Top 100 Comics for August 2008
Marvel's Secret Invasion #5 (shown) was the best-selling comic title based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops for August 2008, according to Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel also took the #3 & #5-#10 spots with its latest installments of its X-Men, Avengers, Wolverine, Spider-Man and Hulk titles, while DC came in at #2 & #4 with Final Crisis #3 and Batman #679.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2008
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 160.21 | JUN082346/JUN082348-9 | SECRET INVASION #5 (Of 8) SI* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 2 | 119.59 | MAY080145 | FINAL CRISIS #3 (Of 7) | $3.99 | DC |
| 3 | 4 | 102.70 | JUN082351 | NEW AVENGERS #44 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 5 | 100.00 | MAY080159-60 | BATMAN #679 RIP* | $2.99 | DC |
| 5 | 6 | 93.01 | MAY082275 | HULK #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 8 | 90.98 | JUN082385 | ASTONISHING X-MEN #26 MD | $2.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 3 | 90.16 | JUN082306-7/MAY088079 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 NWD* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 9 | 89.73 | JUN082350 | MIGHTY AVENGERS #17 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 12 | 83.28 | JUN082328 | WOLVERINE #68 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 13 | 82.44 | JUN082386 | UNCANNY X-MEN #501 MD | $2.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 14 | 82.09 | JUN082319-20 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #41* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 15 | 78.63 | JUN080226 | JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #24 | $2.99 | DC |
| 13 | 16 | 76.56 | JUN080078 | BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #17 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 14 | 18 | 75.25 | JUN082308 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569 NWD | $2.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 19 | 70.94 | JUN080227-8 | JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #18* | $2.99 | DC |
| 16 | 21 | 68.67 | JUN080202 | DETECTIVE COMICS #847 RIP | $2.99 | DC |
| 17 | 22 | 66.62 | JUN082317-8 | AVENGERS INVADERS #4 (Of 12) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 23 | 66.62 | JUN082389 | X-FORCE #6 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 24 | 65.97 | JUN082303 | ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 10 | 65.94 | JUN080180 | FINAL CRISIS LEGION O/THREE WORLDS #1 (Of 5) | $3.99 | DC |
| 21 | 25 | 65.77 | JUN082305 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 26 | 65.69 | JUN082387 | X-MEN LEGACY #215 MD | $2.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 11 | 64.74 | JUN080181 | DC UNIVERSE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 24 | 27 | 63.24 | JUN082354 | SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (Of 3) SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 28 | 62.28 | JUN082355 | SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (Of 4) SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 7 | 60.95 | JUN080182 | FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #1 (Of 2) | $4.50 | DC |
| 27 | 29 | 58.29 | JUN082352 | AVENGERS INITIATIVE #16 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 32 | 57.72 | MAY082270 | FANTASTIC FOUR #559 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 17 | 56.41 | JUN080179 | FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #1 (Of 5) | $3.99 | DC |
| 30 | 33 | 56.14 | JUN082336 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 34 | 54.70 | JUN082356 | SECRET INVASION AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 (Of 3) SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 32 | 35 | 54.35 | JUN080206 | NIGHTWING #147 RIP | $2.99 | DC |
| 33 | 36 | 53.01 | MAY080178 | ROBIN #176 RIP | $2.99 | DC |
| 34 | 37 | 52.85 | JUN082304 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #125 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 20 | 52.52 | JUN080184 | FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #2 (Of 3) | $3.99 | DC |
| 36 | 38 | 49.91 | JUN080212 | SUPERMAN BATMAN #51 | $2.99 | DC |
| 37 | 39 | 49.39 | MAR082250 | KICK ASS #4 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 40 | 49.33 | JUN082361 | INCREDIBLE HERCULES #120 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 41 | 49.08 | JUN082383 | SKAAR SON OF HULK #3 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 42 | 48.67 | JUN082364 | X-FACTOR #34 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 43 | 48.24 | JUN082353 | SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #1 (Of 4) SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 44 | 47.84 | JUN080210 | ACTION COMICS #868 | $2.99 | DC |
| 43 | 46 | 46.53 | JUN080175 | TRINITY #10** | $2.99 | DC |
| 44 | 47 | 45.84 | JUN080176 | TRINITY #11** | $2.99 | DC |
| 45 | 48 | 45.42 | JUN082302 | ULTIMATE X-MEN #97 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 49 | 45.00 | JUN080197 | SUPERMAN #679 | $2.99 | DC |
| 47 | 50 | 44.91 | JUN080177 | TRINITY #12** | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 51 | 44.45 | JUN080220 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27 | $2.99 | DC |
| 49 | 52 | 44.24 | JUN080178 | TRINITY #13** | $2.99 | DC |
