September 1997 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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| 1 | Uncanny X-Men | 349 | $1.99 | Marvel | 163,170 |
| 2 | 2 | X-Men | 69 | $1.99 | Marvel | 162,600 |
| 3 | 4 | Spawn | 66 | $1.95 | Image | 147,351 |
| 4 | 7 | Fantastic Four | 13 | $1.99 | Marvel | 130,090 |
| 5 | 8 | Wolverine | 118 | $1.99 | Marvel | 128,318 |
| 6 | 10 | Iron Man | 13 | $1.99 | Marvel | 110,453 |
| 7 | 12 | Avengers | 13 | $1.99 | Marvel | 109,464 |
| 8 | 5 | Ascension | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 107,826 |
| 9 | 14 | JLA | 12 | $1.95 | DC | 107,015 |
| 10 | 6 | Darkness | 8 | $2.50 | Image | 106,082 |
| 11 | 15 | Captain America | 13 | $1.99 | Marvel | 102,516 |
| 12 | 17 | Generation X | 32 | $1.99 | Marvel | 98,659 |
| 13 | 18 | Curse of the Spawn | 13 | $1.95 | Image | 97,451 |
| 14 | 21 | X-Man | 32 | $1.99 | Marvel | 90,246 |
| 15 | 22 | X-Force | 71 | $1.99 | Marvel | 86,149 |
| 16 | 25 | X-Factor | 139 | $1.99 | Marvel | 85,187 |
| 17 | 13 | Gen13 | 23 | $2.50 | Image | 84,662 |
| 18 | 28 | Cable | 48 | $1.99 | Marvel | 83,192 |
| 19 | 16 | Divine Right | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 80,548 |
| 20 | 3 | JLA Annual | 1 | $3.95 | DC | 78,580 |
| 21 | 33 | Incredible Hulk | 458 | $1.99 | Marvel | 76,412 |
| 22 | 19 | New Mutants | 1 | $2.50 | Marvel | 75,143 |
| 23 | 11 | Tales of the Witchblade | 3 | $2.95 | Image | 74,293 |
| 24 | 36 | Amazing Spider-Man | 428 | $1.99 | Marvel | 69,905 |
| 25 | 23 | Gambit | 3 | $2.50 | Marvel | 68,357 |
| 26 | 37 | Excalibur | 114 | $1.99 | Marvel | 67,921 |
| 27 | 40 | Alpha Flight | 4 | $1.99 | Marvel | 64,260 |
| 28 | 42 | Spider-Man | 85 | $1.99 | Marvel | 62,314 |
| 29 | 43 | Superman | 129 | $1.95 | DC | 62,214 |
| 30 | 32 | Psylocke & Archangel: Crimson Dawn | 4 | $2.50 | Marvel | 61,090 |
| 31 | 46 | Spectacular Spider-Man | 251 | $1.99 | Marvel | 59,888 |
| 32 | 47 | Action Comics | 739 | $1.95 | DC | 59,844 |
| 33 | 48 | Adventures of Superman | 552 | $1.95 | DC | 59,737 |
| 34 | 49 | Superman: Man of Steel | 73 | $1.95 | DC | 59,682 |
| 35 | 24 | Quicksilver | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 57,088 |
| 36 | 9 | Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight | 100 | $3.95 | DC | 56,971 |
| 37 | 53 | Batman | 548 | $1.95 | DC | 55,897 |
| 38 | 54 | Batman/Predator III: Blood Ties | 1 | $1.95 | DC | 55,892 |
| 39 | 52 | Sensational Spider-Man | 21 | $1.99 | Marvel | 55,506 |
| 40 | 55 | Deadpool | 10 | $1.99 | Marvel | 54,444 |
| 41 | 38 | Tenth | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 53,991 |
| 42 | 60 | Kiss: The Psycho Circus | 3 | $1.95 | Image | 53,276 |
| 43 | 34 | Batman: The Long Halloween | 12 | $2.95 | DC | 51,157 |
| 44 | 63 | Detective Comics | 715 | $1.95 | DC | 50,352 |
| 45 | 67 | Thunderbolts | 8 | $1.99 | Marvel | 47,367 |
| 46 | 78 | Green Lantern | 92 | $1.75 | DC | 46,730 |
| 47 | 50 | Gen13 Bootleg | 11 | $2.50 | Image | 46,490 |
| 48 | 80 | Flash | 130 | $1.75 | DC | 46,233 |
| 49 | 51 | Preacher | 31 | $2.50 | DC | 45,819 |
| 50 | 83 | Flash | 131 | $1.75 | DC | 43,919 |
