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Sales of Aquaman books over the ages.
==Sales Charts==
==Sales Charts==
Sales of Aquaman books over the ages.
All sales figures for modern books are '''approximate'''. They include pre-orders through Diamond to the North American direct market only.  Actual sales may be significantly higher. Re-orders can add 2-10% and newsstand 20-40%, depending on the book.  Foreign sales can add another 20%.
 
There are three different months for every listing: the month solicited, the shipping month, and the cover date.  Most sales charts, such as Wizard and Diamond's top 100, use the shipping month. I use the shipping month for the yearly average chart.
 
Archives and Trade Paperback ranks are from a different list.
 
===Key===
* Title & Issue = Title of the book and issue number.
* Rank          = The rank by quantity (total number of books) pre-sold via Diamond.
* Sales         = The approximate number of books pre-sold via Diamond.
* Dollar        = The rank by dollar amount (number of books times price) pre-sold via Diamond.
* Index        = The number of books sold in relation to "Batman" (Batman's index is 100).
* Item Code    = The Diamond item number, if known.  The first five digits indicate month and year solicited.
* Ship Date    = The date the book shipped, if known.  May not be exact date the book arrived in most stores.
* Cover Date    = The date on the front of the book.
* Price        = The suggested retail price for the book.
 


===Aquaman Sales Chart (2011 series)===
===2011 Series===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price!!Difference
|-
| Aquaman #41  ||align="center"|  ||align="right"|      ||align="right"|      ||APR15 0217||24 Jun 15||Aug-2015||$3.99||align="right"|
|-
| Convergence: Aquaman #2||align="center"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||MAR15 0191||13 May 15||Jul-2015||$3.99
|-
| Convergence: Aquaman #1||align="center"| ||align="right"| ||align="right"|  ||FEB15 0174||15 Apr 15||Jun-2015||$3.99
|-
| Aquaman #40  ||align="center"|60 ||align="right"|32,404||align="right"|44.23 ||JAN15 0261||25 Mar 15||May-2015||$2.99||align="right"|+242
|-
| Aquaman #39  ||align="center"|58 ||align="right"|32,162||align="right"|27.23 ||DEC14 0270||25 Feb 15||Apr-2015||$2.99||align="right"|+3,806
|-
| Aquaman #38  ||align="center"|72 ||align="right"|28,356||align="right"|25.72 ||NOV14 0189||28 Jan 15||Mar-2015||$2.99||align="right"|-2,842
|-
| Aquaman #37  ||align="center"|79 ||align="right"|31,198||align="right"|27.55 ||OCT14 0235||24 Dec 14||Feb-2015||$2.99||align="right"|-1,640
|-
| Aquaman #36  ||align="center"|72 ||align="right"|32,838||align="right"|28.51 ||SEP14 0201||26 Nov 14||Jan-2015||$2.99||align="right"|+600
|-
| Aquaman #35  ||align="center"|94 ||align="right"|32,238||align="right"|27.12 ||AUG14 0245||22 Oct 14||Dec-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-1,142
|-
| Aquaman: Futures End #1||align="center"|30 ||align="right"|57,042||align="right"|44.63 ||MAY14 0286||03 Sep 14||Nov-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman: Futures End #1[[#2|**]]||align="center"|233 ||align="right"|8,170||align="right"|6.393 ||MAY14 0287||03 Sep 14||Nov-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman #34  ||align="center"|65 ||align="right"|33,380||align="right"|29.75 ||JUN14 0170||27 Aug 14||Oct-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-2,760
|-
| Aquaman Annual #2||align="center"|108||align="right"|26,433||align="right"|22.40||MAY14 0189||30 Jul 14||2014||$4.99
|-
| Aquaman #33  ||align="center"|84 ||align="right"|36,140||align="right"|30.63 ||MAY14 0186||23 Jul 14||Sep-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-8,713
|-
| Aquaman #32  ||align="center"|38 ||align="right"|44,853||align="right"|34.48 ||APR14 0176||25 Jun 14||Aug-2014||$2.99||align="right"|+12,777
|-
| Aquaman #31  ||align="center"|69 ||align="right"|32,076||align="right"|29.84 ||MAR14 0181||28 May 14||Jul-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-783
|-
| Aquaman #30  ||align="center"|64 ||align="right"|32,859||align="right"|30.15||FEB14 0164||23 Apr 14||Jun-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-1,048
|-
| Aquaman #29  ||align="center"|57 ||align="right"|33,907||align="right"|29.00||JAN14 0262||26 Mar 14||May-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-1,032
|-
| Aquaman #28  ||align="center"|52 ||align="right"|34,939||align="right"|30.62||DEC13 0220||26 Feb 14||Apr-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-1,671
|-
| Aquaman #27  ||align="center"|46 ||align="right"|36,610||align="right"|31.70||NOV13 0142||29 Jan 14||Mar-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-2,231
|-
| Aquaman #26  ||align="center"|44 ||align="right"|38,841||align="right"|32.52||OCT13 0143||31 Dec 13||Feb-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-2,423
|-
| Aquaman #25  ||align="center"|38 ||align="right"|41,264||align="right"|32.85||SEP13 0189||27 Nov 13||Jan-2014||$2.99||align="right"|-984
|-
| Aquaman Annual #1||align="center"|71 ||align="right"|35,403||align="right"|28.40||AUG13 0200||30 Oct 13||2013||$4.99
|-
| Aquaman #24  ||align="center"|40 ||align="right"|42,248||align="right"|33.89||AUG13 0198||23 Oct 13||Dec-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-1,892
|-
| Aquaman #23.2||align="center"|71 ||align="right"|35,893||align="right"|33.33||JUL13 0167||25 Sep 13||Nov-2013||$3.99
|-
| Aquaman #23.2[[#2|**]]||align="center"|191||align="right"|16,007||align="right"|14.87||JUL13 0167||25 Sep 13||Nov-2013||$2.99
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #23.2||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||JUL13 xxxx||25 Sep 13||Nov-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #23.1||align="center"|61 ||align="right"|36,555||align="right"|33.95||JUL13 0166||11 Sep 13||Nov-2013||$3.99
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #23.1||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||JUL13 xxxx||11 Sep 13||Nov-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #23.1[[#2|**]]||align="center"|159||align="right"|19,487||align="right"|18.10||JUL13 0166||11 Sep 13||Nov-2013||$2.99
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #23  ||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||JUN13 0163||28 Aug 13||Oct-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #23  ||align="center"|31 ||align="right"|44,140||align="right"|34.42||JUN13 0163||28 Aug 13||Oct-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-1,513
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #22  ||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||MAY13 0116||24 Jul 13||Sep-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #22  ||align="center"|38 ||align="right"|45,653||align="right"|34.57||MAY13 0116||24 Jul 13||Sep-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-1,179
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #21  ||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||APR13 0141||26 Jun 13||Aug-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #21  ||align="center"|35 ||align="right"|46,832||align="right"|32.96||APR13 0141||26 Jun 13||Aug-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-2,865
