Animated Comics See Rise In Sales!

[James Harvey]

<a href="http://wf.toonzone.net/bbeyond/bga45.jpg"><img src="http://wf.toonzone.net/bbeyond/bga45.jpg" height=207 width=132 border=0 align="right" vspace=3 hspace=3></a> The month of December has seen a rise in sales for Batman: Gotham Adventures and Superman Adventures, but a slip for the rookie Justice League Adventures comic. While the comic is over as of Febuary, Superman Adventures #64 saw a slight spike in ratings, likely due to the DC Comics December event Full Coverage. Finally facing more of his classic Rogue's Gallery, Batman: Gotham Adventures #45 also saw a spike in sales. The title has been steady losing readers in small increments for the past two years. Justice league Adventures #2 a slip of over 4000 readers from November as retailers cut their orders by about 20%, a common practice for new series.

Below are the stats for the Novemebr 2001 and December 2001 sales. Also included is their position in the top 300 ordered comics for December.

88. Justice League Adventures #2
December 2001 Sales Figures: 21, 637
November 2001 Sales Figures: 26, 911

145. Batman: Gotham Adventures #45
December 2001 Sales Figures: 12, 307
November 2001 Sales Figures: 11, 875

161. Superman Adventures #64
December 2001 Sales Figures: 8, 889
November 2001 Sales Figures: 8, 409

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