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October 2000 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

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


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A down month without many major launches, but Ultimate Spider-Man was picking up heat in reorders not represented on the charts. X-Men titles returned to their usual logos.

Diamond did release dollar rankings for the Top 300 comics; these will be added at a later date.

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

—John Jackson Miller


This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent Publisher charts.
If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
Items marked (resolicited) were offered in an earlier month but never shipped; disregard any previously reported figure, as earlier orders were canceled when the books were resolicited.
Click to read the methodology for this table's estimates.
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.



UnitsDollarsComic-book TitleIssuePricePublisherEst. units
1-Uncanny X-Men387$2.25Marvel113,696
2-X-Men107$2.25Marvel110,786
3-Wolverine157$2.25Marvel79,133
4-JLA48$2.25DC74,338
5-Avengers35$2.25Marvel69,498
6-Punisher9$2.99Marvel67,738
7-Danger Girl7$5.95DC67,302
8-X-Men The Search For Cyclops1$2.99Marvel65,646
9-Spawn103$2.50Image63,688
10-Harley Quinn1$2.95DC62,682
11-Universe X3$3.50Marvel54,143
12-X-Men Unlimited29$2.99Marvel53,438
13-Fantastic Four36$2.25Marvel53,245
14-Amazing Spider-Man24$2.25Marvel50,183
15-Iron Man35$2.25Marvel48,477
16-Peter Parker Spider-Man24$2.25Marvel47,722
17-Batman Dark Victory13$4.95DC47,161
18-Ultimate Spider-Man2*$2.50Marvel47,080
19-Thor30$2.25Marvel46,470
20- Aphrodite IX2$2.50Image46,407
21-JLA Witchblade$5.95DC46,407
22-Maximum Security1$2.99Marvel45,872
23-Captain America36$2.25Marvel45,221
24-Batman584$2.25DC44,898
25-X-Force109$2.25Marvel44,759
26-Daredevil Ninja1$2.99Marvel43,843
27-Detective Comics751$2.50DC43,282
28-Maximum Security2$2.99Marvel43,116
29-Superman163$2.25DC42,393
30-Mutant X26$2.25Marvel41,939
31-Batgirl9$2.50DC41,868
32-X-Men Magik1$2.99Marvel41,769
33-Midnight Nation2$2.50Image41,643
34-Generation X70$2.25Marvel41,540
35-Nightwing50$3.50DC40,803
36-Marvel Knights6$2.99Marvel40,202
37-Action Comics772$2.25DC39,937
38-JSA17$2.50DC39,618
39-Thunderbolts45$2.25Marvel39,259
40-Adventures of Superman585$2.25DC38,734
41-Cable86$2.25Marvel38,653
42-Witchblade44$2.50Image38,312
43-Superman The Man of Steel107$2.25DC37,979
44-Iron Fist Wolverine2$2.99Marvel37,768
45-X-Man70$2.25Marvel37,710
46-Incredible Hulk21$2.25Marvel36,799
47-Batman Gotham Knights10$2.50DC36,619
48-Green Lantern131$2.25DC36,605
49-Gambit23$2.25Marvel36,605
50-Batman Legends of the Dark Knight136$2.25DC36,206
51-Authority20$2.50DC36,156
52-Avengers Infinity4$2.99Marvel35,901
53-Star Wars Darth Maul2*$2.99Dark Horse35,847
54-JLA Secret Files3$4.95DC35,465
55-Overkill1$5.95Image34,778
56-Crimson22$2.50DC34,235
57-Peter Parker Spider-Man 2000$3.50Marvel33,754
58-Hellspawn3$2.50Image33,611
59-Marvel Boy5$2.99Marvel33,063
60-Sentry4$2.99Marvel33,036
61-Darkness35$2.50Image32,596
62-Doom3$2.99Marvel32,515
63-Flash167$2.25DC32,407
64-X-Men The Hidden Years13$2.50Marvel31,954
