These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2012.


For an overview and analysis of comic sales in June, see "Eight Comics Over 100,000 in June."

For an analysis of the dollar trends in June, see "First Half Comic Sale Up 18%."
 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during June, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--June 2012."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- June 2012

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

146.40

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6

$3.99

MAR

  190,705

2

143.21

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5

$3.99

MAR

  186,555

3

100.00

BATMAN #10

$3.99

DC

  130,265

4

97.56

JUSTICE LEAGUE #10

$3.99

DC

  127,090

5

82.54

BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (MR) [*]

$3.99

DC

  107,517

6

79.95

BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #1 (MR) [*]

$3.99

DC

  104,142

7

79.04

BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #1 (MR) [*]

$3.99

DC

  102,955

8

77.76

BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #1 (MR) [*]

$3.99

DC

  101,297

9

72.58

SPIDER-MEN #1

$3.99

MAR

    94,548

10

72.57

AVX VS #3

$3.99

MAR

    94,528

11

63.96

DETECTIVE COMICS #10

$3.99

DC

    83,317

12

63.45

ASTONISHING X-MEN #51

$3.99

MAR

    82,654

13

61.99

ACTION COMICS #10

$3.99

DC

    80,751

14

61.89

GREEN LANTERN #10

$2.99

DC

    80,615

15

56.54

BATMAN INCORPORATED #2

$2.99

DC

    73,654

16

55.02

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #10

$2.99

DC

    71,671

17

54.14

UNCANNY X-MEN #13

$3.99

MAR

    70,521

18

52.88

AVENGERS #27

$3.99

MAR

    68,885

19

52.46

EARTH 2 #2 [*]

$2.99

DC

    68,342

20

52.42

SPIDER-MEN #2

$3.99

MAR

    68,283

21

52.04

UNCANNY X-MEN #14

$3.99

MAR

    67,793

22

51.35

BATMAN AND ROBIN #10

$2.99

DC

    66,894

23

49.84

NEW AVENGERS #27

$3.99

MAR

    64,927

24

49.77

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #12

$3.99

MAR

    64,838

25

48.12

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #687

$3.99

MAR

    62,680

26

46.37

HIT-GIRL #1 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

    60,409

27

45.67

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #688

$3.99

MAR

    59,493

28

45.51

AQUAMAN #10

$2.99

DC

    59,288

29

45.35

SUPERMAN #10

$2.99

DC

    59,081

30

42.77

WALKING DEAD #99 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    55,710

31

42.74

FLASH #10

$2.99

DC

    55,681

32

39.59

SECRET AVENGERS #28

$3.99

MAR

    51,572

33

38.83

NIGHTWING #10

$2.99

DC

    50,585

34

37.74

X-MEN LEGACY #268

$2.99

MAR

    49,163

35

36.48

UNCANNY X-FORCE #26

$3.99

MAR

    47,522

36

36.46

TEEN TITANS #10

$2.99

DC

    47,491

37

36.26

WONDER WOMAN #10

$2.99

DC

    47,229

38

36.12

BATGIRL #10

$2.99

DC

    47,050

39

36.02

X-MEN LEGACY #269

$2.99

MAR

    46,923

40

35.59

WORLDS FINEST #2 [*]

