Top 100 Comics: August 2018
Johnny Storm's search for Reed Richards and Sue Storm continues while Ben Grimm proposes to Alicia Masters in Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli, Simone Bianchi, Skottie Young, and Marte Gracia's Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of August.
Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten. In addition to Fantastic Four #1, Garry Duggan and Mike Deodato’s Infinity Wars #1 ranked #2; Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley and Cliff Rathburn’s Amazing Spider-Man #3 ranked #5 and Spencer, Ottley and Rathburn’s Amazing Spider-Man #4 ranked at #7.
DC Entertainment had six titles in the top ten, led by Tom King and Lee Weeks’ Batman #52 at #3, followed by King and Weeks’ Batman #53 at #4. The Sandman Universe #1, a special one-shot launching Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Universe titles written by Si Spurrier, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard and Dan Watters, ranked #6 with Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado’s Superman #2 ranked #8. Justice League #5, by James Tynion IV, Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza ranked #9, while Justice League #6 by Scott Snyder and Jorge Jimenez ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #182 was their top book at #14; IDW Publishing's Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1, a co-production with Oni Press, ranked #65; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid #1 was BOOM! Studios' best-selling book at #94; Dark Horse Comics' Seeds ranked #154, and Dynamite Entertainment's top book, Project Superpowers #1, ranked #175.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 360.46 | JUN180762-M | FANTASTIC FOUR #1 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 2 | 2 | 101.97 | JUN180789-M | INFINITY WARS #1 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 3 | 4 | 100.00 | JUN180463-M | BATMAN #52 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 4 | 6 | 96.92 | JUN180465-M | BATMAN #53 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 5 | 7 | 84.28 | JUN180856-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | 3 | 81.62 | JUN180422-M | SANDMAN UNIVERSE #1 (MR) | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7 | 9 | 79.76 | JUN180858-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | 11 | 75.69 | JUN180537-M | SUPERMAN #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 9 | 12 | 74.84 | JUN180507-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #5 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 10 | 13 | 73.43 | JUN180509-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #6 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 11 | 5 | 71.40 | JUN180809-M | PUNISHER #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 12 | 8 | 68.74 | JUN180799-M | INFINITY WARS #2 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | 10 | 66.49 | JUN180823-M | VENOM FIRST HOST #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 14 | 16 | 63.61 | JUN180268-M | WALKING DEAD #182 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 15 | 17 | 63.24 | JUN180471-M | CATWOMAN #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 16 | 15 | 62.79 | JUN180862-M | VENOM #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 17 | 18 | 60.50 | JUN180453-M | ACTION COMICS #1002 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 18 | 20 | 59.80 | JUN180847-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 19 | 21 | 57.58 | JUN180841-M | AVENGERS #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 20 | 14 | 54.43 | JUN180780-M | EXTERMINATION #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 21 | 23 | 53.34 | JUN180485-M | FLASH #52 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 22 | 45 | 52.12 | JUN180480-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #986 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 23 | 24 | 51.24 | JUN180839-M | THOR #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 24 | 48 | 50.19 | JUN180482-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #987 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 25 | 19 | 48.41 | JUN180835 | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE DEAD ENDS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 26 | 26 | 47.87 | JUN180487-M | FLASH #53 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 27 | 27 | 47.33 | JUN180944-M | STAR WARS #52 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 28 | 28 | 47.30 | JUN180947-M | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #19 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 29 | 29 | 47.23 | JUN180848-M | TONY STARK IRON MAN #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 30 | 30 | 46.90 | JUN180851-M | IMMORTAL HULK #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 31 | 32 | 46.56 | JUN180869-M | COSMIC GHOST RIDER #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 32 | 33 | 45.48 | JUN180511-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 33 | 36 | 43.66 | JUN180949 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #20 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 34 | 35 | 43.26 | JUN180785-M | EXTERMINATION #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 35 | 42 | 40.57 | JUN180936-M | DEADPOOL #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 36 | 25 | 40.57 | JUN180831-M | WEB OF VENOM VE NAM #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | 43 | 