Diamond Announces Top 100 Comics Based on Actual Unit Sales for May 2008
From the July 2008 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 Resources section of Diamond Online's Retailer Services Area.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2008
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 179.11 | MAR082203-5/FEB088083 | SECRET INVASION #2 (Of 8) SI* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 2 | 142.18 | MAR080124 | FINAL CRISIS #1 (Of 7) | $3.99 | DC |
| 3 | 5 | 107.19 | MAR082208 | NEW AVENGERS #41 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 6 | 106.16 | MAR082168-70 | AVENGERS INVADERS #1 (Of 12)* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 7 | 103.93 | MAR088049-51/MAR082185/87 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 3 | 103.58 | MAR088068/DEC072218 | GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1* | $4.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 8 | 103.12 | FEB080199-200 | BATMAN #676 RIP* | $2.99 | DC |
| 8 | 9 | 95.12 | MAR082206 | MIGHTY AVENGERS #13 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 10 | 94.36 | MAR080144-5 | BATMAN #677 RIP* | $2.99 | DC |
| 10 | 12 | 93.54 | MAR082207 | MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 14 | 88.39 | MAR080172 | JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #21 | $2.99 | DC |
| 12 | 4 | 86.03 | MAR082142-4 | DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #3 (Of 5)* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 15 | 85.51 | MAR082223 | THOR #9 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 16 | 80.59 | MAR082224 | UNCANNY X-MEN #498 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 17 | 80.57 | MAR080062 | BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #14 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 16 | 18 | 78.71 | MAR082231-2 | X-FORCE #4 DWS* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 19 | 78.36 | MAR082225/FEB088171 | X-MEN LEGACY #211 DWS* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 20 | 77.90 | MAR082173 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #38 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 21 | 76.88 | FEB080227-8 | JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #15* | $2.99 | DC |
| 20 | 22 | 75.56 | MAR082156 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #558 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 24 | 72.85 | MAR082158 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 25 | 72.68 | MAR082226 | X-MEN LEGACY #212 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 26 | 72.66 | MAR082159 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #560 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 30 | 69.07 | MAR080157 | ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11 | $2.99 | DC |
| 25 | 31 | 64.67 | MAR080168 | GREEN LANTERN #31 | $2.99 | DC |
| 26 | 32 | 61.59 | MAR082175 | FANTASTIC FOUR #557 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 33 | 61.31 | MAR082239 | WOLVERINE #65 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 34 | 59.58 | MAR082209/FEB088166 | SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (Of 3) SI* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 11 | 56.43 | MAR082181 | KING SIZE HULK #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 30 | 36 | 56.31 | MAR080132 | TITANS #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 31 | 37 | 55.78 | MAR082164/FEB088168 | AVENGERS INITIATIVE #13* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 32 | 23 | 55.53 | MAR082245 | X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #2 (Of 2) | $3.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 38 | 54.74 | MAR082154 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #122 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 34 | 27 | 54.13 | MAR082192-3 | MARVEL 1985 #1 (Of 6)* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 39 | 53.76 | MAR082229-30 | CABLE #3 DWS* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 28 | 53.63 | MAR082237-8 | LOGAN #3 (Of 3)* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 13 | 53.33 | DEC070213-4 | ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11* | $4.99 | DC |
| 38 | 40 | 52.04 | MAR082211 | INCREDIBLE HERCULES #117 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 29 | 51.94 | MAR082240/FEB088172 | WOLVERINE ORIGINS #25* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 41 | 51.88 | MAR080159 | SUPERMAN BATMAN #48 | $2.99 | DC |
| 41 | 42 | 51.47 | MAR080042 | SERENITY BETTER DAYS #3 (Of 3) | $2.99 | DAR |
| 42 | 43 | 50.33 | MAR082233 | YOUNG X-MEN #2 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 44 | 48.87 | MAR082155 | ULTIMATE X-MEN #94 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 45 | 47.51 | MAR080149 | DETECTIVE COMICS #844 | $2.99 | DC |
| 45 | 47 | 47.35 | MAR082227 | X-FACTOR #31 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 48 | 46.09 | MAR080169 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #24 | $2.99 | DC |
| 47 | 50 | 45.91 | MAR080158 | ACTION COMICS #865 | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 51 | 45.46 | MAR080133 | TEEN TITANS #59 | $2.99 | DC |
