Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.
November was not a great month for DC comics sales, but nor was it a terribly bad one. It was middling.
The employment of special acetate-layer covers for the Year of the Villain tie-in issues gave boosts of around 5,000 copies or so to those comics that had them, which helped somewhat to keep sales up in a month that didn’t have any of DC’s recent top-selling books (e.g. Doomsday Clock, DCeased, or the Joker and/or Harley Quinn Prestige+ books), but it wasn’t enough to keep the average DCU sales from slipping over 4,000 units. Do note however that these days DC are publishing several titles that are either fully or partially reprints, and additionally the Giant books are primarily intended to be sold in Walmarts. So comparing sales figures to earlier months and years is, while not exactly apples and oranges, at least different varieties of apples. As DC is slowly shifting its publishing strategy away from relying on comic shops and creating comics specifically targeting other markets, expect to see volume and sales continue to sag in these Diamond charts, and realize that it may not be all together a bad thing for the publisher.
Warning: The commentary below may contain reasoned analysis, speculation (unfounded and otherwise), opinion, and/or snark. Those looking for a more straightforward analysis are directed to John Jackson Miller's excellent Comichron analysis, posted earlier this month
over at Comichron!
Please consider the fine print at the end of the column, as it explains several things about how these charts are compiled.
(Note that the percentage comparisons are done with total orders including reorder activity.)
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9/116, 15/92 - BATMAN ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2004: Batman #634 -- 63,769
11/2009: Batman #693 -- 68,983
11/2014: Batman #36 -- 115,183 [118,443]
11/2015: Batman #46 -- 106,989 [107,758]
11/2016: Batman #10 -- 120,901
11/2016: Batman #11 -- 116,690
11/2017: Batman #34 -- 96,676 [96,835]
11/2017: Batman #35 -- 97,459 [97,865]
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11/2018: Batman #58 -- 94,930 (- 0.5%) [94,975]
11/2018: Batman #59 -- 93,029 (- 1.5%) [93,545]
12/2018: Batman #60 -- 91,275 (- 2.4%)
12/2018: Batman #61 -- 88,428 (- 0.5%) [90,830]
01/2019: Batman #62 -- 90,634 (- 0.2%)
01/2019: Batman #63 -- 83,659 (- 6.6%) [84,682]
02/2019: Batman #64 -- 93,400 (+ 10.8%) [93,863]
02/2019: Batman #65 -- 89,123 (- 4.0%) [90,125]
03/2019: Batman #66 -- 83,102 (- 7.8%)
03/2019: Batman #67 -- 84,463 (+ 1.6%)
04/2019: Batman #68 -- 87,557 (+ 3.7%)
04/2019: Batman #69 -- 88,666 (+ 1.3%)
05/2019: Batman #70 -- 83,518 (- 5.8%)
05/2019: Batman #71 -- 82,704 (- 1.0%)
06/2019: Batman #72 -- 80,585 (- 2.6%)
06/2019: Batman #73 -- 81,919 (+ 1.7%)
07/2019: Batman #74 -- 78,544 (- 4.1%)
07/2019: Batman #75 -- 100,161 (+ 27.5%) [101,650]
08/2019: Batman #76 -- 84,879 (- 16.5%) [87,181]
08/2019: Batman #77 -- 81,215 (- 4.3%) [92,546]
09/2019: Batman #78 -- 80,979 (- 10.7%) [82,641]
09/2019: Batman #79 -- 84,117 (+ 1.8%)
10/2019: Batman #80 -- 86,677 (+ 3.0%)
10/2019: Batman #81 -- 84,620 (- 2.4%)
11/2019: Batman #82 -- 89,532 (+ 5.8%)
11/2019: Batman #83 -- 81,927 (- 8.5%)
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6 months: + 3.2%
1 year : - 9.0%
2 years : - 11.9%
5 years : - 27.6%
10 years: + 24.3%
15 years: + 34.4%
Issue #82: Acetate: 71,310. Cardstock: 18,222. (3.9:1)
Issue #83: Regular: 60,307. Cardstock: 21,620. (2.8:1)
The Acetate cover on issue #82 boosts Batman to its highest sales since issue #75, but then things drop way back down with the following issue. Still, in a month with all of DC’s heavy-hitter limited series taking a break, Batman tops the chart in November.
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21/87 - LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ($3.99/$4.99)
09/2019: Millennium #1 of 2 -- 48,389 (+231.4%)
10/2019: Millennium #2 of 2 -- 39,489 (- 18.4%)
11/2019: Legion of S-H #1 -- 75,611 (+ 91.5%)
Regular: 51,835. Cardstock: 23,776. (2.2:1)
In addition to the regular cover, the first issue of the new Legion series had two cardstock covers and a Local Comics Shop Day variant. It all makes for pretty good sales for the first issue, but I’d expect to see a dramatic drop with issue #2.
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29/148 - BATMAN/SUPERMAN ($3.99)
11/2004: Superman/Batman #13 -- 157,949
11/2004: Superman/Batman #14 -- 121,831 [127,527]
11/2009: Superman/Batman #66 -- 52,153
11/2014: Batman/Superman #16 -- 48,581 [49,917]
11/2015: Batman/Superman #26 -- 38,056 [38,181]
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08/2019: Batman/Superman #1 -- 172,271 (+422.2%) [174,470]
09/2019: Batman/Superman #2 -- 62,050 (- 63.3%) [64,022]
10/2019: Batman/Superman #3 -- 55,334 (- 12.0%) [56,317]
11/2019: Batman/Superman #4 -- 59,646 (+ 5.9%)
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5 years : + 19.5%
10 years: + 14.4%
15 years: - 58.2%
Acetate: 45,796. Cardstock: 13,850. (3.3:1)
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17, 26 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($3.99)
11/2014: Justice League #36 -- 74,796 [75,983]
11/2015: --
11/2016: Justice League #8 -- 80,696
11/2016: Justice League #9 -- 77,905
11/2017: Justice League #32 -- 73,839 [74,330]
11/2017: Justice League #33 -- 71,769 [72,959]
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11/2018: Justice League #11 -- 74,204 (- 12.3%) [74,385]
11/2018: Justice League #12 -- 70,105 (- 4.9%) [70,774]
12/2018: Justice League #13 -- 66,852 (- 5.5%)
12/2018: Justice League #14 -- 61,940 (- 5.5%) [63,198]
01/2019: Justice League #15 -- 60,326 (- 4.5%)
01/2019: Justice League #16 -- 59,577 (- 1.2%)
02/2019: Justice League #17 -- 57,105 (- 4.1%)
02/2019: Justice League #18 -- 55,988 (- 1.2%) [56,432]
03/2019: Justice League #19 -- 57,733 (+ 2.3%)
03/2019: Justice League #20 -- 64,675 (+ 14.4%) [66,034]
04/2019: Justice League #21 -- 55,245 (- 16.9%)
04/2019: Justice League #22 -- 56,094 (+ 1.5%)
05/2019: Justice League #23 -- 55,077 (- 1.8%)
05/2019: Justice League #24 -- 54,862 (- 0.4%)
06/2019: Justice League #25 -- 57,023 (+ 3.9%)
06/2019: Justice League #26 -- 54,862 (- 7.5%)
07/2019: Justice League #27 -- 56,717 (+ 7.6%)
07/2019: Justice League #28 -- 55,538 (- 2.1%)
08/2019: Justice League #29 -- 52,641 (- 5.2%)
08/2019: Justice League #30 -- 53,432 (+ 1.5%)
09/2019: Justice League #31 -- 52,329 (- 2.1%)
09/2019: Justice League #32 -- 51,112 (- 2.3%)
10/2019: Justice League #33 -- 50,194 (- 1.8%)
10/2019: Justice League #34 -- 50,958 (+ 1.5%)
11/2019: Justice League #35 -- 55,411 (+ 8.7%)
11/2019: Justice League #36 -- 48,522 (- 12.4%)
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6 months: - 5.5%
1 year : - 28.4%
2 years : - 29.4%
5 years : - 31.6%
Issue #35 had a regular acetate cover, and both had regular variants, but no cardstock covers for Justice League this month!
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31/173, 47,170 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2004: Detective Comics #800 -- 52,399
11/2009: Detective Comics #859 -- 54,392
11/2014: Detective Comics #36 -- 58,171 [58,455]
11/2015: Detective Comics #46 -- 47,256 [47,280]
11/2016: Detective Comics #944 -- 71,923
11/2016: Detective Comics #945 -- 69,942
11/2017: Detective Comics #968 -- 56,948 [57,304]
11/2017: Detective Comics #969 -- 52,855 [56,087]
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11/2018: Detective Comics #992 -- 51,002 (+ 0.8%) [51,285]
11/2018: Detective Comics #993 -- 48,971 (- 3.5%) [49,510]
12/2018: Detective Comics #994 -- 51,772 (+ 16.1%) [57,468]
01/2019: Detective Comics #995 -- 51,246 (- 4.7%) [54,772]
01/2019: Detective Comics #996 -- 52,263 (+ 1.6%) [55,645]
01/2019: Detective Comics #997 -- 53,071 (- 1.5%) [54,830]
02/2019: Detective Comics #998 -- 60,447 (+ 11.5%) [61,113]
02/2019: Detective Comics #999 -- 62,953 (+ 6.5%) [65,064]
03/2019: Detective Comics #1000 -- 526,941 (+782.6%) [574,279]
04/2019: Detective Comics #1001 -- 66,743 (- 87.7%) [70,710]
04/2019: Detective Comics #1002 -- 61,007 (- 11.5%) [62,611]
05/2019: Detective Comics #1003 -- 65,709 (+ 4.9%)
05/2019: Detective Comics #1004 -- 63,161 (- 2.4%) [64,124]
06/2019: Detective Comics #1005 -- 60,389 (- 5.8%)
06/2019: Detective Comics #1006 -- 59,309 (- 1.8%)
07/2019: Detective Comics #1007 -- 56,586 (- 4.6%)
07/2019: Detective Comics #1008 -- 57,311 (+ 2.5%) [57,990]
08/2019: Detective Comics #1009 -- 53,070 (- 8.5%)
08/2019: Detective Comics #1010 -- 52,563 (- 1.0%)
09/2019: Detective Comics #1011 -- 50,416 (- 4.1%)
09/2019: Detective Comics #1012 -- 50,034 (- 0.8%)
10/2019: Detective Comics #1013 -- 50,166 (+ 0.3%)
10/2019: Detective Comics #1014 -- 48,337 (- 2.5%) [48,923]
11/2019: Detective Comics #1015 -- 55,337 (+ 13.1%)
11/2019: Detective Comics #1016 -- 47,827 (- 13.6%)
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6 months: - 20.5%
1 year : + 2.3%
2 years : - 9.0%
5 years : - 11.8%
10 years: - 5.2%
15 years: - 1.6%
Issue #1015: Acetate: 43,928. Cardstock: 11,409. (3.9:1)
Issue #1016: Regular: 36,324. Cardstock: 11,503. (3.2:1)
Going to monthly starting in February. (Well, kind of in January, but what would normally be December’s second issue is being pushed to January 1 due to the holiday skip week.) That will put Detective’s numbering in sync with Action’s.