65-Titans22$2.50DC31,011
66-Green Lantern Vs Aliens2$2.99Dark Horse30,710
67-Young Justice26$2.50DC29,435
68-Warlands10$2.95Image29,408
69-Jenny Sparks Secret History of the Authority5$2.50DC29,197
70-Spider-Man Revenge of the Green Goblin3$2.99Marvel28,950
71-Robin83$2.25DC28,708
72-Iron Man Bad Blood4$2.99Marvel28,483
73-Captain Marvel12$2.50Marvel28,030
74-Ghost Batgirl3$2.99Dark Horse27,850
75-Bishop The Last X-Man15$2.25Marvel27,644
76-Spider-Girl27$2.25Marvel27,424
77-Robin Year One1$4.95DC27,415
78-Deadpool47$2.25Marvel27,267
79-Catwoman87$2.25DC26,499
80-Nightwing 80 Page Giant1$5.95DC26,454
81-Authority Annual 20001$3.50DC26,342
82-Birds of Prey24$2.50DC25,587
83-Dreams of the Darkchylde1$2.95Dark Horse25,484
84-Promethea11$2.95DC25,367
85-Star Wars23$2.99Dark Horse24,963
86-Gen 1358$2.50DC24,447
87-Starman72$2.50DC23,473
88-Spawn The Dark Ages20$2.50Image23,073
89-Black Panther25$2.50Marvel22,934
90-Supergirl51$2.25DC22,858
91-Mystic5$2.95Crossgen22,323
92-Wildcats Vol. 216$2.50DC22,310
93-Batman The Doom That Came To Gotham2$4.95DC21,955
94-Secret Society of Superheroes2$5.95DC21,744
95-Sam and Twitch15$2.50Image21,659
96-Marvel The Lost Generation3$2.99Marvel21,645
97-Wonder Woman163$2.25DC21,313
98-Buffy The Vampire Slayer26$2.99Dark Horse21,309
99-Legends of the DC Universe35$2.50DC21,304
100-Crimson Plague3$2.50Image21,201
101-Legion Lost8$2.50DC20,949
102-Scion5$2.95Crossgen20,887
103-Gen 13 Annual 20001$3.50DC20,747
104-Sigil5$2.95Crossgen20,424
105-Meridian5$2.95Crossgen20,424
106-Adventures In The Rifle Brigade3$2.50DC19,585
107-Empire3$2.50Image19,441
108-Hellblazer155$2.50DC19,414
109-Outlaw Nation2$2.50DC19,351
110-Wildcats Annual 20001$3.50DC19,315
111-Witchblade Gallery Ed1$2.95Image19,297
112-Transmetropolitan39$2.50DC18,974
113-Azrael Agent of the Bat71$2.50DC18,965
114-Martian Manhunter25$2.50DC18,943
115-Superboy81$2.25DC18,880
116-Spider-Woman18$2.25Marvel18,754
117-Hitman56$2.50DC18,556
118-Before The Fantastic 4 The Storms1$2.99Marvel18,547
119-Bone40$2.95Cartoon18,525
120-Darkminds Vol. 28$2.50Image18,480
121-Spider-Girl Presents Darkdevil2$2.99Marvel18,345
122-Vampi3RegEd$2.95Harris18,323
123-Lucifer7$2.50DC17,852
124-Maximum Security Thor Vs Ego$2.99Marvel17,775
125-Savage Dragon80$2.95Image17,649
126-Orion7$2.50DC17,461
127-Sailor Moon25$2.95Tokyopop17,452
128-Powers6$2.95Image17,326
129-Buffy The Vampire Slayer Spike & Dru Alls Fair$2.99Dark Horse17,165
130-Buffy The Vampire Slayer Giles$2.99Dark Horse17,057
131-Spaceknights3$2.99Marvel16,460
132-Untold Tales of Lady Death1$2.95Chaos16,446
133-Aquaman74$2.50DC16,392
134-Halloween1$2.95Chaos16,204
135-Hellblazer Special Bad Blood4$2.95DC15,912
136-Angel12$2.99Dark Horse15,885
137-Magique Annual 20001$3.50DC15,822
138-Dark Angel Phoenix Resurrection3$2.95Image15,656
139-Batman Beyond The Return of the Joker$2.95DC15,409
140-100 Bullets17$2.50DC15,342
141-Gear Station5$2.95Image15,140
142-Sandman Presents Merv Pumkinhead Agent of Dream$5.95DC15,108
143-Impulse67$2.50DC15,104
144-Simpsons Comics51$2.50Bongo14,866
145-Dark Realm1$2.95Image14,816
146-Hourman21$2.50DC14,718
147-Gatecrasher5$2.50Wizard14,574
148-Swamp Thing8$2.50DC14,529
149-Batman Gotham Adventures31$1.99DC14,282
150-Xena Warrior Princess14$2.99Dark Horse14,273
