42	40	Chapel	1	$2.50	Image		68.2
43	41	Wildstorm	1	$2.50	Image		68.1
44	42	Vyberforce Code Stryke Force	2	$2.50	Image		67.8
45	44	Backlash	11	$2.50	Image		65.7
46	14	Batman: Shadow of the Bat Anniversary	3	$3.95	DC	Partial	64.7
47	48	Berzerkers	1	$2.50	Image		63.7
48	50	Crypt	1	$2.50	Image		63.5
49	31	Avengelyne Swimsuit Book		$2.95	Maximum		63.3
50	10	Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat	1	$4.95	DC	Partial	63.2
51	51	Ballistic	2	$2.50	Image		63.2
52	32	Vengeance of Vampirella	17	$2.95	Harris		63.1
53	54	Team 1 Stormwatch	2	$2.50	Image		61.7
54	16	Azrael Annual	1	$3.95	DC	Partial	61.3
55	55	Stormwatch	27	$2.50	Image		57.9
56	22	Green Lantern Annual	4	$3.50	DC	Partial	57.7
57	72	Superboy	20	$1.95	DC	Partial	57.1
58	73	Maxx	18	$1.95	Image		56.9
59	25	Batman Knightgallery	1	$3.50	DC	Partial	56.1
60	26	Knightmare	0	$3.50	Image		55.7
61	60	Extreme 3000 Prelude		$2.50	Image		54.2
62	61	Ash	5	$2.50	Event		53.7
63	84	Flash	106	$1.75	DC	Partial	53.3
64	53	Warrior Nun Areala Book Two	1	$2.95	Antarctic		52.8
65	62	Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt	1	$2.50	Dark Horse		52.4
66	63	Ghost	5	$2.50	Dark Horse		51.2
67	64	Savage Dragon	22	$2.50	Image		50.6
68	65	Aliens vs. Predator War	4	$2.50	Dark Horse		49.9
69	68	Deathblow	19	$2.50	Image		48.0
70	69	Spartan Warrior Spirit	2	$2.50	Image		47.4
71	70	Alliance	1	$2.50	Image		47.0
72	71	Union	7	$2.50	Image		45.1
73	98	Aquaman	13	$1.75	DC	Partial	44.2
74	93	New Gods	1	$1.95	DC	Partial	42.5
75	75	Team Youngblood	21	$1.95	Image		41.5
76	86	Lobo	20	$2.50	DC	Partial	40.8
77	77	Tarzan vs. Predator: Earth's Core	2	$2.25	Dark Horse		40.4
78	78	Supreme	0	$2.50	Image		39.4
79	80	Preacher	7	$2.50	DC	Partial	38.3
80	81	Books of Magic	17	$2.50	DC	Partial	38.1
81	82	Law & Order	1	$2.50	Maximum		37.8
82	87	New Shadowhawk	2	$2.50	Image		36.7
83	722	Justice League America	104	$1.75	DC	Partial	36.4
84	89	Magic the Gathering: Arabian Nights	1	$2.50	Acclaim		35.3
85	130	Power of Shazam	8	$1.75	DC	Partial	34.9
86	90	Bloodstrike Assassin	3	$2.50	Image		34.8
87	132	Impulse	7	$1.75	DC	Partial	34.4
88	91	Brigade	23	$2.50	Image		34.3
89	139	Batman Adventures	36	$1.75	DC	Partial	33.5
90	43	Big Guy & Rusty the Robot Boy	2	$4.95	Dark Horse		33.3
91	117	Isaac Asimov's I-Bots	1	$.95	Tekno		33.3
92	121	Steel	20	$1.95	DC	Partial	32.9
93	94	Star Trek: The Next Generation	76	$2.50	DC	Partial	32.8
94	79	Widow Metal Gypsies	1	$3.00	London Night		32.1
95	105	Green Arrow	101	$2.25	DC	Partial	32.1
96	96	Magic the Gathering: Antiquities War	2	$2.50	Acclaim		31.8
97	107	Starman	12	$2.25	DC	Partial	31.6
98	88	Satanika	1	$2.95	Verotik		31.0
99	67	Star Trek: The Next Generation Special	3	$3.95	DC	Partial	30.9
100	100	Magic the Gathering: Wayfarer	2	$2.50	Acclaim		30.5
101	101	Newmen	17	$2.50	Image		30.1
102	74	Vertigo Gallery Dreams & Night		$1.50	DC	Partial	30.0
103	202	X-Files	1	$1.05	Topps		29.8
104	113	New Titans	126	$2.25	DC	Partial	29.6
105	114	Hellblazer	94	$2.25	DC	Partial	29.5
106	103	Bloodwulf	1	$2.50	Image		29.4
107	104	Star Trek	76	$2.50	DC	Partial	29.3
108	143	Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice	4	$1.95	Tekno		29.3
