August 2004 - Due to upcoming holidays, Diamond Comic Distributors will deliver product the weeks of August 30, September 6, October 11, November 22, December 27, and January 3 according to the following schedule:

Diamond Holiday Shipping Schedule: August - December 2004

HOLIDAY	SHIPMENTS THE WEEK OF	U.S. DELIVERY (includes Puerto Rico)	CANADA DELIVERY	U.K. ACCOUNTS	INT'L ACCOUNTS(1)
U.K. Bank Holiday	August 30	Wednesday, September 1	Wednesday, September 1	24-hr. delay	No change
Labor Day	September 6	Thursday, September 9	Wednesday, September 8	No change	24-hr. delay
Columbus Day (U.S.)/ Thanksgiving (Canada)	October 11	Wednesday, October 13	Wednesday, October 13	No change	No change
Thanksgiving (U.S.)(2)	November 22	Wednesday, November 24	Wednesday, November 24	No change	No change
Boxing Day (Canada)(3)	December 27	Wednesday, December 29	Thursday, December 30	No change	No change
First Week of January	January 3	Wednesday, January 5	Thursday, January 6	24-hr. delay	No change

1) International accounts serviced by the U.S. (excluding Canada) will probably see some delays due to flight and airport issues in December and the first week of January, but there should be no delays due to schedules in Los Angeles or Memphis.

2) There will be no effect on weekly shipments, except that emergency orders will only be available as a Saturday delivery on November 27. Also, Tuesday LTL customers from Memphis will receive shipments on Wednesday, November 25. There will be no direct shipments on the November 25 and 26.

3) There will be no change to U.S. shipments for December and the first week of January. However, there will be no direct shipments on December 24 and 31. And, the remote cut off for customers serviced by the Plattburgh distribution center will be Monday, December 20, to be included in the December 29 shipment. There will be no remotes for the January 5 shipment.