Sales are still leveling off, with an 11% drop from issue 3 to issue 4. That may sound like a lot, but it's only about 4000 copies. We're starting to get into the region where retailers were able to see what the books were actually selling before ordering new issues, so I'd expect steadier sales in the next few months as retailers get a handle on how much to order. Still, it's DC's 18th highest selling book, 10 of which were Batman, Joker, and/or Harley Quinn; and it's ahead of Flash, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Shazam, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad, Young Justice, Aquaman, Nightwing, and all the rest.
Sales data via Comichron.
Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 8) #4 - April 2020
Issue 4 had two variants on 2/19/20 (originally scheduled for 2/4 but delayed by two weeks).
Issue 4 had two variants on 2/19/20 (originally scheduled for 2/4 but delayed by two weeks).
Art by Ryan Sook and Travis Moore | |
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- Combining both covers, LSH #4 was the #51 book for the month, with total sales of 30,675 (down from 34,732 the previous month). It was the #18 book for DC (behind 10 Batman, Joker, or Harley Quinn books, 3 Superman books, 2 JLAs, and 1 Green Lantern, plus DC's #1 book DCeased). The #1 book of the month was Wolverine #1 with sales of 190,568 (no other book broke 100k sales).
- The $3.99 regular cover was the #77 book for January 2020, with sales of 23,075 (down from 26,933 the previous month). It was the #27 DC book.
- The $4.99 cardstock cover variant was the #86 DC book and the #220 overall book for January, with sales of 7,600 (down from 7,799 the previous month).
- Still too early to say the point where sales will level off, where the book has found its base, but after the trelatively small drop from #2 to #4 (about 14%) I'm going to guesstimate it'll level off around 27,000 or so.
- Digital sales of issues are generally not known to the public, but anecdotally the digital market as a whole is about 10% of the traditional market. This does not necessarily apply to any particular comic from any particular company. Diamond does not report digital sales, and it's the Diamond data going to Comichron.
Color key for tables below:
- Brown = 5 Years Later
- Orange = Reboot
- Green = Threeboot
- Yellow = Retroboot/New 52
- White = Rebirth
- Blue = none of the above
LSH v8 sales and rank
Issue
|
Total sales
(all covers)
|
overall #
|
DC #
|
#1 book
|
1
|
75,611
|
10
|
3
|
138,434
|
2
|
35,653
|
50
|
17
|
117,926
|
3
|
34,732
|
44
|
15
|
167,377
|
4
|
30,675
|
51
|
18
|
190,568
|
Sales drop historical comparison: ongoing series *
Date
|
Title
|
#1 to #2
|
#2 to #3
|
#3 to #4
|
Dec 1989
|
LSH v4 (5 Years Later)
|
-33.5%
|
-10.2%
|
+2.5%
|
Dec 2001
|
The Legion
|
-14.0%
|
+0.0%
|
+0.2%
|
March 2005
|
LSH Vol 5 (Threeboot)
|
-19.0%
|
-7.7%
|
-7.0%
|
Nov 2009
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
-16.6%
|
-6.1%
|
** +91.6%
|
Aug 2010
|
LSH v6 (Retroboot)
|
-22.0%
|
-7.0%
|
-5.8%
|
Dec 2011
|
LSH v7 (New 52)
|
-20.2%
|
-25.9%
|
-20.4%
|
Dec 2011
|
Legion Lost v2
|
-23.2%
|
-26.8%
|
-23.1%
|
Oct 2019
|
LSH: Millennium
|
-18.4%
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Dec 2019
|
LSH v8
|
-52.8%
|
-2.6%
|
-11.7%
|
* Note: sales data from April 1993 to October 1994 is not publicly available, which coincidentally covers the entirety of the "Legionnaires" title in the Reboot era, so that title is not included in this chart. Also not counting "Valor" or any miniseries except for "Millennium".
** Adventure Comics #4 included a Blackest Night ring promotion
** Adventure Comics #4 included a Blackest Night ring promotion
What is the bottom of the sales curve?
Year
|
Series
|
Sales at
series end
|
Notes
|
2000
|
LSH v4 (Reboot)
|
17,500
|
Series cancelled for new Abnett/Lanning Legion Lost v1
|
2000
|
Legionnaires (Reboot)
|
17,200
|
Series cancelled for new Abnett/Lanning Legion Lost v1
|
2004
|
The Legion (Reboot)
|
23,300
|
Series cancelled for Threeboot
|
2009
|
LSH v5 (Threeboot)
|
22,300
|
Series cancelled for Retroboot
|
2011
|
LSH v6 (Retroboot)
|
21,400
|
Series cancelled for New 52
|
2011
|
Adventure Comics (Retroboot)
|
19,200
|
Series cancelled for New 52
|
2013
|
LSH v7 (New 52)
|
15,500
|
Series cancelled due to sales
|
2013
|
Legion Lost v2 (New 52)
|
13,500
|
Series cancelled due to sales
|
Not counting miniseries, which are known to have a finite end.