151-Section Zero4$2.50Image14,062
152-Racer X3$2.50DC13,896
153-Resident Evil Fire and Ice1$2.50DC13,887
154-Untold Tales of Purgatori1$2.95Chaos13,860
155-Dreaming55$2.50DC13,667
156-Echo7$2.50Image13,487
157-Shi Year of the Dragon2$2.99Crusade13,281
158-Untold Tales of Chastity1$2.95Chaos13,218
159-Millennium Edition Superman1$3.95DC12,818
160-Batman Beyond14$1.99DC12,751
161-Liberty Meadows15$2.95Insight12,167
162-Dragonball Z Part 39$2.95Viz12,149
163-Star Trek The Next Generation The Killing Shadows2$2.50DC11,997
164-Powerpuff Girls8$1.99DC11,391
165-Madman Comics The G-Men From Hell3$2.99Dark Horse11,368
166-Silent Screamers Nosferatu$4.95Image10,973
167-Oh My Goddess (Part IX)4$3.50Dark Horse10,820
168-Supreme The Return (resolicited)7$2.99Awesome10,708
169-Wicked Special $3.95Image10,677
170-Millennium Edition Showcase22$2.50DC10,618
171-Violent Messiahs4$2.95Image10,470
172-Millennium Edition Adventure Comics61$3.95DC10,223
173-Superman Adventures50$1.99DC10,214
174-Untold Tales of Evil Ernie Pieces of Me1$3.50Chaos10,169
175-Dragonball Part 35$2.95Viz10,111
176-Gundam Wing8$2.95Tokyopop9,761
177-Gunsmith Cats Mister V1$3.50Dark Horse9,550
178-Brass5$2.50DC9,509
179-Jet2$2.50DC9,474
180-Grendel Devils Legacy8$2.99Dark Horse9,280
181-Atomics10$2.95AAA Pop9,222
182-Blade of the Immortal50$2.99Dark Horse9,114
183-Blair Witch Dark Testaments$2.95Image9,110
184-Usagi Yojimbo42$2.99Dark Horse8,930
185-Space Circus4$2.99Dark Horse8,594
186-Ring of the Nibelung Valkyrie3$2.99Dark Horse8,279
187-Murder Me Dead2$2.95El Capitan8,248
188-Creature Commandos8$2.50DC8,198
189-Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Viz)3$2.95Viz8,068
190-Ranma 1/2 Part 96$2.95Viz7,938
191-Witchblade Preview Book40$3.00Image7,781
192-Deadenders10$2.50DC7,525
193-Battle Gods Warriors of the Chaak7$2.99Dark Horse7,390
194-Cerebus259$2.25Aardvark-Vanaheim7,287
195-Knights of the Dinner Table48$2.95Kenzer6,950
196-Nocturnals Troll Bridge$4.95Oni6,896
197-Unity 2000 (resolicited)5$2.50Acclaim6,766
198-Avengelyne Revelation1$3.50Avatar6,699
199-Powerpuff Girls Double Whammy$3.95DC6,564
200-Masakazu Katsuras Shadow Lady Special$3.99Dark Horse6,452
201-Millennium Edition New Teen Titans1$2.50DC6,416
202-Demonslayer Vol. 31$2.99Awesome6,411
203-Star Wars Darth Maul Photo Cvr1$2.95Dark Horse6,088
204-Exposure Second Coming2$2.95Avatar6,084
205-Avigon$5.95Image6,025
206-Knights of the Dinner Table Illustrated3$2.95Kenzer5,662
207-Gold Digger Vol. 215$2.95Antarctic5,635
208-Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B Fuddle4$5.95DC5,585
209-Neon Genesis Evangelion Book 51$2.95Viz5,505
210-Youngblood Genesis1$2.99Awesome5,370
211-Cardcaptor Sakura10$2.95Tokyopop5,347
212-Countdown7$2.95DC5,262
213-Scooby-Doo41$1.99DC5,226
214-Gen 13 Chrome Cvr1$7.95Diamond5,186
215-Pseudo Tick13$3.50New England5,105
216-Sonic The Hedgehog90$1.99Archie5,051
217-Digimon9$2.99Dark Horse4,993
218-Digimon10$2.99Dark Horse4,984
219-Night Terrors1$2.75CFD4,970
220-No Need For Tenchi Part 102$2.95Viz4,912
221-Century3$2.99Awesome4,898
222-Inu Yasha Part 55$2.95Viz4,809
223-Bondage Fairies Extreme12$3.50Fantagraphics4,674
224-Metabarons9$2.95Humanoids4,328
225-Cavewoman Pangaean Sea2$2.95Basement4,283
