Diamond Announces Top 100 Comics Based on Actual Unit Sales for May 2006
From the July 2006 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 May 2006
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 337.58 | DEC058324/FEB068132/MAR062081 | CIVIL WAR #1 (Of 7)* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 2 | 256.86 | FEB060254 | INFINITE CRISIS #7 (Of 7) | $3.99 | DC |
| 3 | 3 | 207.62 | NOV050225-6 | ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN #4* | $2.99 | DC |
| 4 | 7 | 182.47 | MAR060309 | 52 WEEK #1** | $2.50 | DC |
| 5 | 5 | 170.24 | MAR062126/8170 | WOLVERINE ORIGINS #2* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 8 | 166.19 | MAR060310 | 52 WEEK #2** | $2.50 | DC |
| 7 | 10 | 160.48 | MAR060311 | 52 WEEK #3** | $2.50 | DC |
| 8 | 6 | 159.62 | MAR062108 | NEW AVENGERS #19 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 13 | 157.19 | MAR060312 | 52 WEEK #4** | $2.50 | DC |
| 10 | 4 | 153.80 | FEB060236 | SUPERMAN BATMAN #26 (NOTE PRICE) | $3.99 | DC |
| 11 | 9 | 134.23 | JAN060295 | SUPERMAN BATMAN #25 | $2.99 | DC |
| 12 | 11 | 133.14 | DEC050239-40 | SUPERGIRL #6* | $2.99 | DC |
| 13 | 12 | 132.78 | FEB068058-9/MAR062059 | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #30* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 14 | 123.67 | MAR062064 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #532 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 15 | 121.10 | MAR062125 | WOLVERINE #42 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 17 | 102.95 | MAR062128 | X-MEN #186 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 18 | 102.69 | MAR062124 | UNCANNY X-MEN #473 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 19 | 102.16 | FEB060270 | GREEN LANTERN #11 | $2.99 | DC |
| 19 | 16 | 100.21 | FEB062063 | X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #6 (Of 6) | $3.50 | MAR |
| 20 | 20 | 100.00 | MAR060278 | BATMAN #653 | $2.99 | DC |
| 21 | 21 | 97.51 | MAR062107 | MOON KNIGHT #2 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 22 | 95.85 | MAR062060 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #94 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 23 | 95.22 | MAR062061 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #95 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 30 | 94.43 | FEB060294 | TEEN TITANS #35 | $2.50 | DC |
| 25 | 24 | 93.50 | MAR062062 | ULTIMATE X-MEN #70 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 25 | 92.88 | MAR062058 | ULTIMATE EXTINCTION #5 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 26 | 92.53 | MAR060336 | TEEN TITANS #36 | $2.99 | DC |
| 28 | 27 | 91.20 | MAR060296 | SUPERMAN #652 | $2.99 | DC |
| 29 | 28 | 85.17 | MAR060277 | DETECTIVE COMICS #819 | $2.99 | DC |
| 30 | 37 | 81.16 | FEB060235 | ACTION COMICS #838 | $2.50 | DC |
| 31 | 29 | 80.12 | MAR060297 | ACTION COMICS #839 | $2.99 | DC |
| 32 | 31 | 72.19 | MAR060303 | CRISIS AFTERMATH SPECTRE #1 (Of 3) | $2.99 | DC |
| 33 | 32 | 71.88 | MAR060320 | ION #2 (Of 12) | $2.99 | DC |
| 34 | 33 | 71.14 | MAR060334 | SECRET SIX #1 (Of 6) | $2.99 | DC |
| 35 | 34 | 69.78 | MAR062065 | FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 35 | 68.11 | MAR060329 | JSA #85 | $2.99 | DC |
| 37 | 36 | 67.95 | MAR062069 | SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #26 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 40 | 65.08 | MAR060335 | SHADOWPACT #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 39 | 41 | 64.32 | MAR060304 | CRISIS AFTERMATH BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN #3 (Of 6) | $2.99 | DC |
| 40 | 42 | 63.69 | MAR062112 | SQUADRON SUPREME #3 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 43 | 63.21 | MAR060305 | CRISIS AFTERMATH BATTLE FOR BLUDHAVEN #4 (Of 6) | $2.99 | DC |
| 42 | 44 | 62.31 | MAR062130 | X-MEN 198 #5 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 45 | 62.00 | MAR062083 | DAREDEVIL #85 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 46 | 61.05 | MAR062122 | SON O/M #6 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 47 | 60.50 | MAR062080 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #18 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 48 | 60.28 | MAR062087 | INCREDIBLE HULK #95 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 49 | 59.64 | MAR060282 | NIGHTWING #120 | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 50 | 59.16 | MAR060332 | OUTSIDERS #36 | $2.99 | DC |
| 49 | 51 | 58.92 | MAR060333 | SUPERGIRL & LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #18 | $2.99 | DC |
