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    October 30, 2007

    PUBLICITY UPDATE FOR HEROES HC

    Expect significant and widespread publicity attention for the HEROES HC, based on NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe® nominated television series Heroes. TV GUIDE has already debuted Jim Lee’s cover to the the book online, and will feature it in an upcoming print edition along with additional coverage of the book.

    In addition, mainstream press coverage for the book will include “off the book page” coverage in numerous major metropolitan newspapers, holiday gift guide recommendations and entertainment feature stories timed to the release of the book. But that's not all! Expect additional updates throughout the fall.

    The HEROES HC is available for advance reorder and is set to arrive in stores on November 7. Retailers with Diamond accounts may order it with either an Alex Ross cover (JUL078014) or a Jim Lee cover (JUL078015). As a reminder, the Jim Lee cover is available exclusively to retailers with Diamond accounts.

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    ORDERING CLARIFICATION FOR OCTOBER-SOLICITED SHOWCASE PRESENTS TITLES

    Three SHOWCASE PRESENTS volumes solicited in the October Previews appear in the Retailer Order form with incomplete titles. These titles are now listed correctly at Diamond’s retailer website. As a reminder, the correct titles for each item code are:

    OCT070207: SHOWCASE PRESENTS: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VOL. 3 TP
    OCT070208: SHOWCASE PRESENTS: AQUAMAN VOL. 2 TP
    OCT070209: SHOWCASE PRESENTS: ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER VOL. 1 TP

    Please be sure to check your orders to make sure you will receive the correct quantities of each title.

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    ORDERING CLARIFICATION ON ADAM STRANGE ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC

    Please note that the ADAM STRANGE ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC, solicited in the November Previews, appears incorrectly in the Order Form as VOL. 4.

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    BACK TO PRESS!

    The following titles have been reprinted and are available for order:

    SHOWCASE PRESENTS: JONAH HEX VOL. 1 TP (SEP050243) (2nd printing) Now priced $16.99/20.99 Can.
    WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406) (16th printing) Now priced $19.99/23.99 Can.

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    LAST CHANCE SALE!

    The following DC items are priced at 70% off through November 19, 2007:

    DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #1
    DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #2
    DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #3
    DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS #4
    DEATHBLOW #6
    EX MACHINA #21
    EX MACHINA #22
    EX MACHINA #23
    EX MACHINA #24
    EX MACHINA #25
    GEN13 #9
    GEN13 #10
    GEN13 #11
    MIDNIGHTER #8
    MIDNIGHTER #9
    MIDNIGHTER #10
    A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET #8
    NINJA SCROLL #10
    NINJA SCROLL #11
    STORMWATCH PHD #8
    STORMWATCH PHD #9
    STORMWATCH PHD #10
    WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #7
    WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #8
    WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #9
    WETWORKS #10
    WETWORKS #11

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    ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK

    Final orders are due BEFORE Thursday, November 1.

    11/21/2007 - ACTION COMICS #859
    11/21/2007 - ACTION COMICS #859 VARIANT EDITION
    11/21/2007 - ARMY @ LOVE #9 (VERTIGO)
    11/21/2007 - BIRDS OF PREY #112
    11/21/2007 - BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8
    11/21/2007 - CATWOMAN #73
    11/21/2007 - CHECKMATE #20
    11/21/2007 - COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT #1
    11/21/2007 - COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 23
    11/21/2007 - COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #3
    11/21/2007 - DETECTIVE COMICS #838
    11/21/2007 - EX MACHINA #32 (WILDSTORM)
    11/21/2007 - FAKER #5 (VERTIGO)
    11/21/2007 - THE FLASH #234
    11/21/2007 - HELLBLAZER #238 (VERTIGO)
    11/21/2007 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #15
    11/21/2007 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #8 (JOHNNY DC)
    11/21/2007 - METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #4
    11/21/2007 - THE PROGRAMME #5 (WILDSTORM)
    11/21/2007 - SCOOBY-DOO #126 (JOHNNY DC)
    11/21/2007 - SHADOWPACT #19
    11/21/2007 - THE SPIRIT #11
    11/21/2007 - TESTAMENT #21 (VERTIGO)
    11/21/2007 - WETWORKS #15 (WILDSTORM)
    11/21/2007 - WETWORKS: ARMAGEDDON #1 (WILDSTORM)
    12/05/2007 - THE ALL NEW ATOM VOL. 2 FUTURE PAST TP
    12/05/2007 - BATMAN/SUPERMAN: SAGA OF THE SUPER SONS TP
    12/05/2007 - DANGER GIRL: BODY SHOTS TP (WILDSTORM)