109	116	Simpsons Comics	11	$2.25	Bongo		29.2
110	76	Shadowdragon Annual	1	$3.50	DC	Partial	29.0
111	92	Vampirella Classic	4	$2.95	Harris		28.8
112	119	Spectre	34	$2.25	DC	Partial	28.6
113	120	Gene Roddenberry's Xander Lost Universe	1	$2.25	Tekno		28.5
114	155	Guy Gardner Warrior	35	$1.75	DC	Partial	28.4
115	123	Legion of Super-Heroes	73	$2.25	DC	Partial	28.3
116	108	X-O Manowar	53	$2.50	Acclaim		28.1
117	109	X-O Manowar	54	$2.50	Acclaim		27.6
118	95	Showcase 95	9	$2.95	DC	Partial	27.6
119	111	Deadly Duo	3	$2.50	Image		27.4
120	129	Legionnaires	30	$2.25	DC	Partial	27.3
121	151	Leonard Nimoy's Primortals	10	$1.95	Tekno		27.2
122	97	Goddess	5	$2.95	DC	Partial	26.9
123	112	Battlestar Galactica	2	$2.50	Maximum		26.8
124	85	Jaguar God	0	$3.50	Verotik		26.5
125	115	Babylon 5	9	$2.50	DC	Partial	26.3
126	99	Mars Attacks	1	$2.95	Topps		26.2
127	118	Dark Horse Presents 100	1	$2.50	Dark Horse		26.0
128	140	Groo	9	$2.25	Image		25.6
129	102	Death of Lady Vampre	1	$2.95	Blackout		25.4
130	124	Regulators	3	$2.50	Image		25.4
131	126	Species	3	$2.50	Dark Horse		25.2
132	127	Super Patriot Liberty & Justice	3	$2.50	Image		25.1
133	171	Justice League Task Force	28	$1.75	DC	Partial	24.9
134	128	Dark Horse Presents 100	2	$2.50	Dark Horse		24.7
135	173	Extreme Justice	9	$1.75	DC	Partial	24.5
136	131	Star	3	$2.50	Image		24.4
137	147	Sandman Mystery Theater	31	$2.25	DC	Partial	24.4
138	106	Rook	1	$2.95	Harris		24.2
139	149	Hawkman	25	$2.25	DC	Partial	24.2
140	166	Dark Horse Presents 100	5	$2.50	Dark Horse		24.0
141	159	Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero The Newmatic Man	10	$1.95	Tekno		23.9
142	83	Hawkman Annual	2	$3.95	DC	Partial	23.9
143	136	Egypt	3	$2.50	DC	Partial	23.8
144	137	Invisibles	13	$2.50	DC	Partial	23.7
145	138	Dark Horse Presents 100	4	$2.50	Dark Horse		23.4
146	226	X-Files Annual	2	$1.05	Topps		23.1
147	141	Dark Horse Presents 100	3	$2.50	Dark Horse		23.0
148	152	Ray	17	$2.25	DC	Partial	22.6
149	144	Godzilla	3	$2.50	Dark Horse		22.6
150	170	Neil Gaiman's Teknophage	5	$1.95	Tekno		22.5
151	172	Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger	4	$1.95	Tekno		22.2
152	145	Mask: Hunt for Green October	2	$2.50	Dark Horse		22.1
153	146	Millennium Fever	1	$2.50	DC	Partial	22.0
154	148	Motorhead	1	$2.50	Dark Horse		21.8
155	135	TMNT Savage Dragon Crossover		$2.75	Mirage		21.6
156	150	Others	4	$2.50	Image		21.3
157	125	Razor Uncut	16	$3.00	London Night		21.1
158	134	Hyde-25	1	$2.95	Harris		20.3
159	164	Swamp Thing	159	$2.25	DC	Partial	20.0
160	233	X-Files	3	$1.05	Topps		19.9
161	110	Animal Mystic	4	$3.50	Sirius		19.6
162	142	Kabuki Color Gallery		$2.95	Caliber		19.4
163	157	Chiaroscuro Private Lives of da Vinci	4	$2.50	DC	Partial	19.1
164	160	Elementals	1	$2.50	Comico		18.5
165	161	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	35	$2.50	Acclaim		18.3
166	162	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	36	$2.50	Acclaim		18.3
167	175	Judge Dredd	15	$2.25	DC	Partial	18.1
168	179	Rbeels	12	$2.25	DC	Partial	18.0
169	165	Solar: Man of the Atom	53	$2.50	Acclaim		17.9