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #20  ||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||MAR13 0177||22 May 13||Jul-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #20  ||align="center"|30 ||align="right"|49,697||align="right"|38.51||MAR13 0177||22 May 13||Jul-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-3,718
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #19  ||align="center"|   ||align="right"|     || ||align="right"|     ||FEB13 0125||01 May 13||Jun-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #19  ||align="center"|25 ||align="right"|53,415||align="right"|41.39||FEB13 0125||01 May 13||Jun-2013||$2.99||align="right"|+78
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #18  ||align="center"|28 ||align="right"|53,337|| ||align="right"|38.68||JAN13 0209||27 Mar 13||May-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #18  ||align="center"|28 ||align="right"|53,337||align="right"|38.68||JAN13 0209||27 Mar 13||May-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-5,241
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #17  ||align="center"|22 ||align="right"|58,578|| ||align="right"|38.87||DEC12 0178||27 Feb 13||Apr-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #17  ||align="center"|22 ||align="right"|58,578||align="right"|38.87||DEC12 0178||27 Feb 13||Apr-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-3,575
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #16  ||align="center"|22 ||align="right"|62,153|| ||align="right"|42.59||NOV12 0166||30 Jan 13||Mar-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #16  ||align="center"|22 ||align="right"|62,153||align="right"|42.59||NOV12 0166||30 Jan 13||Mar-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-13,794
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #15  ||align="center"|12 ||align="right"|75,947|| ||align="right"|50.11||OCT12 0152||26 Dec 12||Feb-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #15  ||align="center"|12 ||align="right"|75,947||align="right"|50.11||OCT12 0152||26 Dec 12||Feb-2013||$2.99||align="right"|+22,283
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #14  ||align="center"|38 ||align="right"|53,664|| ||align="right"|33.60||SEP12 0141||28 Nov 12||Jan-2013||$2.99
| Aquaman #14  ||align="center"|38 ||align="right"|53,664||align="right"|33.60||SEP12 0141||28 Nov 12||Jan-2013||$2.99||align="right"|-984
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #13  ||align="center"|27 ||align="right"|54,648|| ||align="right"|36.85||AUG12 0150||24 Oct 12||Dec-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #13  ||align="center"|27 ||align="right"|54,648||align="right"|36.85||AUG12 0150||24 Oct 12||Dec-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-6,579
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #0  ||align="center"|11 ||align="right"|61,227|| ||align="right"|39.11||JUL12 0127||26 Sep 12||Nov-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #0  ||align="center"|11 ||align="right"|61,227||align="right"|39.11||JUL12 0127||26 Sep 12||Nov-2012||$2.99||align="right"|+17
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #12  ||align="center"|19 ||align="right"|61,210|| ||align="right"|48.87||JUN12 0152||29 Aug 12||Oct-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #12  ||align="center"|19 ||align="right"|61,210||align="right"|48.87||JUN12 0152||29 Aug 12||Oct-2012||$2.99||align="right"|+3,535
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #11  ||align="center"|27 ||align="right"|57,675|| ||align="right"|45.34||MAY12 0201||25 Jul 12||Sep-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #11  ||align="center"|27 ||align="right"|57,675||align="right"|45.34||MAY12 0201||25 Jul 12||Sep-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-1,613
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #10  ||align="center"|28 ||align="right"|59,288|| ||align="right"|45.51||APR12 0170||27 Jun 12||Aug-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #10  ||align="center"|28 ||align="right"|59,288||align="right"|45.51||APR12 0170||27 Jun 12||Aug-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-1,239
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #9  ||align="center"|23 ||align="right"|60,527|| ||align="right"|44.97||MAR12 0166||23 May 12||Jul-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #9  ||align="center"|23 ||align="right"|60,527||align="right"|44.97||MAR12 0166||23 May 12||Jul-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-1,130
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #8  ||align="center"|16 ||align="right"|61,657|| ||align="right"|47.21||FEB12 0165||25 Apr 12||Jun-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #8  ||align="center"|16 ||align="right"|61,657||align="right"|47.21||FEB12 0165||25 Apr 12||Jun-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-688
|-
|-
| Aquaman #7  ||align="center"|12 ||align="right"|62,345|| ||align="right"|48.94||JAN12 0215||28 Mar 12||May-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #7  ||align="center"|12 ||align="right"|62,345||align="right"|48.94||JAN12 0215||28 Mar 12||May-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-1,105
|-
|-
| Aquaman #6  ||align="center"|9  ||align="right"|63,450|| ||align="right"|49.39||DEC11 0193||22 Feb 12||Apr-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #6  ||align="center"|9  ||align="right"|63,450||align="right"|49.39||DEC11 0193||22 Feb 12||Apr-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-1,644
|-
|-
| Aquaman #5  ||align="center"|10 ||align="right"|65,094|| ||align="right"|49.88||NOV11 0109||25 Jan 12||Mar-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #5  ||align="center"|10 ||align="right"|65,094||align="right"|49.88||NOV11 0109||25 Jan 12||Mar-2012||$2.99||align="right"|+6,629
|-
|-
| Aquaman #4  ||align="center"|14 ||align="right"|58,465|| ||align="right"|43.70||OCT11 0163||28 Dec 11||Feb-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #4  ||align="center"|14 ||align="right"|58,465||align="right"|43.70||OCT11 0163||28 Dec 11||Feb-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-3,758
|-
|-
| Aquaman #3  ||align="center"|19 ||align="right"|62,223|| ||align="right"|41.21||SEP11 0100||23 Nov 11||Jan-2012||$2.99
| Aquaman #3  ||align="center"|19 ||align="right"|62,223||align="right"|41.21||SEP11 0100||23 Nov 11||Jan-2012||$2.99||align="right"|-9,017
|-
|-
| Aquaman #2*RO||align="center"|293||align="right"|4,470 || ||align="right"|2.96 ||         ||        ||        ||$2.99
| Aquaman #2[[#1|*]] ||align="center"|293||align="right"|4,470 ||align="right"|2.96 ||   ||        ||        ||$2.99
|-
|-
| Aquaman #2  ||align="center"|18 ||align="right"|71,240|| ||align="right"|41.32||AUG11 0165||26 Oct 11||Dec-2011||$2.99
| Aquaman #2  ||align="center"|18 ||align="right"|71,240||align="right"|41.32||AUG11 0165||26 Oct 11||Dec-2011||$2.99||align="right"|-1,032
|-
|-
| Aquaman #1*RO||align="center"|88 ||align="right"|28,243|| ||align="right"|16.38||         ||        ||        ||$2.99
| Aquaman #1[[#1|*]] ||align="center"|88 ||align="right"|28,243||align="right"|16.38||   ||        ||        ||$2.99
|-
|-
| Aquaman #1  ||align="center"|16 ||align="right"|72,272|| ||align="right"|38.36||JUL11 0191||28 Sep 11||Nov-2011||$2.99
| Aquaman #1  ||align="center"|16 ||align="right"|72,272||align="right"|38.36||JUL11 0191||28 Sep 11||Nov-2011||$2.99
|}
 
