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November 1993 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Comics Preorded by North American Comics Shops

from Diamond Comic Distributors

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Publishers were still posting some big numbers in November 1993, but the Direct Market had actually peaked back in April, and this month was up against a comparative month in 1992 that had the "Death of Superman" event.



The excesses of the early 1990s boom were fully in evidence by November. Late shipping was a huge problem for Image, Continuity, and other publishers. New publishers continued to proliferate, with Marvel and DC combining for barely 51% of the dollar market — and that was with Marvel placing 117 titles in the Top 300. Majestic had been heavily advertised in the comics press as the next hot collectible-title publisher; its Legacy #1 placed 160th, one of only five issues in the entire line to release. Triumphant boasted the most brazenly speculator-driven tactics of all: every issue it published (like Riot Gear #3, at right) was stamped with a number, in the expectation that fans would try to get the lower-numbered issues. It had seven titles in the top 300.



Currently, only the order index numbers Diamond released for each issue are available on this page; they are keyed to Amazing Spider-Man's sales. The order index figure published below is the number of copies retailers altogether preordered from Diamond for every 100 copies they ordered of Amazing Spider-Man #385. Our back-of-the-envelope estimate suggests every point on the chart may equal 1,000 copies, but remember that Diamond was only one of several distributors. More detailed estimates are forthcoming.



You can find more about the market in this month by reading about what was being covered in Comics Retailer magazine that month. Click to skip to the Top Graphic Novels for the month.



—John Jackson Miller

This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 chart.

Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.

The links lead to current listings for each issue on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

November 1993 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops

Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Preordered by North American Comics Shops from Diamond Comic Distributors

This list includes all items on Diamond's charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.

The links lead to details about each title on Amazon. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

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



