Diamond Announces Top 100 Comics Based on Actual Unit Sales for December 2004
From the February 2005 Diamond Dialogue:
Please Note: This article contains the Top 100 Comics chart only. The complete Top 300 Comics chart and additional information can be found in the Industry Analysis section of Diamond Dialogue's online edition, which is located in the News & Info section of Diamond Online's Retailer Services Area.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2004
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 395.29 | JUL046034/SEP041723/OCT048022/NOV048028 | NEW AVENGERS #1* | $2.25 | MAR |
| 2 | 3 | 240.19 | OCT041716/8029 | ULTIMATES 2 #1* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 1 | 229.19 | OCT040285 | IDENTITY CRISIS #7 (Of 7) | $3.95 | DC |
| 4 | 4 | 220.21 | SEP041743 | ASTONISHING X-MEN #7 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 5 | 196.93 | OCT040272 | SUPERMAN BATMAN #15 (RES) | $2.95 | DC |
| 6 | 6 | 189.92 | OCT040273 | SUPERMAN BATMAN #16 | $2.95 | DC |
| 7 | 7 | 174.92 | OCT040283 | GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #3 (Of 6) | $2.95 | DC |
| 8 | 9 | 164.61 | OCT040268 | SUPERMAN #212 | $2.50 | DC |
| 9 | 10 | 147.71 | OCT041726 | UNCANNY X-MEN #453 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 10 | 11 | 146.08 | OCT041719 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #70 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 11 | 14 | 142.26 | OCT041725 | X-MEN #165 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 12 | 16 | 136.03 | OCT041766 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #515 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 13 | 17 | 132.48 | OCT041732 | WOLVERINE #23 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 14 | 18 | 127.97 | OCT041722 | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #14 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 15 | 20 | 125.88 | SEP041760 | ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #4 (Of 5) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 16 | 8 | 122.36 | OCT041724 | X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR #1 | $3.50 | MAR |
| 17 | 12 | 108.74 | OCT041727 | X-MEN THE END BOOK 1 DREAMERS & DEMONS #6 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 13 | 108.62 | OCT040290 | JLA CLASSIFIED #2 | $2.95 | DC |
| 19 | 15 | 105.85 | OCT041780 | MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #9 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 28 | 104.75 | OCT040292 | JLA #109 | $2.25 | DC |
| 21 | 23 | 102.77 | OCT040304 | TEEN TITANS #19 | $2.50 | DC |
| 22 | 30 | 100.00 | OCT040257 | BATMAN #635 | $2.25 | DC |
| 23 | 19 | 95.20 | OCT041792 | SUPREME POWER #14 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 22 | 87.51 | OCT041745 | IRON MAN #2 (Note Price) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 26 | 83.24 | OCT040295 | LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 | $2.95 | DC |
| 26 | 25 | 82.91 | OCT041786 | DAREDEVIL #68 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 29 | 78.22 | OCT041759 | FANTASTIC FOUR #521 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 45 | 78.02 | OCT041768 | SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #22 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 29 | 43 | 74.22 | OCT040294 | JSA #68 | $2.50 | DC |
| 30 | 31 | 70.65 | SEP041753 | NEW X-MEN #7 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 34 | 70.24 | OCT040256 | DETECTIVE COMICS #801 | $2.95 | DC |
| 32 | 33 | 69.69 | OCT041729 | EXCALIBUR #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 36 | 67.57 | OCT040014 | CONAN #11 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 34 | 27 | 67.35 | OCT041790 | STRANGE #3 | $3.50 | MAR |
| 35 | 63 | 67.09 | OCT041721 | ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #5 (Of 5) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 36 | 48 | 66.67 | SEP040340 | OUTSIDERS #18 | $2.50 | DC |
| 37 | 37 | 66.27 | OCT041793 | THE PUNISHER #15 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 39 | 65.72 | OCT040265 | NIGHTWING #100 (Note Price) | $2.95 | DC |
| 39 | 57 | 62.58 | OCT040270 | ACTION COMICS #822 | $2.50 | DC |
| 40 | 24 | 62.52 | OCT041747 | NEW AVENGERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT | $3.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 41 | 62.41 | OCT041728 | X-FORCE #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 42 | 62.23 | OCT041755 | WHAT IF MAGNETO HAD FORMED X-MEN W/PROFESSOR X | $2.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 32 | 60.21 | OCT041748 | AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #3 (Of 8) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 44 | 46 | 59.03 | SEP040317/8386 | GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #2* | $2.95 | DC |
| 45 | 66 | 58.94 | OCT040258 | BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #60 | $2.50 | DC |
