These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2013.


For an overview and analysis of comic sales in February, see "52 Variants Garner Million Dollar Book."

For an analysis of the dollar trends in February, see "Comic Market Continues Growth."
 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during February, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--February 2013."

 

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS – February 2013

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

204.22

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1

$3.99

DC

  307,734

2

117.77

UNCANNY X-MEN #1

$3.99

MAR

  177,463

3

100.00

BATMAN #17

$3.99

DC

  150,684

4

69.88

JUSTICE LEAGUE #17

$3.99

DC

  105,304

5

67.57

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #3

$3.99

MAR

  101,811

6

63.64

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #4

$3.99

MAR

    95,892

7

62.79

UNCANNY X-MEN #2

$3.99

MAR

    94,615

8

58.09

UNCANNY AVENGERS #4

$3.99

MAR

    87,539

9

56.96

DETECTIVE COMICS #17

$3.99

DC

    85,824

10

56.59

SECRET AVENGERS #1

$3.99

MAR

    85,267

11

56.56

ALL NEW X-MEN #7

$3.99

MAR

    85,234

12

56.32

AVENGERS #6

$3.99

MAR

    84,868

13

54.72

AVENGERS #5

$3.99

MAR

    82,452

14

53.66

NOVA #1

$3.99

MAR

    80,857

15

53.32

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #0.1

$3.99

MAR

    80,344

16

47.86

NEW AVENGERS #3

$3.99

MAR

    72,110

17

47.16

GREEN LANTERN #17

$2.99

DC

    71,060

18

43.64

BATGIRL #17

$2.99

DC

    65,751

19

42.19

WALKING DEAD #107 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    63,575

20

41.22

NIGHTWING #17

$2.99

DC

    62,107

21

40.47

BATMAN AND ROBIN #17

$2.99

DC

    60,988

22

38.87

AQUAMAN #17

$2.99

DC

    58,578

23

38.66

SAVAGE WOLVERINE #2

$3.99

MAR

    58,254

24

38.03

DEADPOOL #5

$2.99

MAR

    57,312

25

37.95

ACTION COMICS #17

$3.99

DC

    57,189

26

37.64

UNCANNY X-FORCE #2

$3.99

MAR

    56,713

27

37.31

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #4

$3.99

MAR

    56,214

28

37.16

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #17

$2.99

DC

    55,990

29

36.77

BATMAN INCORPORATED #8

$2.99

DC

    55,414

30

35.63

FEARLESS DEFENDERS #1

$2.99

MAR

    53,688

31

35.25

CAPTAIN AMERICA #4

$3.99

MAR

    53,112

32

35.22

RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #17

$2.99

DC

    53,076

33

34.42

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #5

$3.99

MAR

    51,861

34

34.08

WALKING DEAD THE GOVERNOR SPECIAL (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    51,355

35

32.75

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700

$7.99

MAR

    49,355

36

32.11

SAGA #10 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    48,388

37

31.99

EARTH 2 #9

$2.99

DC

    48,208

38

30.66

IRON MAN #6

$3.99

MAR

    46,206

39

30.60

CABLE AND X-FORCE #4

$3.99

MAR

    46,104

40

30.57

STAR WARS #2

$2.99

DAR

    46,063

41

29.90

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #25

$3.99

MAR

    45,057

42

29.86

FANTASTIC FOUR #4

$2.99

MAR

    44,999

43

29.53

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #17

$2.99

DC

    44,497

44

29.46

BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #5 (MR)

$3.99

DC

    44,393

45

28.92

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #3

$3.99

IDW

    43,579

46

28.91

YOUNG AVENGERS #2

$2.99

MAR

    43,559

47

28.73

THUNDERBOLTS #4

$2.99

MAR

    43,287

48

28.72

BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #4 (MR)

