Top 100 Comics: September 2018
The mystery of Wolverine’s resurrection that has swirled since Marvel Legacy #1 reaches its climax in Charles Soule and Steve McNiven’s Return of Wolverine #1 from Marvel Comics, September's best-selling comic book.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten. In addition to Return of Wolverine #1, Donny Cates, Gerry Duggan, Cory Smith, and Brian Level's Thanos Legacy #1 ranked #7; Fantastic Four #2 ranked #8; Nick Spencer, Humberto Ramos, and Steve Lieber's Amazing Spider-Man #6 ranked #9; and Spencer, Ryan Ottley, and Cliff Rathburn's Amazing Spider-Man #5 ranked #10.
DC Entertainment had five titles in the top ten: Tom King and Clay Mann's Heroes in Crisis #1 ranked #2; Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock #7 ranked #3; King and Tony S. Daniel's Batman #55 ranked #4; Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's Batman: Damned #1, the debut release of DC's Black Label imprint, ranked #5; and King and Matt Wagner's Batman #54 ranked #6.
Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #183 ranked #19; Dark Horse Comics' Stranger Things #1, based on the Netflix series, ranked #20; BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #31 ranked #111; IDW Publishing's Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #2, a co-publication with Oni Press, ranked #118; and Dynamite Entertainment's Vampirella/Dejah Thoris #1 ranked #129.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 246.58 | JUL180952-M | RETURN OF WOLVERINE #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 2 | 4 | 133.23 | JUL180592-M | HEROES IN CRISIS #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 3 | 3 | 124.02 | JUL180604-M | DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 4 | 6 | 100.00 | JUL180626-M | BATMAN #55 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 5 | 2 | 90.41 | JUL180597-M | BATMAN DAMNED #1 (MR) | $6.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 6 | 8 | 89.66 | JUL180624-M | BATMAN #54 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7 | 5 | 87.25 | JUL180975-M | THANOS LEGACY #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | 12 | 81.00 | JUL180969-M | FANTASTIC FOUR #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | 9 | 79.89 | JUL181041-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | 11 | 78.53 | JUL181038-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 11 | 15 | 72.30 | JUL180664-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #8 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 12 | 7 | 70.55 | JUL180991-M | SPIDERGEDDON #0 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | 16 | 70.44 | JUL180661-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #7 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 14 | 10 | 69.91 | JUL181035-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | 13 | 69.64 | JUL181044-M | VENOM #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 16 | 18 | 63.83 | JUL180692-M | SUPERMAN #3 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 17 | 19 | 62.32 | JUL181007-M | AVENGERS #7 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 18 | 14 | 60.32 | JUL181000-M | INFINITY WARS #3 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 19 | 20 | 59.19 | JUL180333-M | WALKING DEAD #183 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 20 | 17 | 56.94 | JUL180419-M | STRANGER THINGS #1 [*] | $3.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 21 | 22 | 54.98 | JUL181011-M | AVENGERS #8 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 22 | 21 | 54.79 | JUL180614-M | ACTION COMICS #1003 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 23 | 23 | 54.08 | MAY180469-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 24 | 25 | 52.14 | JUL180631-M | CATWOMAN #3 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 25 | 24 | 51.55 | JUL181032-M | THOR #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 26 | 26 | 50.36 | JUL181019-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 27 | 27 | 48.67 | JUL180637-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #988 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 28 | 28 | 47.80 | JUL180639-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #989 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 29 | 30 | 44.49 | JUL181143-M | STAR WARS #53 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 30 | 29 | 44.20 | JUL180641-M | FLASH #54 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 31 | 31 | 44.20 | JUL181023-M | IMMORTAL HULK #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 32 | 32 | 44.01 | JUL181141-M | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #21 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 33 | 34 | 43.30 | JUL180643-M | FLASH #55 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 34 | 37 | 42.36 | JUL181025-M | IMMORTAL HULK #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 35 | 36 | 42.28 | JUL180667-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #3 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 36 | 38 | 42.07 | JUL181106-M | COSMIC GHOST RIDER #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | 39 | 41.78 | JUL181146-M | STAR WARS #54 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 38 | 35 | 40.51 | JUN180816-M | PUNISHER #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 39 | 40 | 39.58 | JUL181122-M | EXTERMINATION #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 40 | 173 | 39.45 | JUL181068 | TRUE BELIEVERS PUNISHER FIRST APPEARANCE #1 | $1.00 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 41 | 48 | 38.77 | JUL180980-M | ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 42 | 41 | 37.65 | JUL181127-M | X-MEN RED #8 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 43 | 118 | 36.84 | JUL180984-M | ICEMAN #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 44 | 42 | 36.83 | JUL181118-M | DEADPOOL #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 45 | 44 | 36.44 | JUN180516-M | MISTER MIRACLE #11 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 46 | 46 | 35.90 | JUL181047-M | VENOM FIRST HOST #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 47 | 47 | 35.28 | JUL180606-M | DREAMING #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 48 | 49 | 35.08 | JUL181052-M | VENOM FIRST HOST #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | 33 | 35.06 | JUL181017-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 50 | 50 | 34.31 | JUL181048-M | VENOM FIRST HOST #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 51 | 51 | 34.12 | JUL181050-M | VENOM FIRST HOST #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 52 | 53 | 33.55 | JUL181110-M | X-MEN GOLD #36 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 53 | 55 | 33.14 | JUL181004-M | INFINITY WARS SOLDIER SUPREME #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 54 | 54 | 33.11 | JUL180707-M | WONDER WOMAN #54 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 55 | 56 | 32.82 | JUL181001-M | INFINITY WARS IRON HAMMER #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 56 | 57 | 32.05 | JUL180709-M | WONDER WOMAN #55 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 57 | 58 | 31.79 | JUL181137-M | X-23 #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 58 | 83 | 30.82 | JUL180276 | OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #7 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 59 | 60 | 30.35 | JUL181120-M | ASTONISHING X-MEN #15 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 60 | 61 | 30.34 | JUL180989-M | EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 61 | 59 | 30.32 | JUL180987-M | EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 62 | 62 | 30.20 | JUL181076-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 63 | 64 | 29.94 | JUL181109 | X-MEN GOLD #35 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 64 | 63 | 29.88 | JUL180635-M | DEATHSTROKE #35 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 65 | 65 | 29.72 | JUL181116-M | X-MEN BLUE #36 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 66 | 66 | 29.36 | JUL180619-M | AQUAMAN #40 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 67 | 67 | 29.31 | JUL181088-M | BLACK PANTHER #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 68 | 43 | 29.23 | JUL181130-M | OLD MAN LOGAN ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 69 | 68 | 28.98 | JUL180695-M | TEEN TITANS #22 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 70 | 45 | 28.46 | JUL180653-M | HARLEY QUINN #50 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 71 | 71 | 27.74 | JUL180651-M | HARLEY QUINN #49 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 72 | 73 | 27.50 | JUL181096-M | LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 73 | 72 | 27.50 | JUL181132 | OLD MAN LOGAN #47 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 74 | 74 | 27.31 | JUL180622-M | BATGIRL #27 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 75 | 52 | 27.13 | JUL180699-M | TITANS #25 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 76 | 75 | 27.05 | JUL181133 | OLD MAN LOGAN #48 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 77 | 76 | 26.84 | JUL180609-M | HOUSE OF WHISPERS #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 78 | 78 | 26.74 | JUL180701-M | TITANS #26 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 79 | 82 | 25.90 | JUL180601-M | COVER #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 80 | 84 | 25.88 | JUL181155-M | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #24 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 81 | 80 | 25.86 | JUL180617-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #46 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 82 | 85 | 25.83 | JUL181115 | X-MEN BLUE #35 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 83 | 81 | 25.70 | JUL180630 | BATMAN KINGS OF FEAR #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 84 | 77 | 25.69 | JUL180096-M | BULLY WARS #1 | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 85 | 88 | 25.29 | JUL181104-M | DEATH OF INHUMANS #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 86 | 87 | 25.09 | JUL180621 | ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 87 | 89 | 24.37 | JUL180675-M | NIGHTWING #48 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 88 | 90 | 24.12 | JUL180677-M | NIGHTWING #49 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 89 | 93 | 23.49 | JUL181057-M | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #310 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 90 | 91 | 23.38 | JUL180682-M | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #26 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 91 | 92 | 23.38 | JUL180655-M | HAWKMAN #4 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 92 | 69 | 23.20 | JUL181112-M | DOMINO ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 93 | 94 | 23.18 | JUL181014-M | WEST COAST AVENGERS #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 94 | 70 | 23.05 | JUL181153-M | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 95 | 97 | 23.02 | JUL180974 | MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #10 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 96 | 96 | 22.97 | JUL181056 | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #309 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 97 | 95 | 22.96 | JUL181125-M | MR AND MRS X #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 98 | 98 | 22.56 | JUL180647-M | GREEN LANTERNS #54 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 99 | 99 | 22.20 | JUL180649-M | GREEN LANTERNS #55 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 100 | 100 | 22.00 | JUL181075 | OLD MAN HAWKEYE #9 | $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.