170	166	Solar: Man of the Atom	54	$2.50	Acclaim		17.9
171	167	Ninjak	27	$2.50	Acclaim		17.9
172	168	Outcast Special	1	$2.50	Acclaim		17.9
173	169	Ninjak	28	$2.50	Acclaim		17.9
174	181	Shade The Changing Man	64	$2.50	DC	Partial	17.8
175	182	Deathstroke	52	$2.25	DC	Partial	17.7
176	186	Judge Dredd: Legends of the Law	11	$2.25	DC	Partial	16.9
177	187	Outsiders	23	$2.25	DC	Partial	16.9
178	154	Dirty Pair Fatal But Not Serous	2	$2.95	Dark Horse		16.8
179	156	Devilman	3	$2.95	Verotik		16.7
180	192	Damage	17	$2.25	DC	Partial	16.5
181	174	Magnus Robot Fighter	60	$2.50	Acclaim		16.5
182	176	Magnus Robot Fighter	59	$2.50	Acclaim		16.3
183	177	Bloodshot	41	$2.50	Acclaim		16.3
184	178	Bloodshot	40	$2.50	Acclaim		16.2
185	158	Shadow and Doc Savage	2	$2.95	Dark Horse		16.1
186	180	Samuree	3	$2.50	Acclaim		16.0
187	206	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers	4	$1.95	Gladstone		15.7
188	185	Punx	2	$2.50	Acclaim		15.7
189	207	John Jakes's Mullkon Empire	4	$1.95	Tekno		15.4
190	208	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers	2	$1.95	Gladstone		15.3
191	195	Darkstars	35	$2.25	DC	Partial	15.3
192	230	Animaniacs	6	$1.50	DC	Partial	15.2
193	189	Poison Elves	4	$2.50	Sirius		15.0
194	163	Bloodfire Hellina	1	$3.00	Lightning		15.0
195	190	Eternal Warrior	45	$2.50	Acclaim		15.0
196	191	Eternal Warrior	46	$2.50	Acclaim		14.9
197	199	Primal Force	12	$2.25	DC	Partial	14.3
198	201	Fate	12	$2.25	DC	Partial	14.0
199	270	Wildstar: The Series Ashcan		$1.00	Image		13.5
200	183	Legend of Mother Sarah	5	$2.95	Dark Horse		13.4
201	184	Oh! My Goddess Part 2	7	$2.95	Dark Horse		13.4
202	197	Shadowman	43	$2.50	Acclaim		13.3
203	194	Ranma 1/2 Part IV	8	$2.75	Viz		13.3
204	198	Elfquest Hidden Years	23	$2.50	Warp		13.2
205	222	Spawn	16	$1.95	Image		12.8
206	213	Animal Man	88	$2.25	DC	Partial	12.7
207	153	Grendel Classics Devil Eyes		$3.95	Dark Horse		12.7
208	215	Black Lightning	9	$2.25	DC	Partial	12.6
209	203	Elfquest Shards	10	$2.50	Warp		12.5
210	204	Oktane	1	$2.50	Dark Horse		12.4
211	205	Agents of Law	6	$2.50	Dark Horse		12.4
212	210	Elfquest New Blood	30	$2.50	Warp		11.8
213	220	Cerebus	197	$2.25	Aardvark-Vanheim		11.7
214	212	Elfquest Blood of Ten Chiefs	19	$2.50	Warp		11.7
215	196	Funsmith Cats	4	$2.95	Dark Horse		11.4
216	214	Icon	30	$2.50	DC	Partial	11.4
217	188	Stray Bullets	5	$3.50	El Capitan		10.8
218	200	Eye of the Storm	4	$2.95	Rival		10.8
219	218	Oblivion	2	$2.50	Comico		10.7
220	193	Alfred Harvey's Black Cat	1	$3.50	Recollections		10.5
221	221	Jink	7	$2.50	Warp		10.4
222	231	Manhunt	11	$2.25	DC	Partial	10.1
223	209	Vamperotica	6	$2.95	Brainstorm		10.0
224	223	Blood Syndicate	31	$2.50	DC	Partial	9.9
225	217	Battle Angel Alita Part V	2	$2.75	Viz		9.8
226	224	Nira X Cyberangel	2	$2.50	Entity		9.8
227	225	Hardware	32	$2.50	DC	Partial	9.7
228	227	City Knights	3	$2.50	Acclaim		9.5
229	229	Static	28	$2.50	DC	Partial	9.2
230	219	Return to Jurassic Park	5	$2.95	Topps		9.0
231	263	Argus	6	$1.75	DC	Partial	9.0
232	250	Uncle Scrooge Adventures	35	$1.95	Gladstone		8.8
233	273	Looney Tunes	19	$1.50	DC	Partial	8.7
234	256	Spawn	10	$1.95	Image		8.5
