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Top 100 Comics: February 2018

DC Entertainment's Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1The Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse scour the cosmos, seeking the unlikely heroes who threaten their power in DC Entertainment's Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, a Dark Nights: Metal tie-in from a Scott Snyder, Grant Morrison, and an all-star line-up of creators that was February 2018's best-selling comic book.

DC Entertainment had four comics in the top ten. In addition to Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Batman #40 ranked #3, Batman #41 ranked #4, and Batman: White Knight #5 ranked #6.

Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Tom Taylor and Mahmud A. Asrar's X-Men Red #1 at #2, followed by Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300 at #7, Star Wars #43 at #8, Infinity Countdown Prime #1 at #9, and Amazing Spider-Man #796 at #10.

Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #176 from Image Comics ranked #5 for the month.

Also among the premier publishers, Dynamite Entertainment's Dejah Thoris #1 ranked #118 for the month; BOOM! Studios' Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #1, based on the cult favorite film, was the publisher's top book at #119; IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #162 was their selling-book for February at #162; and Dark Horse Comics' Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1955: The Burning Season One-Shot ranked #164.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2018

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 106.10 NOV170209 DARK KNIGHTS RISING THE WILD HUNT #1 $4.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
2 3 103.06 DEC170786-M X-MEN RED #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
3 6 100.00 DEC170255-M BATMAN #40 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
4 7 98.27 DEC170257-M BATMAN #41 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
5 4 81.02 OCT178652-M WALKING DEAD #176 $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
6 5 80.98 DEC170262-M BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #5 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
7 1 80.69 DEC170828-M PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #300 $5.99 MARVEL COMICS
8 11 58.66 DEC170930-M STAR WARS #43 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
9 8 57.84 DEC170883-M INFINITY COUNTDOWN PRIME #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
10 12 57.71 DEC178082-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #796 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
11 14 55.76 DEC170933-M STAR WARS DARTH VADER #11 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
12 15 55.31 DEC170830-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #795 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
13 9 54.74 DEC170925-M STAR WARS THRAWN #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
14 16 54.28 DEC170278-M DETECTIVE COMICS #975 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
15 29 53.58 DEC170276-M DETECTIVE COMICS #974 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
16 17 52.36 DEC170561-M KICK-ASS #1 $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
17 19 51.43 DEC170934 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #12 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
18 38 48.30 DEC170280-M FLASH #40 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
19 40 48.19 DEC170282-M FLASH #41 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
20 65 47.62 DEC170222 TERRIFICS #1 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
21 42 47.43 DEC170309-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #38 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
22 44 46.21 DEC170311-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #39 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
23 13 45.99 DEC170832-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #42 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
24 46 45.85 DEC170245-M ACTION COMICS #998 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
25 45 45.82 DEC170336-M SUPERMAN #40 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
26 48 45.54 DEC170243-M ACTION COMICS #997 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
27 50 44.69 DEC170338-M SUPERMAN #41 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
28 22 44.05 DEC170238 BRAVE & THE BOLD BATMAN & WONDER WOMAN #1 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
29 18 43.50 DEC170798-M DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
30 23 43.47 DEC170817-M MIGHTY THOR #704 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
31 20 41.56 DEC170577-M HIT-GIRL #1 $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
32 25 41.33 DEC170808-M AVENGERS #682 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
33 24 41.22 DEC170893-M X-MEN GOLD #21 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
34 26 41.18 DEC170806-M AVENGERS #681 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 28 40.87 DEC170802-M AVENGERS #679 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
36 33 40.85 DEC170898-M X-MEN BLUE #21 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
37 63 40.54 DEC170638 SAGA #49 (MR) $2.99 IMAGE COMICS
38 30 40.23 DEC170804-M AVENGERS #680 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
39 21 40.08 DEC170881-M INFINITY COUNTDOWN ADAM WARLOCK #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
40 31 39.52 DEC170264 BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #2 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
41 32 38.96 DEC170905-M OLD MAN LOGAN #35 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
42 67 38.17 DEC170346-M WONDER WOMAN #40 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
43 36 37.99 DEC170812-M CAPTAIN AMERICA #698 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