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19 - BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT presents VON FREEZE (Black Label) ($5.99)
11/2017: White Knight #2 of 8 -- 69,668 [84,270]
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07/2019: Curse Knight #1 of 8 -- 91,205 (+ 27.1%) [94,625]
08/2019: Curse Knight #2 of 8 -- 74,838 (- 20.9%)
09/2019: Curse Knight #3 of 8 -- 67,840 (- 8.6%) [68,434]
10/2019: Curse Knight #4 of 8 -- 63,819 (- 5.8%) [64,495]
11/2019: Presents Von Freeze -- 51,975 (- 19.4%)
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2 years : - 38.3%
Fill-in one-shot illustrated by Klaus Janson. It’s nearly double the length of a regular issue of White Knight, but only a buck more.
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48/179 - ACTION COMICS ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2004: Action Comics #821 -- 38,880
11/2009: Action Comics #883 -- 33,386
11/2014: Action Comics #36 -- 41,835 [41,960]
11/2015: Action Comics #46 -- 35,569 [35,898]
11/2016: Action Comics #967 -- 50,611
11/2016: Action Comics #968 -- 48,931
11/2017: Action Comics #991 -- 78,461 [78,607]
11/2017: Action Comics #992 -- 41,955 [42,586]
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11/2018: Action Comics #1005 -- 49,149 (- 19.6%) [49,601]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Action Comics #1006 -- 46,140 (- 7.0%)
01/2019: Action Comics #1007 -- 44,405 (- 3.8%)
02/2019: Action Comics #1008 -- 44,084 (+ 0.5%) [44,622]
03/2019: Action Comics #1009 -- 43,014 (- 3.6%)
04/2019: Action Comics #1010 -- 42,317 (- 1.6%)
05/2019: Action Comics #1011 -- 42,207 (- 0.3%)
06/2019: Action Comics #1012 -- 43,893 (+ 4.0%)
07/2019: Action Comics #1013 -- 43,763 (- 0.3%)
08/2019: Action Comics #1014 -- 41,801 (- 4.5%)
09/2019: Action Comics #1015 -- 51,165 (+ 22.4%)
10/2019: Action Comics #1016 -- 40,812 (- 20.2%)
11/2019: Action Comics #1017 -- 46,740 (+ 14.5%)
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6 months: + 10.7%
1 year : - 5.8%
2 years : - 22.9%
5 years : + 11.4%
10 years: + 40.0%
15 years: + 20.2%
Acetate: 35,996. Cardstock: 10,744. (3.4:1)
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28 - SUPERMAN ($3.99)
11/2004: Superman #211 -- 106,469 [110,683]
11/2009: Superman #694 -- 34,430
11/2014: Superman #36 -- 52,272 [52,825]
11/2015: Superman #46 -- 41,657 [41,765]
11/2016: Superman #10 -- 66,956
11/2016: Superman #11 -- 63,686
11/2017: Superman #34 -- 47,844 [48,018]
11/2017: Superman #35 -- 45,447 [45,900]
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11/2018: Superman #5 -- 54,727 (- 18.0%) [55,378]
12/2018: Superman #6 -- 52,414 (- 3.5%) [53,428]
01/2019: Superman #7 -- 50,713 (- 5.1%)
02/2019: Superman #8 -- 50,475 (- 0.5%)
03/2019: Superman #9 -- 48,919 (- 3.1%)
04/2019: Superman #10 -- 48,802 (- 0.2%)
05/2019: Superman #11 -- 47,933 (- 1.8%)
06/2019: Superman #12 -- 47,199 (- 1.5%)
07/2019: Superman #13 -- 51,944 (+ 10.1%)
08/2019: Superman #14 -- 46,099 (- 11.3%)
09/2019: Superman #15 -- 47,857 (+ 3.8%)
10/2019: Superman #16 -- 43,717 (- 8.7%)
11/2019: Superman #17 -- 46,132 (+ 5.5%)
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6 months: - 10.4%
1 year : - 35.3%
2 years : - 5.6%
5 years : - 19.6%
10 years: + 23.5%
15 years: - 61.7%
No acetate cover, just a regular ol’ variant. It is a prologue to “The Truth,” which means that the sales bump is likely story-related. I know—shocker!
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97/83 - HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2017: H&I meet B&V #2 of 6 -- 29,491 [29,606]
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09/2019: H. Quinn & P. Ivy #1 of 6 -- 110,326 (+432.2%)
10/2019: H. Quinn & P. Ivy #2 of 6 -- 55,678 (- 49.5%)
11/2019: H. Quinn & P. Ivy #3 of 6 -- 45,826 (- 17.7%)
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2 years : + 54.8%
Regular: 21,312. Cardstock: 24,514. (0.7:1)
Like the previous issues this had two cardstock variants, and a bunch of incentive variants. Unlike the previous issues this issue was not returnable.
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33 - GREEN LANTERN: BLACKSTARS ($3.99)
11/2004: GL Rebirth #2 -- 86,273 [138,252]
11/2009: Green Lantern #48 -- 100,371
11/2014: Green Lantern #36 -- 46,157 [46,524]
11/2015: Green Lantern #46 -- 38,976 [39,053]
11/2016: Green Lanterns #10 -- 46,306
11/2016: Green Lanterns #11 -- 44,703
11/2017: Green Lanterns #34 -- 27,959
11/2017: Green Lanterns #35 -- 27,338
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11/2018: The Green Lantern #1 -- 113,651 (+317.5%) [102,343]
12/2018: The Green Lantern #2 -- 64,127 (- 36.0%) [65,522]
01/2019: The Green Lantern #3 -- 54,398 (- 17.0%)
02/2019: The Green Lantern #4 -- 50,176 (- 7.8%)
03/2019: The Green Lantern #5 -- 47,325 (- 5.7%)
04/2019: The Green Lantern #6 -- 49,256 (+ 4.1%)
05/2019: The Green Lantern #7 -- 45,338 (- 8.0%)
06/2019: The Green Lantern #8 -- 44,066 (- 2.8%)
07/2019: The Green Lantern #9 -- 43,401 (- 1.5%)
08/2019: The Green Lantern #10 -- 43,132 (- 0.6%)
09/2019: The Green Lantern #11 -- 41,044 (- 4.8%)
10/2019: The Green Lantern #12 -- 40,437 (- 1.5%)
11/2019: GL Blackstars #1 of 3 -- 42,145 (+ 4.2%)
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6 months: - 17.9%
1 year : + 39.9%
2 years : + 41.3%
5 years : - 12.9%
10 years: - 60.1%
15 years: - 77.3%
Three issue mini-series to give Liam Sharpe a breather before the next twelve-issue arc. Also, autocorrect wants to change this to Green Lantern: Blackstars.
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34 - EVENT LEVIATHAN ($3.99)
05/2019: Superman Leviathan #1 -- 32,549 [36,499]
06/2019: Event Leviathan #1 of 6 -- 81,408 (+123.0%)
07/2019: Event Leviathan #2 of 6 -- 58,667 (- 27.9%) [59,156]
08/2019: Event Leviathan #3 of 6 -- 49,885 (- 15.7%)
09/2019: Event Leviathan #4 of 6 -- 47,364 (- 5.1%)
10/2019: Event Leviathan #5 of 6 -- 45,057 (- 4.9%)
11/2019: Event Leviathan #6 of 6 -- 42,092 (- 6.6%)
DC appear to be happy enough with these numbers that a follow-up Leviathan series is scheduled to start up in February.
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38, 56 - FLASH ($3.99)
11/2004: Flash #216 -- 43,618 [49,350]
11/2009: Rebirth #5 -- 73,875
11/2014: Flash #36 -- 38,145 [38,842]
11/2015: Flash #46 -- 36,153 [36,701]
11/2016: Flash #10 -- 70,681
11/2016: Flash #11 -- 68,304
11/2017: Flash #34 -- 50,364 [50,550]
11/2017: Flash #35 -- 48,496 [49,127]
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11/2018: Flash #58 -- 43,008 (- 3.2%) [43,046]
11/2018: Flash #59 -- 42,020 (- 2.1%) [42,133]
12/2018: Flash #60 -- 42,212 (+ 0.2%)
01/2019: Flash #61 -- 40,596 (- 3.8%)
01/2019: Flash #62 -- 39,349 (- 3.1%)
01/2019: Flash #63 -- 38,263 (- 2.8%) [39,099]
02/2019: Flash #64 -- 67,712 (+ 76.5%) [69,029]
02/2019: Flash #65 -- 60,031 (- 9.7%) [62,360]
03/2019: Flash #66 -- 39,144 (- 37.2%)
03/2019: Flash #67 -- 38,520 (- 1.6%)
04/2019: Flash #68 -- 38,064 (- 1.2%)
04/2019: Flash #69 -- 37,484 (- 1.5%)
05/2019: Flash #70 -- 41,746 (+ 11.4%)
05/2019: Flash #71 -- 40,701 (+ 0.9%) [42,117]
06/2019: Flash #72 -- 40,956 (- 2.8%)
06/2019: Flash #73 -- 38,853 (- 5.1%)
07/2019: Flash #74 -- 38,436 (- 1.1%)
07/2019: Flash #75 -- 41,571 (+ 9.5%) [42,078]
08/2019: Flash #76 -- 38,952 (- 7.4%)
08/2019: Flash #77 -- 38,019 (- 2.4%)
09/2019: Flash #78 -- 36,673 (- 3.5%)
09/2019: Flash #79 -- 35,660 (- 2.8%)
10/2019: Flash #80 -- 35,151 (- 1.4%)
10/2019: Flash #81 -- 34,063 (- 3.1%)
11/2019: Flash #82 -- 39,710 (+ 16.6%)
11/2019: Flash #83 -- 32,608 (- 17.9%)
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6 months: - 13.8%
1 year : - 15.1%
2 years : - 27.4%
5 years : - 6.9%
10 years: - 51.1%
15 years: - 26.7%
An acetate cover on issue #82, but the variants are free of cardstock. Assuming legacy numbering with issue #750 in February. Still maintaining a twice-monthly schedule though, despite the rapidly softening sales figures—issue #83 is the lowest sales figures for an issue of the Flash since 2008.
