Top 100 Comics: February 2013
The Martian Manhunter assembles a new team in Geoff Johns and David Finch's Justice League of America #1 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book in February.
In total, DC Comics had four of the month's top ten comics. Batman #17, the conclusion to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's "Death of the Family" storyline, ranked #3. Justice League #17, part of the "Throne of Atlantis" crossover, ranked #4. Finally, Detective Comics #17, a tie-in to "Death of the Family," ranked #9.
Marvel Comics took six of the month's top ten, led by Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo's Uncanny X-Men #1 at #2. Also in the top ten were Superior Spider-Man #3 at #5, Superior Spider-Man #4 at #6, Uncanny X-Men #2 at #7, Uncanny Avengers #4 at #8, and Secret Avengers #1 at #10.
Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #107 was Image Comics' top book for the month at #19.
Dark Horse Comics' top book in February was Star Wars #2; it ranked #40 for the month.
Finally, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #3 was the publisher's top book for the month at #45.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2013
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 204.22 | DEC120183-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 2 | 2 | 117.77 | DEC120608-M | UNCANNY X-MEN #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 3 | 100.00 | DEC120264-M | BATMAN #17 | $3.99 | DC |
| 4 | 4 | 69.88 | DEC120174-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #17 | $3.99 | DC |
| 5 | 6 | 67.57 | DEC120662-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 7 | 63.64 | DEC120664-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 8 | 62.79 | DEC120613-M | UNCANNY X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 9 | 58.09 | NOV120657-M | UNCANNY AVENGERS #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 10 | 56.96 | DEC120274-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #17 | $3.99 | DC |
| 10 | 14 | 56.59 | DEC120624-M | SECRET AVENGERS #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 11 | 56.56 | DEC120668-M | ALL NEW X-MEN #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 12 | 56.32 | DEC120632-M | AVENGERS #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 13 | 54.72 | DEC120629-M | AVENGERS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 15 | 53.66 | DEC120602-M | NOVA #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 16 | 53.32 | DEC120597-M | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #0.1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 17 | 47.86 | DEC120622-M | NEW AVENGERS #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 22 | 47.16 | DEC120285-M | GREEN LANTERN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 18 | 26 | 43.64 | DEC120277 | BATGIRL #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 19 | 27 | 42.19 | DEC120592 | WALKING DEAD #107 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 20 | 29 | 41.22 | DEC120284 | NIGHTWING #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 21 | 32 | 40.47 | DEC120273 | BATMAN AND ROBIN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 22 | 35 | 38.87 | DEC120178-M | AQUAMAN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 23 | 21 | 38.66 | DEC120672-M | SAVAGE WOLVERINE #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 37 | 38.03 | DEC120675-M | DEADPOOL #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 18 | 37.95 | DEC120252-M | ACTION COMICS #17 | $3.99 | DC |
| 26 | 19 | 37.64 | DEC120677-M | UNCANNY X-FORCE #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 20 | 37.31 | DEC120644-M | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 38 | 37.16 | DEC120271-M | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 29 | 40 | 36.77 | DEC120260-M | BATMAN INCORPORATED #8 | $2.99 | DC |
| 30 | 44 | 35.63 | DEC120615-M | FEARLESS DEFENDERS #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 23 | 35.25 | DEC120660-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 32 | 41 | 35.22 | DEC120283 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 33 | 24 | 34.42 | DEC120648-M | THOR GOD OF THUNDER #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 34 | 42 | 34.08 | DEC128004-M | WALKING DEAD THE GOVERNOR SPECIAL (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 35 | 5 | 32.75 | NOV128135-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 | $7.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 45 | 32.11 | DEC120585 | SAGA #10 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 37 | 46 | 31.99 | DEC120249-M | EARTH 2 #9 | $2.99 | DC |
| 38 | 30 | 30.66 | DEC120600-M | IRON MAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 31 | 30.60 | DEC120670-M | CABLE AND X-FORCE #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 51 | 30.57 | DEC120048 | STAR WARS #2 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 41 | 33 | 29.90 | DEC120708-M | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #25 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 49 | 29.86 | DEC120650-M | FANTASTIC FOUR #4 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 50 | 29.53 | DEC120288-M | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 44 | 34 | 29.46 | NOV120150-M | BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #5 (MR) | $3.99 | DC |
| 45 | 28 | 28.92 | NOV120354-M | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #3 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 46 | 59 | 28.91 | DEC120640-M | YOUNG AVENGERS #2 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 53 | 28.73 | DEC120656-M | THUNDERBOLTS #4 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 48 | 36 | 28.72 | DEC120162-M | BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #4 (MR) | $3.99 | DC |