226-Dark Angel18$2.95CPM4,171
227-Dawn 10th Anniversary Special Ltd Ed S&N (Net)$5.00Sirius4,158
228-Saint Tail1$2.95Tokyopop4,158
229-Pokemon Adventures Part 33$2.95Viz4,131
230-Neon Genesis Evangelion Book 5 Coll Ed1$2.95Viz4,059
231-Battlestar Galactica Fangs of Beast Reg Ed$3.99Realm3,951
232-Aqua Knight Part 21$3.50Viz3,920
233-Lodoss War Chronicles Heroic Knight2$2.95CPM3,897
234-Legacy5$2.99Antarctic3,879
235-Shadowman Vol. 3 (resolicited)7$2.50Acclaim3,866
236-Artesia Afield4$2.95Sirius3,843
237-Avengelyne Revelation Prelude* (Net)$3.00Comic Cavalcade3,821
238-El Hazard The Magnificent World2$2.95Viz3,758
239-Archie503$1.99Archie3,691
240-Gold Digger Edge Guard2$2.95Radio3,610
241-Ninja High School77$2.95Antarctic3,529
242-Dexters Laboratory16$1.99DC3,466
243-Betty & Veronica155$1.99Archie3,448
244-Sabrina Vol. 213$1.99Archie3,367
245-Thb 6 Mek Power4$3.95Horse3,287
246-Millennium Ed Superman Chromium Edition1 (Net)$5.00DC3,269
247-Looney Tunes71$1.99DC3,260
248-Little Gloomy Halloween Special$3.50Slave Labor3,242
249-Betty & Veronica Double Digest93$3.19Archie3,228
250-Betty93$1.99Archie3,201
251-Archie Double Digest121$3.19Archie3,192
252-Miracle Girls2$2.95Tokyopop3,183
253-Princess Prince1$2.95CPM3,156
254-Slut Girl5$3.95Fantagraphics3,138
255-Co-Ed Sexxtasy11$3.50Fantagraphics3,120
256-Pokemon The Movie 2000 The Power of One4$3.95Viz3,116
257-Matt Buschs Daria Jontak Reg Ed1$3.99Realm3,085
258-Warrior Nun Areala Vol. 315$2.95Antarctic3,085
259-Veronica107$1.99Archie3,035
260-Gigantor8$2.95Antarctic2,990
261-Martian Successor Nadesico17$2.95CPM2,945
262-Pals N Gals Double Digest54$3.19Archie2,941
263-Voice of Submission Gehenna1$3.50Fantagraphics2,860
264-Cartoon Network Starring16$1.99DC2,860
265-AD&D Forgotten Realms Forbidden Sands Anauroch5$4.95Twenty First2,856
266-Betty & Veronica Spectacular45$1.99Archie2,833
267-Tarot Witch of the Black Rose Curr Ptg1$2.95Broadsword2,793
268-Silent Mobius Catastrophe5$2.95Viz2,757
269-Stark Raven2$2.95Harris2,757
270-Avengelyne Revelation Wraparound Cover1$3.50Avatar2,752
271-Cheryl Blossom37$1.99Archie2,689
272-Archies Weird Mysteries12$1.99Archie2,676
273-Geobreeders20$2.95CPM2,613
274-Archie Digest176$2.19Archie2,604
275-Holiday Fun Digest5$2.19Archie2,559
276-X-Men Universe13$3.99Marvel2,514
277-Oh My Goth Humans Suck3$2.95Sirius2,487
278-Jughead133$1.99Archie2,362
279-Time Traveler Ai13$2.95CPM2,348
280-Creed Mechanical Evolution2$2.95Gearbox2,330
281-Crime Patrol9$2.50Gemstone2,330
282-War Against Crime9$2.50Gemstone2,317
283-Tigers of Terra Vol. 32$2.95Antarctic2,254
284-Laugh Digest162$2.19Archie2,254
285-Avengers Universe5$3.99Marvel2,236
286-Genus44$2.95Radio2,222
287-Futabakun Change Vol. 54$2.95Ironcat2,209
288-Warrior Nun Brigantia3$2.95Antarctic2,196
289-Action Girl Comics (resolicited)19$2.95Slave Labor2,182
290-Vampire Princess Yui Vol. 14$2.95Ironcat2,178
291-Twilight Girl2$2.95Crossgen2,178
292-Jughead With Archie Digest162$2.19Archie2,169
293-Doll Parts$2.95Sirius2,101
294-Nodwick5$2.95Dork Storm2,061
295-Weather Woman3$2.95CPM2,025
296-Alice In Lost World1$2.95Radio1,913
297-DF Aphrodite IX0 FoilCvr$10.00Dynamic Forces1,841
298-Maxion11$2.95CPM1,832
299-Furrlough94$2.95Radio1,805
300-Vampfire Remastered1$2.95Broadsword1,787