<div id="1">* Re-order</div>
<div id="2">** Standard Edition</div>
 
===Aquaman and the Others Series===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #11||align="center"|161||align="right"|12,444||align="right"|16.98||JAN15 0263||04 Mar 15||May-2015||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #10||align="center"|165||align="right"|12,821||align="right"|10.86||DEC14 0272||04 Feb 15||Apr-2015||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #9||align="center"|154||align="right"|13,586||align="right"|12.32||NOV14 0191||07 Jan 15||Mar-2015||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #8||align="center"|161||align="right"|14,822||align="right"|13.09||OCT14 0237||03 Dec 14||Feb-2015||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #7||align="center"|136||align="right"|15,859||align="right"|13.77||SEP14 0200||05 Nov 14||Jan-2015||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #6||align="center"|164||align="right"|17,086||align="right"|14.37||AUG14 0247||01 Oct 14||Dec-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others: Futures End #1||align="center"|59||align="right"|46,549||align="right"|36.42||MAY14 0288||24 Sep 14||Nov-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others: Futures End #1[[#3|*]]||align="center"|270||align="right"|6,982||align="right"|5.46||MAY14 0289||24 Sep 14||Nov-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #5||align="center"|123||align="right"|18,639||align="right"|16.61||JUN14 0169||06 Aug 14||Oct-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #4||align="center"|144||align="right"|20,520||align="right"|17.39||MAY14 0188||02 Jul 14||Sep-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #3||align="center"|101||align="right"|23,109||align="right"|17.77||APR14 0175||04 Jun 14||Aug-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #2||align="center"|87||align="right"|26,198||align="right"|24.37||MAR14 0180||07 May 14||Jul-2014||$2.99
|-
| Aquaman and the Others #1||align="center"|62||align="right"|34,056||align="right"|31.24||FEB14 0166||02 Apr 14||Jun-2014||$2.99
|}
|}


===Aquaman Sales Chart (2003 series)===
<div id="3">* Standard Edition</div>
 
===2003 Series===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-  
|-  
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| Aquaman #41||54||37,600||55||51.54||FEB06 0256||05 Apr 06||Jun-2006||$2.99
| Aquaman #41||54||37,600||55||51.54||FEB06 0256||05 Apr 06||Jun-2006||$2.99
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #40||58||37,600||58||53.88||JAN06 0302||01 Mar 06||May-2006||$2.99
| Aquaman #40[[#2|*]]||58||37,600||58||53.88||JAN06 0302||01 Mar 06||May-2006||$2.99
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #39||112||18,300||128||27.58||DEC05 0250||01 Feb 06||Apr-2006||$2.50
| Aquaman #39||112||18,300||128||27.58||DEC05 0250||01 Feb 06||Apr-2006||$2.50
Line 175: Line 282:
| Aquaman #5||51||34,700||66||22.65||FEB03 0157||09 Apr 03||Jun-2003||$2.50
| Aquaman #5||51||34,700||66||22.65||FEB03 0157||09 Apr 03||Jun-2003||$2.50
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman SF 2003||106||19,300||51||14.28||JAN03 0223||26 Mar 03||May-2003||$4.95
| Aquaman Secret Files 2003||106||19,300||51||14.28||JAN03 0223||26 Mar 03||May-2003||$4.95
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #4||36||36,900||53||27.29||JAN03 0222||12 Mar 03||May-2003||$2.50
| Aquaman #4||36||36,900||53||27.29||JAN03 0222||12 Mar 03||May-2003||$2.50
Line 184: Line 291:
Diamond Changed the way it reports sales, including advance reorders and reorders to the numbers, as of the stats for February 2003 shipping dates.  The above reflects the adjusted numbers.
Diamond Changed the way it reports sales, including advance reorders and reorders to the numbers, as of the stats for February 2003 shipping dates.  The above reflects the adjusted numbers.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman SF 2003||107||18,700||47||15.26||JAN03 0223||26 Mar 03||May-2003||$4.95
| Aquaman Secret Files 2003||107||18,700||47||15.26||JAN03 0223||26 Mar 03||May-2003||$4.95
|-  
|-  
| Aquaman #4||39||35,000||51||28.48||JAN03 0222||12 Mar 03||May-2003||$2.50
| Aquaman #4||39||35,000||51||28.48||JAN03 0222||12 Mar 03||May-2003||$2.50
Line 198: Line 305:
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
<div id="2">* Sales include the variant cover but not the reprint.</div>
 
===Archive===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-  
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|}
|}