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39 - THE BATMAN’S GRAVE ($3.99)
10/2019: Batman’s Grave #1 of 12 -- 65,412
11/2019: Batman’s Grave #2 of 12 -- 43,583 (- 33.4%)
Returnable, so we’ve adjusted the estimated sales numbers derived from the Diamond-supplied sales index by 10%. For why we do this, please see the fine print at the end of the column.
The first issue was not returnable, but had a cardstock variant. No cardstock this month, but it is returnable. It all adds up to a typical second issue percentage drop.
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40 - FAR SECTOR (Young Animal) ($3.99)
10/2019: Far Sector #1 of 12 -- 43,219
Returnable, so we’ve adjusted the estimated sales numbers derived from the Diamond-supplied sales index by 10%. For why we do this, please see the fine print at the end of the column.
Green Lantern-related Young Animal maxi-series by Hugo-winning author N.K. Jemison and Naomi artist Jamal Campbell. I would not be surprised to see a healthy amount of re-order activity once Jemison’s fans become aware of its existence (or they may just go the digital route, as it was DC’s best-selling single issue on Kindle for its first two weeks of release).
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46, 49 - TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE one-shots ($5.99)
10/2019: Batman: Knightfall -- 62,819
10/2019: Death of Superman -- 52,218
11/2019: Blackest Night -- 36,456
11/2019: Infinite Crisis -- 35,575
Unlike last month’s one-shots, this month’s are not returnable.
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50 - CATWOMAN ($3.99)
11/2004: Catwoman #37 -- 26,107
11/2014: Catwoman #36 -- 26,237
11/2015: Catwoman #46 -- 21,661
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11/2018: Catwoman #5 -- 50,131 (- 30.5%) [50,313]
12/2018: Catwoman #6 -- 48,014 (- 2.0%) [49,326]
01/2019: Catwoman #7 -- 35,490 (- 28.1%)
02/2019: Catwoman #8 -- 32,360 (- 8.8%)
03/2019: Catwoman #9 -- 43,952 (+ 35.8%)
04/2019: Catwoman #10 -- 40,857 (- 7.0%)
05/2019: Catwoman #11 -- 38,860 (- 4.9%)
06/2019: Catwoman #12 -- 41,167 (+ 5.9%)
07/2019: Catwoman #13 -- 38,879 (- 5.6%)
08/2019: Catwoman #14 -- 39,170 (+ 0.7%)
09/2019: Catwoman #15 -- 42,687 (+ 9.0%)
10/2019: Catwoman #16 -- 26,744 (- 37.3%)
11/2019: Catwoman #17 -- 35,056 (+ 31.1%)
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6 months: - 9.8%
1 year : - 30.3%
5 years : + 33.6%
15 years: + 34.3%
The rollercoaster ride that is Catwoman’s cover-spurred sales continues, though this time it is the regular acetate cover by David Finch giving a sales boost.
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52 - WONDER WOMAN ($3.99)
11/2004: Wonder Woman #210 -- 25,699
11/2009: Wonder Woman #38 -- 26,265
11/2014: Wonder Woman #36 -- 58,965 [61,115]
11/2015: Wonder Woman #46 -- 34,042 [34,454]
11/2016: Wonder Woman #10 -- 60,185
11/2016: Wonder Woman #11 -- 58,692
11/2017: Wonder Woman #34 -- 41,185 [41,275]
11/2017: Wonder Woman #35 -- 38,637 [39,187]
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11/2018: Wonder Woman #58 -- 44,467 (+ 6.2%) [45,188]
11/2018: Wonder Woman #59 -- 37,418 (- 15.5%) [38,212]
12/2018: Wonder Woman #60 -- 36,966 (- 3.2%)
01/2019: Wonder Woman #61 -- 36,413 (- 1.5%)
01/2019: Wonder Woman #62 -- 33,780 (- 7.0%)
01/2019: Wonder Woman #63 -- 34,963 (+ 3.2%)
02/2019: Wonder Woman #64 -- 45,866 (+ 31.2%)
02/2019: Wonder Woman #65 -- 46,007 (+ 2.6%) [47,052]
03/2019: Wonder Woman #66 -- 35,547 (- 24.5%)
03/2019: Wonder Woman #67 -- 33,665 (+ 16.6%) [41,434]
04/2019: Wonder Woman #68 -- 37,676 (- 9.1%)
04/2019: Wonder Woman #69 -- 34,990 (- 7.1%)
05/2019: Wonder Woman #70 -- 34,503 (- 1.4%)
05/2019: Wonder Woman #71 -- 32,792 (- 5.0%)
06/2019: Wonder Woman #72 -- 32,604 (- 0.6%)
06/2019: Wonder Woman #73 -- 31,459 (- 3.5%)
07/2019: Wonder Woman #74 -- 31,334 (- 0.4%)
07/2019: Wonder Woman #75 -- 32,823 (+ 4.8%)
08/2019: Wonder Woman #76 -- 31,526 (- 4.0%)
08/2019: Wonder Woman #77 -- 31,561 (+ 0.1%)
09/2019: Wonder Woman #78 -- 30,139 (- 4.5%)
09/2019: Wonder Woman #79 -- 30,103 (- 0.1%)
10/2019: Wonder Woman #80 -- 28,112 (- 6.6%)
10/2019: Wonder Woman #81 -- 28,711 (+ 2.1%)
11/2019: Wonder Woman #82 -- 34,520 (+ 20.2%)
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6 months: + 2.6%
1 year : - 17.2%
2 years : - 14.2%
5 years : - 43.5%
10 years: + 31.4%
15 years: + 34.3%
Running monthly for November - January, but returns to twice-monthly in February after January’s #750 and subsequent legacy renumbering, despite last month’s issues having the lowest sales for a regular Wonder Woman comic since 2010. (This month’s blip up courtesy of the acetate cover.)
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58 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ($3.99)
11/2014: Justice League Dark #36 -- 24,495
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11/2018: Justice League Dark #5 -- 43,953 (- 18.1%) [44,367]
12/2018: Justice League Dark #6 -- 41,720 (- 6.0%)
01/2019: Justice League Dark #7 -- 35,967 (- 13.8%)
02/2019: Justice League Dark #8 -- 33,554 (- 6.7%)
03/2019: Justice League Dark #9 -- 31,648 (- 5.7%)
04/2019: Justice League Dark #10 -- 32,439 (+ 2.5%)
05/2019: Justice League Dark #11 -- 31,871 (- 1.8%)
06/2019: Justice League Dark #12 -- 30,851 (- 3.2%)
07/2019: Justice League Dark #13 -- 31,480 (+ 2.0%)
08/2019: Justice League Dark #14 -- 29,754 (- 5.5%)
09/2019: Justice League Dark #15 -- 27,902 (- 6.2%)
10/2019: Justice League Dark #16 -- 26,190 (- 6.1%)
11/2019: Justice League Dark #17 -- 31,897 (+ 21.8%)
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6 months: + 0.1%
1 year : - 28.1%
5 years : + 30.2%
Acetate cover.
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62 - JOHN CONSTANTINE: HELLBLAZER (Sandman Universe) (Black Label) ($3.99)
11/2004: Hellblazer #202 -- 15,254
11/2009: Hellblazer #261 -- 10,553
11/2014: Constantine #19 -- 15,716
11/2015: The Hellblazer #6 -- 19,328
11/2016: The Hellblazer #4 -- 28,882
11/2017: The Hellblazer #16 -- 13,988
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10/2019: Sandman Univ Pres -- 25,236 (+110.1%)
11/2019: JC Hellblazer #1 -- 30,790 (+ 22.0%)
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2 years : +120.1%
5 years : + 95.9%
10 years: +191.8%
15 years: +101.8%
Another jump up from last month’s Special one-shot, which would seem to a be a good sign?
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99/193 - THE DOLLHOUSE FAMILY (Hill House) (Black Label) ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2019: Dollhouse Family #1 of 6 -- 30,658
Regular: 21,051. Cardstock: 9,607. (2.2:1)
The second title from Joe Hill’s Hill House horror comic imprint, this from long-time collaborators Mike Carey & Peter Gross.
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63 - HARLEY QUINN ($3.99)
11/2014: Harley Quinn #12 -- 71,245 [72,503]
11/2015: Harley Quinn #22 -- 58,344 [58,734]
11/2016: Harley Quinn #7 -- 56,878
11/2016: Harley Quinn #8 -- 54,111
11/2017: Harley Quinn #31 -- 34,688 [34,789]
11/2017: Harley Quinn #32 -- 34,366 [34,590]
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11/2018: Harley Quinn #53 -- 27,903 (- 33.0%) [27,985]
11/2018: Harley Quinn #54 -- 28,028 (+ 1.4%) [28,386]
12/2018: Harley Quinn #55 -- 27,742 (- 2.3%)
12/2018: Harley Quinn #56 -- 26,491 (- 4.5%)
01/2019: Harley Quinn #57 -- 26,407 (- 0.3%)
02/2019: Harley Quinn #58 -- 36,010 (+ 36.4%)
03/2019: Harley Quinn #59 -- 44,298 (+ 23.0%)
04/2019: Harley Quinn #60 -- 28,968 (- 34.6%)
05/2019: Harley Quinn #61 -- 30,708 (+ 6.0%)
06/2019: Harley Quinn #62 -- 27,547 (- 10.3%)
07/2019: Harley Quinn #63 -- 32,268 (+ 17.1%)
08/2019: Harley Quinn #64 -- 26,973 (- 16.4%)
09/2019: Harley Quinn #65 -- 26,082 (- 3.3%)
10/2019: Harley Quinn #66 -- 24,206 (- 7.2%)
11/2019: Harley Quinn #67 -- 30,377 (+ 25.5%)
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6 months: - 1.1%
1 year : + 7.8%
2 years : - 12.4%
5 years : - 58.1%
Acetate cover.