44 59 37.57 DEC170872-M MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #3 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
45 34 37.37 DEC170249-M MERA QUEEN OF ATLANTIS #1 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
46 70 37.23 DEC170348-M WONDER WOMAN #41 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
47 37 37.07 DEC170895 X-MEN GOLD #22 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
48 89 36.72 DEC170221 SIDEWAYS #1 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
49 39 36.70 DEC170900-M X-MEN BLUE #22 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
50 35 35.81 DEC170902-M VENOM #162 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
51 51 34.92 DEC170854-M OLD MAN HAWKEYE #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
52 81 34.00 DEC170237-M BATMAN SINS OF THE FATHER #1 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
53 49 33.63 DEC170259-M BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #4 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
54 41 33.35 DEC170836-M VENOM #161 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
55 53 33.27 DEC170890 ASTONISHING X-MEN #8 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
56 52 33.15 DEC170340-M SUPERGIRL #18 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
57 86 33.09 DEC170299-M HARLEY QUINN #37 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
58 88 32.78 DEC170301-M HARLEY QUINN #38 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
59 54 32.13 DEC170344-M TITANS #20 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
60 55 31.82 DEC170928-M STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #17 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
61 56 31.65 DEC170810-M INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #597 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
62 57 31.46 DEC170907-M ALL NEW WOLVERINE #31 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
63 60 31.20 DEC170886 THANOS #16 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
64 10 31.11 NOV170208 SWAMP THING WINTER SPECIAL #1 $7.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
65 58 31.01 DEC170330-M SUPER SONS #13 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
66 61 30.90 DEC170909-M DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #294 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
67 62 30.74 DEC170917-M DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
68 97 29.95 DEC170295-M HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #38 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
69 98 29.66 DEC170297-M HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #39 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
70 92 29.46 DEC170859-M BLACK PANTHER #170 LEG WW $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
71 66 29.13 DEC170342-M TEEN TITANS #17 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
72 100 29.03 DEC170322-M NIGHTWING #39 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
73 69 28.59 DEC170844-M DAREDEVIL #598 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
74 105 28.46 DEC170320-M NIGHTWING #38 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
75 109 28.26 DEC170223 DAMAGE #2 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
76 107 28.05 DEC170332-M SUICIDE SQUAD #35 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
77 71 28.02 DEC170851-M DOCTOR STRANGE #385 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
78 110 27.78 DEC170313-M JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
79 72 27.60 DEC170912-M DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #295 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
80 47 27.42 DEC170226 MOTHER PANIC BATMAN SPECIAL #1 $4.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
81 114 26.72 DEC170334-M SUICIDE SQUAD #36 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
82 76 26.48 DEC170315-M JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #25 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
83 78 26.46 DEC170834 SPIDER-MAN #237 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
84 117 26.33 DEC170293-M GREEN LANTERNS #41 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
85 77 26.14 DEC170247-M AQUAMAN #33 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
86 79 26.10 DEC170926 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #24 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
87 82 26.02 DEC170799 DOCTOR STRANGE #386 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
88 80 25.98 NOV170963 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #27 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
89 120 25.96 DEC170291-M GREEN LANTERNS #40 $2.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
90 83 25.93 DEC170845 DAREDEVIL #599 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
91 84 25.72 DEC170915 WEAPON X #14 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
92 85 25.47 DEC170838 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #28 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
93 87 25.20 DEC170848 PUNISHER #221 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
94 91 24.76 DEC170815-M INCREDIBLE HULK #713 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
95 90 24.60 DEC170328-M TRINITY #18 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
96 64 24.34 DEC170229 DOOM PATROL JLA SPECIAL #1 $4.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
97 95 23.81 DEC170842-M DEFENDERS #10 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
98 94 23.47 DEC170289-M GREEN ARROW #37 $3.99 DC ENTERTAINMENT
99 126 23.41 DEC170732 PAPER GIRLS #20 $2.99 IMAGE COMICS
100 96 23.24 DEC170889-M ROGUE & GAMBIT #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS

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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

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 month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) 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.