    DC DIRECT:
    04/02/2008 - GREEN ARROW 13" DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE $79.99
    04/02/2008 - WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE SERIES 2: CHEETAH BUST $49.99
    04/09/2008 - COMIC BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO #1: WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE $49.99
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY ACTION FIGURES BALANCED CASE ASSORTMENT $120.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY ACTION FIGURES BALANCED HALF CASE ASSORTMENT $65.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY ACTION FIGURES WEIGHTED CASE ASSORTMENT $120.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY ACTION FIGURES WEIGHTED HALF CASE ASSORTMENT $65.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY: BATMAN ACTION FIGURE $10.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY: SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE $10.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY: WONDER WOMAN ACTION FIGURE $10.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY: BATMAN SOLID PACKED CASE $120.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY: SUPERMAN SOLID PACK CASE $120.00
    04/09/2008 - TRINITY: WONDER WOMAN SOLID PACK CASE $120.00
    04/16/2008 - AME-COMI: POWER GIRL VINYL FIGURE $45.00
    04/16/2008 - AME-COMI: SUPERGIRL VINYL FIGURE $45.00
    04/23/2008 - BATMAN 1:2 SCALE BUST $295.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS ACTION FIGURES BALANCED MASTER CASE $120.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS ACTION FIGURES BALANCED HALF CASE $65.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS ACTION FIGURES WEIGHTED MASTER CASE $120.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS ACTION FIGURES WEIGHTED HALF CASE $65.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS: LIGHTRAY ACTION FIGURE $10.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS: ORION ACTION FIGURE $10.00
    04/30/2008 - NEW GODS: DARKSEID ACTION FIGURE $10.00

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    RETURNABLE ITEMS*

    B - THE BATMAN STRIKES! #37
    B - COUNTDOWN PRESENTS THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: WILDSTORM #1
    A - THE TRIALS OF SHAZAM! #8
    C - CATWOMAN #71
    B - BLUE BEETLE #19
    A - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #6
    A - DEADMAN #13
    F - THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 3 LIES OF OUR FATHERS TP
    K - CLUBBING
    K - COUNTDOWN 43
    K - COUNTDOWN 42
    K - COUNTDOWN 41
    K - COUNTDOWN 40
    K - RE-GIFTERS
    K - HIGHWAYMEN #1

    Returnable Books Key:
    A - Late Ship
    B - Change In Creative Team
    C - Not As Solicited
    D - Mislabeled Crossover
    E - Unlabeled Mature Title
    F - Incorrect Price
    G - Wrong UPC Code
    H - Unmatched Cover & Interior Content
    I - Printing Error Comic
    J - Shipped Returnable
    K - With Qualifying Initial Order
    L - Made returnable at DC's discretion

    *Accompanied by a Diamond Distributors Return Authorization Form

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    ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — NOVEMBER 7, 2007

    THE ALL NEW ATOM #17
    BATMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7 HC
    CAIRO HC (VERTIGO)
    COUNTDOWN PRESENTS: THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: RED RAIN #1
    COUNTDOWN SPECIAL: JIMMY OLSEN 80-PAGE GIANT
    COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 25
    THE EXTERMINATORS #23 (VERTIGO)
    FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1 ASH COVER (WILDSTORM)
    FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1 FREDDY COVER (WILDSTORM)
    FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH #1 JASON COVER (WILDSTORM)
    GREEN ARROW: ROAD TO JERICHO TP
    GREEN LANTERN CORPS: A DARKER SHADE OF GREEN TP
    HEROES HC - ALEX ROSS COVER (WILDSTORM)
    HEROES HC - JIM LEE COVER (WILDSTORM)
    INFINITY INC. #3
    JONAH HEX #25
    JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #39 (JOHNNY DC)
    KING OF CARDS VOL. 2 (CMX)
    LOONEY TUNES #156 (JOHNNY DC)
    MAD MAGAZINE #484
    METAL MEN #4
    METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #3
    MIDNIGHTER #13 (WILDSTORM)
    ROBIN #168
    ROBIN #168 VARIANT EDITION
    ROBIN: TEENAGE WASTELAND TP
    SCALPED #11 (VERTIGO)
    SEIMADEN VOL. 10 (CMX)
    SUPERGIRL #23
    SUPERGIRL #23 VARIANT EDITION
    SUPERMAN #670
    TRANQUILITY: ARMAGEDDON #1 (WILDSTORM)
    THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #2 (VERTIGO)
    WILDSTORM FINE ARTS SPECIAL: SPOTLIGHT ON THE AUTHORITY (WILDSTORM)
    WORLD WAR III TP
    Y: THE LAST MAN #59 (VERTIGO)

