Diamond Announces Top 100 Comics Based on Initial Orders for November 2002
From the January 2003 Diamond Dialogue:
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 January 2003
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 100.00 | NOV020720 | BATMAN #611 | $2.25 | DC |
| 2 | 2 | 88.65 | NOV022022 | ULTIMATE WAR #3 (Of 4) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 3 | 3 | 78.13 | NOV022039 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #34 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 4 | 4 | 77.87 | NOV022040 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #35 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 5 | 5 | 77.85 | NOV022025 | NEW X-MEN #136 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 6 | 6 | 75.00 | NOV022041 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 7 | 8 | 70.47 | NOV022023 | ULTIMATE X-MEN #27 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 8 | 9 | 70.32 | NOV022024 | ULTIMATE X-MEN #28 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 9 | 10 | 69.91 | NOV022026 | UNCANNY X-MEN #417 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 10 | 11 | 69.69 | NOV022027 | UNCANNY X-MEN #418 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 11 | 7 | 57.09 | NOV022488-9 | TRANSFORMERS ARMADA #7* | $2.95 | DRE |
| 12 | 19 | 55.07 | NOV022016 | ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA #4 (Of 4) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 13 | 12 | 52.29 | NOV022014 | DAREDEVIL #42 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 24 | 51.83 | NOV022032 | WOLVERINE #185 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 15 | 14 | 50.42 | NOV022031 | X-TREME X-MEN #20 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 25 | 50.32 | NOV020759 | JLA #77 | $2.25 | DC |
| 17 | 15 | 49.36 | NOV022490 | TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN #4 | $2.95 | DRE |
| 18 | 29 | 46.19 | NOV022052 | AVENGERS #63 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 19 | 16 | 45.78 | NOV022018 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 13 | 44.51 | NOV022050 | TRUTH #3 (Of 6) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 21 | 27 | 43.78 | NOV020755 | GREEN ARROW #21 | $2.50 | DC |
| 22 | 18 | 42.90 | NOV022028 | HULK/WOLVERINE 6 HOURS #1 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 35 | 41.31 | NOV022042 | SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER #52 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 24 | 36 | 40.93 | NOV022056 | FANTASTIC FOUR #65 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 25 | 22 | 40.83 | NOV021765-6 | MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE #3* | $2.95 | IMA |
| 26 | 23 | 40.76 | NOV021757 | GI JOE #14 | $2.95 | IMA |
| 27 | 21 | 40.53 | NOV022029 | HULK/WOLVERINE 6 HOURS #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 37 | 40.06 | NOV022051 | INCREDIBLE HULK #49 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 29 | 42 | 35.54 | NOV022054 | THOR #58 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 30 | 30 | 34.66 | NOV022017 | PUNISHER #21 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 43 | 34.41 | NOV022053 | IRON MAN #64 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 32 | 32 | 34.19 | NOV021760 | GI JOE FRONTLINE #4 | $2.95 | IMA |
| 33 | 41 | 33.47 | NOV020762 | JSA #44 | $2.50 | DC |
| 34 | 39 | 31.90 | NOV020717 | DETECTIVE COMICS #778 | $2.75 | DC |
| 35 | 53 | 30.85 | NOV020756 | GREEN LANTERN #158 | $2.25 | DC |
| 36 | 44 | 30.77 | NOV021780 | SPAWN #130 | $2.50 | IMA |
| 37 | 38 | 30.48 | NOV020783 | ROBOTECH #2 (Of 6) | $2.95 | DC |
| 38 | 45 | 30.41 | NOV020748 | AQUAMAN #2 | $2.50 | DC |
| 39 | 55 | 30.08 | NOV022038 | EXILES #21 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 40 | 28 | 29.83 | NOV022033 | X-MEN UNLIMITED #41 | $3.50 | MAR |
| 41 | 61 | 28.15 | NOV022030 | X-STATIX #7 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 42 | 33 | 27.50 | NOV022012 | DAREDEVIL MOVIE OFFICIAL COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION | $3.50 | MAR |
| 43 | 64 | 26.50 | NOV022036 | WEAPON X #5 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 44 | 65 | 26.43 | NOV020737 | ACTION COMICS #799 | $2.25 | DC |
| 45 | 48 | 26.23 | NOV020718 | BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #37 | $2.75 | DC |
| 46 | 46 | 25.72 | NOV020744 | SUPERMAN & BATMAN GENERATIONS III #1 (Of 12) | $2.95 | DC |