235	228	Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind	2	$2.75	Viz		8.4
236	258	Spawn	12	$1.95	Image		8.4
237	232	Archangels The Saga Book	2	$2.50	Eternal		8.4
238	313	Xombi	17	$.99	DC	Partial	7.6
239	536	Donald Duck	293	$.00	Gladstone		7.6
240	283	Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse	2	$1.50	Gladstone		7.4
241	235	Casey Jones & Raphael	2	$2.75	Mirage		7.4
242	244	Tex Aveery's Screwball Squirrel	2	$2.50	Dark Horse		7.3
243	245	Metal Militia	1	$2.50	Entity		7.2
244	238	Return of Lum: Urusei Yatsura	1	$2.75	Viz		7.2
245	261	Walt Disney Giant	2	$2.25	Gladstone		7.1
246	240	Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2	15	$2.75	Mirage		7.0
247	234	Oz	0	$2.95	Caliber		6.9
248	251	Shadow Cabinet	17	$2.50	DC	Partial	6.8
249	239	Maison Ikkoku Part IV	8	$2.95	Viz		6.6
250	237	Raw City	1	$3.00	Drawn & Quarterly		6.6
251	272	Vault of Horror	13	$2.00	Gemstone		6.6
252	291	Hanna Barbera Presents	1	$1.50	Archie		6.5
253	242	Temptation	1	$2.95	Fantagraphics		6.3
254	241	Sade	0	$3.00	Bishop		6.3
255	252	Mermaid's Mask	2	$2.75	Viz		6.1
256	246	Eddie Campbell's Bacchus	4	$2.95	Eddie Campbell		6.1
257	276	Weird Fantasy	13	$2.00	Gemstone		6.0
258	247	Stainless Steel Armadillo	4	$2.95	Antarctic		6.0
259	257	Bio-Booster Armor Guyver	5	$2.75	Viz		6.0
260	248	Vampire Verses	1	$2.95	Cry for Dawn		5.9
261	211	Hunter's Heart	3	$4.95	DC	Partial	5.9
262	269	X/1999	4	$2.75	Viz		5.9
263	298	Archie	441	$1.50	Archie		5.8
264	253	Project A-Ko	3	$2.95	Malibu		5.7
265	254	Inferno	1	$2.95	Caliber		5.6
266	255	MD Geist	3	$2.95	Central Park		5.6
267	216	Mangavizion Vol. 1	6	$4.95	Viz		5.5
268	260	Babylon Cruhs	2	$2.95	Bongo		5.4
269	269	Alister the Slayer	1	$2.50	Midnight		5.4
270	262	Xenya	4	$2.95	Sanctuary		5.4
271	285	Two-Fisted Tales	13	$2.00	Gemstone		5.3
272	304	Cheryl Blossom	3	$1.50	Archie		5.3
273	265	TMNT Vol. 2	9	$2.75	Mirage		5.2
274	308	Scooby Doo	2	$1.50	Archie		5.2
275	266	TMNT Vol. 2	10	$2.75	Mirage		5.1
276	267	Hardcore	1	$2.75	Cry for Dawn		5.1
277	236	Horny Biker Sluts	9	$3.95	Last Gasp		5.1
278	249	Death Race 2020	5	$3.50	Cosmic		5.0
279	314	Betty & Veronica	93	$1.50	Archie		5.0
280	264	Sanctuary Part 4	1	$3.25	Viz		4.8
281	316	Betty & Veronica	31	$1.50	Archie		4.8
282	317	Flintstones	3	$1.50	Archie		4.8
283	318	Sonic the Hedgehog	28	$1.50	Archie		4.7
284	243	Predator Invaders Fourth Dimension	28	$3.95	Dark Horse		4.7
285	278	Distant Soil	11	$2.50	Aria		4.6
286	322	Jetsons	3	$1.50	Archie		4.5
287	326	Veronica	48	$1.50	Archie		4.4
288	284	Gensaga Ancient Warrior	1	$2.50	Entity		4.4
289	540	Lady Death in Lingerie Promo	1	$.00	Chaos		4.2
290	288	Axed Files		$2.50	Parody		4.1
291	275	Omaha the Cat Dancer Vol. I	5	$2.95	Fantagraphics		4.1
292	282	Small-Bodied Ninja High School	6	$2.75	Antarctic		4.1
293	277	Underwater	4	$2.95	Drawn & Quarterly		4.0
294	333	Archie & Friends	16	$1.50	Archie		3.9
295	293	Wandering Star	9	$2.50	Pen & Ink		3.8
296	281	Naughty Bits	17	$2.95	Fantagraphics		3.8
297	279	Hepcats	13	$3.00	Double Diamond		3.8
298	280	Hepcats	14	$3.00	Double Diamond		3.8
299	290	Gold Digger	24	$2.75	Antarctic		3.5
300	287	Bloodchilde	5	$2.95	Millennium		3.5

