Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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Industry Statistics
Nate Shelton
The following data is provided by Diamond in order to give its customers the most accurate information on the industry's top-selling comic books based on Initial Orders. (Please Note: While the Top 100 Comics chart is provided below, a complete listing of the Top 300 Comics 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
For Products Shipping Beginning in December 2002
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 112.31 | OCT022009 | ULTIMATE WAR #1 (Of 4) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 2 | 2 | 106.03 | OCT022010 | ULTIMATE WAR #2 (Of 4) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 3 | 3 | 100.00 | OCT020739 | BATMAN #610 | $2.25 | DC |
| 4 | 4 | 93.05 | OCT022013 | ULTIMATES #9 (RES) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 5 | 5 | 90.85 | OCT022035 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 6 | 7 | 87.88 | OCT022015 | NEW X-MEN #135 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 7 | 9 | 85.79 | OCT022036 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 8 | 10 | 84.23 | OCT022034 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #32 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 9 | 12 | 80.68 | OCT022014 | UNCANNY X-MEN #416 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 10 | 13 | 80.33 | OCT022012 | ULTIMATE X-MEN #26 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 11 | 6 | 67.07 | OCT022520 | TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN #3 | $2.95 | DRE |
| 12 | 11 | 62.03 | OCT022519 | TRANSFORMERS ARMADA #6 | $2.95 | DRE |
| 13 | 22 | 61.93 | OCT022026 | ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA #2 (Of 4) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 14 | 24 | 60.65 | OCT022027 | ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA #3 (Of 4) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 15 | 25 | 59.06 | OCT022017 | WOLVERINE #184 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 16 | 14 | 57.08 | OCT021734-5 | MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE #2* | $2.95 | IMA |
| 17 | 28 | 56.26 | OCT020771 | JLA #76 | $2.25 | DC |
| 18 | 8 | 55.65 | OCT022043 | TRUTH #2 (Of 6) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 19 | 16 | 52.47 | OCT022031 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 (RES) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 17 | 52.33 | OCT020803 | THUNDERCATS #5 (Of 5) | $2.95 | DC |
| 21 | 33 | 50.73 | OCT022044 | AVENGERS #61 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 22 | 34 | 50.40 | OCT022045 | AVENGERS #62 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 23 | 19 | 50.18 | OCT021720 | GI JOE #13 | $2.95 | IMA |
| 24 | 18 | 49.62 | OCT022030 | DAREDEVIL #40 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 29 | 49.12 | OCT020767 | GREEN ARROW #20 | $2.50 | DC |
| 26 | 20 | 48.46 | OCT020801 | ROBOTECH #1 (Of 6) | $2.95 | DC |
| 27 | 36 | 48.41 | OCT022037 | SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER #51 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 28 | 21 | 46.63 | OCT022023 | X-TREME X-MEN X-POSE #2 (Of 2) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 15 | 46.45 | OCT020806 | LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOL II #5 (Of 6) | $3.50 | DC |
| 30 | 39 | 45.89 | OCT022046 | FANTASTIC FOUR #64 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 31 | 42 | 44.48 | OCT022048 | INCREDIBLE HULK #48 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 32 | 35 | 43.76 | OCT020800 | ROBOTECH #0 | $2.50 | DC |
| 33 | 27 | 43.23 | OCT021721 | GI JOE FRONTLINE #3 | $2.95 | IMA |
| 34 | 40 | 41.23 | OCT020762 | AQUAMAN #1 | $2.50 | DC |
| 35 | 30 | 39.77 | OCT022032 | PUNISHER #20 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 43 | 37.70 | OCT020772 | JSA #43 | $2.50 | DC |
| 37 | 41 | 37.35 | OCT020736 | DETECTIVE COMICS #777 | $2.75 | DC |
| 38 | 44 | 35.71 | OCT021768 | SPAWN #129 | $2.50 | IMA |
| 39 | 38 | 34.92 | OCT021775 | BATTLE O/T PLANETS #6 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 40 | 49 | 34.61 | OCT020769 | GREEN LANTERN #157 | $2.25 | DC |
| 41 | 50 | 33.63 | OCT022021 | EXILES #20 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 42 | 31 | 33.26 | OCT022018 | X-MEN UNLIMITED #40 | $3.50 | MAR |
| 43 | 55 | 32.81 | OCT022016 | X-STATIX #6 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 44 | 57 | 32.25 | OCT022047 | THOR #57 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 45 | 61 | 31.56 | OCT022022 | WEAPON X #4 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 46 | 62 | 31.52 | OCT020755 | SUPERMAN #189 | $2.25 | DC |