| 49 | 52 | 44.81 | MAR080146 | SUPERMAN #676 | $2.99 | DC |
| 50 | 35 | 44.60 | MAR083774 | ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #7 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 51 | 55 | 42.49 | MAR082210/FEB088165 | CAPTAIN BRITAIN & MI 13 #1 SI* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 57 | 40.38 | MAR082212 | MS MARVEL #27 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 58 | 39.68 | MAR082174 | DAREDEVIL #107 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 59 | 37.63 | JAN082179 | THUNDERBOLTS #120 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 60 | 37.42 | MAR080179 | WONDER WOMAN #20 | $2.99 | DC |
| 56 | 62 | 36.87 | MAR082152 | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #54 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 54 | 36.50 | MAR080129-30 | RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR #1 (Of 8)* | $3.50 | DC |
| 58 | 63 | 36.42 | MAR082228 | X-FACTOR QUICK & DEAD | $2.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 64 | 36.21 | FEB083633/35 | PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #3 (Of 7)* | $2.99 | DE |
| 60 | 65 | 35.75 | MAR082189 | IRON MAN DIRECTOR O/SHIELD #29 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 66 | 35.63 | MAR082180 | GUARDIANS O/GALAXY #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 46 | 35.55 | MAR082182 | GIANT SIZE INCREDIBLE HULK #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 67 | 35.16 | MAR080164 | BRAVE & BOLD #13 | $2.99 | DC |
| 64 | 49 | 34.51 | MAR082188/FEB088169 | IRON MAN VIVA LAS VEGAS #1 (Of 4)* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 69 | 34.43 | MAR080139 | BATMAN & OUTSIDERS #7 | $2.99 | DC |
| 66 | 70 | 34.39 | MAR080140 | BOOSTER GOLD #9 | $2.99 | DC |
| 67 | 53 | 33.07 | MAR082234 | GENEXT #1 (Of 5) | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 56 | 31.69 | MAR082236 | WOLVERINE AMAZING IMMORTAL MAN BLOODY TALES | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 71 | 31.36 | MAR080170 | FLASH #240 | $2.99 | DC |
| 70 | 72 | 30.30 | MAR080138 | GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #8 | $2.99 | DC |
| 71 | 74 | 29.97 | MAR082248 | PUNISHER #57 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 75 | 29.80 | FEB080139 | STAR WARS LEGACY #23 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 73 | 76 | 29.78 | MAR082178 | IMMORTAL IRON FIST #15 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 77 | 29.64 | MAR080160 | SUPERGIRL #29 | $2.99 | DC |
| 75 | 78 | 29.36 | MAR082220/FEB088170 | PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #19* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 76 | 79 | 29.33 | MAR082221 | TWELVE #5 (Of 12) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 77 | 81 | 29.06 | MAR080074 | STAR WARS LEGACY #24 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 78 | 82 | 29.03 | MAR080148 | BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNITE #1 (Of 12) | $2.99 | DC |
| 79 | 83 | 28.83 | MAR080150 | NIGHTWING #144 | $2.99 | DC |
| 80 | 84 | 28.36 | MAR082216 | NEWUNIVERSAL SHOCKFRONT #1 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 85 | 28.27 | MAR082222 | YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #5 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 87 | 27.63 | MAR082217 | NOVA #13 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 88 | 27.44 | MAR083594 | BOYS #18 (MR) | $2.99 | DE |
| 84 | 89 | 27.43 | MAR080177 | LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #42 | $2.99 | DC |
| 85 | 90 | 27.13 | MAR082218 | THUNDERBOLTS REASON IN MADNESS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 92 | 27.03 | MAR082244 | NEW EXILES #6 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 68 | 26.27 | MAR082243 | X-MEN ORIGIN COLOSSUS | $3.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 94 | 26.14 | MAR082202 | MOON KNIGHT #18 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 96 | 25.73 | MAR080151 | ROBIN #174 | $2.99 | DC |
| 90 | 98 | 24.65 | FEB080141 | STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/OLD REPUBLIC #28 VECTOR PART 4 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 91 | 99 | 24.64 | MAR082179 | GHOST RIDER #23 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 100 | 24.56 | MAR080153 | BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 93 | 101 | 24.28 | MAR080137 | DC WILDSTORM DREAMWAR #2 (Of 6) | $2.99 | DC |
| 94 | 102 | 24.14 | MAR080219 | WORLD O/WARCRAFT #7 | $2.99 | DC |
| 95 | 103 | 24.04 | MAR080072 | STAR WARS DARK TIMES #11 VECTOR PART 5 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 96 | 104 | 23.37 | MAR080125 | FINAL CRISIS SKETCHBOOK | $2.99 | DC |
| 97 | 105 | 23.35 | MAR080230 | FABLES #73 (MR) | $2.99 | DC |
| 98 | 106 | 22.96 | MAR082219 | LAST DEFENDERS #3 (Of 6) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 107 | 22.95 | MAR082190 | IRON MAN LEGACY O/DOOM #2 (Of 4) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 108 | 22.68 | JAN082091 | WALKING DEAD #49 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
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