$3.99

DC

    43,273

49

28.49

FLASH #17

$2.99

DC

    42,936

50

28.06

GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #17

$2.99

DC

    42,285

51

27.65

THUNDERBOLTS #5

$2.99

MAR

    41,663

52

26.26

HIT-GIRL #5 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

    39,569

53

26.01

TEEN TITANS #17

$2.99

DC

    39,186

54

25.95

WONDER WOMAN #17

$2.99

DC

    39,110

55

24.67

DAREDEVIL #23

$2.99

MAR

    37,170

56

24.49

HAWKEYE #8

$2.99

MAR

    36,898

57

23.92

GREEN ARROW #17

$2.99

DC

    36,043

58

23.79

DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #2

$2.99

MAR

    35,846

59

23.78

RED LANTERNS #17

$2.99

DC

    35,839

60

23.77

FF #4

$2.99

MAR

    35,815

61

23.53

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #20

$3.99

MAR

    35,461

62

22.85

MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #1 TWILIGHT SPARKLE

$3.99

IDW

    34,435

63

22.31

AVENGERS ARENA #4

$2.99

MAR

    33,611

64

22.06

LEGEND O/T SHADOWCLAN #1

$1.00

ASP

    33,246

65

21.60

AVENGERS ARENA #5

$2.99

MAR

    32,548

66

21.56

X-MEN #41

$3.99

MAR

    32,488

67

21.33

SECRET AVENGERS #37

$3.99

MAR

    32,139

68

21.26

BATWOMAN #17

$2.99

DC

    32,041

69

20.90

SWAMP THING #17

$2.99

DC

    31,497

70

20.62

X-MEN LEGACY #6

$2.99

MAR

    31,074

71

20.43

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #17

$3.99

MAR

    30,783

72

20.04

CATWOMAN #17

$2.99

DC

    30,194

73

20.01

SUPERGIRL #17

$2.99

DC

    30,146

74

19.56

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #12

$3.99

MAR

    29,475

75

19.53

ANIMAL MAN #17

$2.99

DC

    29,425

76

18.80

WORLDS FINEST #9

$2.99

DC

    28,332

77

18.58

TALON #5

$2.99

DC

    28,003

78

17.95

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS VIBE #1

$2.99

DC

    27,051

79

17.94

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ANNUAL #1

$4.99

MAR

    27,028

80

17.93

KATANA #1

$2.99

DC

    27,021

81

17.77

DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #5

$3.99

MAR

    26,777

82

17.76

SUPERBOY #17

$2.99

DC

    26,762

83

17.68

HAPPY #4 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    26,641

84

17.50

SUICIDE SQUAD #17

$2.99

DC

    26,370

85

17.15

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #17

$2.99

DC

    25,841

86

17.08

MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #2

$2.99

MAR

    25,735

87

16.18

SCARLET SPIDER #14

$2.99

MAR

    24,388

88

16.06

ASTONISHING X-MEN #59

$3.99

MAR

    24,195

89

15.82

HELLBOY IN HELL #3

$2.99

DAR

    23,845

90

15.80

ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #21

$3.99

MAR

    23,811

91

15.56

VENOM #31

$2.99

MAR

    23,441

92

15.15

PUNISHER WAR ZONE #5

$2.99

MAR

    22,824

93

15.12

ALPHA BIG TIME #1

$2.99

MAR

    22,778

94

14.95

BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #18

$2.99

DAR

    22,530

95

14.91

ADVENTURE TIME #13

$3.99

BOO

    22,474

96

14.90

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #22

$3.99

MAR

    22,456

97

14.73

WINTER SOLDIER #15

$2.99

MAR

    22,199

98

14.73

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #23

$3.99

MAR

    22,197

99

14.67

BIRDS OF PREY #17

$2.99

DC

    22,112

100

14.65

WOLVERINE MAX #4 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    22,072

