Top 100 Comics: December 2013
An untold chapter in the life of James Howlett, better known as Wolverine, is revealed in Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert's Origin II #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book in December 2013.
In total, Marvel Comics had four of the month's top ten best-selling comics. Also in the top ten were Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Avengers #24.NOW at #2; Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel's Inhumanity #1 at #9; and Dan Slott, Christos Gage, and Humberto Ramos' Superior Spider-Man #23 at #10.
DC Comics had six titles in the top ten led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #26 at #3. Also in the top ten were Geoff Johns and David Finch's Forever Evil #4 at #4; Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #5 at #5; Johns and Doug Mahnke's Justice League #25 at #6; Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Chad Hardin's Harley Quinn #1 at #7; and Johns and Ivan Reis' Justice League #26 at #8.
Image Comics had five books in the top 100, led by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #118 at #14.
Dark Horse Comics had a strong month for Star Wars comics with three issues in the top 100 — The Star Wars #4, adapting George Lucas' original screenplay, ranked #35; The Star Wars #0, a special behind-the-scenes issue about the making of the adaptation, ranked #39; and Brian Wood's ongoing Star Wars #12 ranked #56.
Rounding out the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #14 placed in the top 100 at #92.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2013
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 110.28 | OCT130650-M | ORIGIN II #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 1 | 106.72 | OCT130656-M | AVENGERS #24.NOW | $4.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 3 | 100.00 | OCT130190-M | BATMAN #26 | $3.99 | DC |
| 4 | 4 | 83.18 | OCT130115-M | FOREVER EVIL #4 | $3.99 | DC |
| 5 | 5 | 80.64 | SEP130208-M | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 6 | 6 | 78.70 | SEP130170-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #25 | $3.99 | DC |
| 7 | 11 | 77.15 | OCT130185-M | HARLEY QUINN #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 8 | 7 | 75.85 | OCT130121-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #26 | $3.99 | DC |
| 9 | 10 | 64.90 | OCT130637-M | INHUMANITY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 8 | 64.55 | OCT130686-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #23 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 9 | 63.74 | OCT130688-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #24 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 12 | 57.65 | OCT130176-M | BATMAN SUPERMAN #6 | $3.99 | DC |
| 13 | 13 | 57.09 | OCT130723-M | ALL NEW X-MEN #20 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 29 | 56.95 | OCT130633 | WALKING DEAD #118 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 15 | 14 | 55.07 | OCT130676-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 15 | 54.99 | OCT130125-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #10 | $3.99 | DC |
| 17 | 16 | 52.49 | OCT130647 | UNCANNY X-MEN #15.INH | $3.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 17 | 51.27 | OCT130678-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 19 | 50.96 | OCT130721-M | AMAZING X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 18 | 50.66 | OCT130680-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 20 | 49.51 | OCT130682-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 21 | 49.47 | OCT130684-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 33 | 48.33 | OCT130141-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 24 | 23 | 48.28 | SEP130672-M | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #9 INF | $3.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 25 | 47.75 | OCT130664 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #15 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 26 | 47.41 | OCT130643-M | NEW AVENGERS #13.INH | $3.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 24 | 47.33 | OCT130187-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #26 | $3.99 | DC |
| 28 | 27 | 44.81 | OCT130699 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 35 | 44.59 | OCT130619 | SAGA #17 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 30 | 28 | 44.54 | OCT130725 | X-MEN #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 38 | 43.05 | OCT130206-M | GREEN LANTERN #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 32 | 30 | 43.00 | OCT130156-M | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #3 | $3.99 | DC |
| 33 | 32 | 39.67 | OCT130182-M | DAMIAN SON OF BATMAN #3 | $3.99 | DC |
| 34 | 22 | 39.64 | OCT130665 | AVENGERS ANNUAL 2013 #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 31 | 39.59 | OCT130011 | STAR WARS #4 LUCAS DRAFT | $3.99 | DAR |
| 36 | 46 | 39.02 | OCT130201 | BATMAN AND TWO FACE #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 37 | 49 | 36.55 | OCT130732 | DEADPOOL #20 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 52 | 36.06 | OCT130733 | DEADPOOL #21 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 34 | 33.93 | NOV130026 | STAR WARS #0 LUCAS DRAFT | $3.99 | DAR |