$2.99

DC

    46,359

41

34.25

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10

$2.99

DC

    44,615

42

34.09

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #10

$2.99

DC

    44,404

43

33.67

DAREDEVIL #14

$2.99

MAR

    43,865

44

33.40

MARS ATTACKS #1

$3.99

IDW

    43,514

45

33.03

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #4

$3.99

MAR

    43,022

46

32.66

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11

$3.99

MAR

    42,549

47

31.58

SAGA #4 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    41,143

48

31.49

BATWOMAN #10

$2.99

DC

    41,014

49

31.07

INCREDIBLE HULK #9

$3.99

MAR

    40,467

50

31.05

FANTASTIC FOUR #607

$2.99

MAR

    40,453

51

30.60

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #8

$3.99

MAR

    39,861

52

30.35

DARK AVENGERS #175

$2.99

MAR

    39,532

53

30.29

CAPTAIN AMERICA #13

$3.99

MAR

    39,456

54

29.26

INCREDIBLE HULK #10

$3.99

MAR

    38,122

55

29.18

RED LANTERNS #10

$2.99

DC

    38,005

56

28.93

X-MEN #30

$3.99

MAR

    37,690

57

28.70

SWAMP THING #10

$2.99

DC

    37,383

58

28.52

CATWOMAN #10

$2.99

DC

    37,158

59

28.44

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #10

$2.99

DC

    37,044

60

27.47

X-MEN #31

$3.99

MAR

    35,789

61

26.98

WOLVERINE #308

$3.99

MAR

    35,142

62

26.86

ANIMAL MAN #10

$2.99

DC

    34,992

63

26.57

DARK AVENGERS #176

$2.99

MAR

    34,614

64

26.30

FF #19

$2.99

MAR

    34,260

65

26.13

AVENGERS ACADEMY #31

$2.99

MAR

    34,040

66

25.85

MIGHTY THOR #15

$3.99

MAR

    33,674

67

25.57

SUPERGIRL #10

$2.99

DC

    33,309

68

25.52

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #10

$2.99

DC

    33,238

69

24.99

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #518

$3.99

MAR

    32,553

70

24.96

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #519

$3.99

MAR

    32,518

71

24.75

AVENGERS ACADEMY #32

$2.99

MAR

    32,243

72

24.65

HARBINGER #1

$3.99

VAL

    32,111

73

24.41

MIGHTY THOR #16

$3.99

MAR

    31,798

74

24.24

SUICIDE SQUAD #10

$2.99

DC

    31,576

75

24.07

SUPERBOY #10

$2.99

DC

    31,358

76

23.81

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #10

$2.99

DC

    31,015

77

23.68

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #12

$3.99

MAR

    30,845

78

23.67

WINTER SOLDIER #6

$2.99

MAR

    30,836

79

23.58

SCARLET SPIDER #6

$2.99

MAR

    30,722

80

23.39

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4

$2.99

MAR

    30,469

81

23.13

SPAWN #220

$3.99

IMA

    30,136

82

23.06

MIGHTY THOR ANNUAL #1

$4.99

MAR

    30,038

83

22.66

DEADPOOL #56

$2.99

MAR

    29,513

84

22.38

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #13

$3.99

MAR

    29,159

85

22.25

WINTER SOLDIER #7

$2.99

MAR

    28,984

86

22.03

VENOM #19

$2.99

MAR

    28,702

87

21.85

BIRDS OF PREY #10

$2.99

DC

    28,457

88

21.51

RAVAGERS #2 [*]

$2.99

DC

    28,015

89

21.39

BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #10

$2.99

DAR

    27,867

90

21.15

DIAL H #2 [*]