| 50 | 53 | 44.21 | JUN082358 | SECRET INVASION FRONT LINE #2 (Of 5) SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 55 | 43.83 | JUN082367 | THUNDERBOLTS #123 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 56 | 43.74 | MAY082308 | SECRET INVASION RUNAWAYS YOUNG AVENGERS #2 (Of 3) SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 30 | 43.49 | JUN082388/APR088284 | CABLE #6 MD* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 31 | 43.35 | JUN084038 | ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #11 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 55 | 59 | 42.80 | JUN082309 | VENOM DARK ORIGIN #1 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 60 | 41.86 | JUN082321-2 | DAREDEVIL #110* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 61 | 41.76 | JUN080192 | TEEN TITANS #62 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 64 | 38.89 | JUN082359 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 66 | 37.29 | MAR082153 | ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #5 (Of 5) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 67 | 37.05 | JUN082390 | YOUNG X-MEN #5 DWS | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 68 | 37.01 | JUN082360 | NOVA #16 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 70 | 36.75 | JUN082365-6 | SHE-HULK 2 #32 SI* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 72 | 35.55 | JUN082363 | CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #4 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 45 | 35.08 | JUN082327 | MARVEL 1985 #4 (Of 6) | $3.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 73 | 34.33 | JUN080232 | WONDER WOMAN #23 | $2.99 | DC |
| 66 | 54 | 33.08 | JUL072130 | HALO UPRISING #3 (Of 4) (MR) | $3.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 74 | 33.07 | JUN082334 | IRON MAN DIRECTOR O/SHIELD #32 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 75 | 32.69 | JUN082301 | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #57 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 76 | 32.48 | JUN080213 | BATMAN & OUTSIDERS #10 | $2.99 | DC |
| 70 | 57 | 32.48 | JUN082392 | WOLVERINE KILLING MADE SIMPLE | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 58 | 32.47 | JUN084041 | SPIKE AFTER THE FALL #2 (Of 4) | $3.99 | IDW |
| 72 | 77 | 32.42 | JUN082369 | BLACK PANTHER #40 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 78 | 32.10 | JUN082376 | RUNAWAYS 3 #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 79 | 31.76 | JUN080216 | BOOSTER GOLD #11 | $2.99 | DC |
| 75 | 62 | 30.44 | JUN082396 | X-FACTOR SPECIAL LAYLA MILLER | $3.99 | MAR |
| 76 | 80 | 30.43 | JUN080217 | BRAVE & BOLD #16 | $2.99 | DC |
| 77 | 81 | 30.26 | JUN080207 | ROBIN #177 | $2.99 | DC |
| 78 | 82 | 29.83 | JUN082370-1 | MOON KNIGHT #21* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 79 | 83 | 29.62 | JUN082401 | PUNISHER #60 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 80 | 84 | 29.62 | JUN082368 | NEW WARRIORS #15 SI | $2.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 63 | 29.38 | APR082275 | IRON MAN VIVA LAS VEGAS #2 (Of 4) | $3.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 65 | 28.89 | JUN082377-8 | NYX NO WAY HOME #1 (Of 6)* | $3.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 85 | 28.62 | JUN080219 | FLASH #243 | $2.99 | DC |
| 84 | 86 | 27.70 | JUN080223 | GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #11 | $2.99 | DC |
| 85 | 69 | 27.62 | JUN082391 | X-MEN ORIGINS JEAN GREY | $3.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 87 | 27.56 | JUN080123 | STAR WARS LEGACY #27 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 87 | 88 | 27.39 | JUN082402 | PUNISHER #61 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 89 | 27.14 | JUN080211 | SUPERGIRL #32 | $2.99 | DC |
| 89 | 90 | 27.08 | JUN082384 | SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #2 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 91 | 26.78 | APR080171 | TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #6 (Of 6) | $2.99 | DC |
| 91 | 92 | 26.75 | JUN080200 | BATGIRL #2 (Of 6) | $2.99 | DC |
| 92 | 93 | 26.63 | JUN082375 | TWELVE #7 (Of 12) | $2.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 94 | 26.57 | JUN083804 | BOYS #21 (MR) | $2.99 | DE |
| 94 | 95 | 26.48 | JUN082332 | IMMORTAL IRON FIST #18 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 96 | 26.09 | JUN082329-30 | GHOST RIDER #26* | $2.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 99 | 24.89 | JUN080229 | LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #45 | $2.99 | DC |
| 97 | 100 | 24.87 | JUN080027 | CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #2 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 98 | 102 | 24.67 | JUN082323 | ETERNALS #3 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 103 | 24.67 | JUN082380 | PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #22 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 104 | 24.67 | JUN080081 | HELLBOY THE CROOKED MAN #2 (Of 3) | $2.99 | DAR |
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Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include our monthly market shares and all of our top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 4,000+ accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international shops and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title—with a value of 100—because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