| 47 | 59 | 25.60 | NOV020758 | HAWKMAN #11 | $2.50 | DC |
| 48 | 71 | 25.58 | NOV020739 | ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #612 | $2.25 | DC |
| 49 | 60 | 25.35 | NOV020722 | BATGIRL #36 | $2.50 | DC |
| 50 | 52 | 25.35 | NOV020736 | SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL #134 (Note Price) | $2.75 | DC |
| 51 | 72 | 25.11 | NOV022048 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 52 | 74 | 24.51 | NOV022035 | AGENT X #7 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 53 | 75 | 24.39 | NOV020734 | NIGHTWING #77 | $2.25 | DC |
| 54 | 47 | 24.32 | NOV021787 | DARKNESS VOL 2 #2 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 55 | 50 | 24.02 | NOV020740 | SUPERMAN VS DARKSEID APOKOLIPS NOW | $2.95 | DC |
| 56 | 49 | 23.91 | NOV022059 | PARADISE X RAGNAROK #1 (Of 2) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 51 | 23.85 | NOV020723 | BATGIRL YEAR ONE #2 (Of 9) | $2.95 | DC |
| 58 | 81 | 22.96 | NOV020752 | FLASH #194 | $2.25 | DC |
| 59 | 54 | 22.87 | NOV022015 | ELEKTRA #20 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 56 | 22.49 | NOV022021 | ALIAS #19 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 57 | 22.18 | NOV022020 | ALIAS #18 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 58 | 21.75 | NOV021773 | POWERS #28 (MR) | $2.95 | IMA |
| 63 | 78 | 21.70 | NOV020719 | BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #163 | $2.50 | DC |
| 64 | 89 | 21.37 | NOV022044 | SPIDER-MAN LEGEND O/T SPIDER CLAN #4 (Of 5) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 65 | 80 | 21.03 | NOV020728 | BIRDS OF PREY #51 | $2.50 | DC |
| 66 | 20 | 20.57 | NOV020761 | JLA/SPECTRE SOUL WAR #1 (Of 2) | $5.95 | DC |
| 67 | 86 | 19.87 | NOV020731 | CATWOMAN #15 | $2.50 | DC |
| 68 | 66 | 19.80 | NOV021789 | TOMB RAIDER #27 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 69 | 67 | 19.78 | NOV021788 | WITCHBLADE #62 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 70 | 68 | 19.78 | NOV022055 | FANTASTIC FOUR UNSTABLE MOLECULES #1 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 87 | 19.78 | NOV020764 | LEGION #16 | $2.50 | DC |
| 72 | 97 | 19.63 | NOV022045 | SPIDER-GIRL #55 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 73 | 98 | 19.53 | NOV022046 | SPIDER-GIRL #56 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 74 | 70 | 19.39 | NOV020038 | STAR WARS EMPIRE #5 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 75 | 100 | 19.31 | NOV020735 | ROBIN #110 | $2.25 | DC |
| 76 | 101 | 19.28 | NOV022049 | ULTIMATE ADVENTURES #4 (RES) | $2.25 | MAR |
| 77 | 102 | 19.24 | NOV020771 | WONDER WOMAN #188 (RES) | $2.25 | DC |
| 78 | 103 | 19.22 | NOV020770 | WONDER WOMAN #187 (RES) | $2.25 | DC |
| 79 | 73 | 19.05 | NOV022432 | SOJOURN #19 | $2.95 | CRO |
| 80 | 17 | 19.05 | NOV021786 | BOTP/WITCHBLADE #1 | $6.99 | IMA |
| 81 | 26 | 18.87 | NOV020724 | BATMAN ALIENS II #2 (Of 3) | $5.95 | DC |
| 82 | 91 | 18.75 | NOV020743 | SUPERGIRL #78 | $2.50 | DC |
| 83 | 83 | 18.68 | NOV020772 | YOUNG JUSTICE #53 | $2.75 | DC |
| 84 | 93 | 18.31 | NOV020795 | FABLES #9 (MR) | $2.50 | DC |
| 85 | 76 | 18.21 | NOV022034 | MEKANIX #4 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 77 | 18.19 | NOV022043 | SPIDER-MAN TANGLED WEB #22 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 79 | 17.83 | NOV020797 | FILTH #8 (Of 13) (MR) | $2.95 | DC |
| 88 | 112 | 17.79 | NOV022037 | SOLDIER X #7 | $2.25 | MAR |
| 89 | 63 | 17.33 | NOV020033 | GHOST I/T SHELL 2 MAN MACHINE INTERFACE #4 (MR) | $3.50 | DAR |
| 90 | 84 | 17.27 | NOV020786 | ROBOTECH SOURCEBOOK | $2.95 | DC |
| 91 | 85 | 17.26 | NOV020810 | Y THE LAST MAN #7 (MR) | $2.95 | DC |
| 92 | 31 | 17.25 | NOV020016 | STAR WARS REPUBLIC #50 (Note Price) | $5.99 | DAR |
| 93 | 82 | 17.25 | NOV022019 | SHANG CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU #5 (Of 6) (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 90 | 17.19 | NOV020769 | TITANS #49 | $2.75 | DC |
| 95 | 105 | 16.85 | NOV020733 | GOTHAM CENTRAL #3 | $2.50 | DC |
| 96 | 88 | 16.39 | NOV020781 | GLOBAL FREQUENCY #4 (Of 12) | $2.95 | DC |
| 97 | 92 | 15.87 | NOV020780 | GEN 13 #5 | $2.95 | DC |
| 98 | 94 | 15.46 | NOV022427 | RUSE #16 | $2.95 | CRO |
| 99 | 95 | 15.38 | NOV022420 | BRATH PREQUEL | $2.95 | CRO |
| 100 | 96 | 14.92 | NOV021790 | TOMB RAIDER JOURNEYS #9 (Of 12) | $2.99 | IMA |