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115/171 - SUPERGIRL ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2009: Supergirl #47 -- 29,159
11/2014: Supergirl #36 -- 28,373
11/2016: Supergirl #3 -- 37,316
11/2017: Supergirl #15 -- 34,314 [34,240]
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11/2018: Supergirl #24 -- 21,295 (- 52.3%)
12/2018: Supergirl #25 -- 21,564 (+ 1.3%)
01/2019: Supergirl #26 -- 29,499 (+ 36.8%)
02/2019: Supergirl #27 -- 19,980 (- 32.3%)
03/2019: Supergirl #28 -- 32,370 (+ 62.0%)
04/2019: Supergirl #29 -- 19,550 (- 39.6%)
05/2019: Supergirl #30 -- 18,443 (- 5.7%)
06/2019: Supergirl #31 -- 20,903 (+ 13.3%)
07/2019: Supergirl #32 -- 22,532 (+ 7.8%)
08/2019: --
09/2019: Supergirl #33 -- 24,795 (+ 10.0%)
09/2019: Supergirl #34 -- 24,209 (- 2.4%)
10/2019: Supergirl #35 -- 19,102 (- 21.1%)
11/2019: Supergirl #36 -- 29,738 (+ 55.7%)
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6 months: + 61.2%
1 year : + 39.6%
2 years : - 13.1%
5 years : + 4.8%
10 years: + 2.0%
Acetate: 18,245. Cardstock: 11,493. (1.6:1)
Acetate cover + Derrick Chew cardstock variant = 10K additional sales for Supergirl. Or another way to look at it is a third of the retailer orders for Supergirl this month were based solely on expected sales due to the covers. This is not healthy.
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64 - HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE ($3.99)
11/2014: He-Man & MotU #19 -- 11,022
11/2015: He-Man Eternity #12 -- 10,382
11/2016: He-Man/T’cats #2 of 6 -- 21,991
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03/2017: He-Man/T’cats #6 of 6 -- 18,424
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11/2019: He-Man & MotM #1 of 6 -- 29,254 (+ 58.8%)
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5 years : +156.3%
Another He-Man limited series.
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65 - THE QUESTION: THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE (Black Label) ($6.99)
11/2019: Question Deaths #1 of 4 -- 29,095
Prestige+ limited series from Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz & Chris Sotomayor..
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67 - FLASH FORWARD ($3.99)
09/2019: Flash Forward #1 of 6 -- 46,176
10/2019: Flash Forward #2 of 6 -- 33,646 (- 27.1%)
11/2019: Flash Forward #3 of 6 -- 28,854 (- 14.2%)
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70 - SHAZAM! ($3.99)
12/2018: Shazam! #1 -- 66,950 [74,218]
01/2018: Shazam! #2 -- 43,607 (- 35.7%) [47,741]
02/2018: Shazam! #3 -- 37,905 (- 19.1%) [38,605]
03/2018: Shazam! #4 -- 38,420 (+ 1.9%) [39,351]
04/2019: --
05/2018: Shazam! #5 -- 35,337 (- 10.2%)
06/2018: Shazam! #6 -- 34,002 (- 3.8%)
07/2019: --
08/2019: --
09/2018: Shazam! #7 -- 31,834 (- 6.4%)
10/2019: --
11/2018: Shazam! #8 -- 28,395 (- 10.8%)
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6 months: - 19.6%
The constant delays continue to take their toll.
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71, 103 - YEAR OF THE VILLAIN/INFECTED one-shots ($3.99)
08/2019: YotV Black Mask #1 -- 26,733
08/2019: YotV Sinestro #1 -- 26,379
09/2019: YotV Lex Luthor #1 -- 27,563
09/2019: YotV The Riddler #1 -- 27,053
10/2019: YotV The Joker #1 -- 128,632
10/2019: YotV Black Adam #1 -- 22,245
11/2019: Inf. King Shazam #1 -- 28,201
11/2019: Inf. Scarab #1 -- 20,463
The one-shots switch this month from Amped-up Villains to Heroes-turned-Villains.
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75 - TEEN TITANS ($3.99)
11/2004: Teen Titans #18 -- 61,537 [65,142]
11/2009: Teen Titans #77 -- 46,239
11/2014: Teen Titans #4 -- 36,364 [36,921]
11/2015: Teen Titans #13 -- 26,511
11/2016: Teen Titans #2 -- 52,877
11/2017: Teen Titans #14 -- 30,596 [30,722]
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11/2018: Teen Titans #24 -- 27,192 (- 26.3%) [27,416]
12/2018: Teen Titans #25 -- 27,285 (- 0.5%)
01/2019: Teen Titans #26 -- 24,208 (- 11.3%)
02/2019: Teen Titans #27 -- 23,137 (- 4.4%)
03/2019: Teen Titans #28 -- 27,405 (+ 18.4%)
04/2019: Teen Titans #29 -- 27,137 (- 1.0%)
05/2019: Teen Titans #30 -- 26,502 (- 2.3%)
06/2019: Teen Titans #31 -- 24,208 (- 8.7%)
07/2019: Teen Titans #32 -- 27,905 (+ 15.3%)
08/2019: Teen Titans #33 -- 23,523 (- 15.7%)
09/2019: Teen Titans #34 -- 22,138 (- 5.9%)
10/2019: Teen Titans #35 -- 20,893 (- 5.6%)
11/2019: Teen Titans #36 -- 26,181 (+ 25.3%)
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6 months: - 1.2%
1 year : - 4.5%
2 years : - 14.8%
5 years : - 29.1%
10 years: - 43.4%
15 years: - 59.8%
Acetate cover.
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104/261 - NIGHTWING ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2004: Nightwing #99 -- 33,708
11/2014: Grayson #4 -- 47,590 [47,886]
11/2015: Grayson #14 -- 31,831 [32,201]
11/2016: Nightwing #8 -- 56,091
11/2016: Nightwing #9 -- 52,984
11/2017: Nightwing #32 -- 31,215 [31,360]
11/2017: Nightwing #33 -- 30,418 [30,552]
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11/2018: Nightwing #52 -- 26,623 (- 24.5%) [26,705]
11/2018: Nightwing #53 -- 26,442 (+ 0.5%) [26,826]
12/2018: Nightwing #54 -- 28,269 (+ 5.4%)
12/2018: Nightwing #55 -- 26,060 (- 7.8%)
01/2019: Nightwing #56 -- 25,044 (- 3.9%)
02/2019: Nightwing #57 -- 26,845 (+ 7.2%)
03/2019: Nightwing #58 -- 25,433 (- 5.3%)
04/2019: Nightwing #59 -- 24,677 (- 3.0%)
05/2019: Nightwing #60 -- 24,233 (- 1.8%)
06/2019: Nightwing #61 -- 22,621 (- 6.7%)
07/2019: Nightwing #62 -- 25,753 (+ 13.8%)
08/2019: Nightwing #63 -- 22,711 (- 11.8%)
09/2019: Nightwing #64 -- 21,736 (- 4.3%)
10/2019: Nightwing #65 -- 20,834 (- 4.1%)
11/2019: Nightwing #66 -- 26,178 (+ 25.7%)
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6 months: + 8.0%
1 year : - 2.2%
2 years : - 15.4%
5 years : - 45.3%
15 years: - 22.3%
Acetate: 20,409. Cardstock: 5,769.
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76 - BASKETFUL OF HEADS (Hill House) (Black Label) ($3.99)
10/2019: Basketful Heads #1 of 7 -- 43,230
11/2019: Basketful Heads #2 of 7 -- 28,720 (- 37.6%)
Returnable, so we’ve adjusted the estimated sales numbers derived from the Diamond-supplied sales index by 10%. For why we do this, please see the fine print at the end of the column.
Returnable like the debut issue, but no cardstock cover this time out.
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80 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS ($3.99)
11/2004: --
11/2009: Outsiders #24 -- 50,894
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05/2019: Batman & Outsiders #1 -- 51,958 (+219.4%)
06/2019: Batman & Outsiders #2 -- 34,745 (- 33.1%)
07/2019: Batman & Outsiders #3 -- 30,639 (- 11.8%)
08/2019: Batman & Outsiders #4 -- 24,803 (- 19.0%)
09/2019: Batman & Outsiders #5 -- 22,712 (- 8.4%)
10/2019: Batman & Outsiders #6 -- 22,607 (- 0.5%)
11/2019: Batman & Outsiders #7 -- 25,103 (+ 11.0%)
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6 months: - 51.7%
10 years: - 50.7%
15 years: n.a.
Acetate cover. The percentage growth for the special cover is a lot lower than most of the other acetate-receiving books.
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81 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY ($3.99)
11/2018: Justice League Odyssey #3 -- 35,727 (- 23.8%) [36,011]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Justice League Odyssey #4 -- 31,696 (- 12.0%)
01/2019: Justice League Odyssey #5 -- 28,776 (- 9.2%)
02/2019: Justice League Odyssey #6 -- 26,248 (- 8.8%)
03/2019: Justice League Odyssey #7 -- 24,378 (- 7.1%)
04/2019: Justice League Odyssey #8 -- 23,493 (- 3.6%)
05/2019: Justice League Odyssey #9 -- 24,512 (+ 4.3%)
06/2019: Justice League Odyssey #10 -- 24,053 (- 1.9%)
07/2019: Justice League Odyssey #11 -- 23,346 (- 2.9%)
08/2019: Justice League Odyssey #12 -- 23,075 (- 1.2%)
09/2019: Justice League Odyssey #13 -- 22,012 (- 4.6%)
10/2019: Justice League Odyssey #14 -- 20,623 (- 6.3%)
11/2019: Justice League Odyssey #15 -- 25,062 (+ 21.5%)
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6 months: + 2.2%
1 year : - 30.4%
Acetate cover.
