Top 100 Comics: July 2013
Superman calls upon Batman's assistance in dealing with a techno-anarchist terrorist cell in Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #2 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book in July.
In total, DC Comics had six of the month's top ten best-selling comic books. Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #22, part of the "Zero Year" story arc, ranked #2. Justice League #22, part of "Trinity War," ranked #4. Batman Annual #2 ranked #5, Batman/Superman #2 ranked #6, and Batman/Superman #2 ranked #6.
The Guardians of the Galaxy confront Angela in Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli's Guardians of the Galaxy #5, Marvel Comics' best-selling comic for the month at #3.
Marvel Comics had three more titles in the top ten — Superior Spider-Man #13 ranked #8, Superior Spider-Man #14 ranked #9, and Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1 ranked #10.
Robert Kirkman's zombie epic continued in The Walking Dead #112 from Image Comics, the publisher's top book for the month at #12.
Dark Horse Comics' top book in July was Brian Wood's Star Wars #7 which ranked #48 for the month.
Rounding out the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's top book for the month, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #9, ranked #66.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2013
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 125.53 | MAY130128-M | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 2 | 2 | 100.00 | MAY130151-M | BATMAN #22 | $3.99 | DC |
| 3 | 4 | 83.59 | MAY130589-M | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 5 | 83.45 | MAY130099-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 | $3.99 | DC |
| 5 | 3 | 77.04 | MAY130155 | BATMAN ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 6 | 6 | 70.09 | MAY130147-M | BATMAN SUPERMAN #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 7 | 7 | 65.27 | MAY130103-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 | $3.99 | DC |
| 8 | 8 | 61.86 | MAY130627 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #13 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 9 | 61.22 | MAY130628 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 13 | 58.28 | MAY130638-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 10 | 56.68 | MAY130687 | ALL NEW X-MEN #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 24 | 55.26 | MAY130576 | WALKING DEAD #112 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 13 | 11 | 55.16 | MAY130607-M | AVENGERS #16 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 12 | 53.64 | MAY130593-M | HUNGER #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 14 | 53.22 | MAY130688 | UNCANNY X-MEN #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 15 | 52.08 | MAY130613 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 17 | 51.85 | MAY130606 | AVENGERS #15 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 26 | 51.60 | MAY130584-M | AVENGERS AI #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 18 | 51.00 | MAY130689 | UNCANNY X-MEN #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 20 | 49.43 | MAY130685-M | X-MEN #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 21 | 48.43 | MAY130163-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #22 | $3.99 | DC |
| 22 | 28 | 47.27 | MAY130177-M | GREEN LANTERN #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 23 | 16 | 46.55 | MAY130107-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22 [*] | $3.99 | DC |
| 24 | 32 | 46.51 | MAY130629-M | SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 22 | 43.96 | MAY130609 | NEW AVENGERS #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 36 | 43.78 | MAY130162 | BATMAN AND CATWOMAN #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 27 | 23 | 43.51 | MAY130604-M | THANOS RISING #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 151 | 41.18 | MAY130833-M | ALL NEW FATHOM #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| 29 | 44 | 40.19 | MAY130682-M | DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 30 | 45 | 39.83 | APR130157-M | BATMAN INCORPORATED #12 | $2.99 | DC |
| 31 | 19 | 39.57 | MAY130166 | DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 32 | 48 | 39.05 | MAY130158-M | BATMAN INCORPORATED #13 | $2.99 | DC |
| 33 | 25 | 38.19 | MAY130204-M | BATMAN 66 #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 34 | 27 | 36.39 | MAY130635-M | SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 53 | 35.67 | MAY130167-M | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 36 | 54 | 35.60 | MAY130681 | DEADPOOL #13 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 31 | 34.99 | MAY130655 | THOR GOD OF THUNDER #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 55 | 34.57 | MAY130116-M | AQUAMAN #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 39 | 33 | 34.48 | MAY130656 | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 35 | 34.26 | MAY130657-M | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 34 | 33.97 | MAY130139-M | ACTION COMICS #22 | $3.99 | DC |
| 42 | 50 | 32.74 | APR130535-M | EAST OF WEST #4 | $3.50 | IMA |
