Diamond Announces Top 100 Comics Based on Actual Unit Sales for May 2005

From the July 2005 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 2005

QTY RANK	DOLLAR RANK	INDEX	ITEM CODE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	VENDOR
1	1	252.63	MAR050403	GREEN LANTERN #1	$3.50	DC
2	2	202.56	JAN051856	ASTONISHING X-MEN #10	$2.99	MAR
3	3	171.60	JAN050302	GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #6 (Of 6)	$2.99	DC
4	4	153.10	MAR051878	ULTIMATES 2 #6	$2.99	MAR
5	7	145.16	MAR050424/FEB058477	VILLAINS UNITED #1 (Of 6)	$2.50	DC
6	5	135.35	FEB051878	ULTIMATE IRON MAN #2 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
7	8	132.48	MAR050415	OMAC PROJECT #2 (Of 6)	$2.50	DC
8	12	125.37	MAR051928	UNCANNY X-MEN #459	$2.25	MAR
9	10	124.38	MAR050421/8071	RANN THANAGAR WAR #1 (Of 6)*	$2.50	DC
10	15	122.03	MAR051879	ULTIMATE X-MEN #59	$2.25	MAR
11	16	121.62	MAR051927	X-MEN #170	$2.25	MAR
12	17	121.60	MAR051876	ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #77	$2.25	MAR
13	18	121.49	MAR051896	WOLVERINE #28	$2.25	MAR
14	22	114.26	MAR051881	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #520	$2.25	MAR
15	27	107.26	FEB051880	ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #18	$2.25	MAR
16	20	105.35	FEB050261	SUPERMAN #216	$2.50	DC
17	9	104.93	MAR051909	YOUNG AVENGERS #4	$2.99	MAR
18	21	103.61	MAR050419	TEEN TITANS #24	$2.50	DC
19	11	101.19	MAR051871	FANTASTIC FOUR #527	$2.99	MAR
20	31	100.00	MAR050364	BATMAN #640	$2.25	DC
21	25	98.02	MAR050384	SUPERMAN #217	$2.50	DC
22	26	96.74	MAR050397	DAY O/VENGEANCE #2 (Of 6)	$2.50	DC
23	34	95.94	MAR050407	JLA #114	$2.25	DC
24	13	94.10	APR050333	DC SP RETURN O/DONNA TROY #1 (Of 4)	$2.99	DC
25	19	88.34	MAR051936	X-MEN END HEROES & MARTYRS #3 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
26	23	85.94	MAR051893	MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #14	$2.99	MAR
27	24	81.96	MAR051934	EXCALIBUR #13	$2.99	MAR
28	29	77.57	MAR051925	X-23 #6 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
29	30	77.07	MAR051935	EXCALIBUR #14	$2.99	MAR
30	40	77.02	MAR050411	JSA #73	$2.50	DC
31	41	77.00	MAR050420	OUTSIDERS #24	$2.50	DC
32	6	74.56	FEB050279	GREEN LANTERN SECRET FILES 2005	$4.99	DC
33	33	73.05	MAR051889	DAREDEVIL #73	$2.99	MAR
34	54	71.32	MAR050400	FLASH #222	$2.25	DC
35	35	69.58	FEB051901	CAPTAIN AMERICA #6	$2.99	MAR
36	14	69.12	MAR051912	SECRET WAR FROM FILES O/NICK FURY	$3.99	MAR
37	36	68.71	MAR050409	JLA CLASSIFIED #7	$2.99	DC
38	37	67.43	FEB051903	FANTASTIC FOUR #526	$2.99	MAR
39	53	66.04	MAR050382	ACTION COMICS #827	$2.50	DC
40	38	65.76	MAR051900	INCREDIBLE HULK #81	$2.99	MAR
41	42	62.45	MAR050370	BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #1 (Of 6)	$2.99	DC
42	43	61.48	MAR050414	LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #6	$2.99	DC
43	45	61.23	MAR051892	BLACK PANTHER #4	$2.99	MAR
44	62	60.95	FEB050299	OUTSIDERS #23	$2.50	DC
45	46	59.70	MAR050387	LEX LUTHOR MAN O/STEEL #3 (Of 5)	$2.99	DC
46	47	58.28	MAR050363	DETECTIVE COMICS #806	$2.99	DC
47	48	57.02	MAR051939	PUNISHER #21 (MR)	$2.99	MAR
48	49	56.71	MAR050371	BATMAN DARK DETECTIVE #2 (Of 6)	$2.99	DC
49	50	56.64	FEB051921	EXCALIBUR #12	$2.99	MAR
50	51	56.47	MAR050041	CONAN #16	$2.99	DAR
51	52	56.33	MAR050422	SEVEN SOLDIERS SHINING KNIGHT #2 (Of 4)	$2.99	DC