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109/268 - AQUAMAN ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2004: Aquaman #24 -- 21,605
11/2014: Aquaman #36 -- 32,838 [33,312]
11/2015: Aquaman #46 -- 25,962
11/2016: Aquaman #10 -- 39,816
11/2016: Aquaman #11 -- 38,109
11/2017: Aquaman #30 -- 27,243
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11/2018: Aquaman #42 -- 38,608 (+ 11.8%) [39,314]
12/2018: Aquaman #43 -- 30,920 (- 18.1%) [32,180]
01/2019: Aquaman #44 -- 26,416 (- 15.9%) [27,071]
02/2019: Aquaman #45 -- 26,291 (- 1.2%) [26,754]
03/2019: Aquaman #46 -- 24,566 (- 8.2%)
04/2019: Aquaman #47 -- 25,442 (+ 3.6%)
05/2019: Aquaman #48 -- 24,421 (- 4.0%)
06/2019: Aquaman #49 -- 23,284 (- 4.7%)
07/2019: Aquaman #50 -- 26,286 (+ 12.9%)
08/2019: Aquaman #51 -- 24,072 (- 8.4%)
09/2019: Aquaman #52 -- 22,493 (- 6.6%)
10/2019: Aquaman #53 -- 20,526 (- 8.7%)
11/2019: Aquaman #54 -- 24,896 (+ 21.3%)
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6 months: + 1.9%
1 year : - 36.7%
2 years : - 8.6%
5 years : - 25.3%
15 years: + 15.2%
Acetate: 19,449. Cardstock: 5,447 (3.6:1)
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85 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Wonder Comics) ($3.99)
01/2019: Young Justice #1 -- 73,952 (+974,2%) [76,654]
02/2019: Young Justice #2 -- 37,081 (- 51.6%)
03/2019: Young Justice #3 -- 33,683 (- 9.2%)
04/2019: Young Justice #4 -- 31,319 (- 7.0%)
05/2019: Young Justice #5 -- 29,821 (- 4.8%)
06/2019: Young Justice #6 -- 28,182 (- 5.5%)
07/2019: Young Justice #7 -- 26,777 (- 5.0%)
08/2019: --
09/2019: Young Justice #8 -- 26,261 (- 1.9%)
10/2019: Young Justice #9 -- 24,091 (- 8.3%)
11/2019: Young Justice #10 -- 24,162 (+ 0.3%)
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6 months: - 19.0%
Sales stay stable this month, without the benefit of an acetate cover or last issue’s cardstock variant. Perhaps the occasion of Naomi joining the team had something to do with the non-decline?
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126/246 - BATGIRL ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2004: Batgirl #58 -- 31,056 [32,932]
11/2009: Batgirl #4 -- 34,697
11/2014: Batgirl #36 -- 50,247 [50,992]
11/2015: --
11/2016: Batgirl #5 -- 35,210
11/2017: Batgirl #17 -- 20,337
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11/2018: Batgirl #29 -- 35,356 (- 9.0%) [35,665]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Batgirl #30 -- 31,084 (- 12.8%)
01/2019: Batgirl #31 -- 33,287 (+ 7.1%)
02/2019: Batgirl #32 -- 29,839 (- 10.4%)
03/2019: Batgirl #33 -- 24,034 (- 19.5%)
04/2019: Batgirl #34 -- 28,271 (+ 17.6%)
05/2019: Batgirl #35 -- 26,340 (- 6.8%)
06/2019: --
07/2019: Batgirl #36 -- 23,794 (- 9.7%)
07/2019: Batgirl #37 -- 22,430 (- 5.7%)
08/2019: Batgirl #38 -- 25,445 (+ 13.4%)
09/2019: Batgirl #39 -- 19,665 (- 22.7%)
10/2019: Batgirl #40 -- 18,076 (- 8.1%)
11/2019: Batgirl #41 -- 23,889 (+ 32.2%)
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6 months: - 9.3%
1 year : - 33.0%
2 years : + 17.5%
5 years : - 53.2%
10 years: - 31.1%
15 years: - 27.5%
Acetate: 16,969. Cardstock: 6,920. (2.5:1)
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91 - RED HOOD: OUTLAW ($3.99)
11/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #36 -- 19,245
11/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #6 -- 19,857
11/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #4 -- 36,740
11/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #16 -- 23,610
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11/2018: Red Hood: Outlaw #28 -- 24,485 (- 20.2%)
12/2018: Red Hood: Outlaw #29 -- 23,836 (- 2.7%)
01/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #30 -- 20,247 (- 15.1%)
02/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #31 -- 19,546 (- 3.5%)
03/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #32 -- 18,389 (- 5.9%)
04/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #33 -- 24,706 (+ 34.4%)
05/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #34 -- 18,389 (- 23.2%)
06/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #35 -- 18,067 (- 4.8%)
07/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #36 -- 21,308 (+ 17.9%)
08/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #37 -- 18,585 (- 12.8%)
09/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #38 -- 18,425 (- 0.9%)
10/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #39 -- 17,614 (- 4.4%)
11/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #40 -- 21,864 (+ 24.1%)
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6 months: + 18.9%
1 year : - 10.7%
2 years : - 7.4%
5 years : + 13.6%
Acetate cover.
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93 - DEATHSTROKE ($3.99)
11/2014: Deathstroke #2 -- 36,356 [37,484]
11/2015: Deathstroke #12 -- 31,939 [32,568]
11/2016: Deathstroke #6 -- 37,177
11/2016: Deathstroke #7 -- 35,782
11/2017: Deathstroke #25 -- 20,899
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11/2018: Deathstroke #37 -- 30,734 (+ 12.2%) [30,719]
12/2018: Deathstroke #38 -- 28,803 (- 6.2%)
01/2019: Deathstroke #39 -- 21,442 (- 25.6%)
02/2019: Deathstroke #40 -- 19,608 (- 8.6%)
03/2019: Deathstroke #41 -- 21,167 (+ 8.0%)
04/2019: Deathstroke #42 -- 26,054 (+ 23.1%)
05/2019: Deathstroke #43 -- 24,857 (- 4.6%)
06/2019: Deathstroke #44 -- 21,785 (- 12.4%)
07/2019: Deathstroke #45 -- 23,386 (+ 7.3%)
08/2019: Deathstroke #46 -- 20,113 (- 14.0%)
09/2019: Deathstroke #47 -- 18,422 (- 8.4%)
10/2019: Deathstroke #48 -- 17,203 (- 6.6%)
11/2019: Deathstroke #49 -- 21,577 (+ 25.4%)
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6 months: - 13.2%
1 year : - 29.8%
2 years : + 3.2%
5 years : - 42.4%
Acetate cover; penultimate issue.
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98 - HAWKMAN ($3.99)
11/2004: Hawkman #34 -- 21,974
11/2016: Death of #2 -- 17,061
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11/2018: Hawkman #6 -- 21,818 (- 28.0%)
12/2018: Hawkman #7 -- 20,625 (- 5.5%)
01/2019: Hawkman #8 -- 20,198 (- 2.1%)
02/2019: Hawkman #9 -- 18,829 (- 6.8%)
03/2019: Hawkman #10 -- 18,269 (- 3.0%)
04/2019: Hawkman #11 -- 18,392 (+ 0.7%)
05/2019: Hawkman #12 -- 18,135 (- 1.4%)
06/2019: Hawkman #13 -- 17,524 (- 3.4%)
07/2019: Hawkman #14 -- 19,934 (+ 13.8%)
08/2019: Hawkman #15 -- 17,865 (- 10.4%)
09/2019: Hawkman #16 -- 16,492 (- 7.7%)
10/2019: Hawkman #17 -- 15,951 (- 3.3%)
11/2019: Hawkman #18 -- 21,084 (+ 32.2%)
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6 months: + 16.3%
1 year : - 3.4%
15 years: - 4.1%
Acetate cover.
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107 - LOIS LANE ($3.99)
07/2019: Lois Lane #1 of 12 -- 40,348
08/2019: Lois Lane #2 of 12 -- 27,578 (- 31.6%)
09/2019: Lois Lane #3 of 12 -- 23,728 (- 14.0%)
10/2019: Lois Lane #4 of 12 -- 21,280 (- 10.3%)
11/2019: Lois Lane #5 of 12 -- 19,559 (- 8.1%)
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112 - BATMAN BEYOND ($3.99)
11/2014: Universe #16 -- 13,211
11/2015: Batman Beyond #6 -- 27,778
11/2016: Batman Beyond #2 -- 41,313
11/2017: Batman Beyond #14 -- 19,181
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11/2018: Batman Beyond #26 -- 18,652 (- 24.5%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Batman Beyond #27 -- 16,695 (- 10.5%)
01/2019: Batman Beyond #28 -- 16,018 (- 4.1%)
02/2019: Batman Beyond #29 -- 16,174 (+ 1.0%)
03/2019: Batman Beyond #30 -- 16,427 (+ 1.6%)
04/2019: Batman Beyond #31 -- 17,280 (+ 5.2%)
05/2019: Batman Beyond #32 -- 15,398 (- 10.9%)
06/2019: Batman Beyond #33 -- 14,889 (- 3.3%)
07/2019: Batman Beyond #34 -- 14,742 (- 1.0%)
08/2019: Batman Beyond #35 -- 14,094 (- 4.4%)
09/2019: Batman Beyond #36 -- 14,022 (- 0.5%)
10/2019: Batman Beyond #37 -- 18,467 (+ 42.4%) [19,963]
11/2019: Batman Beyond #38 -- 19,231 (- 3.7%)
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6 months: + 24.9%
1 year : + 3.1%
2 years : + 0.3%
5 years : + 45.6%
More Batwoman Beyond.
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213/184 - RWBY (Digital First) ($3.99/$4.99)
10/2019: RWBY #1 of 7 -- 23,552
11/2019: RWBY #2 of 7 -- 18,854 (- 19.9%)
Regular: 8,461. Cardstock: 10,393. (0.8:1)
The cardstock variant is my Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, which explains why it sells better than the regular cover, and why the second issue drop is relatively mild.