October 2000 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.

October saw the bestselling graphic novels down 14% year-over-year.



UnitsDollarsTrade Paperback titlePricePublisherEst. units
17Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 3$9.95Dark Horse9,756
23Rising Stars Deluxe$19.95Image7,152
38 Nick Fury Scorpio $14.95Marvel6,259
413Last Temptation $9.95Dark Horse5,922
54Elektra Assassin New Prtg $24.95Marvel5,352
65Little Annie Fanny Vol. 1 $24.95Dark Horse5,051
79Nick Fury Agent of Shield New Prtg $19.95Marvel4,144
810Superman In The Seventies$19.95DC4,140
914Minor Miracles$12.95DC3,569
106Preacher Dead Or Alive Coll Covers HC$29.95DC3,533
111Green Lantern Green Arrow Collection HC$75.00DC3,349
1212Young Justice Sins of Youth$19.95DC3,107
1322Superman Vs Terminator Death To The Future $10.95Dark Horse3,017
1411Torso$24.95Image2,936
152All Star Comics Archives Vol. 6 HC$49.95DC2,865
1618Witchblade Vol. 3 Prevailing Dlx$14.95Image2,788
1734Backpack Marvels X-Men Vol. 2 $6.95Marvel2,402
1821Dragonball Vol. 2$14.95Viz2,335
1916Vampirella Halloween Horror Special HC$19.95Harris2,281
2036Backpack Marvels Avengers Vol. 1 $6.95Marvel2,209
2119Scary Godmother Vol. 4 The Boo Flu HC$19.95Sirius1,976
2231Buffy The Vampire Slayer Pale Reflections $9.95Dark Horse1,890
2323Masakazu Katsuras Shadow Lady The Awakening $15.95Dark Horse1,845
2427Aria Vol. 1 Magic of Aria$13.95Image1,675
2525Astonishing X-Men $15.95Marvel1,612