Top 100 Comics: February 2016
Batman ventures to the Fortress of Solitude to free Superman as the escaped Kandorians level their threats against earth in Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson's Dark Knight III: The Master Race #3 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of February.
In total, DC Comics had three titles in the top ten, including Scott Snyder and Yanette Paquette's Batman #49 at #3 and Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's Justice League #48 at #10.
Marvel Comics had seven titles in the top ten, led by Jason Aaron and Leinil Francis Yu's Star Wars #16 at #2. Also in the top ten were Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli's Spider-Man #1 at #4, Cullen Bunn and Salva Espin's Deadpool: The Mercs for Money #1 at #5, the anniversary issue Deadpool #7 at #6, Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's Darth Vader #16 at #7, David Walker and Sanford Greene's Power Man and Iron Fist #1 at #8, and Dan Slott and Matteo Buffagni's Amazing Spider-Man #7 at #9.
Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #151 ranked #13 for the month and was Image Comics' best-selling book in February. Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart's Fight Club 2 #9, the penultimate issue of Palahniuk's sequel to Fight Club, was Dark Horse Comics' best-selling comic book in February at #63. Finally, IDW Publishing's Back to the Future #5 was their top book in February at #102.
Outside the premier publishers, Oni Press' Invader Zim #7 was the month's top non-premier comic book at #90.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2016
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 142.22 | NOV150155-M | DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #3 | $5.99 | DC |
| 2 | 3 | 107.52 | DEC150866-M | STAR WARS #16 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 4 | 100.00 | DEC150271-M | BATMAN #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 4 | 5 | 97.33 | DEC150723-M | SPIDER-MAN #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 6 | 87.82 | DEC150741-M | DEADPOOL MERCS FOR MONEY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 2 | 85.95 | DEC150853-M | DEADPOOL #7 | $9.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 8 | 79.02 | NOV150919 | DARTH VADER #16 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 7 | 77.00 | DEC150732-M | POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 9 | 73.38 | DEC150809-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 10 | 70.80 | NOV150171-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #48 | $3.99 | DC |
| 11 | 11 | 69.72 | DEC150811 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 13 | 67.97 | DEC150806-M | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 22 | 65.62 | DEC150554 | WALKING DEAD #151 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 14 | 14 | 62.76 | DEC150300-M | BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #3 | $3.99 | DC |
| 15 | 15 | 62.26 | DEC150848-M | OLD MAN LOGAN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 20 | 61.58 | DEC150718-M | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 17 | 56.90 | DEC150870 | OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 12 | 56.05 | DEC150728-M | AVENGERS STANDOFF WELCOME PLEASANT HILL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 19 | 55.09 | DEC150774-M | MIGHTY THOR #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 23 | 50.39 | DEC150748-M | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 21 | 50.15 | DEC150285-M | HARLEY QUINN #25 | $3.99 | DC |
| 22 | 24 | 49.06 | NOV150889-M | UNCANNY X-MEN #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 28 | 48.85 | NOV150886-M | ALL NEW X-MEN #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 40 | 48.07 | DEC150612 | SAGA #34 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 25 | 26 | 46.76 | DEC150750 | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 27 | 46.68 | DEC150823-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 25 | 46.64 | NOV150842-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 16 | 46.52 | NOV150227-M | BATMAN EUROPA #4 | $4.99 | DC |
| 29 | 29 | 45.98 | DEC150858 | EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 30 | 30 | 44.11 | DEC150280-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 31 | 18 | 43.85 | DEC150287-M | HARLEYS LITTLE BLACK BOOK #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 32 | 32 | 42.65 | DEC150819-M | SPIDER-GWEN #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 33 | 42.60 | DEC150832-M | DAREDEVIL #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 34 | 34 | 42.48 | NOV150790 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 35 | 42.02 | DEC150851-M | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 36 | 41.29 | DEC150847 | ALL NEW X-MEN #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 37 | 39.52 | DEC150781 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 38 | 37.37 | DEC150871 | KANAN #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 61 | 36.23 | DEC150603 | PAPER GIRLS #5 | $2.99 | IMA |
| 40 | 39 | 36.06 | DEC150213-M | SUPERMAN THE COMING OF THE SUPERMEN #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 41 | 63 | 35.85 | DEC150274 | BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #18 | $2.99 | DC |
