Top 100 Comics: April 2018
An all-star slate of creators, including Brian Michael Bendis and his first work on the Man of Steel, celebrated Superman's 80th birthday in DC Entertainment's milestone Action Comics #1000,
Marvel Comics had six titles, led by Dan Slott and Stuart Immonen's Amazing Spider-Man #798 at #2, followed by Amazing Spider-Man #799 at #3, Charles Soule and David Marquez's Hunt for Wolverine #1 at #4, Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello's Venomized #1 at #6, Gail Simone and David Baldeon's Domino #1 at #8, and Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's Captain America #700 at #9.
DC Entertainment had three titles among April's top ten. In addition to Action Comics #1000, Tom King, Mikel Janin, and Joëlle Jones' Batman #44 ranked #5 and King and Tony S. Daniel's Batman #45 ranked #7.
Also in the top ten, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #178 ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' Xerxes #1, the debut of Frank Miller's long-awaited sequel to 300, was their top book at #95; IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog #1 ranked #111; Dynamite Entertainment's John Wick #2 was their top book at #140; and BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #26 ranked #142 for April.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 357.40 | FEB180142-M | ACTION COMICS #1000 | $7.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 2 | 2 | 185.33 | FEB180830-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 3 | 4 | 153.05 | FEB180834-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #799 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | 3 | 110.12 | FEB180745-M | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 5 | 8 | 100.00 | FEB180164-M | BATMAN #44 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 6 | 5 | 82.42 | FEB180796-M | VENOMIZED #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 7 | 12 | 76.64 | FEB180166-M | BATMAN #45 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 8 | 7 | 70.80 | FEB180770-M | DOMINO #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | 6 | 61.80 | FEB180754-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #700 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | 10 | 58.78 | FEB180713-M | WALKING DEAD #178 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 11 | 11 | 58.16 | FEB180173-M | BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #7 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 12 | 9 | 54.00 | FEB180740-M | INFINITY COUNTDOWN #2 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | 14 | 47.38 | FEB180785-M | AVENGERS #687 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 14 | 13 | 47.15 | FEB180905-M | STAR WARS #46 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | 17 | 45.00 | FEB180814-M | MIGHTY THOR #706 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 16 | 15 | 44.92 | FEB180880-M | X-MEN RED #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 17 | 19 | 41.34 | FEB180792-M | AVENGERS #690 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 18 | 21 | 40.73 | FEB180863-M | THANOS #18 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 19 | 20 | 40.60 | FEB180908-M | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #14 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 20 | 32 | 40.59 | FEB180187-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #978 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 21 | 34 | 39.77 | FEB180189-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #979 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 22 | 59 | 38.59 | JAN180238 | IMMORTAL MEN #1 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 23 | 24 | 38.13 | FEB180788-M | AVENGERS #688 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 24 | 23 | 38.11 | FEB180910 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #15 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 25 | 37 | 37.21 | JAN180829-M | SPAWN #284 | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 26 | 16 | 37.11 | FEB180790-M | AVENGERS #689 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 27 | 39 | 36.25 | FEB180191-M | FLASH #44 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 28 | 40 | 36.08 | FEB180193-M | FLASH #45 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 29 | 26 | 35.41 | FEB180661 | OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #2 | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 30 | 27 | 35.40 | FEB180803-M | VENOMIZED #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 31 | 49 | 34.50 | FEB180213-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #42 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 32 | 18 | 34.48 | FEB180865-M | THANOS ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 33 | 50 | 34.14 | FEB180215-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #43 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 34 | 53 | 33.77 | FEB180236-M | SUPERMAN #44 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 35 | 28 | 33.71 | FEB180806-M | VENOMIZED #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 36 | 29 | 33.47 | FEB180809-M | VENOMIZED #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | 54 | 33.32 | FEB180238-M | SUPERMAN #45 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 38 | 22 | 31.45 | FEB180876-M | X-MEN GOLD #25 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 39 | 30 | 31.25 | FEB180221-M | MISTER MIRACLE #8 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 40 | 31 | 30.95 | FEB180185-M | DEATHSTROKE #30 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 41 | 67 | 30.27 | FEB180685 | SAGA #51 (MR) | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 42 | 33 | 30.16 | FEB180895-M | OLD MAN LOGAN #38 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 43 | 35 | 29.79 | FEB180878 | X-MEN GOLD #26 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 44 | 25 | 29.36 | FEB180884-M | X-MEN BLUE #25 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 45 | 36 | 29.25 | FEB180871-M | WEAPON H #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 46 | 182 | 28.97 | FEB180824 | TRUE BELIEVERS INFINITY GAUNTLET #1 | $1.