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114 - BATMAN VS. RA’S AL GHUL ($3.99)
09/2019: Batman vs. RAG #1 of 6 -- 39,374
10/2019: Batman vs. RAG #2 of 6 -- 23,088 (- 41.4%)
11/2019: Batman vs. RAG #3 of 6 -- 18,375 (- 20.4%)
In case you are wondering: Yes, we have achieved Bat-saturation.
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121 - THE TERRIFICS ($3.99)
11/2018: Terrifics #10 -- 19,035 (- 25.5%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Terrifics #11 -- 17,352 (- 8.8%)
01/2019: Terrifics #12 -- 16,657 (- 4.0%)
02/2019: Terrifics #13 -- 15,917 (- 4.4%)
03/2019: Terrifics #14 -- 15,294 (- 3.9%)
04/2019: Terrifics #15 -- 14,598 (- 4.6%)
05/2019: Terrifics #16 -- 14,022 (- 3.9%)
06/2019: Terrifics #17 -- 13,486 (- 3.8%)
07/2019: Terrifics #18 -- 17,415 (+ 29.1%)
08/2019: Terrifics #19 -- 15,310 (- 12.1%)
09/2019: Terrifics #20 -- 14,581 (- 4.8%)
10/2019: Terrifics #21 -- 13,813 (- 5.3%)
11/2019: Terrifics #22 -- 18,375 (+ 33.0%)
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6 months: + 31.0%
1 year : - 3.5%
Acetate cover.
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123 - SUPERGIRL ANNUAL ($4.99)
09/2009: Supergirl Ann. #1 -- 28,262
10/2010: Supergirl Ann. #2 -- 21,080 (- 25.4%)
08/2017: Supergirl Ann. #1 -- 17,322 (- 17.8%)
11/2019: Supergirl Ann. #2 -- 17,134 (- 1.1%)
Stretching the definition of ‘Annual’...
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124 - BATMAN UNIVERSE ($4.99)
07/2019: Batman Universe #1 of 6 -- 35,826
08/2019: Batman Universe #2 of 6 -- 24,498 (- 31.6%)
09/2019: Batman Universe #3 of 6 -- 20,633 (- 15.8%)
10/2019: Batman Universe #4 of 6 -- 18,194 (- 11.8%)
11/2019: Batman Universe #5 of 6 -- 17,091 (- 6.1%)
Limited series reprinting the Bendis/Derington stories that originally appeared in the Walmart exclusive Batman Giant.
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131 - BATMAN: CREATURE OF THE NIGHT ($5.99)
11/2017: Creature of the Night #1 of 4 -- 35,347 [36,498]
12/2017: Creature of the Night #2 of 4 -- 28,876 (- 20.9%)
01/2018: --
02/2018: --
03/2018: --
04/2018: Creature of the Night #3 of 4 -- 22,529 (- 22.0%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: --
07/2018: --
08/2018: --
09/2018: --
10/2018: --
11/2018: --
12/2018: --
01/2019: --
02/2019: --
03/2019: --
04/2019: --
05/2019: --
06/2019: --
07/2019: --
08/2019: --
09/2019: --
10/2019: --
11/2019: Creature of the Night #4 of 4 -- 16,088 (- 28.6%)
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2 years : - 55.9%
You’ll be forgiven for forgetting that this series hadn’t yet finished, as it was over a year-and-a-half since the previous issue came out!
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136 - BATMAN GIANT ($4.99)
10/2019: Batman Giant #1 -- 22,860
11/2019: Batman Giant #2 -- 15,139 (- 33.8%)
The DC Giants are Direct-market editions of comics that come out a few weeks earlier at Walmarts, and contain a mixture of new stories and reprints.
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136 - METAL MEN ($3.99)
10/2019: Metal Men #1 of 12 -- 24,723 (+ 78.4%)
11/2019: Metal Men #2 of 12 -- 16,323 (- 34.0%)
Returnable, so we’ve adjusted the estimated sales numbers derived from the Diamond-supplied sales index by 10%. For why we do this, please see the fine print at the end of the column.
Twelve issues you say?
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142 - SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN ($3.99)
07/2019: Jimmy Olsen #1 of 12 -- 33,960
08/2019: Jimmy Olsen #2 of 12 -- 21,880 (- 35.6%)
09/2019: Jimmy Olsen #3 of 12 -- 18,120 (- 17.2%)
10/2019: Jimmy Olsen #4 of 12 -- 15,820 (- 12.7%)
11/2019: Jimmy Olsen #5 of 12 -- 14,586 (- 7.8%)
Nearly 15K of us are reading the best comic DC is currently publishing—the rest of you are missing out!
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143 - THE LAST GOD (Black Label) ($4.99)
10/2019: The Last God #1 -- 27,774 [38,277]
11/2019: The Last God #2 -- 14,540 (- 62.0%)
Low sales for the second issue, but a relatively large number of reorders for the first issue. So ???
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145 - Facsimile Editions ($3.99)
08/2019: Batman #232 -- 21,178
08/2019: House of Secrets #92 -- 17,271
09/2019: Batman #181 -- 20,514
10/2019: Batman #251 -- 24,115
11/2019: Green Lantern #85 -- 14,198
Why make new comics when you can sell reprints of old comics at today’s cover prices?
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146 - SUPERMAN: UP IN THE SKY ($4.99)
07/2019: Superman Sky #1 of 6 -- 28,028
08/2019: Superman Sky #2 of 6 -- 19,961 (- 28.8%)
09/2019: Superman Sky #3 of 6 -- 17,391 (- 12.9%)
10/2019: Superman Sky #4 of 6 -- 15,817 (- 9.1%)
11/2019: Superman Sky #5 of 6 -- 14,186 (- 10.3%)
Limited series reprinting the King/Hope/Kubert stories that originally appeared in the Walmart exclusive Superman Giant.
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223/256 - GEN:LOCK (Digital First) ($3.99/$4.99)
11/2019: ben:Lock #1 of 7 -- 13,587
Regular: 7,970. Cardstock: 5,617. (1.4:1)
Following in the footsteps of RWBY, here’s a comic based on another Rooster Teeth animated series.
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149, 152, 162, 188 - Dollar Comics ($1.00)
09/2019: Batman #608 -- 19,610
09/2019: Crisis on ∞ Earths #1 -- 19,275
09/2019: Detective Comics #854 -- 17,014
09/2019: Harley Quinn #1 -- 15,660
10/2019: Joker #1 -- 23,869
10/2019: Watchmen #1 -- 19,156
10/2019: Swamp Thing #1 -- 17,849
10/2019: Superman #75 -- 17,139
10/2019: Batman #497 -- 16,571 [33,157]
11/2019: Flashpoint #1 -- 13,580
11/2019: Blackest Night #1 -- 13,403
11/2019: Infinite Crisis #1 -- 12,280
11/2019: Luthor #1 -- 9,900
These promotionally-priced reprints won’t be included in the summary charts at the end of the column, but we present their sales here for your enjoyment!
The interesting thing here is that last month’s Dollar Comics edition of Batman #497 registered as many units this month as it did last month, which possibly could be due to half of last month’s issues simply being delayed into November.
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155 - GOTHAM CITY MONSTERS ($3.99)
09/2019: Gotham City Monsters #1 of 6 -- 28,082
10/2019: Gotham City Monsters #2 of 6 -- 15,534 (- 44.7%)
11/2019: Gotham City Monsters #3 of 6 -- 12,688 (- 18.3%)
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159 - MARTIAN MANHUNTER ($3.99)
11/2015: Martian Manhunter #6 -- 17,038
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12/2018: Martian Manhunter #1 of 12 -- 39,312 (+224.6%) [40,748]
01/2019: Martian Manhunter #2 of 12 -- 26,573 (- 34.8%)
02/2019: Martian Manhunter #3 of 12 -- 22,431 (- 15.6%)
03/2019: Martian Manhunter #4 of 12 -- 19,187 (- 14.5%)
04/2019: --
05/2019: Martian Manhunter #5 of 12 -- 17,958 (- 6.5%)
06/2019: Martian Manhunter #6 of 12 -- 16,295 (- 9.3%)
07/2019: Martian Manhunter #7 of 12 -- 15,064 (- 7.6%)
08/2019: Martian Manhunter #8 of 12 -- 14,432 (- 4.2%)
09/2019: --
10/2019: Martian Manhunter #9 of 12 -- 12,994 (- 10.0%)
11/2019: Martian Manhunter #10 of 12 -- 12,395 (- 4.6%)
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6 months: - 31.0%
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167 - DC SUPER-HERO GIRLS GIANT ($4.99)
11/2019: DC S-H Girls Giant #1 -- 11,892
176 - TEEN TITANS GO! GIANT ($4.99)
11/2004: Teen Titans Go! #13 -- 15,279
11/2014: --
11/2015: --
11/2016: --
11/2017: --
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11/2018: Teen Titans Go! #31 -- 8,597 (- 3.0%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Teen Titans Go! #32 -- 8,143 (- 5.3%)
02/2019: --
03/2019: Teen Titans Go! #33 -- 8,027 (- 1.4%)
04/2019: --
05/2019: Teen Titans Go! #34 -- 7,818 (- 2.6%)
06/2019: --
07/2019: Teen Titans Go! #35 -- 7,658 (- 2.0%)
08/2019: --
09/2019: Teen Titans Go! #36 -- 7,727 (+ 0.9%)
10,2019: --
11/2019: Teen Titans Go! Giant #1 -- 10,795 (+ 39.7%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
5 years : n.a.
15 years: - 29.3%
Two DC Giants for the younger set; these will caucus with the ‘Digital First, All Ages & Other’ section of the summary statistics at the end of the column.
(Also, We’re breaking precedent here and comparing sales of TTG! Giant with those of the previous TTG! series, as this is clearly taking its space in the publishing slate.)
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175 - DOOM PATROL: WEIGHT OF THE WORLDS (Young Animal) ($3.99)
11/2004: Doom Patrol #6 -- 21,840
11/2009: Doom Patrol #4 -- 59,095 [54,400]
11/2016: Doom Patrol #3 -- 33,154
11/2017: Doom Patrol #9 -- 16,381
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11/2018: --
12/2018: --
01/2019: --
02/2019: --
03/2019: --
04/2019: --
05/2019: --
06/2019: --
07/2019: Weight Worlds #1 -- 25,896 (+ 92.6%)
08/2019: Weight Worlds #2 -- 16,289 (- 37.1%)
09/2019: Weight Worlds #3 -- 15,473 (- 5.0%)
10/2019: Weight Worlds #4 -- 10,838 (- 30.0%)
11/2019: Weight Worlds #5 -- 11,125 (+ 2.6%)
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2 years : - 32.1%
10 years: - 79.5%
15 years: - 49.1%
No extra copies of last month’s issue showed up on the chart this month to explain last month’s sudden large drop, but the slight increase this month still makes me think that there was something hinky with last month’s sales numbers...