$2.99

DC

    27,556

91

19.78

GREEN ARROW #10

$2.99

DC

    25,769

92

19.45

ALL STAR WESTERN #10

$3.99

DC

    25,334

93

19.08

X-FACTOR #237

$2.99

MAR

    24,854

94

18.47

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #5

$3.99

DC

    24,058

95

18.12

X-FACTOR #238

$2.99

MAR

    23,607

96

18.10

DEFENDERS #7

$3.99

MAR

    23,574

97

17.91

PUNISHER #12

$2.99

MAR

    23,329

98

17.90

BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #3

$2.99

DC

    23,322

99

17.25

SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #2

$3.99

DC

    22,468

100

17.18

HULK #53

$2.99

MAR

    22,386

101

17.02

MASSIVE #1

$3.50

DAR

    22,173

102

16.94

HULK #54

$2.99

MAR

    22,070

103

16.94

NEW MUTANTS #44

$2.99

MAR

    22,069

104

16.82

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #639

$2.99

MAR

    21,914

105

16.76

FATALE #6 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

    21,828

106

16.75

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN #633

$2.99

MAR

    21,822

107

16.64

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #632

$2.99

MAR

    21,674

108

16.32

X-O MANOWAR #2

$3.99

VAL

    21,261

109

16.24

FAIREST #4 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    21,156

110

16.04

ADVENTURE TIME #5

$3.99

BOO

    20,889

111

15.91

BATWING #10

$2.99

DC

    20,724

112

15.90

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #640

$2.99

MAR

    20,714

113

15.81

STORMWATCH #10

$2.99

DC

    20,592

114

15.75

KISS #1

$3.99

IDW

    20,518

115

15.32

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #10

$2.99

DC

    19,963

116

15.23

THIEF OF THIEVES #5

$2.99

IMA

    19,833

117

15.14

DEATHSTROKE #10

$2.99

DC

    19,722

118

15.01

SHADOW #3

$3.99

DYN

    19,554

119

14.91

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #11

$3.99

IDW

    19,416

120

14.80

STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #2

$3.99

IDW

    19,273

121

14.60

STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #5

$3.50

DAR

    19,025

122

14.59

DEMON KNIGHTS #10

$2.99

DC

    19,006

123

14.25

FABLES #118 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    18,566

124

14.24

MANHATTAN PROJECTS #4

$3.50

IMA

    18,544

125

13.92

EXTERMINATION #1

$1.00

BOO

    18,130

126

13.67

STAR WARS BLOOD TIES BOBA FETT IS DEAD #3

$3.50

DAR

    17,813

127

13.50

LEGION LOST #10

$2.99

DC

    17,581

128

13.17

FURY MAX #3 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    17,152

129

13.13

GI COMBAT #2 [*]

$3.99

DC

    17,102

130

13.08

ANGEL & FAITH #11

$2.99

DAR

    17,044

131

12.94

STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #2

$3.50

DAR

    16,858

132

12.72

BOYS #67 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

    16,567

133

12.68

I VAMPIRE #10

$2.99

DC

    16,517

134

12.63

UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX #1

$4.99

MAR

    16,449

135

12.60

SAVAGE HAWKMAN #10

$2.99

DC

    16,417

136

12.57

FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #10

$2.99

DC

    16,377

137

12.17

AMERICAN VAMPIRE LORD OF NIGHTMARES #1 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    15,858

138

12.12

FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #10

$2.99

DC

    15,789

139

12.11

TMNT MICRO SERIES #5 SPLINTER

$3.99

IDW

    15,769

140

12.07

MAGIC THE GATHERING SPELL THIEF #1

$4.99

IDW

    15,726

141

11.95

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #28 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    15,573

142

11.88

RESURRECTION MAN #10

$2.99

DC

    15,481

143

11.86

STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT ESCAPE #1

$3.50

DAR

    15,449

144

11.82

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5

$3.50

DAR

    15,393

145

11.44

SECRET #2 [*]

$3.50

IMA

    14,905

146

11.38

SHADE #9

$2.99

DC

    14,818

147

11.26

DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER MAN IN BLACK #1

$3.99

MAR

    14,672

148

11.17

INVINCIBLE #92

$2.99

IMA

    14,553

149

11.06

BLUE BEETLE #10

$2.99

DC

    14,413

150

10.99

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #10

$2.99

DC

    14,310

151

10.95

GRIFTER #10

$2.99

DC

    14,258

152

10.91

MIND THE GAP #2 [*]

$2.99

IMA

    14,218

153

10.46

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #1

$2.99

MAR

    13,627

154

10.02

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #3

$3.99

MAR

    13,049

155

9.92

VOODOO #10

$2.99

DC

    12,928

156

9.81

CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1 (MR)

$3.99

IMA

    12,778

157

9.60

MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #4

$3.99

MAR

    12,501

158

9.58

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #2

$2.99

MAR

    12,477

159

9.31

SPACEMAN #7 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    12,125

160

9.26

PLANETOID #1 [*]