| 50 | 52 | 57.36 | MAR062127 | X-FACTOR #7 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 53 | 57.25 | MAR062077 | ANNIHILATION SILVER SURFER #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 54 | 56.76 | MAR062132 | X-MEN END MEN & X-MEN #5 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 55 | 56.71 | MAR062110 | SHE-HULK 2 #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 57 | 55.72 | MAR062106 | MS MARVEL #3 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 58 | 54.07 | MAR060314 | CHECKMATE #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 56 | 59 | 53.99 | MAR060313 | BLUE BEETLE #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 57 | 60 | 53.61 | MAR060283 | ROBIN #150 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 61 | 51.87 | MAR062119 | NEW X-MEN #26 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 62 | 51.26 | MAR062075 | ANNIHILATION NOVA #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 38 | 50.80 | MAR062088 | FANTASTIC FOUR DEATH I/T FAMILY | $3.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 63 | 50.72 | MAR060316 | GREEN ARROW #62 | $2.99 | DC |
| 62 | 64 | 50.30 | MAR062089 | IRON MAN #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 65 | 50.15 | MAR062118 | NEW EXCALIBUR #7 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 66 | 49.61 | MAR062078 | ANNIHILATION SUPER SKRULL #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 67 | 48.47 | MAR060328 | JSA CLASSIFIED #12 | $2.99 | DC |
| 66 | 69 | 47.00 | MAR062076 | ANNIHILATION RONAN #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 70 | 45.18 | MAR060307 | BIRDS O/PREY #94 | $2.99 | DC |
| 68 | 71 | 44.63 | MAR062134 | PUNISHER #33 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 72 | 44.06 | MAR062116 | EXILES #80 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 73 | 43.89 | MAR062117 | EXILES #81 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 74 | 43.75 | FEB060280 | JLA CLASSIFIED #21 | $2.99 | DC |
| 72 | 75 | 42.21 | MAR060306 | AQUAMAN SWORD O/ATLANTIS #42 | $2.99 | DC |
| 73 | 76 | 42.04 | JAN062958-60 | RED SONJA #10* | $2.99 | DE |
| 74 | 77 | 41.72 | MAR062066 | LAST PLANET STANDING #1 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 78 | 41.00 | MAR060032 | CONAN #28 (MR) | $2.99 | DAR |
| 76 | 79 | 39.94 | MAR060286 | BATMAN SECRETS #3 (Of 5) | $2.99 | DC |
| 77 | 159 | 39.89 | FEB068167/MAR062109 | NEXTWAVE AGENTS O/HATE #5* | $1.25 | MAR |
| 78 | 80 | 39.07 | MAR060281 | CATWOMAN #55 | $2.99 | DC |
| 79 | 81 | 38.70 | MAR060321 | HAWKGIRL #52 | $2.99 | DC |
| 80 | 82 | 37.75 | MAR062067 | LAST PLANET STANDING #2 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 84 | 36.41 | MAR062131 | X-MEN APOCALYPSE DRACULA #4 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 85 | 36.36 | MAR062079 | BLACK PANTHER #16 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 86 | 35.29 | MAR063261 | TRANSFORMERS INFILTRATION #5 | $2.99 | IDW |
| 84 | 87 | 34.97 | JAN061822 | SPAWN #156 | $2.95 | IMA |
| 85 | 89 | 34.38 | FEB062039 | SHE-HULK 2 #7 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 56 | 33.67 | MAR062135 | PUNISHER TYGER (RES) (MR) | $4.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 90 | 33.48 | MAR060394 | Y THE LAST MAN #45 (MR) | $2.99 | DC |
| 88 | 39 | 33.44 | MAR060287 | BATMAN YEAR ONE HUNDRED #4 (Of 4) | $5.99 | DC |
| 89 | 91 | 33.22 | MAR062120 | CABLE DEADPOOL #28 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 93 | 31.64 | MAR060385 | FABLES #49 (MR) | $2.99 | DC |
| 91 | 94 | 31.61 | MAR060279 | BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #205 | $2.99 | DC |
| 92 | 95 | 31.36 | MAR060280 | BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #206 | $2.99 | DC |
| 93 | 96 | 30.86 | MAR062111 | RUNAWAYS #16 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 97 | 30.76 | MAR060052 | STAR WARS REBELLION #2 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 95 | 98 | 30.73 | MAR062114 | THUNDERBOLTS #102 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 101 | 30.57 | JAN062081 | POWERS #18 (MR) | $2.95 | MAR |
| 97 | 100 | 30.16 | MAR060315 | FIRESTORM NUCLEAR MAN #25 | $2.99 | DC |
| 98 | 102 | 30.06 | MAR060051 | STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLDREPUBLIC #5 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 99 | 103 | 29.67 | MAR062129 | X-MEN FAIRY TALES #1 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 104 | 29.24 | MAR063265 | TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS (IDW) #4 (Of 4) | $2.99 | IDW |
* - Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** - Returnable Title. Order Index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.
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