===Aquaman Sales Chart (1994 series)===
===1994 Series===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-
| Aquaman #75||134||17,600||141||37.98||SEP00 0496||15 Nov 00||Jan-2001||$2.50
|-
| Aquaman #74||133||16,500||147||36.51||AUG00 0444||18 Oct 00||Dec-2000||$2.50
|-
| Aquaman #73||137||17,000||150||36.67||JUL00 0320||20 Sep 00||Nov-2000||$2.50
|-
| Aquaman #72||136||16,900||145||36.90||JUN00 0257||16 Aug 00||Oct-2000||$2.50
|-
| Aquaman #71||132||17,800||146||37.41||MAY00 0128||19 Jul 00||Sep-2000||$2.50
|-
| Aquaman #70||138||17,500||151||36.14||APR00 0194||21 Jun 00||Aug-2000||$2.50
|-
| Aquaman #69||139||17,200||166||35.79||MAR00 0171||24 May 00||Jul-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #68||117||17,200||151||35.37||FEB00 0140||19 Apr 00||Jun-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #67||121||17,300||158||36.21||JAN00 0215||15 Mar 00||May-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #66||114||18,400||149||37.78||DEC99 0154||16 Feb 00||Apr-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #65||112||18,300||145||36.50||NOV99 0112||19 Jan 00||Mar-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #64||123||18,400||167||38.31||OCT99 0178||15 Dec 99||Feb-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #63||124||20,500||161||39.81||SEP99 0143||17 Nov 99||Jan-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #62||121||19,100||160||37.54||AUG99 0177||20 Oct 99||Dec-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #61 [[#X6|X6]]||129||22,200||163||43.32||JUL99 0087||15 Sep 99||Nov-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #60||128||20,200||165||36.61||JUN99 0132||18 Aug 99||Oct-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #59||123||20,100||150||38.63||MAY99 0241||14 Jul 99||Sep-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #58||119||20,700||150||41.16||APR99 0136||16 Jun 99||Aug-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #57||115||21,500||138||42.23||MAR99 0141||19 May 99||Jul-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #56||103||22,300||127||44.57||FEB99 0131||21 Apr 99||Jun-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #55||113||22,600||134||46.20||JAN99 0148||17 Mar 99||May-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #54||96||23,200||119||51.32||DEC98 0158||17 Feb 99||Apr-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #53||95||-||107||54.59||NOV98 0184||20 Jan 99||Mar-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #52||105||-||126||58.73||OCT98 0187||16 Dec 98||Feb-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #51||89||-||115||59.64||SEP98 0135||18 Nov 98||Jan-1999||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #50||88||29,300||112||66.68||AUG98 0153||14 Oct 98||Dec-1998||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman #1M [[#X5|X5]]||82||32,500||107||61.80||JUL98 0106||16 Sep 98||Nov-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #49||99||24,000||-||-||JUN98 0140||19 Aug 98||Oct-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #48||104||24,900||-||-||MAY98 0166||22 Jul 98||Sep-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #47||100||24,700||-||-||APR98 0257||17 Jun 98||Aug-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #46||92||26,400||-||-||MAR98 0259||20 May 98||Jul-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #45||86||26,600||-||-||FEB98 0425||15 Apr 98||Jun-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #44||89||27,200||-||-||JAN98 0460||25 Mar 98||May-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #43 [[#X4|X4]]||66||30,200||-||-||DEC97 0396||18 Feb 98||Apr-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #42||86||27,300||-||-||NOV97 0417||21 Jan 98||Mar-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #41||109||27,800||-||-||OCT97 0421||17 Dec 97||Feb-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #40||87||29,200||-||-||SEP97 0353||19 Nov 97||Jan-1998||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #39||98||29,600||-||-||AUG97 0000||22 Oct 97||Dec-1997||$1.95
|-
| Aquaman #38||89||29,200||-||-||JUL97 0000||17 Sep 97||Nov-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #37 [[#X3|X3]]||86||32,700||-||-||JUN97 0000||20 Aug 97||Oct-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #36||90||30,000||-||-||MAY97 0000||16 Jul 97||Sep-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #35||81||30,000||-||-||APR97 0000||18 Jun 97||Aug-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #34||88||30,600||-||-||MAR97 0000||21 May 97||Jul-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #33||94||31,100||-||-||FEB97 0000||23 Apr 97||Jun-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #32||89||30,300||-||-||JAN97 0000||19 Mar 97||May-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #31||89||30,400||-||-||DEC96 0000||19 Feb 97||Apr-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #30||93||31,500||-||-||NOV96 0000||22 Jan 97||Mar-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #29||106||32,600||-||-||OCT96 0000||18 Dec 96||Feb-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #28||109||33,800||-||-||SEP96 0000||20 Nov 96||Jan-1997||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #27||99||34,200||-||-||AUG96 0000||23 Oct 96||Dec-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #26 [[#X2|X2]]||82||39,100||-||-||JUL96 0000||18 Sep 96||Nov-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #25 [[#3|*]]||102||35,300||-||-||JUN96 0000||21 Aug 96||Oct-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #24||-||33,900||-||-||MAY96 0000||24 Jul 96||Sep-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #23||-||-||-||-||APR96 0000||26 Jun 96||Aug-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #22||-||-||-||-||MAR96 0000||15 May 96||Jul-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #21||59||36,000||-||-||FEB96 0000||17 Apr 96||Jun-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #20||52 (54)||35,400||-||-||JAN96 0000||21 Mar 96||May-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #19||57 (59)||35,500||-||-||DEC95 0000||15 Feb 96||Apr-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #18||56 (59)||36,500||-||-||NOV95 0000||11 Jan 96||Mar-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #17||57 (60)||37,600||-||-||OCT95 0000||14 Dec 95||Feb-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #16||55 (72)||33,400||-||46.00||SEP95 0000||09 Nov 95||Jan-1996||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #15||69 (88)||32,100||-||44.32||AUG95 0000||05 Oct 95||Dec-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #14 [[#X1|X1]]||63 (77)||33,700||-||46.47||JUL95 0000||07 Sep 95||Nov-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #13||-||-||-||-||JUN95 0000||31 Jul 95 (Aug)||Oct-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #12||-||-||-||-||MAY95 0000||03 Jul 95||Sep-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #11||-||-||-||-||APR95 0000||05 Jun 95||Aug-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #10||-||-||-||-||MAR95 0000||01 May 95||Jul-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #9||77||-||121||-||FEB95 0000||03 Apr 95||Jun-1995||$1.75
|-
| Aquaman #8||63||-||118||-||DEC94 0000||09 Mar 95||Apr-1995||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #7||72||-||129||-||NOV94 0000||09 Feb 95||Mar-1995||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #6||65||-||137||-||OCT94 0286||12 Jan 95||Feb-1995||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #5||70||-||138||-||MMM94 0000||05 Dec 94||Jan-1995||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #4||76||-||132||-||MMM94 0000||07 Nov 94||Dec-1994||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #3||81||-||145||-||MMM94 0000||dd Sep 94||Nov-1994||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #0 [[#X0|X0]]||68||-||116||-||MMM94 0000||dd Aug 94||Oct-1994||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #2||104||-||175||-||MMM94 0000||dd Jul 94||Sep-1994||$1.50
|-
| Aquaman #1||66||-||-||-||MMM94 0000||dd Jun 94||Aug-1994||$1.50
|}
 
* <div id="X0">X0 = Zero Hour Crossover</div>
* <div id="X1">X1 = Underworld Unleashed Crossover</div>
* <div id="X2">X2 = Final Night Crossover</div>
* <div id="X3">X3 = Genesis Crossover</div>
* <div id="X4">X4 = Millennium Giants Crossover</div>
* <div id="X5">X5 = DC One Million Crossover</div>
* <div id="X6">X6 = Day of Judgment Crossover</div>
* <div id="3">* As of August 1996, Marvel Comics was figured into the rankings, which accounts for the rather large drop. Ranks in paranthesis are corrected ranks (ranks that include Marvel Comics and other distributors).
 
===Specials===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-
| Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1||98||22,300||104||46.84||JAN00 0167||22 Mar 00||May-2000||$2.50
|-
| Legends of the DCU #27||110||19,000||146||38.92||DEC99 0156||16 Feb 00||Apr-2000||$1.99
|-
| Legends of the DCU #26||108||18,800||141||37.53||NOV99 0113||19 Jan 00||Mar-2000||$1.99
|-
| Aquaman Annual #5||105||24,100||94||46.37||MAY99 0210||21 Jul 99||Sep-1999||$2.95
|-
| Aquaman Secret Files #1||122||19,800||65||45.04||AUG98 0154||04 Nov 98||Dec-1998||$4.95
|-
| Aquaman Annual #4||118||22,100||-||-||MAY98 0167||15 Jul 98||Sep-1998||$2.95
|-
| Aquaman Annual #3||98||27,700||-||-||MAR97 0000||14 May 97||Sum-1997||$3.95
|-
| Aquaman Annual #2||-||-||-||-||MAY96 0000||17 Jul 96||Sum-1996||$2.95
|-
| Aquaman Annual #1||-||-||-||-||MAR95 0000||29 May 95||Jul-1995||$3.50
|}
 
===Tempest===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Title & Issue!!Rank!!Sales!!Dollar!!Index!!Item Code!!Ship Date!!Cover Date!!Price
|-
| Tempest #4||166||20,800||-||-||OCT96 0000||11 Dec 96||Feb-1996||$1.75
|-
| Tempest #3||157||22,300||-||-||SEP96 0000||13 Nov 96||Jan-1996||$1.75
|-
| Tempest #2||136||23,900||-||-||AUG96 0000||09 Oct 96||Dec-1996||$1.75
|-
| Tempest #1||110||31,200||-||-||JUL96 0000||11 Sep 96||Nov-1996||$1.75
|}
 
