47 24.07 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 [*] $2.99 DC 45,362
48 24.01 MIGHTY THOR #6 $3.99 MAR 45,231
49 23.87 SUICIDE SQUAD #1 [*] $2.99 DC 44,981
50 23.82 SECRET AVENGERS #17 $3.99 MAR 44,890
51 22.93 X-MEN #17 $3.99 MAR 43,200
52 22.79 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #1 $2.99 DAR 42,945
53 22.68 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #2 $3.99 MAR 42,728
54 22.46 DEATHSTROKE #1 [*] $2.99 DC 42,325
55 22.33 X-MEN #18 $3.99 MAR 42,066
56 22.15 LEGION LOST #1 [*] $2.99 DC 41,726
57 22.00 ANIMAL MAN #1 [*] $2.99 DC 41,446
58 21.96 BATWING #1 [*] $2.99 DC 41,382
59 21.92 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #50 $3.99 MAR 41,295
60 21.83 DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #1 [*] $2.99 DC 41,131
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Compare to the last relaunch:
39 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
05/2005: LoSH #6 -- 40,970
05/2006: Supergirl & LoSH #18 -- 45,520
05/2007: Supergirl & LoSH #30 -- 30,767
05/2008: LoSH #42 -- 27,940
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05/2010: LoSH #1 -- 44,415 (+98.9%)
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2 years : + 59.0%
5 years : + 8.4%
Veteran comics writer and former DC head Paul Levitz and newcomer artist Yildiray Cinar turn in the fifth or sixth Legion of Super-Heroes relaunch of the last ten years, helped in relatively restrained fashion by a 1:10 variant.
For the sake of comparison, Mark Waid and Barry Kitson’s debut issue sold an estimated 50,691 copies back in December 2004, and Jim Shooter and Francis Manapul’s Legion #37 shifted an estimated 45,803 units three years later.
It doesn’t look like retailers expect a great change of temperature in the market, when it comes to this title.
http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/07/16/dc-month-to-month-sales-may-2010/8/2011 LSH #1 45,362
8/2011 LL #41726
5/2010 LSH #1 44,415
Threeboot #1 50,691
Threeboot #37 45,803
So the Threeboot's notable milestone still beat out the Neo-Classic/DCnU relaunch.
The second relaunch #1 was 30/51 of the new #1 DC books that came out in Sept (Not counting Justice League) Middle of the pack. Though compared to the relaunches of DC "traditional" titles, it's at or near rock bottom.
It's a good thing writing Legion is part of Paul Levitz's golden parachute deal, because it'd probably be on the chopping block soon.