Top 100 Comics: February 2014
Flashing forward to the events of the upcoming Batman Eternal, Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, and Dustin Nguyen showed Batman and Bluebird discover the secret crime lord of Gotham City in DC Comics' Batman #28, the best-selling comic book of February.
In total, DC Comics had three of the month's top ten comics. Also in the top ten were Forever Evil #5 at #2 and Justice League #28 at #5.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Paul Cornell and Ryan Stegman's Wolverine #1 at #3. Also in the top ten were Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW at #4, Superior Spider-Man #28 at #6, and Fantastic Four #1 at #7.
Image Comics rounded out the top ten with two issues of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead; issue #121 ranked #8 and issue #122 ranked #9.
Among premier publishers, The Star Wars #5, the latest chapter of Dark Horse Comics' adaptation of George Lucas' original script for Star Wars, was the publisher's best-selling comic book at #33.
Finally, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #16 was the publisher's best-selling book at #73.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2014
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 100.00 | DEC130250-M | BATMAN #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 2 | 3 | 80.65 | NOV130118-M | FOREVER EVIL #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 3 | 5 | 77.94 | DEC130609-M | WOLVERINE #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 4 | 75.73 | DEC130648-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #27.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 6 | 70.91 | DEC130202-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 6 | 7 | 66.16 | DEC130653-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #28 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 10 | 57.65 | DEC130616-M | FANTASTIC FOUR #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 21 | 57.19 | DEC130604 | WALKING DEAD #121 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 9 | 22 | 56.81 | DEC130605 | WALKING DEAD #122 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 10 | 9 | 56.64 | DEC130692-M | ALL NEW X-MEN #23 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 24 | 56.07 | DEC130269-M | HARLEY QUINN #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 12 | 11 | 52.39 | DEC130690-M | AVENGERS #26 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 12 | 50.96 | DEC130229-M | BATMAN SUPERMAN #8 | $3.99 | DC |
| 14 | 13 | 49.63 | DEC130253-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 15 | 14 | 49.31 | DEC130205-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #12 | $3.99 | DC |
| 16 | 15 | 49.23 | DEC130747 | UNCANNY X-MEN #17 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 16 | 48.61 | DEC130694-M | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #12 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 25 | 47.82 | DEC130627-M | PUNISHER #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 17 | 47.02 | DEC130746 | ORIGIN II #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 18 | 46.61 | DEC130726 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #17 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 19 | 46.00 | DEC130670-M | X-MEN #10.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 8 | 44.76 | DEC130265 | BATMAN JOKERS DAUGHTER #1 | $4.99 | DC |
| 23 | 20 | 44.41 | NOV130651 | NEW AVENGERS #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 43 | 44.08 | DEC130625-M | MS MARVEL #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 38 | 43.12 | DEC130272 | GREEN LANTERN RED LANTERNS #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 26 | 26 | 42.21 | DEC130745 | AMAZING X-MEN #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 28 | 41.63 | DEC130674-M | X-MEN #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 32 | 41.57 | DEC130676-M | X-FORCE #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 27 | 41.49 | DEC130614-M | WOLVERINE #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 30 | 33 | 40.11 | DEC130655-M | NEW WARRIORS #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 29 | 39.31 | DEC130235-M | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 32 | 47 | 38.02 | DEC130261-M | BATMAN AND TWO FACE #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 33 | 31 | 37.41 | DEC130073 | STAR WARS #5 LUCAS DRAFT | $3.99 | DAR |
| 34 | 34 | 36.84 | DEC130667-M | THOR GOD OF THUNDER #19.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 63 | 36.74 | DEC130663-M | LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 62 | 36.72 | DEC130634-M | SHE-HULK #1 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 54 | 36.12 | DEC130751 | DEADPOOL #23 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 55 | 36.05 | DEC130752 | DEADPOOL #24 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 35 | 35.06 | DEC130688-M | AVENGERS WORLD #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 60 | 34.66 | JUL130649-M | HAWKEYE #15 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 23 | 34.65 | SEP130775-M | KICK-ASS 3 #6 (MR) | $4.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 36 | 33.86 | DEC130066-M | SERENITY LEAVES ON THE WIND #2 [*] | $3.50 | DAR |