===Yearly Averages===
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!!Average Sales/Month
|-
| 1963||230,620 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1964||226,965 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1965||247,282 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1966||228,733 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1967||234,540 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1968||185,036 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1969||156,653 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1970||141,332 (Official Circulation Statement)
|-
| 1971||--
|-
| 1977||--
|-
| 1978||--
|-
| 1986||--
|-
| 1988||--
|-
| 1989||--
|-
| 1990||--
|-
| 1991||--
|-
| 1992||--
|-
| 1993||--
|-
| 1994||--
|-
| 1995||34,200 (4 months approximate data)
|-
| 1996||35,380 (9 months approximate data)
|-
| 1997||30,200 (12 months approximate data)
|-
| 1998||27,310 (10 months approximate data)
|-
| 1999||21,000 (11 months approximate data)
|-
| 2000||17,400 (11 months approximate data)
|-
| 2002||45,100 (1 month approximate data)
|-
| 2003||30,400 (12 months approximate data)
|-
| 2004||23,400 (12 months approximate data)
|-
| 2005||19,300 (12 months approximate data)
|-
| 2006||26,970 (10 months approximate data)
|-
| 2007||15,950 (10 months approximate data)
|-
| 2011||66,050/74,228[[#4|*]] (4 months approximate data)
|-
| 2012||61,394 (12 months approximate data)
|-
| 2013||55,436 (5 months approximate data)
|}
 
<div id="4">* Second number includes reorders.
 
===Credits===
 
This list would not be possible without the various people who have kept shipping tables through the years.  A special thanks to Charles LePage of the NCRL who graciously provided missing data.  Thanks also to Lance "Squiddie" Smith and Jim Cowling.

Latest revision as of 11:16, 13 April 2015

Sales of Aquaman books over the ages.

Sales Charts

All sales figures for modern books are approximate. They include pre-orders through Diamond to the North American direct market only. Actual sales may be significantly higher. Re-orders can add 2-10% and newsstand 20-40%, depending on the book. Foreign sales can add another 20%.

There are three different months for every listing: the month solicited, the shipping month, and the cover date. Most sales charts, such as Wizard and Diamond's top 100, use the shipping month. I use the shipping month for the yearly average chart.

Archives and Trade Paperback ranks are from a different list.

Key

  • Title & Issue = Title of the book and issue number.
  • Rank = The rank by quantity (total number of books) pre-sold via Diamond.
  • Sales = The approximate number of books pre-sold via Diamond.
  • Dollar = The rank by dollar amount (number of books times price) pre-sold via Diamond.
  • Index = The number of books sold in relation to "Batman" (Batman's index is 100).
  • Item Code = The Diamond item number, if known. The first five digits indicate month and year solicited.
  • Ship Date = The date the book shipped, if known. May not be exact date the book arrived in most stores.
  • Cover Date = The date on the front of the book.
  • Price = The suggested retail price for the book.


2011 Series

Title & Issue Rank Sales Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price Difference
Aquaman #41 APR15 0217 24 Jun 15 Aug-2015 $3.99
Convergence: Aquaman #2 MAR15 0191 13 May 15 Jul-2015 $3.99
Convergence: Aquaman #1 FEB15 0174 15 Apr 15 Jun-2015 $3.99
Aquaman #40 60 32,404 44.23 JAN15 0261 25 Mar 15 May-2015 $2.99 +242
Aquaman #39 58 32,162 27.23 DEC14 0270 25 Feb 15 Apr-2015 $2.99 +3,806
Aquaman #38 72 28,356 25.72 NOV14 0189 28 Jan 15 Mar-2015 $2.99 -2,842
Aquaman #37 79 31,198 27.55 OCT14 0235 24 Dec 14 Feb-2015 $2.99 -1,640
Aquaman #36 72 32,838 28.51 SEP14 0201 26 Nov 14 Jan-2015 $2.99 +600
Aquaman #35 94 32,238 27.12 AUG14 0245 22 Oct 14 Dec-2014 $2.99 -1,142
Aquaman: Futures End #1 30 57,042 44.63 MAY14 0286 03 Sep 14 Nov-2014 $2.99
Aquaman: Futures End #1** 233 8,170 6.393 MAY14 0287 03 Sep 14 Nov-2014 $2.99
Aquaman #34 65 33,380 29.75 JUN14 0170 27 Aug 14 Oct-2014 $2.99 -2,760
Aquaman Annual #2 108 26,433 22.40 MAY14 0189 30 Jul 14 2014 $4.99
Aquaman #33 84 36,140 30.63 MAY14 0186 23 Jul 14 Sep-2014 $2.99 -8,713
Aquaman #32 38 44,853 34.48 APR14 0176 25 Jun 14 Aug-2014 $2.99 +12,777
Aquaman #31 69 32,076 29.84 MAR14 0181 28 May 14 Jul-2014 $2.99 -783
Aquaman #30 64 32,859 30.15 FEB14 0164 23 Apr 14 Jun-2014 $2.99 -1,048
Aquaman #29 57 33,907 29.00 JAN14 0262 26 Mar 14 May-2014 $2.99 -1,032
Aquaman #28 52 34,939 30.62 DEC13 0220 26 Feb 14 Apr-2014 $2.99 -1,671
Aquaman #27 46 36,610 31.70 NOV13 0142 29 Jan 14 Mar-2014 $2.99 -2,231
Aquaman #26 44 38,841 32.52 OCT13 0143 31 Dec 13 Feb-2014 $2.99 -2,423
Aquaman #25 38 41,264 32.85 SEP13 0189 27 Nov 13 Jan-2014 $2.99 -984
Aquaman Annual #1 71 35,403 28.40 AUG13 0200 30 Oct 13 2013 $4.99
Aquaman #24 40 42,248 33.89 AUG13 0198 23 Oct 13 Dec-2013 $2.99 -1,892
Aquaman #23.2 71 35,893 33.33 JUL13 0167 25 Sep 13 Nov-2013 $3.99
Aquaman #23.2** 191 16,007 14.87 JUL13 0167 25 Sep 13 Nov-2013 $2.99
Aquaman #23.1 61 36,555 33.95 JUL13 0166 11 Sep 13 Nov-2013 $3.99
Aquaman #23.1** 159 19,487 18.10 JUL13 0166 11 Sep 13 Nov-2013 $2.99
Aquaman #23 31 44,140 34.42 JUN13 0163 28 Aug 13 Oct-2013 $2.99 -1,513
Aquaman #22 38 45,653 34.57 MAY13 0116 24 Jul 13 Sep-2013 $2.99 -1,179
Aquaman #21 35 46,832 32.96 APR13 0141 26 Jun 13 Aug-2013 $2.99 -2,865
Aquaman #20 30 49,697 38.51 MAR13 0177 22 May 13 Jul-2013 $2.99 -3,718
Aquaman #19 25 53,415 41.39 FEB13 0125 01 May 13 Jun-2013 $2.99 +78
Aquaman #18 28 53,337 38.68 JAN13 0209 27 Mar 13 May-2013 $2.99 -5,241
Aquaman #17 22 58,578 38.87 DEC12 0178 27 Feb 13 Apr-2013 $2.99 -3,575
Aquaman #16 22 62,153 42.59 NOV12 0166 30 Jan 13 Mar-2013 $2.99 -13,794
Aquaman #15 12 75,947 50.11 OCT12 0152 26 Dec 12 Feb-2013 $2.99 +22,283
Aquaman #14 38 53,664 33.60 SEP12 0141 28 Nov 12 Jan-2013 $2.99 -984
Aquaman #13 27 54,648 36.85 AUG12 0150 24 Oct 12 Dec-2012 $2.99 -6,579
Aquaman #0 11 61,227 39.11 JUL12 0127 26 Sep 12 Nov-2012 $2.99 +17
Aquaman #12 19 61,210 48.87 JUN12 0152 29 Aug 12 Oct-2012 $2.99 +3,535
Aquaman #11 27 57,675 45.34 MAY12 0201 25 Jul 12 Sep-2012 $2.99 -1,613
Aquaman #10 28 59,288 45.51 APR12 0170 27 Jun 12 Aug-2012 $2.99 -1,239
Aquaman #9 23 60,527 44.97 MAR12 0166 23 May 12 Jul-2012 $2.99 -1,130
Aquaman #8 16 61,657 47.21 FEB12 0165 25 Apr 12 Jun-2012 $2.99 -688
Aquaman #7 12 62,345 48.94 JAN12 0215 28 Mar 12 May-2012 $2.99 -1,105
Aquaman #6 9 63,450 49.39 DEC11 0193 22 Feb 12 Apr-2012 $2.99 -1,644
Aquaman #5 10 65,094 49.88 NOV11 0109 25 Jan 12 Mar-2012 $2.99 +6,629
Aquaman #4 14 58,465 43.70 OCT11 0163 28 Dec 11 Feb-2012 $2.99 -3,758
Aquaman #3 19 62,223 41.21 SEP11 0100 23 Nov 11 Jan-2012 $2.99 -9,017
Aquaman #2* 293 4,470 2.96 $2.99
Aquaman #2 18 71,240 41.32 AUG11 0165 26 Oct 11 Dec-2011 $2.99 -1,032
Aquaman #1* 88 28,243 16.38 $2.99
Aquaman #1 16 72,272 38.36 JUL11 0191 28 Sep 11 Nov-2011 $2.99
* Re-order
** Standard Edition