52	39	55.84	MAR051898	SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL #4 (Of 7)	$3.50	MAR
53	66	55.59	MAR050383	ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #640	$2.50	DC
54	73	55.55	MAR050380	NIGHTWING #108	$2.25	DC
55	55	53.64	MAR051883	SPIDER-MAN BREAKOUT #2 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
56	56	53.40	MAR050423	SEVEN SOLDIERS GUARDIAN #2 (Of 4)	$2.99	DC
57	57	52.57	MAR051921	NEW X-MEN #13	$2.99	MAR
58	44	52.35	MAR050408	GREEN ARROW #50 (NOTE PRICE)	$3.50	DC
59	59	51.89	MAR051922	NEW X-MEN #14	$2.99	MAR
60	60	51.16	MAR051886	TOXIN #2 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
61	61	51.07	MAR051926	EXILES #64	$2.99	MAR
62	63	49.81	MAR051923	NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #1 (Of 4)	$2.99	MAR
63	64	48.92	MAR051872	MARVEL NEMESIS IMPERFECTS #1 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
64	28	47.93	MAR051938	PUNISHER CELL ONE-SHOT (MR)	$4.99	MAR
65	83	47.42	MAR050427	WONDER WOMAN #216	$2.25	DC
66	77	46.89	MAR050365	BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #65	$2.50	DC
67	68	45.01	MAR051901	GLA #2 (Of 4)	$2.99	MAR
68	88	44.92	MAR050375	ROBIN #138	$2.25	DC
69	78	44.80	MAR050394	BIRDS O/PREY #82	$2.50	DC
70	69	43.72	MAR050042	CONAN & JEWELS O/GWAHLUR #2 (Of 3)	$2.99	DAR
71	80	43.65	MAR050412	JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #11 (Of 12)	$2.50	DC
72	70	43.54	MAR051933	WOLVERINE SOULTAKER #4 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
73	71	43.47	MAR051913	RUNAWAYS #4	$2.99	MAR
74	82	43.16	FEB050300/8394	OMAC PROJECT #1 (Of 6)*	$2.50	DC
75	72	42.99	MAR051890	MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #18	$2.99	MAR
76	85	42.09	MAR050373	BATGIRL #64	$2.50	DC
77	74	41.67	MAR051906	NEW THUNDERBOLTS #8	$2.99	MAR
78	75	40.34	MAR050494	Y THE LAST MAN #33 (MR)	$2.99	DC
79	76	39.52	MAR050374	BATMAN JEKYLL & HYDE #2 (Of 6)	$2.99	DC
80	92	38.92	MAR050366	BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #191	$2.50	DC
81	79	37.27	MAR051931	CABLE/DEADPOOL #15	$2.99	MAR
82	32	37.16	MAR050367	YEAR ONE BATMAN/SCARECROW #1 (Of 2)	$5.99	DC
83	96	36.73	MAR050477	FABLES #37 (MR)	$2.50	DC
84	81	36.42	MAR051903	MARVEL TEAM-UP #8	$2.99	MAR
85	84	35.24	FEB050265	ADAM STRANGE #8 (Of 8)	$2.99	DC
86	87	34.90	MAR051908	STORMBREAKER SAGA O/BETA RAY BILL #5 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
87	67	33.86	MAR051915	OFFICIAL HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE TEAMS 2005	$3.99	MAR
88	89	32.84	MAR050462	EX MACHINA #11 (MR)	$2.99	DC
89	90	32.78	FEB051926	ROGUE #10	$2.99	MAR
90	91	32.76	MAR050463	DESOLATION JONES #1 (MR)	$2.99	DC
91	93	32.20	MAR051937	ROGUE #11	$2.99	MAR
92	94	31.69	FEB051891	DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION #4 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
93	65	31.57	APR052793	GI JOE #43	$4.50	DDP
94	95	31.31	JAN050048	STAR WARS OBSESSION #5 (Of 5)	$2.99	DAR
95	109	31.24	MAR050379	CATWOMAN #43	$2.50	DC
96	97	30.66	FEB051638	RISING STARS VOICES O/T DEAD #1 (Of 6)	$2.99	IMA
97	114	29.88	MAR050404	HAWKMAN #40	$2.50	DC
98	98	29.82	MAR051929	GAMBIT #10	$2.99	MAR
99	99	29.74	FEB051646	MONSTER WAR MAGDALENA VS DRACULA #1 (Of 4)	$2.99	IMA
100	100	29.46	FEB051899	CAPTAIN AMERICA & FALCON #14	$2.99	MAR

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