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I count it as 8 or 9 on DC's ongoing series. Which that is depends on whether you think Ion (a 12 issue limited series) is an ongoing. Remember there is no JLA or Flash or Wonder Woman right now. So I'd put it just outside the top 10 of DC's books.

Diamond's chart also shows issue 16 reorder/2nd print at number 184. That should be another 8-12k on top of what was sold in March.

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I was looking for the full 300 list but could only find the Top 100 on Newsarama.

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Here you go Scott. Diamond Charts

My quick estimate is just based on what the previous month's comics around 184 sold. I could give a better estimate but that would require work. (Ie entering the last year of top 300 sales tables into an excel analysis and forecast template I have i have) Perhaps if Legion World could provide me with a data entry slave.

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Why you asking him? This is my thread! I do the updates! wink

Not counting minis and such SLoSH #17 ranked as the #31 overall best selling title (DC and Marvel) and as the 9th best selling DC title.
My plan to play Pov against Scott is working, as I reap the reward of information! laugh

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Why you asking him? This is my thread! I do the updates! wink
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Oh, now I've gone and made Pov cry. That will just ruin my weekend. frown

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Updated numbers, including new totals for #16:

12/2004: LSH #01 -- 59,944, including reorders
01/2005: LSH #02 -- 48,584 ""
02/2005: LSH #03 -- 44,824 ""
03/2005: LSH #04 -- 43,408 ""
04/2005: LSH #05 -- 41,664, no reorder listed in top 300
05/2005: LSH #06 -- 40,970 ""
06/2005: LSH #07 -- 39,155 ""
07/2005: LSH #08 -- 37,272 ""
08/2005: LSH #09 -- 35,834 ""
09/2005: LSH #10 -- 35,800 ""
10/2005: LSH #11 -- 34,100 ""
11/2005: LSH #12 -- 33,500 ""
01/2006: LSH #13 -- 32,730 ""
02/2006: LSH #14 -- 32,513 ""
02/2006: LSH #15 -- 31,649 ""
03/2006: LSH #16 -- 54,826, including reorders
04/2006: LSH #17 -- 44,800, no reorder listed in top 300

And here are the new top five best selling Legion issues since 1997 (#16 passed up #2 with reorders):

Teen Titans/The Legion Special #1 - 61,047
The Legion of Super-Heroes v5 #1 - 59,944
The Legion of Super-Heroes v5 #16 - 54,826
The Legion of Super-Heroes v5 #2 - 48,584
The Legion of Super-Heroes v5 #3 - 44,824

#17 sold only 24 fewer issues than #3. It will be interesting to see if Supergirl keeps the title in the 40k range.

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Scott, will there be reorders now in May that we'll end up seeing, which will add to the #17 figure? I'd love it if another broke $50K.

Supergirl's membership is worth it 100% if it means steady figures like this.

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They haven't resolicited #17 as sold out but if the sales garner more reorders, like the first few issues of the series did, there is a chance we'll see some more. I doubt, though, that they'd be on par with the reorders for #16 which was sold out and resolicited with a different cover. They'll need about 1500 in reorders to chart again.

And I still want to know where those other 56 copies of #1 went. There is no way DC printed 59,944 copies. They had to run 60k. I wonder if they would have given out 56 comps.

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And I still want to know where those other 56 copies of #1 went. There is no way DC printed 59,944 copies. They had to run 60k. I wonder if they would have given out 56 comps.
Two things to remember:

1) ICV2 and other sights only release estimates based on what they see as reliable sales sampling. There are still calculations involved translating indexes to "real" numbers, so it's possible to be "off" by a few fractions of a percentage (which could translate into upwards of 100 copies either way depending on the volume of sales).

2) They may have printed 60,000, but there's no way they all made it to shops intact. Damaged, lost, and otherwise unsellable books are no doubt returned and probably don't rank in Diamond's system. That being the case, losing .1% of your run that way isn't too shabby.

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Supergirl's membership is worth it 100% if it means steady figures like this.
Begrudgingly, I agree.

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I've enjoyed Supergirl's membership so far. I think it's worth it all by itself; if the sales figures go up then that's even better.

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Marc-Oliver Frisch has released his month-to-month analyses of DC's March \'06 titles over at The Pulse.

Legion/LSH sales trends for 6 mo's/1yr/2yr's

+ 36.2%/+ 13.6%/+ 90.7%

--making LSH DC's 5th-best improved sales performer for 6 months, 14th best for the 1 year period, and a whopping second-best improvement, behind Green Lantern, over its sales for 2 years. cool


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Can anybody post the sales figures of the Pre-Crisis Legion of Super-Heroes.


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If they were readily available I'd have them posted on my site. But they take some research which I haven't quite finished. Once I'm done, though, I plan to have sales figures all the way back to Adv. #247.

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Marc-Oliver Frisch has posted his analysis of DC's April sales numbers, but I don't wanna step on Scooter's toes.

He'll make me cry again... frown wink


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Why you.... mad wink

Actually, didn't he post those last week? I wasn't planning on updating. Seemed kinda redundant and, to me, he really didn't add anything we didn't already know.

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SLoSH is still in the top 50 for May, but just barely. Not much of a slip but hopefully it won't slide much further.

49 51 58.92 SUPERGIRL & LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #18

And #17 added some more to its sales total:

292 3.75 SUPERGIRL & LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #17

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Almost forgot, the second trade of the series ranked in the TPB sales for May as well.

28 32 3.72 LEGION O/SUPER HEROES VOL 2 DEATH O/DREAM TP

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I'm not too worried, as long as the actual sales #'s are consistent. Depending on how you look at it, there were around 15 minis and maxis (Ion at 12 issues, and 52, of course) charting ahead of S&LOSH, and several comics had multiple issues... again, 52, but also the Battle for Bloodhaven mini, Action and USM. The bloom hasn't worn off yet... Hopefully Mark and Barry can capitalize and retain the new readers.


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Yeah, I hadn't figured out the 'actual' standings yet (usually wait for the numbers to come out) but I'm not too worried.

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Good show for the trade, btw... I still wanna pick up both of them when I get a slow month.

(This month's PG bust month... lol )


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Guess we have different priorities. I'd rather have a trade collecting books that I have at least two copies of each issue that make up the trade than get a statue/bust of a comic book heroine with an oversized bust.

Grife, been 40 barely a month and already my priorities have become screwed.

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