| 49 | 54 | 28.49 | DEC120242-M | FLASH #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 50 | 56 | 28.06 | DEC120290-M | GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 51 | 57 | 27.65 | DEC120658-M | THUNDERBOLTS #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 25 | 26.26 | SEP120673-M | HIT-GIRL #5 (MR) | $4.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 60 | 26.01 | DEC120310-M | TEEN TITANS #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 54 | 62 | 25.95 | DEC120244-M | WONDER WOMAN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 55 | 63 | 24.67 | DEC120689 | DAREDEVIL #23 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 64 | 24.49 | DEC120693 | HAWKEYE #8 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 70 | 23.92 | DEC120180-M | GREEN ARROW #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 66 | 23.79 | DEC120711 | DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED #2 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 65 | 23.78 | DEC120292-M | RED LANTERNS #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 60 | 67 | 23.77 | DEC120652-M | FF #4 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 47 | 23.53 | DEC120687 | ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #20 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 43 | 22.85 | DEC120395-M | MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #1 TWILIGHT SPARKLE | $3.99 | IDW |
| 63 | 71 | 22.31 | DEC120636-M | AVENGERS ARENA #4 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 193 | 22.06 | DEC120840-M | LEGEND O/T SHADOWCLAN #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| 65 | 72 | 21.60 | DEC120638-M | AVENGERS ARENA #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 52 | 21.56 | DEC120718-M | X-MEN #41 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 55 | 21.33 | NOV120715-M | SECRET AVENGERS #37 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 74 | 21.26 | DEC120278-M | BATWOMAN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 69 | 76 | 20.90 | DEC120297 | SWAMP THING #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 70 | 77 | 20.62 | DEC120674 | X-MEN LEGACY #6 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 58 | 20.43 | DEC120683 | AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #17 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 79 | 20.04 | DEC120280 | CATWOMAN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 73 | 80 | 20.01 | DEC120259 | SUPERGIRL #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 74 | 61 | 19.56 | DEC120634-M | AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 84 | 19.53 | DEC120296 | ANIMAL MAN #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 76 | 86 | 18.80 | DEC120251 | WORLDS FINEST #9 | $2.99 | DC |
| 77 | 88 | 18.58 | DEC120268-M | TALON #5 | $2.99 | DC |
| 78 | 99 | 17.95 | DEC120240-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS VIBE #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 79 | 48 | 17.94 | NOV120702 | AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 80 | 97 | 17.93 | DEC120238-M | KATANA #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 81 | 68 | 17.77 | DEC120690-M | DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 90 | 17.76 | DEC120258 | SUPERBOY #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 83 | 89 | 17.68 | OCT120468-M | HAPPY #4 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 84 | 92 | 17.50 | DEC120306 | SUICIDE SQUAD #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 85 | 94 | 17.15 | DEC120299 | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 86 | 95 | 17.08 | DEC120654-M | MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #2 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 100 | 16.18 | DEC120680 | SCARLET SPIDER #14 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 73 | 16.06 | DEC120710 | ASTONISHING X-MEN #59 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 101 | 15.82 | DEC120076 | HELLBOY IN HELL #3 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 90 | 75 | 15.80 | DEC120684 | ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #21 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 91 | 104 | 15.56 | DEC120679 | VENOM #31 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 110 | 15.15 | DEC120694 | PUNISHER WAR ZONE #5 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 111 | 15.12 | DEC120681-M | ALPHA BIG TIME #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 106 | 14.95 | DEC120069-M | BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #18 | $2.99 | DAR |
| 95 | 69 | 14.91 | DEC120942-M | ADVENTURE TIME #13 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 96 | 81 | 14.90 | DEC120685 | ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #22 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 113 | 14.73 | DEC120695-M | WINTER SOLDIER #15 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 98 | 82 | 14.73 | DEC120686 | ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #23 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 112 | 14.67 | DEC120282 | BIRDS OF PREY #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 100 | 83 | 14.65 | NOV120757 | WOLVERINE MAX #4 (MR) | $3.99 | MAR |
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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 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.
