Top 100 Comics: July 2016
Alien machines threaten Earth and the Justice League reforms to defeat them in Bryan Hitch, Tony S. Daniel, and Sandu Florea's Justice League #1 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of July.
DC Entertainment had eight of the month's top ten best-selling comics; beyond Justice League #1, Justice League Rebirth #1 ranked #2, Batman #2 ranked #3, Batman #3 ranked #5, Nightwing Rebirth #1 ranked #6, New Super-Man #1 ranked #8, Nightwing #1 ranked #9, and Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1 ranked #10.
Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten; Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez's Civil War II #3 ranked #4, and Civil War II #4 ranked #7.
Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #156 was Image Comics' best-selling book in July at #32. Chris Ryall, Christos Gage, and David Messina's ROM #1 was IDW Publishing's top book at #75. Finally, Dark Horse Comics' top book, Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston's Black Hammer #1, ranked #117.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2016
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 118.11 | MAY160206-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 2 | 4 | 100.30 | MAY160204-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 3 | 5 | 100.00 | MAY160234-M | BATMAN #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 4 | 1 | 99.87 | APR160862-M | CIVIL WAR II #3 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 6 | 95.39 | MAY160236-M | BATMAN #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 6 | 7 | 72.19 | MAY160216-M | NIGHTWING REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 7 | 3 | 71.63 | MAY160747-M | CIVIL WAR II #4 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 8 | 66.45 | MAY160224-M | NEW SUPER MAN #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 9 | 9 | 64.81 | MAY160218-M | NIGHTWING #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 10 | 10 | 64.35 | MAY160208-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 11 | 18 | 61.38 | MAY160210-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 12 | 13 | 58.59 | MAY160260-M | WONDER WOMAN #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 13 | 14 | 58.33 | MAY160243-M | FLASH #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 14 | 15 | 57.84 | MAY160258-M | TITANS #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 15 | 16 | 57.57 | MAY160254-M | SUPERMAN #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 16 | 17 | 56.82 | MAY160238-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #936 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 17 | 19 | 55.98 | MAY160212-M | BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 18 | 21 | 55.11 | MAY160256-M | SUPERMAN #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 19 | 22 | 54.96 | MAY160244-M | FLASH #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 20 | 23 | 54.31 | MAY160214-M | BATGIRL #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 21 | 25 | 53.34 | MAY160262-M | WONDER WOMAN #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 22 | 26 | 52.04 | MAY160240-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #937 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 23 | 11 | 51.30 | MAY160898-M | STAR WARS #21 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 28 | 50.16 | MAY160222-M | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 25 | 12 | 49.68 | MAY160828-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 20 | 47.28 | MAY160905-M | STAR WARS HAN SOLO #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 30 | 47.06 | MAY160226-M | ACTION COMICS #959 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 28 | 31 | 46.34 | MAY160250-M | GREEN LANTERNS #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 29 | 32 | 44.44 | MAY160252-M | GREEN LANTERNS #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 30 | 27 | 43.72 | MAY160903-M | DARTH VADER #23 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 35 | 43.33 | MAY160220-M | HELLBLAZER REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 32 | 44 | 43.11 | MAY160666 | WALKING DEAD #156 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 33 | 36 | 42.75 | MAY160228-M | ACTION COMICS #960 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 34 | 40 | 41.14 | MAY160248-M | GREEN ARROW #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 35 | 41 | 41.13 | MAY160246-M | GREEN ARROW #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 36 | 29 | 40.82 | MAY160860-M | BLACK PANTHER #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 24 | 39.99 | MAY161104-M | BETTY & VERONICA #1 | $3.99 | ARC |