| 40 | 55 | 33.47 | OCT130198-M | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 41 | 56 | 33.42 | OCT130133-M | FOREVER EVIL ARKHAM WAR #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 42 | 36 | 33.15 | OCT130709 | THOR GOD OF THUNDER #16 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 37 | 32.70 | OCT130727 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #39 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 57 | 32.52 | OCT130143-M | AQUAMAN #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 45 | 58 | 32.19 | OCT130197 | NIGHTWING #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 46 | 41 | 31.39 | OCT130174-M | ACTION COMICS #26 | $3.99 | DC |
| 47 | 60 | 31.09 | OCT130149-M | EARTH 2 #18 | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 62 | 30.87 | OCT130172-M | SUPERMAN #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 49 | 64 | 30.64 | OCT130147-M | FLASH #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 50 | 43 | 30.44 | OCT130129-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #26 | $3.99 | DC |
| 51 | 45 | 29.92 | OCT130640-M | MIGHTY AVENGERS #4.INH | $3.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 44 | 29.87 | OCT130645 | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #17.INH | $3.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 68 | 29.21 | OCT130200 | BATGIRL #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 54 | 47 | 28.91 | OCT130702 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 48 | 27.92 | SEP130687-M | CATACLYSM ULTIMATES LAST STAND #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 73 | 27.71 | OCT130012 | STAR WARS #12 2013 ONGOING | $2.99 | DAR |
| 57 | 75 | 27.46 | OCT130209-M | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 76 | 27.44 | OCT130154-M | WONDER WOMAN #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 59 | 51 | 27.24 | OCT130707 | IRON MAN #19 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 81 | 27.07 | OCT130712 | DAREDEVIL #34 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 53 | 27.02 | OCT130728 | WOLVERINE #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 65 | 26.00 | SEP130618 | EAST OF WEST #8 | $3.50 | IMA |
| 63 | 39 | 25.82 | OCT130708 | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 40 | 25.60 | OCT130225 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE #4 | $4.99 | DC |
| 65 | 84 | 25.53 | OCT130211-M | GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 66 | 54 | 25.36 | OCT130675 | CATACLYSM ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 91 | 24.40 | OCT130222-M | TEEN TITANS #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 68 | 61 | 23.43 | OCT130715 | NOVA #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 63 | 23.20 | OCT130730 | CABLE AND X-FORCE #17 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 96 | 23.12 | OCT130713 | FANTASTIC FOUR #15 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 66 | 23.08 | OCT130731 | UNCANNY X-FORCE #15 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 67 | 23.02 | OCT130729 | SAVAGE WOLVERINE #13 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 97 | 22.91 | OCT130135-M | FOREVER EVIL ROGUES REBELLION #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 74 | 50 | 22.75 | NOV130945-M | LEGENDERRY A STEAMPUNK ADV #1 [*] | $3.99 | DYN |
| 75 | 99 | 22.17 | OCT130196 | CATWOMAN #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 76 | 100 | 21.97 | OCT130214-M | RED LANTERNS #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 77 | 71 | 21.42 | OCT130648 | INHUMANITY AWAKENING #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 78 | 93 | 21.39 | SEP130646 | VELVET #2 (MR) [*] | $2.99 | IMA |
| 79 | 72 | 21.36 | OCT130690 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #7 NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 80 | 104 | 21.25 | OCT130204 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 81 | 105 | 21.22 | OCT130137 | SUICIDE SQUAD #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 82 | 106 | 20.90 | OCT130700 | THUNDERBOLTS #19 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 74 | 20.78 | OCT130673 | CATACLYSM ULTIMATES #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 108 | 20.67 | OCT130145-M | GREEN ARROW #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 85 | 77 | 20.41 | OCT130227-M | BATMAN 66 #6 | $3.99 | DC |
| 86 | 78 | 20.34 | OCT130691 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 79 | 20.23 | OCT130646 | AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #22.INH | $3.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 82 | 19.98 | OCT130666 | SECRET AVENGERS #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 109 | 19.52 | OCT130202-M | BATWOMAN #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 90 | 83 | 19.40 | OCT130667 | SECRET AVENGERS #13 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 91 | 113 | 19.27 | OCT130668 | YOUNG AVENGERS #13 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 70 | 19.25 | OCT130357-M | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #14 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 93 | 85 | 19.15 | OCT130694 | MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 114 | 19.05 | OCT130131-M | FOREVER EVIL ARGUS #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 95 | 112 | 19.00 | SEP130515 | LAZARUS #5 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 96 | 116 | 19.00 | OCT130669 | YOUNG AVENGERS #14 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 115 | 18.96 | OCT130181 | SUPERGIRL #26 | $2.99 | DC |
| 98 | 86 | 18.88 | OCT130695 | MARVEL KNIGHTS X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 87 | 18.84 | OCT130674 | CATACLYSM ULTIMATE X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 117 | 18.76 | OCT130138 | CONSTANTINE #9 | $2.99 | DC |
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About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