Aquaman and the Others Series

Title & Issue Rank Sales Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Aquaman and the Others #11 161 12,444 16.98 JAN15 0263 04 Mar 15 May-2015 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #10 165 12,821 10.86 DEC14 0272 04 Feb 15 Apr-2015 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #9 154 13,586 12.32 NOV14 0191 07 Jan 15 Mar-2015 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #8 161 14,822 13.09 OCT14 0237 03 Dec 14 Feb-2015 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #7 136 15,859 13.77 SEP14 0200 05 Nov 14 Jan-2015 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #6 164 17,086 14.37 AUG14 0247 01 Oct 14 Dec-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others: Futures End #1 59 46,549 36.42 MAY14 0288 24 Sep 14 Nov-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others: Futures End #1* 270 6,982 5.46 MAY14 0289 24 Sep 14 Nov-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #5 123 18,639 16.61 JUN14 0169 06 Aug 14 Oct-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #4 144 20,520 17.39 MAY14 0188 02 Jul 14 Sep-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #3 101 23,109 17.77 APR14 0175 04 Jun 14 Aug-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #2 87 26,198 24.37 MAR14 0180 07 May 14 Jul-2014 $2.99
Aquaman and the Others #1 62 34,056 31.24 FEB14 0166 02 Apr 14 Jun-2014 $2.99
* Standard Edition

2003 Series

Title & Issue Rank Sales Dollar Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Aquaman #57 168 12,900 --- 17.21 AUG07 0241 17 Oct 07 Dec-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #56 140 13,400 --- 18.21 JUL07 0225 19 Sep 07 Nov-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #55 156 14,200 --- 18.46 JUN07 0183 15 Aug 07 Oct-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #54 139 14,900 --- 17.86 MAY07 0155 18 Jul 07 Sep-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #53 141 13,400 --- 24.86 APR07 0187 20 Jun 07 Aug-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #52 132 16,800 --- 20.94 MAR07 0194 16 May 07 Jul-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #51 118 17,500 --- 31.09 FEB07 0265 18 Apr 07 Jun-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #50 111 19,000 --- 23.60 JAN07 0279 21 mar 07 May-2007 $3.99
Aquaman #49 118 17,900 --- 21.57 DEC06 0205 21 Feb 07 Apr-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #48 116 19,500 --- 26.84 NOV06 0205 17 Jan 07 Mar-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #47 117 21,200 --- 27.54 SEP06 0217 13 Dec 06 Jan-2007 $2.99
Aquaman #46 129 22,000 --- 23.29 AUG06 0190 22 Nov 06 Dec-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #45 119 23,500 --- 24.95 JUL06 0157 08 Nov 06 Nov-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #44 77 28,000 82 30.65 MAY06 0156 13 Sep 06 Sep-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #43 82 30,600 84 29.44 APR06 0205 19 Jul 06 Aug-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #42 72 32,600 75 42.21 MAR06 0306 17 May 06 Jul-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #41 54 37,600 55 51.54 FEB06 0256 05 Apr 06 Jun-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #40* 58 37,600 58 53.88 JAN06 0302 01 Mar 06 May-2006 $2.99
Aquaman #39 112 18,300 128 27.58 DEC05 0250 01 Feb 06 Apr-2006 $2.50
Aquaman #38 107 18,300 117 29.37 NOV05 0252 04 Jan 06 Mar-2006 $2.50
Aquaman #37 115 19,600 133 31.10 OCT05 0240 14 Dec 05 Feb-2006 $2.50
Aquaman #36 121 18,000 141 25.85 SEP05 0229 09 Nov 05 Jan-2006 $2.50
Aquaman #35 87 22,600 109 33.22 AUG05 0206 05 Oct 05 Dec-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #34 118 17,600 --- 26.68 JUL05 0217 08 Sep 05 Nov-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #33 124 17,600 --- 26.54 JUN05 0353 03 Aug 05 Oct-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #32 114 17,900 --- 27.38 MAY05 0220 07 Jul 05 Sep-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #31 131 18,400 --- 27.38 APR05 0326 02 Jun 05 Aug-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #30 109 18,600 --- 27.92 MAR05 0393 11 May 05 Jul-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #29 104 19,000 --- 30.55 FEB05 0266 27 Apr 05 Jun-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #28 112 19,200 --- 32.07 JAN05 0290 09 Mar 05 May-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #27 106 19,500 --- 33.53 DEC04 0248 09 Feb 05 Apr-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #26 91 23,400 96 34.75 NOV04 0257 12 Jan 05 Mar-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #25 109 21,100 128 34.66 OCT04 0274 08 Dec 04 Feb-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #24 103 21,600 122 33.88 SEP04 0310 10 Nov 04 Jan-2005 $2.50
Aquaman #23 100 22,400 117 31.98 AUG04 0377 13 Oct 04 Dec-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #22 114 23,400 130 32.79 JUL04 0609 08 Sep 04 Nov-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #21 98 23,500 113 32.49 JUN04 0382 11 Aug 04 Oct-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #20 96 24,400 115 35.36 MAY04 0293 14 Jul 04 Sep-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #19 99 24,900 113 34.60 APR04 0296 09 Jun 04 Aug-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #18 87 25,300 100 32.98 MAR04 0297 12 May 04 Jul-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #17 88 25,700 104 32.72 FEB04 0251 14 Apr 04 Jun-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #16 97 22,800 118 27.36 JAN04 0230 17 Mar 04 May-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #15 79 24,700 89 29.44 DEC03 0258 11 Feb 04 Apr-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #14 85 21,700 99 24.34 NOV03 0219 14 Jan 04 Mar-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #13 93 22,400 117 24.39 OCT03 0232 10 Dec 03 Feb-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #12 95 24,000 111 24.79 SEP03 0240 12 Nov 03 Jan-2004 $2.50
Aquaman #11 105 27,100 120 23.15 AUG03 0200 15 Oct 03 Dec-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #10 74 26,400 92 11.28 JUL03 0177 10 Sep 03 Nov-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #9 72 27,500 87 18.66 JUN03 0170 13 Aug 03 Oct-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #8 64 29,600 80 20.21 MAY03 0168 16 Jul 03 Sep-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #7 54 30,600 72 21.60 APR03 0173 11 Jun 03 Aug-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #6 50 33,200 65 23.05 MAR03 0205 14 May 03 Jul-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #5 51 34,700 66 22.65 FEB03 0157 09 Apr 03 Jun-2003 $2.50
Aquaman Secret Files 2003 106 19,300 51 14.28 JAN03 0223 26 Mar 03 May-2003 $4.95
Aquaman #4 36 36,900 53 27.29 JAN03 0222 12 Mar 03 May-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #3 34 --- 45 28.00 DEC02 0755 12 Feb 03 Apr-2003 $2.50