| 43 | 60 | 32.53 | MAY130142-M | SUPERMAN #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 44 | 38 | 32.01 | MAY130690-M | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #33 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 61 | 31.95 | MAY130180-M | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 46 | 62 | 31.86 | MAY130175 | NIGHTWING #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 47 | 64 | 31.82 | MAY130125-M | EARTH 2 #14 | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 63 | 31.51 | MAY130060 | STAR WARS #7 2013 ONGOING | $2.99 | DAR |
| 49 | 40 | 31.01 | MAY130684 | SAVAGE WOLVERINE #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 50 | 67 | 30.93 | APR130686 | HAWKEYE #12 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 41 | 30.90 | MAY130650 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 66 | 30.89 | MAY130182-M | GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 53 | 42 | 30.74 | MAY130692 | WOLVERINE #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 43 | 30.60 | MAY130651 | IRON MAN #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 46 | 29.94 | MAY130652 | IRON MAN #13 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 69 | 29.70 | MAY130169 | BATGIRL #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 57 | 70 | 29.53 | MAY130122-M | FLASH #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 49 | 29.24 | MAY130693 | WOLVERINE #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 51 | 28.61 | MAY130694 | UNCANNY X-FORCE #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 30 | 28.41 | MAY130667 | HAWKEYE ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 52 | 28.00 | MAY130695 | UNCANNY X-FORCE #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 29 | 27.98 | MAY130144 | SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 63 | 74 | 26.91 | MAY130118-M | WONDER WOMAN #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 64 | 79 | 26.78 | MAY130663 | DAREDEVIL #28 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 76 | 26.68 | MAY130184-M | RED LANTERNS #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 66 | 47 | 26.62 | MAY130357-M | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #9 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 67 | 78 | 26.59 | APR130125-M | TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 68 | 82 | 26.44 | MAY130664 | DAREDEVIL #29 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 56 | 25.93 | MAY130696 | CABLE AND X-FORCE #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 57 | 25.93 | MAY130618 | NOVA #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 37 | 25.83 | MAY130124 | FLASH ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 72 | 85 | 25.76 | MAY130665 | FANTASTIC FOUR #10 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 39 | 25.41 | MAY130599 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TOMORROWS AVENGERS #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 59 | 25.20 | MAY130622 | ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #25 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 86 | 25.04 | MAY130202-M | TEEN TITANS #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 76 | 65 | 24.58 | MAY130401-M | SATELLITE SAM #1 (MR) [*] | $3.50 | IMA |
| 77 | 88 | 24.36 | MAY130110-M | TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 78 | 92 | 23.22 | MAY130112 | CONSTANTINE #5 | $2.99 | DC |
| 79 | 58 | 23.14 | MAY130985-M | RED SONJA #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 80 | 93 | 23.12 | MAY130176 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 81 | 68 | 23.04 | MAY130595 | WHAT IF AVX #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 95 | 22.89 | MAY130186-M | LARFLEEZE #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 83 | 102 | 22.10 | APR130631 | FF #9 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 101 | 22.02 | MAY130669 | THUNDERBOLTS #12 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 85 | 71 | 21.89 | MAY130611 | SECRET AVENGERS #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 86 | 104 | 21.66 | MAY130620 | YOUNG AVENGERS #7 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 103 | 21.60 | MAY130670 | THUNDERBOLTS #13 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 105 | 21.09 | MAY130621 | YOUNG AVENGERS #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 94 | 20.87 | MAY130260-M | WAKE #3 (MR) [*] | $2.99 | DC |
| 90 | 106 | 20.75 | MAY130171-M | BATWOMAN #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 91 | 72 | 20.75 | MAY130596 | WHAT IF AVX #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 108 | 20.68 | MAY130666 | FF #10 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 96 | 20.56 | MAY130559 | LAZARUS #2 (MR) [*] | $2.99 | IMA |
| 94 | 77 | 20.17 | MAY130614-M | AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #17 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 111 | 19.82 | MAY130114-M | GREEN ARROW #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 96 | 83 | 19.66 | MAY130597 | WHAT IF AVX #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 84 | 19.57 | MAY130598 | WHAT IF AVX #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 98 | 81 | 19.49 | MAY130211 | INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #7 | $3.99 | DC |
| 99 | 115 | 19.32 | MAY130146 | SUPERGIRL #22 | $2.99 | DC |
| 100 | 117 | 19.04 | MAY130127 | WORLDS FINEST #14 | $2.99 | DC |
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