| 43 | 37 | 33.28 | DEC130750 | NIGHT OF LIVING DEADPOOL #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 64 | 32.38 | DEC130267-M | NIGHTWING #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 45 | 40 | 32.02 | DEC130643-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #16.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 41 | 31.38 | DEC130748 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #41 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 68 | 31.32 | DEC130233-M | EARTH 2 #20 | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 69 | 31.17 | DEC130210-M | FOREVER EVIL ARKHAM WAR #5 | $2.99 | DC |
| 49 | 70 | 31.08 | DEC130266 | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 50 | 30 | 31.02 | DEC130749 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #42 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 42 | 30.95 | DEC130243-M | ACTION COMICS #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 52 | 72 | 30.62 | DEC130220-M | AQUAMAN #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 53 | 73 | 30.30 | DEC130259-M | BATGIRL #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 54 | 74 | 30.06 | DEC130245-M | SUPERMAN #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 55 | 77 | 29.67 | DEC130222-M | FLASH #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 56 | 45 | 29.20 | DEC130646-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #17 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 79 | 29.19 | DEC130226 | JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 50 | 28.31 | DEC130699-M | ALL NEW INVADERS #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 51 | 27.79 | DEC130632-M | PUNISHER #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 82 | 27.60 | DEC130738 | DAREDEVIL #36 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 81 | 27.58 | DEC130227-M | WONDER WOMAN #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 62 | 52 | 27.34 | DEC130742 | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #19 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 67 | 27.29 | DEC130640-M | WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 80 | 27.02 | DEC130070 | STAR WARS #14 2013 ONGOING | $2.99 | DAR |
| 65 | 39 | 26.93 | DEC131027-M | TUROK DINOSAUR HUNTER #1 [*] | $3.99 | DYN |
| 66 | 56 | 26.75 | DEC130217-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 67 | 58 | 26.22 | DEC130697-M | ALL NEW X-FACTOR #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 59 | 25.90 | DEC130740 | IRON MAN #21 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 86 | 25.54 | DEC130274-M | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 70 | 61 | 24.65 | DEC130684-M | BLACK WIDOW #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 88 | 23.85 | DEC130276-M | GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 72 | 66 | 23.84 | DEC130719 | MIGHTY AVENGERS #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 57 | 23.61 | DEC130441-M | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #16 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 74 | 94 | 23.53 | DEC130347 | WAKE #6 (MR) | $2.99 | DC |
| 75 | 44 | 23.44 | DEC130288 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE #6 | $4.99 | DC |
| 76 | 89 | 23.43 | DEC130284-M | TEEN TITANS #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 77 | 90 | 23.42 | DEC130224-M | GREEN ARROW #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 78 | 71 | 23.24 | DEC130720 | MIGHTY AVENGERS #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 79 | 76 | 22.92 | DEC130660-M | NOVA #13.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 80 | 46 | 22.83 | DEC130739 | IRON MAN ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 49 | 22.76 | DEC130706-M | MIRACLEMAN #3 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 48 | 22.62 | DEC130734 | SUPERIOR CARNAGE ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 75 | 22.57 | DEC130727-M | CATACLYSM ULTIMATES LAST STAND #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 84 | 22.54 | DEC130562 | BLACK SCIENCE #4 (MR) | $3.50 | IMA |
| 85 | 97 | 22.43 | DEC130232 | WORLDS FINEST #20 | $2.99 | DC |
| 86 | 78 | 22.08 | DEC130701-M | SAVAGE WOLVERINE #15 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 100 | 21.01 | DEC130258 | CATWOMAN #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 88 | 101 | 20.80 | DEC130212-M | FOREVER EVIL ROGUES REBELLION #5 | $2.99 | DC |
| 89 | 103 | 20.71 | DEC130682-M | THUNDERBOLTS #22 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 102 | 20.66 | DEC130249 | SUPERGIRL #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 91 | 105 | 20.37 | DEC130270 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 92 | 106 | 20.06 | DEC130219 | SUICIDE SQUAD #28 | $2.99 | DC |
| 93 | 107 | 19.90 | DEC130293-M | INJUSTICE YEAR TWO #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 94 | 85 | 19.39 | DEC130735 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 252 | 19.25 | DEC130437 | MLP FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC 100 PENNY PRESS #1 | $1.00 | IDW |
| 96 | 65 | 18.89 | DEC130248 | SUPERMAN LOIS LANE #1 | $4.99 | DC |
| 97 | 112 | 18.58 | OCT130606 | LAZARUS #6 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 98 | 87 | 18.55 | DEC130566 | DEADLY CLASS #2 (MR) [*] | $3.50 | IMA |
| 99 | 83 | 18.12 | DEC130443-M | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #2 | $3.99 | IDW |
| 100 | 113 | 18.12 | DEC130263-M | BATWOMAN #28 | $2.99 | DC |
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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.