| 38 | 43 | 39.81 | MAY160230-M | AQUAMAN #2 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 39 | 45 | 38.60 | MAY160232-M | AQUAMAN #3 [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 40 | 34 | 36.96 | MAY160810-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 33 | 36.89 | MAY160797-M | DEADPOOL AND MERCS FOR MONEY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 37 | 35.07 | MAY160781-M | DEADPOOL #15 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 39 | 35.04 | MAY160826 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 46 | 32.59 | MAY160901-M | STAR WARS POE DAMERON #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 47 | 31.23 | MAY160881-M | OLD MAN LOGAN #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 48 | 29.77 | MAY160769-M | SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 49 | 29.62 | MAY160759-M | CIVIL WAR II AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 48 | 50 | 28.13 | MAY160884-M | DEADPOOL VS GAMBIT #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 51 | 28.12 | MAY160883 | OLD MAN LOGAN #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 50 | 53 | 27.92 | MAY160765-M | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 52 | 27.91 | MAY160894-M | STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 54 | 27.50 | MAY160823-M | MIGHTY THOR #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 55 | 27.45 | MAY160877-M | EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 38 | 27.27 | MAY160751-M | CIVIL WAR II KINGPIN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 57 | 27.12 | MAY160879-M | UNCANNY X-MEN #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 59 | 26.27 | MAY160865-M | PUNISHER #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 61 | 26.15 | MAY160806-M | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 58 | 62 | 25.66 | MAY160803-M | UNCANNY AVENGERS #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 58 | 25.66 | MAY160268-M | HARLEY QUINN #30 | $3.99 | DC |
| 60 | 64 | 25.39 | MAY160761-M | CIVIL WAR II X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 63 | 24.84 | MAY160282-M | FLINTSTONES #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 62 | 65 | 24.28 | MAY160863-M | DAREDEVIL #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 67 | 24.21 | MAY160875-M | ALL NEW X-MEN #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 68 | 22.59 | MAY160874 | MOON KNIGHT #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 69 | 22.37 | APR160950-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 56 | 21.78 | MAY160771 | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #10 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 70 | 21.74 | MAY160755-M | CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 71 | 20.67 | MAY160834-M | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 90 | 19.98 | MAY160649 | PAPER GIRLS #7 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 70 | 72 | 19.84 | MAY160832 | SPIDER-GWEN #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 73 | 19.56 | MAY160757-M | CIVIL WAR II CHOOSING SIDES #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 81 | 19.39 | MAY160544-M | SNOTGIRL #1 [*] | $2.99 | IMA |
| 73 | 66 | 19.35 | MAY160873 | DAREDEVIL PUNISHER #3 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 75 | 18.73 | MAY160868-M | GWENPOOL #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 60 | 18.69 | MAY160377-M | ROM #1 | $4.99 | IDW |
| 76 | 76 | 18.26 | MAY160792-M | NEW AVENGERS #13 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 77 | 78 | 17.34 | APR160372-M | FUTURE QUEST #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 78 | 79 | 16.65 | MAY160289-M | SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #3 | $3.99 | DC |
| 79 | 82 | 16.46 | MAY160767 | CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 80 | 83 | 16.15 | MAY160794 | NEW AVENGERS #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 77 | 16.09 | MAY161269-M | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #5 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 82 | 85 | 15.99 | MAY160787 | MS MARVEL #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 86 | 15.89 | MAY160763-M | CIVIL WAR II GODS OF WAR #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 84 | 15.69 | MAY160291-M | FUTURE QUEST #3 | $3.99 | DC |
| 85 | 87 | 15.64 | MAY160796 | INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 89 | 15.58 | MAY160790 | ULTIMATES #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 88 | 15.54 | MAY160778 | TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 74 | 15.50 | APR168760-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 92 | 15.23 | MAY160775-M | POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 91 | 15.21 | MAY160779 | TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 91 | 103 | 15.01 | MAY160808-M | THUNDERBOLTS #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 93 | 14.57 | MAY160820 | BLACK WIDOW #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 116 | 14.21 | MAY160274 | NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 94 | 121 | 13.85 | APR168868-M | FLASH REBIRTH #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 95 | 96 | 13.52 | MAY160819 | A-FORCE #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 97 | 13.49 | MAY160786 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 122 | 13.49 | MAY168136-M | BATMAN #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 98 | 105 | 13.41 | MAY160639-M | I HATE FAIRYLAND #7 (MR) | $3.50 | IMA |
| 99 | 80 | 13.38 | MAY160772-M | SQUADRON SUPREME #9 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 98 | 13.06 | MAY160827 | SILK #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
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