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August 1995 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops by Diamond

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.

Star Wars: Dark Empire II was the top-selling graphic novel, and likely would have been regardless of whether Marvel was included. Diamond did not publish order index numbers for graphic novels in this era, so units cannot be estimated.

Units	Dollars	Trade Paperback title	Price	Publisher	Est. units
1	2	Star Wars: Dark Empire II	$17.95	Dark Horse	n.a.
2	4	Complete Bone Adventures Vol. III	$12.95	Cartoon	n.a.
3	3	Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey	$14.95	DC	n.a.
4	1	Sandman: Preludes/Nocturnes HC	$29.95	DC	n.a.
5	7	Appleseed Databook	$12.95	Dark Horse	n.a.
6	10	Carl Bark's Library Album #44	$9.95	Gladstone	n.a.
7	8	Donald Duck Stories in Color #20	$10.95	Gladstone	n.a.
8	6	Battle Angel Alita: Angel of Victory	$15.95	Viz	n.a.
9	20	Magic the Gathering: Shadow Mage #1	$4.95	Acclaim	n.a.
10	21	Magic the Gathering: Shadow Mage #2	$4.95	Acclaim	n.a.
11	5	Stuck Rubber Baby HC	$24.95	DC	n.a.
12	11	Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal	$14.95	Dark Horse	n.a.
13	9	Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Perfect Collection 2	$17.95	Viz	n.a.
14	12	Crying Freeman Perfect Collection Portable Killer	$19.95	Viz	n.a.
15	28	Betty in Bondage: Jungle Captain #2	$6.95	Shunga	n.a.
16	22	Mask in School Spirits HC	$10.95	Dark Horse	n.a.
17	23	Life on Another Planet	$12.95	Kitchen Sink	n.a.
18	24	Lolita Vol. 2	$9.95	NBM	n.a.
19	19	Button Man: The Killing Game	$15.95	Kitchen Sink	n.a.
20	26	Young Hoods in Love	$9.95	Fantagraphics	n.a.
21	16	Erotic Art: Reed Waller Expanded Ed.	$19.95	Fantagraphics	n.a.
22	17	Famous Monsters Chronicles	$19.95	Fantagraphics	n.a.
23	29	Tigers of Terra Book One	$9.95	Antarctic	n.a.
24	40	Predator vs. Magnus	$7.95	Dark Horse	n.a.
25	18	Billi	$19.95	WAT	n.a.