101

14.00

X-FACTOR #251

$2.99

MAR

    21,096

102

13.96

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #5

$3.99

DC

    21,041

103

13.91

YOUNG ROMANCE NEW 52 VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL #1

$7.99

DC

    20,963

104

13.89

X-FACTOR #252

$2.99

MAR

    20,929

105

13.84

GAMBIT #9

$2.99

MAR

    20,851

106

13.81

ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE #2

$3.99

BOO

    20,810

107

13.32

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #649

$2.99

MAR

    20,064

108

12.81

SHADOW YEAR ONE #1

$3.99

DE

    19,310

109

12.20

THRESHOLD #2

$3.99

DC

    18,389

110

12.18

CAPTAIN MARVEL #10

$2.99

MAR

    18,359

111

12.09

DARK AVENGERS #187

$2.99

MAR

    18,213

112

11.97

PHANTOM STRANGER #5

$2.99

DC

    18,032

113

11.94

FATALE #12 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

    17,999

114

11.79

RED SHE-HULK #62

$2.99

MAR

    17,766

115

11.71

AGE OF APOCALYPSE #12

$2.99

MAR

    17,643

116

11.65

GI JOE #1

$3.99

IDW

    17,553

117

11.57

STAR WARS #1

$2.99

DAR

    17,441

118

11.55

ALL STAR WESTERN #17

$3.99

DC

    17,398

119

11.43

MANHATTAN PROJECTS #9

$3.50

IMA

    17,229

120

11.33

INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #2

$3.99

DC

    17,068

121

11.30

BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #13

$3.99

DC

    17,025

122

11.30

SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #10

$3.99

DC

    17,024

123

11.10

GARTH ENNIS RED TEAM #1 (MR)

$3.99

DE

    16,724

124

11.04

REVIVAL #7

$2.99

IMA

    16,639

125

10.97

SCARLET #6 (MR)

$3.95

MAR

    16,528

126

10.90

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1

$3.99

MAR

    16,427

127

10.85

SPAWN #228

$2.99

IMA

    16,343

128

10.78

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #17

$2.99

DC

    16,242

129

10.73

TMNT ONGOING #18

$3.99

IDW

    16,172

130

10.71

FAIREST #12 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    16,141

131

10.70

TMNT ONGOING #19

$3.99

IDW

    16,125

132

10.42

BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #11

$2.99

DC

    15,703

133

10.27

FABLES #126 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    15,480

134

10.11

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW WONDERLAND #4

$2.99

DAR

    15,236

135

9.94

THIEF OF THIEVES #12 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    14,974

136

9.83

X-TREME X-MEN #10

$2.99

MAR

    14,813

137

9.78

MASKS #4

$3.99

DE

    14,744

138

9.75

HARBINGER #0

$3.99

VAL

    14,699

139

9.75

POWERS BUREAU #1 (MR)

$3.95

MAR

    14,698

140

9.70

X-TREME X-MEN #11

$2.99

MAR

    14,623

141

9.62

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS #2

$3.99

IDW

    14,492

142

9.58

GHOSTBUSTERS #1

$3.99

IDW

    14,442

143

9.56

ANGEL & FAITH #19

$2.99

DAR

    14,412

144

9.50

STAR WARS DARK TIMES FIRE CARRIER #1

$2.99

DAR

    14,308

145

9.44

RAVAGERS #9

$2.99

DC

    14,223

146

9.39

STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI PRISONER OF BOGAN #3

$2.99

DAR

    14,145

147

9.23

BEDLAM #4 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

    13,912

148

9.06

STORMWATCH #17

$2.99

DC

    13,657

149

9.01

DEMON KNIGHTS #17

$2.99

DC

    13,571

150

8.99

DJANGO UNCHAINED #2 (MR)

