Diamond Announces Top 100 Comics Based on Initial Orders for October 2002
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 |