    DC DIRECT:
    JLA COVER TO COVER STATUE: WONDER WOMAN

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    ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE — NOVEMBER 14, 2007

    100 BULLETS #86 (VERTIGO)
    ALL STAR SUPERMAN #9
    BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1
    BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 VARIANT EDITION
    THE BATMAN STRIKES! #39 (JOHNNY DC)
    BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE #4
    BOOSTER GOLD #4
    CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #2
    CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #19 (JOHNNY DC)
    COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 24
    DMZ #25 (VERTIGO)
    EX MACHINA VOL. 6: POWER DOWN TP (WILDSTORM)
    FABLES #67 (VERTIGO)
    GEN13 #14 (WILDSTORM)
    GREEN ARROW /BLACK CANARY #2
    GREEN ARROW /BLACK CANARY #2 VARIANT EDITION
    JLA CLASSIFIED #46
    JLA: ULTRAMARINE CORPS TP
    JONAH HEX: ORIGINS TP
    KIMMIE66 (MINX)
    THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: THE BLACK DOSSIER HC - STANDARD EDITION (WILDSTORM)
    THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: THE BLACK DOSSIER HC - VARIANT EDITION (WILDSTORM)
    MAD KIDS #9
    MUSASHI #9 VOL. 13 (CMX)
    NIGHTWING #138
    SALVATION RUN #1
    SALVATION RUN #1 VARIANT EDITION
    SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SGT. ROCK VOL. 1 TP
    SIMON DARK #2
    SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #3
    SUPERMAN/BATMAN #42
    SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #9
    TEEN TITANS EAST SPECIAL #1
    TEEN TITANS GO!: TITANS TOGETHER TP
    THE UN-MEN #4 (VERTIGO)
    VENUS IN LOVE VOL. 1 (CMX)
    WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #12 (WILDSTORM)
    WONDER GIRL #3
    WONDER WOMAN #14
    WONDER WOMAN #14 VARIANT EDITION
    WONDER WOMAN: LOVE AND MURDER HC
    WORLD OF WARCRAFT #1 (WILDSTORM)

    DC DIRECT:
    BATMAN STATUE DARK CRUSADER
    WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE: BLACK CANARY BUST

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    SHIPPING CHANGES
    UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST
    ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST

    DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES:
    11/21/07 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11 - 11/14/07
    11/21/07 - THE SPIRIT #11 - 10/17/07
    11/28/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #2 - 11/21/07
    11/28/07 - CRIME BIBLE: THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #2 - 11/07/07
    12/12/07 - GREEN LANTERN #25 - 11/28/07
    12/12/07 - GREEN LANTERN #25 VARIANT EDITION - 11/28/07
    12/12/07 - TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS: ION #1 - 11/28/07
    12/19/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #3 - 12/05/07
    12/19/07 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #12 - 12/12/07
    12/19/07 - THE SPIRIT #12 - 11/21/07
    12/19/07 - SUPERMAN #671 - 12/05/07
    01/02/08 - THE SPIRIT #13 - 12/19/07
    02/06/08 - ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10 - 12/19/07

    DC DIRECT SHIPPING CHANGES:
    11/21/07 - BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE DESIGNED BY JIM LEE - 11/07/07
    11/21/07 - JUSTICE: ACTION FIGURE BOX SET - 10/31/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON BALANCED CASE ASSTORTMENT - 11/14/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON BALANCED HALF CASE ASSTORTMENT - 11/14/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON: SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE - 11/14/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON: BIZARRO ACTION FIGURE - 11/14/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON: URSA ACTION FIGURE - 11/14/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON WEIGHTED CASE ASSTORTMENT - 11/14/07
    11/28/07 - SUPERMAN: LAST SON WEIGHTED HALF CASE ASSTORTMENT - 11/14/07
    01/23/08 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: ILLIDAN STORMRAGE DELUXE COLLECTOR FIGURE - 12/19/07

    VERTIGO SHIPPING CHANGES:
    11/21/07 - FAKER #5 - 11/07/07
    01/02/08 - FAKER #6 - 12/05/07