$3.99

DC

    13,554

151

8.99

DIAL H #9

$2.99

DC

    13,541

152

8.96

X-O MANOWAR #10

$3.99

VAL

    13,504

153

8.85

SNAPSHOT #1

$2.99

IMA

    13,337

154

8.82

FURY MAX #9 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    13,283

155

8.63

TEAM 7 #5

$2.99

DC

    13,005

156

8.63

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #13

$3.50

DAR

    13,000

157

8.54

TMNT SECRET FOOT CLAN #3

$3.99

IDW

    12,868

158

8.53

JSA LIBERTY FILES THE WHISTLING SKULL #3

$2.99

DC

    12,851

159

8.45

DOCTOR WHO PRISONERS OF TIME #2

$3.99

IDW

    12,730

160

8.44

DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER SHEEMIES TALE #2

$3.99

MAR

    12,723

161

8.38

DEATHSTROKE #17

$2.99

DC

    12,626

162

8.36

BATWING #17

$2.99

DC

    12,595

163

8.35

SON OF MERLIN #1

$1.00

IMA

    12,575

164

8.32

SHADOWMAN #4

$3.99

VAL

    12,531

165

8.31

HELLBLAZER #300 (MR)

$4.99

DC

    12,522

166

8.29

ROCKETEER HOLLYWOOD HORROR #1

$3.99

IDW

    12,488

167

8.21

SAVAGE HAWKMAN #17

$2.99

DC

    12,376

168

8.19

AME COMI GIRLS #5 FEATURING SUPERGIRL

$3.99

DC

    12,343

169

8.19

SWORD OF SORCERY #5

$3.99

DC

    12,334

170

8.11

HARBINGER #9

$3.99

VAL

    12,222

171

7.95

DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #17

$2.99

DC

    11,985

172

7.85

I VAMPIRE #17

$2.99

DC

    11,833

173

7.69

ARROW #4

$3.99

DC

    11,581

174

7.67

BLOODSHOT #8

$3.99

VAL

    11,557

175

7.64

JUDGE DREDD #4

$3.99

IDW

    11,512

176

7.63

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #7

$3.99

VAL

    11,494

177

7.37

STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE HARD TARGETS #5

$2.99

DAR

    11,103

178

7.37

FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #17

$2.99

DC

    11,100

179

7.12

FAIRY QUEST #1

$3.99

BOO

    10,728

180

7.07

AMERICAS GOT POWERS #5

$2.99

IMA

    10,660

181

7.02

DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #6

$3.99

IDW

    10,579

182

6.87

TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT MEGATRON ONE SHOT

$3.99

IDW

    10,356

183

6.85

STAR TREK ONGOING #17

$3.99

IDW

    10,321

184

6.82

DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #5

$3.99

IDW

    10,271

185

6.81

BPRD HELL ON EARTH #104 ABYSS TIME #2

$3.50

DAR

    10,269

186

6.78

STAR TREK ONGOING #18

$3.99

IDW

    10,210

187

6.75

BPRD 1948 #5

$3.50

DAR

    10,172

188

6.72

LOCKE & KEY OMEGA #3

$3.99

IDW

    10,130

189

6.70

MAGIC THE GATHERING PATH OF VENGEANCE #3

$4.99

IDW

    10,093

190

6.67

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE  #13

$3.99

IDW

    10,051

191

6.59

MASSIVE #9

$3.50

DAR

      9,936

192

6.55

TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #14

$3.99

IDW

      9,874

193

6.49

TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #88

$3.99

IDW

      9,782

194

6.49

STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION HIVE #4

$3.99

IDW

      9,777

195

6.25

LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE #3 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

      9,416

196

5.96

MY LITTLE PONY #1 & #2 HOT TOPIC EXCLUSIVE PACK

$3.99

IDW

      8,988

197

5.93

DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN OF MARS #1 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      8,932

198

5.82

WARLORD OF MARS #23 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      8,768

199

5.74

BRAVEST WARRIORS #5

$3.99

BOO

      8,652

200

5.70

CLONE #4

$2.99

IMA

      8,589

201

5.63

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #245

$2.99

ARC

      8,490

202

5.55

MORNING GLORIES #24 (MR)

$3.99

IMA

      8,364

203

5.54

UNWRITTEN #46 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      8,352

204

5.38

GREAT PACIFIC #4 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      8,102