Diamond Changed the way it reports sales, including advance reorders and reorders to the numbers, as of the stats for February 2003 shipping dates. The above reflects the adjusted numbers.

Title & Issue Rank Sales Dollar Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Aquaman Secret Files 2003 107 18,700 47 15.26 JAN03 0223 26 Mar 03 May-2003 $4.95
Aquaman #4 39 35,000 51 28.48 JAN03 0222 12 Mar 03 May-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #3 34 36,200 45 28.95 DEC02 0755 12 Feb 03 Apr-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #2 38 36,500 45 30.41 NOV02 0748 08 Jan 03 Mar-2003 $2.50
Aquaman #1 34 45,100 40 41.23 OCT02 0762 11 Dec 02 Feb-2003 $2.50
* Sales include the variant cover but not the reprint.

Archive

Title & Issue Rank Sales Dollar Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Aquaman Archive V1 21 2,500 1 2.08 NOV02 0749 22 Jan 03 Mar-2003 $49.95

1994 Series

Title & Issue Rank Sales Dollar Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Aquaman #75 134 17,600 141 37.98 SEP00 0496 15 Nov 00 Jan-2001 $2.50
Aquaman #74 133 16,500 147 36.51 AUG00 0444 18 Oct 00 Dec-2000 $2.50
Aquaman #73 137 17,000 150 36.67 JUL00 0320 20 Sep 00 Nov-2000 $2.50
Aquaman #72 136 16,900 145 36.90 JUN00 0257 16 Aug 00 Oct-2000 $2.50
Aquaman #71 132 17,800 146 37.41 MAY00 0128 19 Jul 00 Sep-2000 $2.50
Aquaman #70 138 17,500 151 36.14 APR00 0194 21 Jun 00 Aug-2000 $2.50
Aquaman #69 139 17,200 166 35.79 MAR00 0171 24 May 00 Jul-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #68 117 17,200 151 35.37 FEB00 0140 19 Apr 00 Jun-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #67 121 17,300 158 36.21 JAN00 0215 15 Mar 00 May-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #66 114 18,400 149 37.78 DEC99 0154 16 Feb 00 Apr-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #65 112 18,300 145 36.50 NOV99 0112 19 Jan 00 Mar-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #64 123 18,400 167 38.31 OCT99 0178 15 Dec 99 Feb-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #63 124 20,500 161 39.81 SEP99 0143 17 Nov 99 Jan-2000 $1.99
Aquaman #62 121 19,100 160 37.54 AUG99 0177 20 Oct 99 Dec-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #61 X6 129 22,200 163 43.32 JUL99 0087 15 Sep 99 Nov-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #60 128 20,200 165 36.61 JUN99 0132 18 Aug 99 Oct-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #59 123 20,100 150 38.63 MAY99 0241 14 Jul 99 Sep-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #58 119 20,700 150 41.16 APR99 0136 16 Jun 99 Aug-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #57 115 21,500 138 42.23 MAR99 0141 19 May 99 Jul-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #56 103 22,300 127 44.57 FEB99 0131 21 Apr 99 Jun-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #55 113 22,600 134 46.20 JAN99 0148 17 Mar 99 May-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #54 96 23,200 119 51.32 DEC98 0158 17 Feb 99 Apr-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #53 95 - 107 54.59 NOV98 0184 20 Jan 99 Mar-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #52 105 - 126 58.73 OCT98 0187 16 Dec 98 Feb-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #51 89 - 115 59.64 SEP98 0135 18 Nov 98 Jan-1999 $1.99
Aquaman #50 88 29,300 112 66.68 AUG98 0153 14 Oct 98 Dec-1998 $1.99
Aquaman #1M X5 82 32,500 107 61.80 JUL98 0106 16 Sep 98 Nov-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #49 99 24,000 - - JUN98 0140 19 Aug 98 Oct-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #48 104 24,900 - - MAY98 0166 22 Jul 98 Sep-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #47 100 24,700 - - APR98 0257 17 Jun 98 Aug-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #46 92 26,400 - - MAR98 0259 20 May 98 Jul-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #45 86 26,600 - - FEB98 0425 15 Apr 98 Jun-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #44 89 27,200 - - JAN98 0460 25 Mar 98 May-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #43 X4 66 30,200 - - DEC97 0396 18 Feb 98 Apr-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #42 86 27,300 - - NOV97 0417 21 Jan 98 Mar-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #41 109 27,800 - - OCT97 0421 17 Dec 97 Feb-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #40 87 29,200 - - SEP97 0353 19 Nov 97 Jan-1998 $1.95
Aquaman #39 98 29,600 - - AUG97 0000 22 Oct 97 Dec-1997 $1.95
Aquaman #38 89 29,200 - - JUL97 0000 17 Sep 97 Nov-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #37 X3 86 32,700 - - JUN97 0000 20 Aug 97 Oct-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #36 90 30,000 - - MAY97 0000 16 Jul 97 Sep-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #35 81 30,000 - - APR97 0000 18 Jun 97 Aug-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #34 88 30,600 - - MAR97 0000 21 May 97 Jul-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #33 94 31,100 - - FEB97 0000 23 Apr 97 Jun-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #32 89 30,300 - - JAN97 0000 19 Mar 97 May-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #31 89 30,400 - - DEC96 0000 19 Feb 97 Apr-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #30 93 31,500 - - NOV96 0000 22 Jan 97 Mar-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #29 106 32,600 - - OCT96 0000 18 Dec 96 Feb-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #28 109 33,800 - - SEP96 0000 20 Nov 96 Jan-1997 $1.75