$2.99

IMA

    12,057

161

8.92

AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #3

$2.99

MAR

    11,618

162

8.86

CAPTAIN ATOM #10

$2.99

DC

    11,546

163

8.78

TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #6

$3.99

IDW

    11,443

164

8.65

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #6

$3.99

IDW

    11,263

165

8.65

CHEW #27 2ND HELPING ED (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    11,262

166

8.61

BPRD HELL ON EARTH EXORCISM #1

$3.50

DAR

    11,212

167

8.54

PROPHECY #1

$3.99

DYN

    11,124

168

8.45

STAR TREK #10

$3.99

IDW

    11,007

169

8.33

HYPERNATURALS #1

$3.99

BOO

    10,854

170

8.27

BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #2

$3.50

DAR

    10,771

171

8.02

AMAZING FANTASY 15 SPIDER-MAN

$3.99

MAR

    10,441

172

7.78

SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #2

$2.99

DC

    10,137

173

7.66

POPEYE #2

$3.99

IDW

      9,983

174

7.65

SAUCER COUNTRY #4 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,959

175

7.58

CROSSED BADLANDS #7 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      9,875

176

7.49

GODZILLA #2

$3.99

IDW

      9,753

177

7.42

BALTIMORE DR LESKOVARS REMEDY #1

$3.50

DAR

      9,671

178

7.36

WARLORD OF MARS #18 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

      9,589

179

7.33

CROSSED BADLANDS #8 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      9,552

180

7.32

HELLBLAZER #292 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,533

181

7.29

UNWRITTEN #38 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,494

182

7.02

VAMPIRELLA #18

$3.99

DYN

      9,144

183

7.00

NEW DEADWARDIANS #4 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,124

184

6.87

TRUE BLOOD #2

$3.99

IDW

      8,943

185

6.86

MORNING GLORIES #19 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      8,931

186

6.85

GI JOE VOL 2 #14

$3.99

IDW

      8,921

187

6.73

LORD OF THE JUNGLE #5 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

      8,768

188

6.73

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #179

$3.99

IDW

      8,763

189

6.69

GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #3

$2.99

DC

      8,716

190

6.69

WITCHBLADE #157

$2.99

IMA

      8,714

191

6.69

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES COLOR CLASSICS #2

$3.99

IDW

      8,713

192

6.66

THE SPIDER #2

$3.99

DYN

      8,680

193

6.55

FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #3

$3.99

BOO

      8,535

194

6.40

PANTHA #1

$3.99

DYN

      8,341

195

6.34

EPIC KILL #2

$2.99

IMA

      8,255

196

6.30

GHOSTBUSTERS #10

$3.99

IDW

      8,207

197

6.22

SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW #14

$3.99

IDW

      8,104

198

6.20

DEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES OF MARS #3 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

      8,072

199

6.13

SPONGEBOB COMICS #9

$2.99

UNI

      7,981

200

6.08

IZOMBIE #26 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      7,914

201

6.04

COBRA #14

$3.99

IDW

      7,874

202

5.96

NIGHT FORCE #4

$2.99

DC

      7,768

203

5.90

SWEET TOOTH #34 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      7,689

204

5.73

YOUNG JUSTICE #17

$2.99

DC

      7,459

205

5.72

GARFIELD #2

$3.99

BOO

      7,452

206

5.65

LADY DEATH #18 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      7,355

207

5.57

DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #8

$3.99

MAR

      7,258

208

5.55

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS #2

$3.99

IDW

      7,225

209

5.52

SONIC UNIVERSE #41

$2.99

ARC

      7,197

210

5.48

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1

$3.99

MAR

      7,134

211

5.47

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #13

$7.99

DAR

      7,132

212

5.42

SIMPSONS COMICS #191

$2.99

BON

      7,063

213

5.36

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #74 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