205

5.36

BALTIMORE WIDOW & THE TANK ONE SHOT

$3.50

DAR

      8,071

206

5.29

VAMPIRELLA STRIKES #2

$3.99

DE

      7,972

207

5.19

TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #3

$3.99

IDW

      7,821

208

5.12

FIVE WEAPONS #1

$3.50

IMA

      7,721

209

5.05

CROSSED ANNUAL 2013 #1 (MR)

$5.99

AVA

      7,613

210

5.05

TRANSFORMERS PRIME RAGE O/T DINOBOTS #4

$3.99

IDW

      7,609

211

5.01

CROSSED BADLANDS #23 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      7,543

212

4.97

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #187

$3.99

IDW

      7,489

213

4.84

JOE KUBERT PRESENTS #5

$4.99

DC

      7,288

214

4.83

CROSSED BADLANDS #24 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      7,279

215

4.83

UNCANNY SKULLKICKERS #1

$3.50

IMA

      7,271

216

4.75

PATHFINDER #5

$3.99

DE

      7,159

217

4.74

YOUNG JUSTICE #25

$2.99

DC

      7,136

218

4.71

GFT JUNGLE BOOK LAST O/T SPECIES #1 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

      7,090

219

4.68

WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #22 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      7,059

220

4.68

MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #6

$3.50

ARA

      7,052

221

4.64

GODZILLA ONGOING #10

$3.99

IDW

      6,992

222

4.61

VAMPIRELLA #26

$3.99

DE

      6,946

223

4.61

ROAD TO OZ #5

$3.99

MAR

      6,944

224

4.60

HUMAN BOMB #3

$2.99

DC

      6,931

225

4.59

SPONGEBOB COMICS #17

$2.99

UNI

      6,923

226

4.58

ROBYN HOOD #5 (MR)

$4.99

ZEN

      6,901

227

4.55

MARVELS IRON MAN 3 PRELUDE #2

$2.99

MAR

      6,858

228

4.48

BLACK BEETLE #2 NO WAY OUT

$3.99

DAR

      6,747

229

4.46

SIMPSONS COMICS #199

$2.99

BON

      6,720

230

4.45

WONDERLAND #8 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

      6,707

231

4.43

SONIC UNIVERSE #49

$2.99

ARC

      6,682

232

4.42

SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW #21

$3.99

IDW

      6,659

233

4.41

SAGA #8 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      6,641

234

4.37

EVIL ERNIE #4

$3.99

DE

      6,578

235

4.31

DEATHMATCH #3 MAIN COVERS

$3.99

BOO

      6,490

236

4.30

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #82 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

      6,483

237

4.24

PROFESSOR FRINK FANTASTIC SCIENCE FICTIONS #1

$3.99

BON

      6,395

238

4.16

RED SONJA UNCHAINED #1

$3.99

DE

      6,275

239

4.10

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS #1 (MR)

$4.99

IMA

      6,179

240

4.10

TODD THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH #2

$2.99

IMA

      6,177

241

4.08

GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #1 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

      6,150

242

4.05

MULTIPLE WARHEADS ALPHABET TO INFINITY #4

$2.99

IMA

      6,107

243

4.03

SAUCER COUNTRY #12 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      6,067

244

4.02

TRUE BLOOD ONGOING #9

$3.99

IDW

      6,062

245

4.01

GFT VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL 2013 (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

      6,036

246

3.94

MARS ATTACKS #7

$3.99

IDW

      5,943

247

3.87

ALL NEW X-MEN #5

$3.99

MAR

      5,839

248

3.84

KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #16

$3.99

DE

      5,793

249

3.82

PEANUTS VOL 2 #6

$3.99

BOO

      5,752

250

3.81

CROW SKINNING THE WOLVES #3

$3.99

IDW

      5,737

251

3.76

HACK SLASH #24 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

      5,665

252

3.75

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #21 (MR)