| 47 | 63 | 30.61 | OCT022050 | IRON MAN #62 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 48 | 65 | 30.48 | OCT022051 | IRON MAN #63 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 49 | 48 | 30.17 | OCT020738 | BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #36 | $2.75 | DC |
| 50 | 67 | 29.81 | OCT020758 | ACTION COMICS #798 | $2.25 | DC |
| 51 | 45 | 29.56 | OCT020742 | BATGIRL YEAR ONE #1 (Of 9) | $2.95 | DC |
| 52 | 70 | 29.32 | OCT020757 | ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #611 | $2.25 | DC |
| 53 | 56 | 29.15 | OCT020770 | HAWKMAN #10 | $2.50 | DC |
| 54 | 59 | 28.87 | OCT020741 | BATGIRL #35 | $2.50 | DC |
| 55 | 72 | 28.86 | OCT020756 | SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL #133 | $2.25 | DC |
| 56 | 47 | 28.47 | OCT022054 | PARADISE X #8 (Of 13) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 76 | 27.97 | OCT022019 | AGENT X #6 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 58 | 78 | 27.82 | OCT022042 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 59 | 79 | 27.51 | OCT020751 | NIGHTWING #76 | $2.25 | DC |
| 60 | 37 | 26.48 | OCT022024 | WOLVERINE NETSUKE #4 (Of 4) | $3.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 26 | 26.10 | OCT020790 | AUTHORITY SCORCHED EARTH (MR) | $4.95 | DC |
| 62 | 83 | 25.76 | OCT020765 | FLASH #193 | $2.25 | DC |
| 63 | 75 | 25.48 | OCT020746 | BIRDS OF PREY #50 | $2.50 | DC |
| 64 | 86 | 25.29 | OCT020735 | BATMAN FAMILY #7 MR FUN (Of 8) | $2.25 | DC |
| 65 | 51 | 25.28 | OCT022028 | ELEKTRA #18 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 54 | 25.27 | OCT020734 | BATMAN FAMILY #8 BLACKOUT (Of 8) | $2.95 | DC |
| 67 | 52 | 25.26 | OCT022029 | ELEKTRA #19 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 87 | 25.16 | OCT022038 | SPIDER-MAN LEGEND O/T SPIDER CLAN #3 (Of 5) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 69 | 88 | 25.15 | OCT020733 | BATMAN FAMILY #6 TECHNICIAN (Of 8) | $2.25 | DC |
| 70 | 53 | 25.11 | OCT022033 | ALIAS #17 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 91 | 25.01 | OCT022011 | ULTIMATE ADVENTURES #4 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 72 | 46 | 24.89 | OCT022053 | THUNDERBOLTS #75 (Note Price) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 73 | 80 | 24.63 | OCT020737 | BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #162 | $2.50 | DC |
| 74 | 82 | 24.48 | OCT020749 | GOTHAM CENTRAL #1 | $2.50 | DC |
| 75 | 60 | 24.33 | OCT021761 | POWERS #27 (MR) | $2.95 | IMA |
| 76 | 23 | 22.99 | OCT020744 | BATMAN/ALIENS II #1 (Of 3) | $5.95 | DC |
| 77 | 66 | 22.85 | OCT021755-6 | MICRONAUTS #4* | $2.95 | IMA |
| 78 | 89 | 22.61 | OCT020747 | CATWOMAN #14 | $2.50 | DC |
| 79 | 90 | 22.53 | OCT020750 | GOTHAM CENTRAL #2 | $2.50 | DC |
| 80 | 68 | 22.38 | OCT022025 | MEKANIX #3 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 103 | 22.29 | OCT022040 | SPIDER-GIRL #54 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 82 | 69 | 22.17 | OCT021773 | TOMB RAIDER #26 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 83 | 106 | 22.09 | OCT020753 | ROBIN #109 | $2.25 | DC |
| 84 | 71 | 21.90 | OCT020036 | STAR WARS EMPIRE #4 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 85 | 93 | 21.90 | OCT020774 | LEGION #15 | $2.50 | DC |
| 86 | 73 | 21.39 | OCT022055 | SHANG CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU #4 (Of 6) (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 74 | 21.35 | OCT022039 | SPIDER-MAN TANGLED WEB #21 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 77 | 21.28 | OCT022438 | SOJOURN #18 | $2.95 | CRO |
| 89 | 110 | 21.22 | OCT022020 | SOLDIER X #6 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 90 | 85 | 20.80 | OCT020781 | YOUNG JUSTICE #52 | $2.75 | DC |
| 91 | 81 | 20.78 | OCT020820 | FILTH #7 (Of 13) (MR) | $2.95 | DC |
| 92 | 102 | 20.31 | OCT020816 | FABLES #8 (MR) | $2.50 | DC |
| 93 | 64 | 19.63 | OCT020032 | GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 MAN MACHINE INTERFACE #3 (MR) | $3.50 | DAR |
| 94 | 84 | 19.53 | OCT020794 | GLOBAL FREQUENCY #3 (Of 12) | $2.95 | DC |
| 95 | 96 | 19.50 | OCT020777 | TITANS #48 | $2.75 | DC |
| 96 | 32 | 19.08 | OCT020038-9 | STAR WARS TALES #14* | $5.99 | DAR |
| 97 | 92 | 18.78 | OCT022052 | MARVEL DOUBLE SHOT #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 98 | 113 | 18.56 | OCT020754 | SUPERGIRL #77 | $2.50 | DC |
| 99 | 94 | 18.27 | OCT020037 | STAR WARS REPUBLIC #49 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 100 | 95 | 18.24 | OCT020810 | TOM STRONG #19 | $2.95 | DC |
