Top 100 Comics: October 2018
Batman pursues the KGBeast to Russia after an attempt on Nightwing's life in Tom King, Tony S. Daniel, and Danny Miki's Batman #56 from DC Entertainment, October's best-selling comic book.
In total, DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten. In addition to Batman #56, King and Daniels' Batman #57 ranked #4; Tom King, Clay Mann, and Travis Moore's Heroes in Crisis #2 ranked #6; and Scott Snyder and Francis Manapul's Justice League #10 ranked #8.
Image Comics' The Walking Dead #1 15th-Anniversary Edition, a reprint of the first issue of Robert Kirkman's legendary zombie comic for October's Walking Dead Day, ranked #2.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Christos Gage, Dan Slott, and Jorge Molina's Spider-Geddon #1 at #3; followed by Seanan McGuire and Rosi Kampe's Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1 at #5; Donny Cates and Iban Coello's Venom #7 at #7; Nick Spencer and Humberto Ramos' Amazing Spider-Man #7 at #9; and Spencer, Ramos, and Victor Olazaba's Amazing Spider-Man #8 at #10.
Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' Stranger Things #2, based on the Netflix series, ranked #63; IDW Publishing's Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #1, a crossover with DC Entertainment, ranked #64; BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #32 ranked #160; and Dynamite Entertainment's KISS: Blood and Stardust #1 ranked #216.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 100.00 | AUG180501-M | BATMAN #56 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 2 | 12 | 98.62 | JUL188116-M | WALKING DEAD #1 15TH ANNV VAR | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 3 | 2 | 97.51 | AUG180842-M | SPIDER-GEDDON #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | 4 | 88.58 | AUG180503-M | BATMAN #57 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 5 | 6 | 82.66 | AUG180854-M | SPIDER-GWEN GHOST-SPIDER #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | 7 | 82.31 | AUG180462-M | HEROES IN CRISIS #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7 | 3 | 81.06 | AUG180979-M | VENOM #7 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | 10 | 78.25 | AUG180480-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #10 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 9 | 8 | 77.17 | AUG180971-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | 9 | 77.00 | AUG180975-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 11 | 11 | 74.56 | AUG180889-M | RETURN OF WOLVERINE #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 12 | 5 | 69.75 | AUG180977 | VENOM ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | 15 | 67.57 | AUG180477-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #9 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 14 | 16 | 67.05 | AUG180509-M | CATWOMAN #4 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 15 | 18 | 62.46 | AUG180567-M | SUPERMAN #4 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 16 | 13 | 59.13 | AUG180874-M | INFINITY WARS #4 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 17 | 23 | 56.74 | AUG180517-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #990 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 18 | 21 | 56.53 | AUG180047-M | WALKING DEAD #184 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 19 | 24 | 56.16 | AUG180496-M | ACTION COMICS #1004 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 20 | 14 | 54.57 | AUG180451 | BATMAN SECRET FILES #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 21 | 26 | 54.09 | AUG180939-M | AVENGERS #9 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 22 | 25 | 53.39 | AUG180522-M | FLASH #56 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 23 | 17 | 51.81 | AUG180913-M | X-MEN BLACK EMMA FROST #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 24 | 27 | 51.29 | AUG180467-M | WONDER WOMAN #56 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 25 | 19 | 50.03 | SEP180412-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE AQUAMAN DROWNED EARTH #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 26 | 31 | 49.83 | AUG180838-M | SPIDER-GEDDON #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 27 | 29 | 49.68 | AUG180471-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #4 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 28 | 32 | 48.57 | AUG180951-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 29 | 35 | 46.77 | AUG180519-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #991 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 30 | 37 | 46.55 | AUG180947-M | THOR #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 31 | 20 | 46.16 | AUG180905-M | X-MEN BLACK MAGNETO #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 32 | 22 | 45.50 | AUG180464-M | WONDER WOMAN & JL DARK WITCHING HOUR #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 33 | 39 | 45.46 | AUG180963-M | IMMORTAL HULK #7 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 34 | 41 | 43.38 | AUG180542-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 35 | 44 | 42.40 | AUG181061-M | STAR WARS #55 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 36 | 45 | 42.26 | AUG181066-M | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #22 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | 46 | 41.62 | AUG180565-M | SUPERGIRL #23 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 38 | 38 | 41.40 | AUG180902-M | BLACK PANTHER VS DEADPOOL #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 39 | 48 | 41.18 | AUG180993-M | COSMIC GHOST RIDER #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 40 | 47 | 41.13 | AUG180524-M | FLASH #57 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 41 | 28 | 40.39 | AUG180473-M | JL DARK & WONDER WOMAN THE WITCHING HOUR #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 42 | 30 | 40.01 | AUG180909-M | X-MEN BLACK MYSTIQUE #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 43 | 50 | 39.24 | AUG180469-M | WONDER WOMAN #57 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 