$7.99

DAR

      5,647

253

3.70

BORDERLANDS ORIGINS #4

$3.99

IDW

      5,581

254

3.69

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #2

$3.99

MAR

      5,558

255

3.68

WITCH DOCTOR MALPRACTICE #4

$2.99

IMA

      5,552

256

3.68

RED SONJA #73

$3.99

DE

      5,546

257

3.68

ARTIFACTS #25

$3.99

IMA

      5,545

258

3.67

HELLRAISER DARK WATCH #1 (MR)

$3.99

BOO

      5,528

259

3.60

PROPHET #34

$3.99

IMA

      5,429

260

3.58

BIONIC MAN VS BIONIC WOMAN #2

$3.99

DE

      5,390

261

3.57

MEGA MAN #22

$2.99

ARC

      5,373

262

3.55

CREEPY COMICS #11

$4.99

DAR

      5,342

263

3.54

GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #22 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      5,331

264

3.54

JERICHO SEASON 4 #2

$3.99

IDW

      5,331

265

3.54

FASHION BEAST #6 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      5,328

266

3.52

COMEBACK #4 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

      5,311

267

3.50

MIND MGMT #8

$3.99

DAR

      5,268

268

3.47

BART SIMPSON COMICS #80

$2.99

BON

      5,235

269

3.46

GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #11

$2.99

DC

      5,211

270

3.40

JENNIFER BLOOD #23 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      5,126

271

3.38

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #11

$2.99

MAR

      5,086

272

3.37

COLDER #4 (MR)

$3.99

DAR

      5,079

273

3.34

PROPHECY #7

$3.99

DE

      5,035

274

3.31

GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #25 (MR)

$5.99

ZEN

      4,989

275

3.31

TMNT COLOR CLASSICS #9

$3.99

IDW

      4,984

276

3.28

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #11

$2.99

MAR

      4,940

277

3.26

CARBON GREY VOL 2 #3

$3.99

IMA

      4,919

278

3.26

THE LONE RANGER #13

$3.99

DE

      4,910

279

3.21

GUARDING THE GLOBE #6

$2.99

IMA

      4,831

280

3.20

KILL SHAKESPEARE TIDE OF BLOOD #1

$3.99

IDW

      4,820

281

3.16

THE SPIDER #9

$3.99

DE

      4,760

282

3.16

SHERLOCK HOLMES LIVERPOOL DEMON #2

$3.99

DE

      4,756

283

3.15

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #30

$2.99

DC

      4,752

284

3.14

BLACKACRE #3 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      4,737

285

3.14

HAWKEYE #1

$2.99

MAR

      4,727

286

3.13

MYLO XYLOTO #1

$3.99

BON

      4,723

287

3.12

LORD OF THE JUNGLE #13 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      4,700

288

3.09

INSURGENT #2

$2.99

DC

      4,662

289

3.09

CASTLE A CALM BEFORE STORM #3

$3.99

MAR

      4,656

290

3.07

POPEYE #10

$3.99

IDW

      4,621

291

3.05

GRIMM UNIVERSE #3 (MR)

$3.99

ZEN

      4,593

292

2.96

PETER PANZERFAUST #9

$3.50

IMA

      4,456

293

2.91

I LOVE TROUBLE #3 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      4,384

294

2.84

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #4 FALL & RISE PT 1 (MR)

$3.99

DE

      4,281

295

2.83

NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD AFTERMATH #4 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      4,265

296

2.83

68 SCARS #4 (MR)

$3.99

IMA

      4,260

297

2.81

STRAIN #11 (MR)

$3.50

DAR

      4,227

298

2.79

MARVELS THOR ADAPTATION #2

$2.99

MAR

      4,209

299

2.79

HIGH WAYS #2

$3.99

IDW

      4,204

300

2.73

GODSTORM #4 (MR)

$2.99

ZEN

      4,110


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
BRO = Broadsword Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books

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
UNI = Uniten Plankton Pictures
UDO = Udon Entertainment
VAL = Valiant Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during February 2013.  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 February.  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 January, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--January 2012."


For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during January, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--January 2013."

For an overview and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in January, see "'Superior Spider-Man' Tops in January."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in January, see "Comic Sales Roar in January."

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."