| 42 | 31 | 35.68 | DEC150859 | DEADPOOL AND CABLE SPLIT SECOND #3 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 66 | 35.46 | DEC150275 | BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #19 | $2.99 | DC |
| 44 | 41 | 35.37 | DEC150267-M | SUPERMAN #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 45 | 67 | 35.18 | DEC150276 | BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #20 | $2.99 | DC |
| 46 | 68 | 34.83 | DEC150277 | BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #21 | $2.99 | DC |
| 47 | 45 | 34.77 | DEC150758-M | TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 48 | 46 | 34.64 | NOV150773-M | A-FORCE #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 42 | 34.47 | DEC150255-M | WONDER WOMAN #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 50 | 43 | 34.31 | DEC150293-M | GREEN LANTERN #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 51 | 48 | 34.22 | DEC150797-M | UNCANNY INHUMANS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 44 | 33.99 | NOV150185-M | FLASH #48 | $3.99 | DC |
| 53 | 47 | 33.51 | DEC150231-M | FLASH #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 54 | 50 | 32.78 | DEC150260-M | BATMAN SUPERMAN #29 | $3.99 | DC |
| 55 | 49 | 32.20 | DEC150298-M | BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT BATGIRL AND HARLEY QUINN #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 56 | 51 | 31.27 | DEC150264-M | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #26 | $3.99 | DC |
| 57 | 52 | 30.67 | DEC150262-M | ACTION COMICS #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 58 | 53 | 30.37 | DEC150756 | NEW AVENGERS #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 55 | 30.11 | DEC150803-M | MS MARVEL #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 54 | 29.46 | DEC150283-M | GRAYSON #17 | $3.99 | DC |
| 61 | 56 | 29.34 | DEC150289-M | ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #9 | $3.99 | DC |
| 62 | 58 | 28.42 | DEC150789-M | ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 57 | 28.36 | NOV150060-M | FIGHT CLUB 2 #9 | $3.99 | DAR |
| 64 | 59 | 28.20 | DEC150764-M | CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 62 | 27.42 | DEC150813-M | SPIDEY #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 65 | 26.60 | DEC150258-M | SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN #4 | $3.99 | DC |
| 67 | 71 | 26.47 | DEC150772 | ULTIMATES #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 69 | 26.45 | DEC150812 | CARNAGE #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 70 | 26.40 | DEC150773 | CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 73 | 26.09 | SEP150795-M | KARNAK #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 72 | 26.08 | DEC150817 | SILK #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 74 | 25.93 | DEC150821 | SPIDER-MAN 2099 #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 101 | 25.84 | DEC150227-M | DEATHSTROKE #15 | $2.99 | DC |
| 74 | 76 | 25.48 | DEC150822 | SPIDER-MAN 2099 #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 77 | 25.35 | DEC150818 | SILK #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 76 | 103 | 24.95 | NOV150221 | BATGIRL #48 | $2.99 | DC |
| 77 | 80 | 24.35 | DEC150795-M | SILVER SURFER #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 78 | 81 | 24.25 | DEC150777-M | ALL NEW HAWKEYE #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 79 | 88 | 24.14 | DEC150589-M | I HATE FAIRYLAND #5 (MR) | $3.50 | IMA |
| 80 | 82 | 23.55 | DEC150761-M | SQUADRON SUPREME #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 84 | 23.27 | DEC150751-M | SCARLET WITCH #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 82 | 110 | 23.07 | DEC150239 | NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 83 | 112 | 22.95 | DEC150248-M | TEEN TITANS #17 | $2.99 | DC |
| 84 | 83 | 22.93 | DEC150221-M | AQUAMAN #49 | $3.99 | DC |
| 85 | 114 | 22.84 | DEC150242 | POISON IVY CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 86 | 119 | 22.32 | DEC150245-M | STARFIRE #9 | $2.99 | DC |
| 87 | 85 | 22.18 | DEC150269-M | SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 88 | 86 | 22.08 | DEC150250-M | TITANS HUNT #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 89 | 121 | 21.76 | DEC150243-M | RED HOOD ARSENAL #9 | $2.99 | DC |
| 90 | 89 | 21.75 | DEC150805 | ALL NEW INHUMANS #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 90 | 78 | 21.75 | NOV151543-M | INVADER ZIM #7 | $3.99 | ONI |
| 92 | 64 | 21.72 | DEC150785-M | GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #3 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 90 | 21.59 | DEC150770-M | ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 122 | 21.52 | DEC150233-M | GREEN ARROW #49 | $2.99 | DC |
| 95 | 123 | 21.23 | DEC150602 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #16 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 96 | 92 | 20.98 | DEC150782-M | VENOM SPACE KNIGHT #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 125 | 20.89 | DEC150247 | SWAMP THING #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 98 | 93 | 20.87 | DEC150845-M | CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS # | $3.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 94 | 20.84 | DEC150746 | X-MEN WORST X-MAN EVER #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 91 | 20.76 | DEC150291-M | WE ARE ROBIN #9 | $3.99 | DC |
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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.