Aquaman #27 99 34,200 - - AUG96 0000 23 Oct 96 Dec-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #26 X2 82 39,100 - - JUL96 0000 18 Sep 96 Nov-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #25 * 102 35,300 - - JUN96 0000 21 Aug 96 Oct-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #24 - 33,900 - - MAY96 0000 24 Jul 96 Sep-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #23 - - - - APR96 0000 26 Jun 96 Aug-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #22 - - - - MAR96 0000 15 May 96 Jul-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #21 59 36,000 - - FEB96 0000 17 Apr 96 Jun-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #20 52 (54) 35,400 - - JAN96 0000 21 Mar 96 May-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #19 57 (59) 35,500 - - DEC95 0000 15 Feb 96 Apr-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #18 56 (59) 36,500 - - NOV95 0000 11 Jan 96 Mar-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #17 57 (60) 37,600 - - OCT95 0000 14 Dec 95 Feb-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #16 55 (72) 33,400 - 46.00 SEP95 0000 09 Nov 95 Jan-1996 $1.75
Aquaman #15 69 (88) 32,100 - 44.32 AUG95 0000 05 Oct 95 Dec-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #14 X1 63 (77) 33,700 - 46.47 JUL95 0000 07 Sep 95 Nov-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #13 - - - - JUN95 0000 31 Jul 95 (Aug) Oct-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #12 - - - - MAY95 0000 03 Jul 95 Sep-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #11 - - - - APR95 0000 05 Jun 95 Aug-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #10 - - - - MAR95 0000 01 May 95 Jul-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #9 77 - 121 - FEB95 0000 03 Apr 95 Jun-1995 $1.75
Aquaman #8 63 - 118 - DEC94 0000 09 Mar 95 Apr-1995 $1.50
Aquaman #7 72 - 129 - NOV94 0000 09 Feb 95 Mar-1995 $1.50
Aquaman #6 65 - 137 - OCT94 0286 12 Jan 95 Feb-1995 $1.50
Aquaman #5 70 - 138 - MMM94 0000 05 Dec 94 Jan-1995 $1.50
Aquaman #4 76 - 132 - MMM94 0000 07 Nov 94 Dec-1994 $1.50
Aquaman #3 81 - 145 - MMM94 0000 dd Sep 94 Nov-1994 $1.50
Aquaman #0 X0 68 - 116 - MMM94 0000 dd Aug 94 Oct-1994 $1.50
Aquaman #2 104 - 175 - MMM94 0000 dd Jul 94 Sep-1994 $1.50
Aquaman #1 66 - - - MMM94 0000 dd Jun 94 Aug-1994 $1.50
  • X0 = Zero Hour Crossover
  • X1 = Underworld Unleashed Crossover
  • X2 = Final Night Crossover
  • X3 = Genesis Crossover
  • X4 = Millennium Giants Crossover
  • X5 = DC One Million Crossover
  • X6 = Day of Judgment Crossover
  • * As of August 1996, Marvel Comics was figured into the rankings, which accounts for the rather large drop. Ranks in paranthesis are corrected ranks (ranks that include Marvel Comics and other distributors).

Specials

Title & Issue Rank Sales Dollar Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1 98 22,300 104 46.84 JAN00 0167 22 Mar 00 May-2000 $2.50
Legends of the DCU #27 110 19,000 146 38.92 DEC99 0156 16 Feb 00 Apr-2000 $1.99
Legends of the DCU #26 108 18,800 141 37.53 NOV99 0113 19 Jan 00 Mar-2000 $1.99
Aquaman Annual #5 105 24,100 94 46.37 MAY99 0210 21 Jul 99 Sep-1999 $2.95
Aquaman Secret Files #1 122 19,800 65 45.04 AUG98 0154 04 Nov 98 Dec-1998 $4.95
Aquaman Annual #4 118 22,100 - - MAY98 0167 15 Jul 98 Sep-1998 $2.95
Aquaman Annual #3 98 27,700 - - MAR97 0000 14 May 97 Sum-1997 $3.95
Aquaman Annual #2 - - - - MAY96 0000 17 Jul 96 Sum-1996 $2.95
Aquaman Annual #1 - - - - MAR95 0000 29 May 95 Jul-1995 $3.50

Tempest

Title & Issue Rank Sales Dollar Index Item Code Ship Date Cover Date Price
Tempest #4 166 20,800 - - OCT96 0000 11 Dec 96 Feb-1996 $1.75
Tempest #3 157 22,300 - - SEP96 0000 13 Nov 96 Jan-1996 $1.75
Tempest #2 136 23,900 - - AUG96 0000 09 Oct 96 Dec-1996 $1.75
Tempest #1 110 31,200 - - JUL96 0000 11 Sep 96 Nov-1996 $1.75

Yearly Averages

Year Average Sales/Month
1963 230,620 (Official Circulation Statement)
1964 226,965 (Official Circulation Statement)
1965 247,282 (Official Circulation Statement)
1966 228,733 (Official Circulation Statement)
1967 234,540 (Official Circulation Statement)
1968 185,036 (Official Circulation Statement)
1969 156,653 (Official Circulation Statement)
1970 141,332 (Official Circulation Statement)
1971 --
1977 --
1978 --
1986 --
1988 --
1989 --
1990 --
1991 --
1992 --
1993 --
1994 --
1995 34,200 (4 months approximate data)
1996 35,380 (9 months approximate data)
1997 30,200 (12 months approximate data)
1998 27,310 (10 months approximate data)
1999 21,000 (11 months approximate data)
2000 17,400 (11 months approximate data)
2002 45,100 (1 month approximate data)
2003 30,400 (12 months approximate data)
2004 23,400 (12 months approximate data)
2005 19,300 (12 months approximate data)
2006 26,970 (10 months approximate data)
2007 15,950 (10 months approximate data)
2011 66,050/74,228* (4 months approximate data)
2012 61,394 (12 months approximate data)
2013 55,436 (5 months approximate data)
* Second number includes reorders.

Credits

This list would not be possible without the various people who have kept shipping tables through the years. A special thanks to Charles LePage of the NCRL who graciously provided missing data. Thanks also to Lance "Squiddie" Smith and Jim Cowling.