      6,988

214

5.35

HIGHER EARTH #2

$3.99

BOO

      6,964

215

5.19

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2

$3.99

MAR

      6,765

216

5.19

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3

$2.99

MAR

      6,756

217

5.18

HELL YEAH #4

$2.99

IMA

      6,749

218

5.14

FATIMA THE BLOOD SPINNERS #1

$3.99

DAR

      6,690

219

5.03

SPAWN 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLL SPECIAL #1

$4.99

IMA

      6,546

220

5.02

FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #5

$3.99

DYN

      6,545

221

5.01

IDOLIZED #0

$2.50

ASP

      6,523

222

5.00

RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #4

$3.99

DYN

      6,514

223

4.96

ARTIFACTS #18

$3.99

IMA

      6,464

224

4.91

HACK SLASH #16 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

      6,391

225

4.87

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #3

$2.99

MAR

      6,345

226

4.83

TRIO #2

$3.99

IDW

      6,289

227

4.82

PROPHET #26

$2.99

IMA

      6,275

228

4.77

INCORRUPTIBLE #30

$3.99

BOO

      6,217

229

4.74

WARRIORS OF MARS #3 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

      6,179

230

4.73

RAGEMOOR #4

$3.50

DAR

      6,163

231

4.73

GFT ANGEL ONESHOT (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

      6,158

232

4.71

GRIMM FAIRY TALES ANNUAL 2012 (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

      6,136

233

4.71

LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #3 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      6,130

234

4.66

SCALPED #59 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      6,075

235

4.66

STITCHED #5 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      6,068

236

4.65

STRAIN #5 (MR)

$3.50

DAR

      6,054

237

4.58

HALO FALL OF REACH INVASION #4

$3.99

MAR

      5,972

238

4.58

DANCER #2

$3.50

IMA

      5,968

239

4.53

MEGA MAN #14

$2.99

ARC

      5,906

240

4.48

THE LONE RANGER #6

$3.99

DYN

      5,830

241

4.47

DARKNESS #104 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      5,823

242

4.43

FATHOM VOL 4 #6

$3.50

ASP

      5,773

243

4.42

DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #4 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      5,752

244

4.40

VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #5

$3.99

DYN

      5,732

245

4.39

VOLTRON #6

$3.99

DYN

      5,721

246

4.35

CASANOVA AVARITIA #4 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

      5,672

247

4.32

NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #44

$3.99

IDW

      5,629

248

4.26

BART SIMPSON COMICS #72

$2.99

BON

      5,552

249

4.25

SUPREME #65

$2.99

IMA

      5,539

250

4.00

GRIM LEAPER #2 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

      5,212

251

3.88

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0

$3.99

MAR

      5,050

252

3.87

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 VAR ED

$3.99

DC

      5,042

253

3.86

PLANET OF THE APES #15

$3.99

BOO

      5,034

254

3.85

KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #5

$3.99

DYN

      5,015

255

3.81

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #22

$2.99

DC

      4,968

256

3.80

SOULFIRE PRIMER #1

$1.00

ASP

      4,954

257

3.80

SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #15

$2.99

BON

      4,953

258

3.61

JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #4

$2.99

MAR

      4,709

259

3.60

MERCILESS RISE OF MING #2

$3.99

DYN

      4,692

260

3.58

SOULFIRE HOPE #1

$3.99

ASP

      4,660

261

3.53

RESIDENT ALIEN #2

$3.50

DAR

      4,597

262

3.53

SAVAGE DRAGON #180

$3.50

IMA

      4,595

263

3.53

SUPER DINOSAUR #11

$2.99

IMA

      4,592

264

3.50

ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #1

$3.50

RED

      4,564

265

3.49

ARCHIE #634

$2.99

ARC

      4,552

266

3.44

TOY STORY #4

$2.99

MAR

      4,486

267

3.44

SAGA #1 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      4,484

268

3.44

ALABASTER WOLVES #3

$3.50

DAR

      4,479

269

3.44

WHISPERS #3 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      4,479

270

3.35

BATMAN ANNUAL #1

$4.99

DC

      4,360

271

3.26

DAN THE UNHARMABLE #2 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      4,252