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178 - THE DREAMING (Sandman Universe) (Black Label) ($3.99)
10/2018: Dreaming #2 -- 21,559 (- 43.3%)
11/2018: Dreaming #3 -- 19,815 (- 8.1%)
12/2018: Dreaming #4 -- 18,185 (- 8.2%)
01/2019: Dreaming #5 -- 17,054 (- 6.2%)
02/2019: Dreaming #6 -- 15,989 (- 6.2%)
03/2019: Dreaming #7 -- 15,046 (- 5.9%)
04/2019: Dreaming #8 -- 14,409 (- 4.2%)
05/2019: Dreaming #9 -- 13,749 (- 4.6%)
06/2019: Dreaming #10 -- 12,983 (- 5.6%)
07/2019: Dreaming #11 -- 12,501 (- 3.7%)
08/2019: Dreaming #12 -- 11,803 (- 5.6%)
09/2019: Dreaming #13 -- 11,759 (- 0.4%)
10/2019: Dreaming #14 -- 11,077 (- 5.8%)
11/2019: Dreaming #15 -- 10,745 (- 3.0%)
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6 months: - 23.1%
1 year : - 48.6%
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182 - FREEDOM FIGHTERS ($3.99)
12/2018: Freedom Fighters #1 of 12 -- 23,826 (+199.7%) [25,248]
01/2019: Freedom Fighters #2 of 12 -- 14,091 (- 44.2%)
02/2019: Freedom Fighters #3 of 12 -- 13,619 (- 3.3%)
03/2019: Freedom Fighters #4 of 12 -- 13,130 (- 3.6%)
04/2019: Freedom Fighters #5 of 12 -- 12,653 (- 3.6%)
05/2019: Freedom Fighters #6 of 12 -- 12,348 (- 2.4%)
06/2019: --
07/2019: Freedom Fighters #7 of 12 -- 11,800 (- 4.4%)
08/2019: Freedom Fighters #8 of 12 -- 11,436 (- 3.1%)
09/2019: Freedom Fighters #9 of 12 -- 11,174 (- 2.3%)
10/2019: Freedom Fighters #10 of 12 -- 10,968 (- 1.8%)
11/2019: Freedom Fighters #11 of 12 -- 10,618 (- 3.2%)
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6 months: - 13.3%
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195 - SWAMP THING GIANT ($4.99)
10/2019: Swamp Thing Giant #1 -- 12,964
11/2019: Swamp Thing Giant #2 -- 9,520 (- 26.6%)
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197 - THE BOOKS OF MAGIC (Sandman Universe) (Black Label) ($3.99)
11/2004: Life Wartime #5 -- 15,476
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11/2018: Books of Magic #2 -- 18,189 (- 45.3%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Books of Magic #3 -- 15,886 (- 12.7%)
01/2019: Books of Magic #4 -- 14,581 (- 8.2%)
02/2019: Books of Magic #5 -- 13,864 (- 4.8%)
03/2019: Books of Magic #6 -- 13,177 (- 5.1%)
04/2019: Books of Magic #7 -- 12,524 (- 5.0%)
05/2019: Books of Magic #8 -- 11,918 (- 4.8%)
06/2019: Books of Magic #9 -- 11,305 (- 5.1%)
07/2019: Books of Magic #10 -- 10,779 (- 4.7%)
08/2019: Books of Magic #11 -- 10,410 (- 3.4%)
09/2019: Books of Magic #12 -- 10,196 (- 2.1%)
10/2019: Books of Magic #13 -- 9,729 (- 4.6%)
11/2019: Books of Magic #14 -- 9,464 (- 2.7%)
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6 months: - 20.6%
1 year : - 48.0%
15 years: - 38.9%
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198 - LUCIFER (Sandman Universe) (Black Label) ($3.99)
11/2004: Lucifer #56 -- 12,677
11/2016: Lucifer #12 -- 8,133
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11/2018: Lucifer #2 -- 16,871 (- 41.4%)
12/2018: Lucifer #3 -- 14,929 (- 11.5%)
01/2019: Lucifer #4 -- 14,474 (- 3.0%)
02/2019: Lucifer #5 -- 13,413 (- 7.3%)
03/2019: Lucifer #6 -- 12,721 (- 5.2%)
04/2019: Lucifer #7 -- 12,114 (- 4.8%)
05/2019: Lucifer #8 -- 11,611 (- 4.2%)
06/2019: Lucifer #9 -- 11,201 (- 3.5%)
07/2019: Lucifer #10 -- 10,746 (- 4.1%)
08/2019: Lucifer #11 -- 10,495 (- 2.3%)
09/2019: Lucifer #12 -- 10,206 (- 2.8%)
10/2019: Lucifer #13 -- 9,829 (- 3.7%)
11/2019: Lucifer #14 -- 9,425 (- 4.1%)
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6 months: - 18.8%
1 year : - 44.1%
15 years: - 25.7%
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206 - WONDER TWINS (Wonder Comics) ($3.99)
02/2019: Wonder Twins #1 of 6 -- 27,584 [28,154]
03/2019: Wonder Twins #2 of 6 -- 19,892 (- 29.3%)
04/2019: Wonder Twins #3 of 6 -- 16,951 (- 14.8%)
05/2019: Wonder Twins #4 of 12 -- 15,643 (- 7.7%)
06/2019: Wonder Twins #5 of 12 -- 13,994 (- 10.5%)
07/2019: Wonder Twins #6 of 12 -- 13,214 (- 5.6%)
08/2019: --
09/2019: Wonder Twins #7 of 12 -- 9,055 (- 31.5%)
10/2019: Wonder Twins #8 of 12 -- 9,360 (+ 3.4%)
11/2019: Wonder Twins #9 of 12 -- 8,888 (- 5.0%)
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6 months: - 43.2%
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208 - INFERIOR FIVE ($3.99)
09/2019: Inferior Five #1 of 12 -- 19,964
10/2019: Inferior Five #2 of 12 -- 10,334 (- 48.2%)
11/2019: Inferior Five #3 of 6 -- 8,828 (- 14.6%)
Now a six-issue limited series!
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209 - WONDER WOMAN: COME BACK TO ME ($4.99)
07/2019: WW Come Back #1 of 6 -- 20,308
08/2019: WW Come Back #2 of 6 -- 13,386 (- 34.1%)
09/2019: WW Come Back #3 of 6 -- 11,120 (- 16.9%)
10/2019: WW Come Back #4 of 6 -- 9,735 (- 12.5%)
11/2019: WW Come Back #5 of 6 -- 8,759 (- 10.0%)
Limited series reprinting the Conner/Palmiotti/Hardin stories that originally appeared in the Walmart exclusive Justice League Giant.
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219 - TITANS: BURNING RAGE ($4.99)
08/2019: Burning Rage #1 of 7 -- 14,900
09/2019: Burning Rage #2 of 7 -- 10,849 (- 27.2%)
10/2019: Burning Rage #3 of 7 -- 9,172 (- 15.5%)
11/2019: Burning Rage #4 of 7 -- 8,132 (- 11.3%)
Limited series reprinting the Jurgens/Eaton stories that originally appeared in the Walmart exclusive Teen Titans Giant.
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232 - HOUSE OF WHISPERS (Sandman Universe) (Black Label) ($3.99)
11/2018: House of Whispers #3 -- 14,943 (- 10.9%)
12/2018: House of Whispers #4 -- 13,619 (- 8.9%)
01/2019: House of Whispers #5 -- 12,505 (- 8.2%)
02/2019: House of Whispers #6 -- 11,566 (- 7.5%)
03/2019: House of Whispers #7 -- 10,874 (- 6.0%)
04/2019: House of Whispers #8 -- 10,155 (- 6.6%)
05/2019: House of Whispers #9 -- 9,646 (- 5.0%)
06/2019: House of Whispers #10 -- 9,024 (- 6.4%)
07/2019: House of Whispers #11 -- 8,658 (- 4.1%)
08/2019: House of Whispers #12 -- 8,412 (- 2.8%)
09/2019: House of Whispers #13 -- 8,078 (- 4.0%)
10/2019: House of Whispers #14 -- 7,737 (- 4.2%)
11/2019: House of Whispers #15 -- 7,405 (- 4.3%)
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6 months: - 23.2%
1 year : - 50.4%
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242 - DIAL H FOR HERO (Wonder Comics) ($3.99)
03/2019: Dial H for Hero #1 of 6 -- 21,832 (+ 96.9%)
04/2019: Dial H for Hero #2 of 6 -- 12,896 (- 40.9%)
05/2019: Dial H for Hero #3 of 12 -- 11,000 (- 14.7%)
06/2019: Dial H for Hero #4 of 12 -- 9,963 (- 9.4%)
07/2019: Dial H for Hero #5 of 12 -- 9,277 (- 6.9%)
08/2019: Dial H for Hero #6 of 12 -- 8,743 (- 5.8%)
09/2019: Dial H for Hero #7 of 12 -- 8,096 (- 7.4%)
10/2019: Dial H for Hero #8 of 12 -- 7,421 (- 8.3%)
11/2019: Dial H for Hero #9 of 12 -- 6,998 (- 5.7%)
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6 months: - 36.4%
By not buying fun and interesting comics like Dial H for Hero, you are assuring that your future will be full of endless grim-dark Batman mini-series.