44 | 51 | 38.39 | AUG180534-M | HARLEY QUINN #52 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 45 | 34 | 38.20 | AUG180911-M | X-MEN BLACK JUGGERNAUT #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 46 | 53 | 37.86 | JUL181029-M | TONY STARK IRON MAN #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 47 | 52 | 37.29 | AUG181034-M | EXTERMINATION #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 48 | 55 | 37.13 | AUG180957-M | TONY STARK IRON MAN #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | 36 | 36.87 | AUG181051-M | OLD MAN LOGAN #50 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 50 | 58 | 34.76 | AUG180499-M | BATGIRL #28 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 51 | 60 | 34.57 | AUG181040-M | DEADPOOL #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 52 | 42 | 34.43 | AUG180907-M | X-MEN BLACK MOJO #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 53 | 61 | 34.30 | AUG180569-M | TEEN TITANS #23 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 54 | 43 | 34.19 | AUG180863-M | SUPERIOR OCTOPUS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 55 | 64 | 34.09 | AUG181054-M | X-MEN RED #9 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 56 | 63 | 33.95 | AUG180484-M | OLD LADY HARLEY #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 57 | 65 | 33.20 | AUG180563-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #47 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 58 | 59 | 33.12 | AUG180925-M | WHAT IF? PUNISHER #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 59 | 54 | 33.02 | AUG181032-M | X-23 #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 60 | 67 | 32.65 | AUG180475-M | AQUAMAN #41 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 61 | 68 | 32.56 | AUG180548-M | NIGHTWING #51 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 62 | 69 | 32.40 | AUG180571-M | TITANS #27 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 63 | 56 | 32.32 | AUG180318-M | STRANGER THINGS #2 [*] | $3.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 64 | 40 | 32.25 | JUL180846-M | BATMAN THE MAXX ARKHAM DREAMS #1 | $4.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 65 | 72 | 32.00 | AUG180868-M | SHURI #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 66 | 70 | 31.83 | AUG180526-M | GREEN ARROW #4 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 67 | 71 | 31.43 | AUG180851-M | SPIDER-GIRLS #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 68 | 49 | 31.04 | AUG181016-M | MOON KNIGHT #200 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 69 | 74 | 30.82 | AUG180528-M | GREEN LANTERNS #56 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 70 | 76 | 30.46 | AUG181012-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 71 | 78 | 30.14 | AUG181044-M | ASTONISHING X-MEN #16 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 72 | 77 | 30.01 | AUG180456-M | BOOKS OF MAGIC #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 73 | 79 | 29.82 | AUG180846-M | SPIDER-FORCE #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 74 | 80 | 29.77 | AUG180881-M | INFINITY WARS ARACHKNIGHT #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 75 | 81 | 29.27 | AUG180573-M | TITANS #28 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 76 | 86 | 29.05 | AUG180998-M | BLACK PANTHER #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 77 | 87 | 28.95 | AUG180886-M | INFINITY WARS WEAPON HEX #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 78 | 82 | 28.86 | MAY188674 | WALKING DEAD #1 15TH ANNV BLIND BAG FINCH VAR (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 79 | 83 | 28.69 | MAY188677 | WALKING DEAD #19 15TH ANNV BLIND BAG CAMPBELL VAR (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 80 | 89 | 28.64 | JUL181082-M | PUNISHER #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 81 | 85 | 28.55 | AUG180532-M | HARLEY QUINN #51 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 82 | 57 | 28.53 | AUG180967-M | TYPHOID FEVER SPIDER-MAN #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 83 | 91 | 28.21 | AUG180553-M | RED HOOD OUTLAW #27 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 84 | 92 | 28.05 | AUG180536-M | HAWKMAN #5 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 85 | 93 | 27.59 | AUG180923-M | WHAT IF? SPIDER-MAN #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 86 | 62 | 27.38 | AUG180546-M | NIGHTWING #50 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 87 | 66 | 26.79 | AUG180849-M | VAULT OF SPIDERS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 88 | 98 | 26.54 | AUG181050 | OLD MAN LOGAN #49 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 89 | 215 | 26.52 | AUG180513 | CURSE OF BRIMSTONE #7 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 90 | 96 | 26.23 | AUG180459-M | LUCIFER #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 91 | 101 | 25.72 | AUG180919-M | WHAT IF? THOR #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 92 | 103 | 25.49 | AUG181024-M | LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 93 | 73 | 25.45 | AUG180866-M | AVENGERS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 94 | 102 | 25.38 | AUG180515-M | DEATHSTROKE #36 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 95 | 105 | 25.31 | AUG180917-M | WHAT IF? X-MEN #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 96 | 107 | 24.65 | AUG181002-M | DAREDEVIL #609 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 97 | 94 | 24.65 | JUL180259-M | MAGIC ORDER #4 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 98 | 109 | 24.09 | AUG180921-M | WHAT IF? GHOST RIDER #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 99 | 108 | 23.94 | AUG180259 | OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #8 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 100 | 111 | 23.75 | AUG180862 | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #311 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
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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.