272

3.19

VOLTRON YEAR ONE #3

$3.99

DYN

      4,154

273

3.16

STEED AND MRS PEEL #6

$3.99

BOO

      4,122

274

3.15

WALKING DEAD #98 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      4,099

275

3.05

GLORY #27

$2.99

IMA

      3,977

276

3.03

GEARS OF WAR #24

$2.99

DC

      3,944

277

3.02

ASTONISHING X-MEN #50

$3.99

MAR

      3,935

278

3.01

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4

$3.99

MAR

      3,925

279

3.01

SUPURBIA #4

$3.99

BOO

      3,920

280

2.99

ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #10

$3.99

DYN

      3,898

281

2.99

STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #1

$3.99

IDW

      3,896

282

2.95

ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #3

$2.75

RED

      3,837

283

2.94

AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3

$3.99

MAR

      3,826

284

2.92

KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #6

$3.99

DYN

      3,808

285

2.91

DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #1

$7.99

DC

      3,795

286

2.89

KEVIN KELLER #3

$2.99

ARC

      3,759

287

2.88

REBEL BLOOD #4 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

      3,753

288

2.85

30 DAYS OF NIGHT #8

$3.99

IDW

      3,715

289

2.81

WAKING DREAM END #2 A CVR GARZA (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

      3,659

290

2.81

NANCY IN HELL ON EARTH #3 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      3,657

291

2.79

BATMAN #1

$2.99

DC

      3,639

292

2.70

BATMAN #4

$2.99

DC

      3,516

293

2.68

ALPHA GIRL #3 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      3,490

294

2.65

MUDMAN #4

$3.50

IMA

      3,457

295

2.64

LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #4

$3.50

BIG

      3,434

296

2.62

COURTNEY CRUMRIN #3

$3.99

ONI

      3,418

297

2.62

RESET #3

$3.50

DAR

      3,413

298

2.62

JUSTICE LEAGUE #10 COMBO PACK

$4.99

DC

      3,412

299

2.54

BAD MEDICINE #2

$3.99

ONI

      3,309

300

2.53

NIGHT OF 1000 WOLVES #2

$3.99

IDW

      3,302

 

Note that you can now find the latest market reports from ICv2 by clicking on the "Markets" button at the top of every page on ICv2.com.

Notes on this chart:
* -- Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** -- Returnable title.  Order index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.

Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.  Publisher abbreviations have also been used:

MAR = Marvel Comics
DC = DC Comics
DAR = Dark Horse Comics

IMA = Image Comics
12 = 12 Guage Comics
AAR = Aardvark-Vanaheim

ABS = Abstract Studios
ALB = Albatross Exploding Funny Books
AMR = Basement Comics / Amryl Ent.

ANT = Antarctic Press
ARA = Archaia Studios Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ARD = Ardden Entertainment
ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.
AST = Arcana Studios

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
BRO = Broadsword Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books

DGW = Digital Webbing

DYN = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books
GG = GG Studio

IDE = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

NEW = New England Comics
ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAL = Radical Comics
RED = Red 5 Comics
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TH3 = Th3rd World Studios
TIT = Titan Publishing
UDO = Udon Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during June 2012.  We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number for Batman (the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations) and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles.  We can check the accuracy of our numbers by comparing the Batman number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Batman withhin 1/10 of 1% of each other, ensuring a high degree of accuracy.  They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of  or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of June.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Archie, Aspen, and Dynamite Entertainment distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond.  Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales. 

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, BOOM!, and Archie distribute some of their titles through channels other than comic specialty stores, e.g., newsstands and bookstores.  These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels.

 

Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the U.S. numbers.  Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.

 

One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers.  That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.
 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during May, see "Top 300 Comic Books Actual--May 2012."


For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during May, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--May 2012."


For an overview and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in May, see"'Avengers Vs. X-Men' Dominate in May."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in May, see "Comic Sales Soar in May."
 

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 300 (& 100) Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003) see: "ICv2's Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index."