Top selling Legion books, 2004-present (since the start of the Threeboot)
Rank
|
Cover date
|
Sales
|
Series
|
Issue
|
1
|
Jan 2010
|
85,145
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
4
|
2
|
Nov 2019
|
75,611
|
LSH v8
|
1
|
3
|
Oct 2008
|
73,914
|
Legion of Three Worlds
|
1
|
4
|
Dec 2008
|
64,412
|
Legion of Three Worlds
|
2
|
5
|
Apr 2009
|
61,358
|
Legion of Three Worlds
|
3
|
6
|
Oct 2004
|
61,047
|
Teen Titans/The Legion Special
|
1
|
7
|
Feb 2005
|
59,944
|
LSH v5
|
1
|
8
|
Feb 2010
|
59,876
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
5
|
9
|
Jun 2009
|
56,888
|
Legion of Three Worlds
|
4
|
10
|
Oct 2009
|
56,706
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
1
|
11
|
Sep 2009
|
55,970
|
Legion of Three Worlds
|
5
|
12
|
May 2006
|
54,826
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
16
|
13
|
Mar 2010
|
53,721
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
7
|
14
|
Nov 2011
|
53,285
|
LSH v7
|
1
|
15
|
Jul 2010
|
50,106
|
LSH v6
|
1
|
16
|
Nov 2011
|
49,952
|
Legion Lost v2
|
1
|
17
|
Mar 2005
|
48,584
|
LSH v5
|
2
|
18
|
Sep 2019
|
48,389
|
LSH: Millennium
|
1
|
19
|
Sep 2019
|
47,857
|
Superman
|
15
|
20
|
Aug 2019
|
47,777
|
Superman
|
14
|
21
|
Jun 2006
|
47,697
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
17
|
22
|
Nov 2009
|
47,296
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
2
|
23
|
Feb 2008
|
45,803
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
37
|
24
|
Jul 2006
|
45,520
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
18
|
25
|
Apr 2005
|
44,824
|
LSH v5
|
3
|
26
|
Dec 2009
|
44,431
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
3
|
27
|
Aug 2006
|
43,918
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
19
|
28
|
May 2005
|
43,408
|
LSH v5
|
4
|
29
|
Mar 2010
|
42,514
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
6
|
30
|
Dec 2011
|
42,504
|
LSH v7
|
2
|
31
|
Sep 2006
|
41,679
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
20
|
32
|
Jun 2005
|
41,664
|
LSH v5
|
5
|
33
|
Dec 2006
|
41,554
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
23
|
34
|
Jul 2005
|
40,970
|
LSH v5
|
6
|
35
|
Oct 2006
|
39,852
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
21
|
36
|
Oct 2019
|
39,489
|
LSH: Millennium
|
2
|
37
|
Apr 2010
|
39,351
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
8
|
38
|
Aug 2005
|
39,155
|
LSH v5
|
7
|
39
|
Aug 2010
|
39,102
|
LSH v6
|
2
|
40
|
Dec 2011
|
38,385
|
Legion Lost v2
|
2
|
41
|
Dec 2011
|
38,248
|
Legion Secret Origin
|
1
|
42
|
Dec 2011
|
38,248
|
Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes
|
1
|
43
|
Jun 2010
|
37,573
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
10
|
44
|
May 2010
|
37,515
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
9
|
45
|
Sep 2005
|
37,272
|
LSH v5
|
8
|
46
|
Nov 2006
|
36,735
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
22
|
47
|
Sep 2010
|
36,360
|
LSH v6
|
3
|
48
|
Oct 2005
|
35,834
|
LSH v5
|
9
|
49
|
Nov 2005
|
35,800
|
LSH v5
|
10
|
50
|
Dec 2019
|
35,653
|
LSH v8
|
2
|
51
|
Jul 2010
|
34,794
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
11
|
52
|
Jan 2020
|
34,732
|
LSH v8
|
3
|
53
|
Aug 2010
|
34,663
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
12
|
54
|
Oct 2010
|
34,239
|
LSH v6
|
4
|
55
|
Dec 2005
|
34,100
|
LSH v5
|
11
|
56
|
Jan 2007
|
33,985
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
24
|
57
|
Jan 2006
|
33,500
|
LSH v5
|
12
|
58
|
Feb 2007
|
33,288
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
25
|
59
|
Mar 2008
|
33,045
|
LSH v5
|
38
|
60
|
Apr 2009
|
32,851
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
0
|
61
|
Feb 2006
|
32,730
|
LSH v5
|
13
|
62
|
Mar 2006
|
32,513
|
LSH v5
|
14
|
63
|
Nov 2010
|
32,417
|
LSH v6
|
5
|
64
|
Mar 2007
|
32,342
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
26
|
65
|
Apr 2006
|
31,649
|
LSH v5
|
15
|
66
|
May 2007
|
31,525
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
28
|
67
|
Jan 2012
|
31,481
|
LSH v7
|
3
|
68
|
Apr 2007
|
31,381
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
27
|
69
|
Apr 2008
|
31,123
|
LSH v5
|
39
|
70
|
Jun 2007
|
30,906
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
29
|
71
|
Sep 2010
|
30,897
|
Adventure Comics v3
|
516
|
72
|
Jul 2007
|
30,767
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
30
|
73
|
Jan 2020
|
34,732
|
LSH v8
|
4
|
74
|
Aug 2007
|
30,385
|
Supergirl & the LSH
|
31
|
75
|
May 2008
|
30,377
|
LSH v5
|
40
|
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