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Vital statistics

(All figures below are estimated)

One point on the chart released by Diamond likely equals
700-800 copies. Other distributors would have added more to the total.

Average cost of comics in Diamond's Top Seller List:
$2.59

Average cost of comics in Diamond's Top Seller List, weighted by orders:
$2.60

MARKET SHARES

DC was only available this month from Diamond and Capital City. Its true industrywide shares would have been smaller for that reason — and all publishers' shares would be lower because of the absence of Marvel.

Share of Comic & Magazine Publisher Preorder Dollars
DC*	30.26%
Image	26.03%
Dark Horse	7.85%
Acclaim	3.94%
Topps	2.84%
Wizard	2.30%
Chaos	2.18%
Harris	1.53%
Tekno	1.50%
Viz	1.27%
Maximum	1.26%
General Media	1.26%
Antarctic	0.91%
Crusade	0.89%
Verotik	0.86%
Hamilton	0.67%
London Night	0.58%
Stabur	0.53%
Warp	0.53%
Event	0.47%
Other	12.34%

Share of Comic & Magazine Publisher Preorder Units
DC*	32.00%
Image	29.20%
Dark Horse	7.11%
Acclaim	4.30%
Topps	2.80%
Chaos	2.04%
Tekno	2.03%
Wizard	1.45%
Harris	1.38%
Maximum	1.28%
Antarctic	0.85%
Crusade	0.83%
Viz	0.80%
Verotik	0.75%
Hamilton	0.72%
General Media	0.70%
Warp	0.58%
London Night	0.55%
Event	0.52%
Stabur	0.49%
Other	9.62%

Publisher Share of Diamond Reorder Sales (by dollars)
Image	20.59%
DC*	10.29%
Dark Horse	9.35%
Viz	4.41%
Fantagraphics	3.72%
Acclaim	3.31%
Kitchen Sink	2.40%
Japan Pub.	1.98%
S&S	1.43%
Topps	1.37%
Other	41.15%

Items in Top 300
DC*	87
Image	49
Dark Horse	26
Acclaim	23
Archie	11
Viz	10
Tekno	8
Topps	7
Gladstone	6
Mirage	5
Warp	5
Antarctic	4
Harris	4
Caliber	3
Entity	3
Fantagraphics	3
Gemstone	3
Maximum	3
Verotik	3
Bongo	2
Chaos	2
Comico	2
Cry for Dawn	2
Double Diamond	2
Drawn & Quarterly	2
London Night	2
Aardvark-Vanaheim	1
Aria	1
Bishop	1
Blackout	1
Brainstorm	1
Central Park	1
Cosmic	1
Crusade	1
Eddie Campbell	1
El Capitan	1
Eternal	1
Event	1
Last Gasp	1
Lightning	1
Malibu	1
Midnight	1
Millennium	1
Parody	1
Pen and Ink	1
Recollections	1
Rival	1
Sanctuary	1
Sirius	1

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August 1995 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops by Diamond

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

August 1995 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops by Diamond

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