| 46 | 35 | 58.50 | OCT041749 | AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #4 (Of 8) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 47 | 76 | 58.14 | OCT040260 | ROBIN #133 | $2.25 | DC |
| 48 | 47 | 57.23 | SEP041793 | DOCTOR SPECTRUM #4 (Of 6) (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 72 | 56.55 | OCT040269 | ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #635 | $2.50 | DC |
| 50 | 49 | 55.41 | OCT041739 | EXILES #55 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 50 | 54.84 | OCT041740 | EXILES #56 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 40 | 54.83 | SEP040296 | CATWOMAN WHEN I/ROME #3 (Of 6) | $3.50 | DC |
| 53 | 51 | 54.49 | OCT041741 | EXILES #57 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 73 | 54.42 | OCT040291 | JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #6 (Of 12) | $2.50 | DC |
| 55 | 52 | 54.04 | SEP041567 | RISING STARS #23 (Of 24) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 56 | 53 | 53.73 | OCT041757 | NEW THUNDERBOLTS #3 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 54 | 53.57 | OCT041791 | MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #13 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 58 | 21 | 53.24 | OCT040334 | BATMAN DANGER GIRL | $4.95 | DC |
| 59 | 55 | 53.06 | OCT041752 | WHAT IF KAREN PAGE HAD LIVED | $2.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 58 | 52.19 | OCT041753 | WHAT IF AUNT MAY HAD DIED INSTEAD O/UNCLE BEN | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 59 | 51.62 | SEP041749 | NIGHTCRAWLER #3 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 60 | 51.61 | OCT040322 | SPACE GHOST #2 (Of 6) | $2.95 | DC |
| 63 | 78 | 50.95 | OCT040261 | BATGIRL #59 | $2.50 | DC |
| 64 | 44 | 50.91 | OCT041787 | HULK & THING HARD KNOCKS #4 (Of 4) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 65 | 79 | 50.90 | OCT040282 | GREEN ARROW #45 | $2.50 | DC |
| 66 | 61 | 50.79 | OCT041754 | WHAT IF DR DOOM HAD BECOME THING | $2.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 62 | 50.64 | OCT041750 | WHAT IF JESSICA JONES HAD JOINED AVENGERS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 64 | 50.39 | OCT041795 | POWERS #7 (MR) | $2.95 | MAR |
| 69 | 82 | 49.76 | OCT040266 | BIRDS OF PREY #77 | $2.50 | DC |
| 70 | 65 | 49.49 | OCT041731 | X-MEN UNLIMITED #6 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 38 | 49.02 | OCT041794 | PUNISHER RED XMAS | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 67 | 48.91 | OCT041756 | WHAT IF GENERAL ROSS HAD BECOME HULK | $2.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 68 | 48.80 | AUG040383/SEP048097/378 | GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #1* | $2.95 | DC |
| 74 | 70 | 48.74 | AUG042692 | TRANSFORMERS GENERATION 1 VOL 3 #10 | $2.95 | DRE |
| 75 | 84 | 48.39 | OCT041530 | SPAWN #141 (RES) | $2.50 | IMA |
| 76 | 69 | 48.10 | OCT041736 | NIGHTCRAWLER #4 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 77 | 104 | 47.76 | OCT041758 | MARVEL TEAM-UP #3 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 78 | 71 | 47.35 | SEP041751 | ROGUE #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 79 | 94 | 45.67 | OCT040259 | BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #186 | $2.50 | DC |
| 80 | 74 | 44.19 | OCT041733 | CABLE DEADPOOL #10 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 75 | 44.18 | OCT041738 | ROGUE #6 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 77 | 43.95 | OCT040369 | Y THE LAST MAN #29 (MR) | $2.95 | DC |
| 83 | 81 | 41.73 | OCT041737 | GAMBIT #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 109 | 41.23 | OCT040262 | CATWOMAN #38 | $2.50 | DC |
| 85 | 110 | 40.87 | OCT040353 | FABLES #32 (MR) | $2.50 | DC |
| 86 | 119 | 40.77 | OCT040307 | WONDER WOMAN #211 | $2.25 | DC |
| 87 | 83 | 40.69 | OCT041767 | SPIDER-MAN INDIA #2 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 85 | 40.26 | OCT041777 | EMMA FROST #18 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 86 | 40.02 | OCT041781 | BLACK WIDOW #4 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 87 | 39.84 | OCT042593-4 | GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 2 #4* | $2.95 | DEV |
| 91 | 88 | 39.16 | OCT041762 | SHE HULK #10 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 90 | 38.89 | OCT041784 | DISTRICT X #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 92 | 38.51 | SEP042411 | FATHOM DAWN OF WAR #3 | $2.99 | ASP |
| 94 | 93 | 38.25 | OCT041730 | SABRETOOTH #4 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 98 | 38.18 | SEP042588-9 | STREET FIGHTER #12* | $2.95 | DEV |
| 96 | 95 | 38.15 | OCT041763 | CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #10 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 99 | 38.05 | OCT040333 | EX MACHINA #7 (MR) | $2.95 | DC |
| 98 | 100 | 37.91 | OCT042592 | GI JOE #37 | $2.95 | DEV |
| 99 | 97 | 37.69 | OCT041782 | BULLSEYE GREATEST HITS #4 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 101 | 37.65 | SEP042640 | TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN VOL 3 #3 | $2.95 | DRE |