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 47 | 76 | 27.50 | FEB180253-M | WONDER WOMAN #44 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 48 | 41 | 27.29 | FEB180903-M | STAR WARS THRAWN #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | 77 | 27.25 | FEB180255-M | WONDER WOMAN #45 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 50 | 45 | 27.17 | FEB180857-M | MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 51 | 46 | 27.00 | FEB180812-M | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #599 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 52 | 47 | 26.98 | FEB180762-M | EXILES #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 53 | 95 | 26.78 | JAN180237 | CURSE OF BRIMSTONE #1 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 54 | 48 | 26.57 | FEB180839-M | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #303 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 55 | 51 | 25.72 | FEB180841-M | VENOM #164 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 56 | 44 | 25.56 | FEB180819-M | AVENGERS SHARDS OF INFINITY #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 57 | 55 | 25.20 | FEB180887-M | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #33 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 58 | 57 | 24.76 | FEB180886 | X-MEN BLUE #26 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 59 | 56 | 24.64 | JAN180265 | BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #3 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 60 | 90 | 24.50 | FEB180207-M | HARLEY QUINN #42 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 61 | 58 | 24.46 | FEB180240-M | SUPERGIRL #20 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 62 | 60 | 24.33 | FEB180892 | ASTONISHING X-MEN #10 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 63 | 93 | 24.02 | FEB180205-M | HARLEY QUINN #41 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 64 | 217 | 24.02 | FEB180822 | TRUE BELIEVERS THANOS THE FIRST #1 | $1.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 65 | 61 | 23.97 | FEB180169-M | BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #6 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 66 | 63 | 23.96 | FEB180776-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #388 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 67 | 64 | 23.96 | FEB180849-M | DAREDEVIL #601 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 68 | 96 | 23.94 | FEB180155 | TERRIFICS #3 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 69 | 62 | 23.93 | FEB180843-M | VENOM #165 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 70 | 65 | 23.06 | FEB180250-M | TITANS #22 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 71 | 69 | 22.95 | FEB180912-M | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #19 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 72 | 102 | 22.59 | FEB180201-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #42 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 73 | 70 | 22.41 | FEB180180 | BRAVE & THE BOLD BATMAN & WONDER WOMAN #3 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 74 | 103 | 22.37 | FEB180217-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #28 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 75 | 105 | 22.15 | FEB180203-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #43 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 76 | 38 | 21.99 | FEB180779-M | DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #4 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 77 | 71 | 21.98 | FEB180242-M | SUPER SONS #15 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 78 | 106 | 21.59 | FEB180234-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #40 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 79 | 72 | 21.28 | FEB180874-M | NEW MUTANTS DEAD SOULS #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 80 | 73 | 21.18 | FEB180848 | OLD MAN HAWKEYE #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 81 | 108 | 20.97 | FEB180219-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #29 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 82 | 75 | 20.93 | FEB180854-M | BLACK PANTHER #172 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 83 | 109 | 20.92 | FEB180225-M | NIGHTWING #42 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 84 | 74 | 20.76 | FEB180244-M | TEEN TITANS #19 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 85 | 111 | 20.65 | FEB180227-M | NIGHTWING #43 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 86 | 66 | 20.62 | FEB181697-M | RICK & MORTY #37 | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 87 | 52 | 20.31 | FEB180252 | TITANS ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 88 | 79 | 19.94 | FEB180889 | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #34 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 89 | 78 | 19.90 | FEB180897 | DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #298 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 90 | 81 | 19.77 | FEB180778 | DOCTOR STRANGE #389 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 91 | 98 | 19.64 | FEB180500-M | ISOLA #1 | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 92 | 113 | 19.49 | FEB180197-M | GREEN LANTERNS #44 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 93 | 84 | 19.37 | FEB180845 | SPIDER-MAN #239 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 94 | 83 | 19.26 | FEB180898 | DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #299 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 95 | 42 | 19.24 | FEB180011 | XERXES FALL OF HOUSE OF DARIUS #1 (MR) [*] | $4.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 96 | 115 | 19.21 | FEB180199-M | GREEN LANTERNS #45 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 97 | 114 | 19.18 | FEB180232-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #39 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 98 | 87 | 18.88 | FEB180911 | STAR WARS POE DAMERON #26 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 99 | 88 | 18.87 | FEB180767-M | EXILES #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 100 | 89 | 18.83 | FEB180879 | WEAPON X #16 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
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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 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.