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270 - COLLAPSER (Young Animal) ($3.99)
07/2019: Collapser #1 of 6 -- 22,123
08/2019: Collapser #2 of 6 -- 9,626 (- 56.5%)
09/2019: Collapser #3 of 6 -- 7,371 (- 23.4%)
10/2019: Collapser #4 of 6 -- 6,181 (- 16.1%)
11/2019: Collapser #5 of 6 -- 5,355 (- 13.4%)
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332 - LOONEY TUNES (All-Ages) ($2.99)
11/2004: Looney Tunes #120 -- 3,150
11/2009: Looney Tunes #180 -- ????? (< 2,698)
11/2014: --
11/2015: --
11/2016: --
11/2017: Looney Tunes #240 -- ????? (< 4,763)
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11/2018: Looney Tunes #246 -- 3,109 (- 7.1%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Looney Tunes #247 -- 3,151 (+ 1.4%)
02/2019: --
03/2019: Looney Tunes #248 -- 3,027 (- 3.9%)
04/2019: --
05/2019: Looney Tunes #249 -- 3,284 (+ 8.5%)
06/2019: --
07/2019: Looney Tunes #250 -- 3,628 (+ 10.5%)
08/2019: --
09/2019: Looney Tunes #251 -- 3,258 (- 10.2%)
10/2019: --
11/2019: Looney Tunes #252 -- 3,197 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: + 7.6%
1 year : - 2.6%
2 years : ????
5 years : n.a.
10 years: ????
15 years: - 8.2%
DC’s lowest-selling new issue for November.
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Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, director’s cuts, and magazines; based on first-month sales only.)
DC COMICS
11/2004: 31,940
11/2009: 28,913
11/2014: 28,654 **
11/2015: 30,743
11/2016: 36,894 **
11/2017: 32,415 **
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11/2018: 29,150 (- 11.1%)
12/2018: 36,514 (+ 25.3%)
01/2019: 27,526 (- 24.6%)
02/2019: 29,807 (+ 8.3%)
03/2019: 36,887 (+ 23.8%)
04/2019: 29,141 (- 21.0%)
05/2019: 36,909 (+ 26.7%)
06/2019: 35,745 (- 3.2%)
07/2019: 33,289 (- 6.9%)
08/2019: 33,608 (+ 1.0%)
09/2019: 32,017 (- 4.7%)
10/2019: 31,781 (- 0.7%)
11/2019: 27,135 (- 14.6%)
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6 months: - 26.5%
1 year : - 6.9%
2 years : - 16.3%
5 years : - 5.3%
10 years: - 6.1%
15 years: - 15.0%
DC UNIVERSE
11/2004: 40,291
11/2009: 38,488
11/2014: 36,710
11/2015: 38,396
11/2016: 45,659
11/2017: 39,600
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11/2018: 35,313 (- 11.9%)
12/2018: 44,269 (+ 25.4%)
01/2019: 32,835 (- 25.8%)
02/2019: 34,801 (+ 6.0%)
03/2019: 46,190 (+ 32.7%)
04/2019: 34,471 (- 25.4%)
05/2019: 43,378 (+ 25.8%)
06/2019: 41,806 (- 3.6%)
07/2019: 38,444 (- 8.0%)
08/2019: 37,680 (- 2.0%)
09/2019: 36,611 (- 2.8%)
10/2019: 34,143 (- 6.7%)
11/2019: 30,006 (- 12.1%)
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6 months: - 30.8%
1 year : - 15.0%
2 years : - 24.2%
5 years : - 18.3%
10 years: - 22.0%
15 years: - 25.5%
’VERTIGO’ (Young Animal, Sandman Universe, Hill House, non-DCU Black Label)
11/2004: 15,239
11/2009: 11,036
11/2014: 8,511 **
11/2015: 9,780
11/2016: 14,623 **
11/2017: 9,604 **
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11/2018: 13,012 (- 24.2%)
12/2018: 11,983 (- 7.9%)
01/2019: 10,822 (- 9.7%)
02/2019: 10,732 (- 0.8%)
03/2019: 9,739 (- 9.3%)
04/2019: 9,496 (- 9.3%)
05/2019: 9,635 (+ 1.5%)
06/2019: 8,584 (+ 1.5%)
07/2019: 12,955 (+ 50.9%)
08/2019: 10,410 (- 19.6%)
09/2019: 9,788 (- 6.0%)
10/2019: 16,848 (+ 72.1%)
11/2019: 18,313 (+ 8.7%)
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6 months: + 90.1%
1 year : + 40.7%
2 years : + 90.7%
5 years : +115.2%
10 years: + 65.9%
15 years: + 20.2%
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DC COMICS - TOTAL SALES
11/2004: 2,139,965
11/2009: 2,226,271
11/2014: 2,378,297 **
11/2015: 2,305,737
11/2016: 3,025,276 **
11/2017: 2,917,319 **
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11/2018: 1,953,053 (- 23.6%)
12/2018: 1,898,752 (- 2.8%)
01/2019: 2,367,265 (+ 24.7%)
02/2019: 1,758,617 (- 25.7%)
03/2019: 2,213,196 (+ 25.8%)
04/2019: 1,515,307 (- 31.5%)
05/2019: 2,177,609 (+ 43.7%)
06/2019: 1,787,229 (- 25.7%)
07/2019: 2,130,506 (+ 19.2%)
08/2019: 1,814,822 (- 14.8%)
09/2019: 2,145,167 (+ 18.2%)
10/2019: 2,089,383 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: - 4.1%
1 year : + 7.0%
2 years : - 28.4%
5 years : - 12.1%
10 years: - 6.1%
15 years: - 2.4%
There were 77 ‘new’ comics from DC in November, down from 87 in October, but still up from 67 in September and way up from 54 in August. Of those 77, five were reprints of comics previous published, and five were mixtures of reprints and new material.
Sales Indices
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The Sales Index number is the ratio of that comic’s sales to the average sales of all comics in that category.
DCU: Average: 30,006. Median: 25,641. No.: 60. Total: 1,800,358.
3.0 - Batman (82)
2.8 - Batman (83)
2.5 - Legion of Super-Heroes
2.0 - Batman/Superman
1.8 - Justice League (35)
1.8 - Detective Comics (1015)
1.7 - Batman White Knight Presents
1.6 - Justice League (36)
1.6 - Detective Comics (1016)
1.6 - Action Comics
1.5 - Superman
1.5 - Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy
1.5 - The Batman’s Grave
1.4 - Green Lantern Backstairs
1.4 - Event Leviathan
1.3 - Flash (82)
1.2 - Tales of the Dark Multiverse Blackest Night
1.2 - Tales of the Dark Multiverse Infinite Crisis
1.2 - Catwoman
1.2 - Wonder Woman
1.1 - Flash (83)
1.1 - Justice League Dark
1.0 - Harley Quinn
1.0 - Supergirl
1.0 - The Question Deaths of Vic Sage
1.0 - Flash Forward
0.9 - Shazam!
0.9 - Infected King Shazam!
0.9 - Teen Titans
0.9 - Nightwing
0.8 - Batman and the Outsiders
0.8 - Justice League Odyssey
0.8 - Aquaman
0.8 - Young Justice
0.8 - Batgirl
0.7 - Red Hood Outlaw
0.7 - Deathstroke
0.7 - Hawkman
0.7 - Infected Scarab
0.7 - Lois Lane
0.6 - Batman Beyond
0.6 - Batman vs Ra’s al Ghul
0.6 - The Terrifics
0.6 - Supergirl Annual
0.6 - Batman Universe
0.5 - Metal Men
0.5 - Batman Creature of the Night
0.5 - Batman Giant
0.5 - Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen
0.5 - Green Lantern 85 FE
0.5 - Superman Up in the Sky
0.4 - Gotham City Monsters
0.4 - Martian Manhunter
0.4 - Freedom Fighters
0.3 - Swamp Thing Giant
0.3 - Wonder Twins
0.3 - Inferior Five
0.3 - Wonder Woman Come Back to Me
0.3 - Titans Burning Rage
0.2 - Dial H for Hero
‘Vertigo’ (Young Animal, Sandman Universe, Hill House, non-DCU Black Label): Average: 18,313. Median: 11,125. No.: 11. Total: 201,446.
2.4 - Far Sector
1.7 - John Constantine Hellblazer
1.7 - The Dollhouse Family
1.6 - Basketful of Heads
0.8 - The Last God
0.6 - Doom Patrol Weight of the World
0.6 - The Dreaming
0.5 - Books of Magic
0.5 - Lucifer
0.4 - House of Whispers
0.3 - Collapser
Young Animal Average: 19,900 (3 titles). Sandman Universe Average: 13,566 (5 titles). Hill House Average: 29,689 (2 titles). Other Black Label average: 14,540 (1 title).
Digital First, All Ages & Other: Average: 14,597. Median: 12,740. No.: 6. Total: 87,579.
2.0 - He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse
1.3 - RWBY
0.9 - gen:Lock
0.8 - DC Super-Hero Girls Giant
0.7 - Teen Titans Go! Giant
0.2 - Looney Tunes
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The Fine Print (Disclaimers, et cetera)
The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com and Comichron, according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.
ICv2.com's and Comichron’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it's a "month-to-month" column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.
Bear in mind that the figures measure sales of physical comics to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include many sales to bookstores, newsstands, libraries, other mass-market retail chains, or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book's initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month; or they show up in the year-end Top 1000. Keep in mind that sales for some titles may include incentives to acquire variants and not every unit sold is necessarily even intended to be sold to a customer.
If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book's initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in brackets behind those issues (e.g. "[36,599]"). Likewise, any lower numbers due to returns or other factors returns will also be reflected in the brackets. Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used. Titles which are returnable have their numbers artificially adjusted down by Diamond. To make up for that this column increases the reported numbers for those titles by 10%. Which is likely also wrong, but it's a different and likely less wrong kind of wrong, and experience has shown that this leads to sales figures which are more consistent.
Titles released under the All-Ages line and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don't tell us much about their performance. Likewise, Digital First comics are published online before print, and may do a significant amount of their sales in that arena. DC Giants are released first to Walmarts and may receive a significant amount of sales through that outlet. For most Black Label, Young Animal, Sandman Universe, and related titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well.
Please keep in mind that raw sales numbers do not tell us about how profitable a book is for a publisher or for the creators.
Above all, do not allow sales numbers to dictate your purchasing and enjoyment of a particular comic. If you enjoy reading a comic series then go right on buying and reading that comic, no matter what the sales figures say.
** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it's assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.
Opinions expressed in this column are mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer; The National Association of Rocketry; or my former neighbor's dog Miles.
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