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JPMorgan Claims 8.2 Million Comics Amid Diamond Bankruptcy

5/25/2026

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JPMorgan Disputes Comics

JPMorgan Chase disputes ownership of 8.2 million comics in a 600,000-sq ft Mississippi warehouse after Diamond entered Chapter 7 liquidation.
JPMorgan, which gave $41 million in Chapter 11 financing, claims $7 million in liens and says the $85 million Diamond sale collapsed, prompting the Chapter 7 filing.
Publishers say the comics were not owned by Diamond, while the estate asserts ownership, leaving publishers unable to access inventory and pushing retailers toward Lunar Distribution and Penguin Random House.

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Publishers Sue Distributor

Independent comic publishers have been denied access to their consigned inventory for over a year, prompting costly legal action.
The missing sales, ranging from $1 million to $7 million, represent a critical financial blow to many firms.
Publishers' lawyers liken the dispute to the 2016 Sports Authority bankruptcy, which also involved consignment vendors.
Observers note that while consignment benefits healthy markets, it creates ownership ambiguities when a distributor files for bankruptcy.

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JPMorgan Disputes Comics

JPMorgan Chase disputes ownership of 8.2 million comics in a 600,000-sq ft Mississippi warehouse after Diamond entered Chapter 7 liquidation.
JPMorgan, which gave $41 million in Chapter 11 financing, claims $7 million in liens and says the $85 million Diamond sale collapsed, prompting the Chapter 7 filing.
Publishers say the comics were not owned by Diamond, while the estate asserts ownership, leaving publishers unable to access inventory and pushing retailers toward Lunar Distribution and Penguin Random House.

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