40.32 | MAY180530-M | MISTER MIRACLE #10 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 38 | 44 | 39.12 | JUN180437-M | BATMAN KINGS OF FEAR #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 39 | 47 | 38.73 | JUN180921-M | X-MEN RED #7 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 40 | 31 | 36.85 | MAY180477-M | BATGIRL #25 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 41 | 51 | 36.14 | JUN180827-M | EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 42 | 50 | 35.95 | JUN180420-M | ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 43 | 52 | 35.43 | JUN180550-M | WONDER WOMAN #52 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 44 | 34 | 35.11 | JUN180449-M | JOKER DAFFY DUCK SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 45 | 56 | 34.49 | MAY189797 | DIE DIE DIE #2 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 46 | 59 | 34.29 | MAY180880-M | BLACK PANTHER #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 47 | 57 | 34.19 | JUN180552-M | WONDER WOMAN #53 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 48 | 38 | 33.72 | JUN180804-M | WEST COAST AVENGERS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | 60 | 33.39 | JUN180478-M | DEATHSTROKE #34 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 50 | 61 | 33.13 | JUN180919-M | WEAPON H #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 51 | 41 | 32.89 | JUN180906-M | X-MEN GOLD ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 52 | 37 | 32.87 | JUN180833-M | CABLE DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 53 | 62 | 32.72 | JUN180915-M | X-23 #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 54 | 63 | 32.65 | JUN180908 | X-MEN GOLD #33 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 55 | 65 | 32.43 | JUN180912-M | ASTONISHING X-MEN #14 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 56 | 40 | 32.36 | JUN180446-M | HARLEY QUINN GOSSAMER SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 57 | 66 | 32.34 | JUN180876-M | LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 58 | 64 | 31.95 | JUN180430-M | PEARL #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 59 | 69 | 31.86 | JUN180829-M | EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 60 | 68 | 31.86 | JUN180881-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 61 | 71 | 31.55 | JUN180902-M | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE MYSTERY MADRIPOOR #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 62 | 72 | 31.43 | JUN180909 | X-MEN GOLD #34 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 63 | 70 | 31.36 | JUN180540-M | TEEN TITANS #21 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 64 | 46 | 31.24 | JUN180941-M | STAR WARS BECKETT #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 65 | 54 | 30.84 | JUN180636-M | RICK & MORTY VS DUNGEONS & DRAGONS #1 | $3.99 | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 66 | 74 | 30.18 | JUN180544-M | TITANS #24 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 67 | 73 | 30.10 | JUN180199-M | MAGIC ORDER #3 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 68 | 75 | 29.62 | JUN180458-M | AQUAMAN #39 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 69 | 76 | 29.45 | JUN180894-M | DEATH OF INHUMANS #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 70 | 77 | 29.22 | JUN180917 | OLD MAN LOGAN #45 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 71 | 81 | 28.95 | JUN180898-M | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE ADAMANTIUM AGENDA #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 72 | 78 | 28.90 | JUN180495-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #50 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 73 | 84 | 28.67 | JUN180928-M | MR AND MRS X #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 74 | 85 | 28.65 | JUN180885-M | MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #9 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 75 | 79 | 28.59 | JUN180206 | OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #6 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 76 | 83 | 28.56 | JUN180904-M | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE WEAPON LOST #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 77 | 80 | 28.48 | JUN180497-M | HARLEY QUINN #47 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 78 | 86 | 28.34 | JUN180918 | OLD MAN LOGAN #46 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 79 | 55 | 28.24 | JUN180910-M | ASTONISHING X-MEN ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 80 | 53 | 28.20 | JUN180444-M | CATWOMAN TWEETY & SYLVESTER SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 81 | 82 | 28.05 | JUN180499-M | HARLEY QUINN #48 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 82 | 87 | 27.85 | JUN180441-M | SUPERGIRL #21 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 83 | 39 | 27.71 | JUN180896-M | X-MEN GRAND DESIGN SECOND GENESIS #2 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 84 | 90 | 27.62 | JUN180924 | X-MEN BLUE #33 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 85 | 58 | 27.49 | JUN180865-M | SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 86 | 89 | 27.43 | JUN180456-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #45 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 87 | 92 | 27.40 | JUN180925 | X-MEN BLUE #34 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 88 | 94 | 27.09 | JUN180900-M | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE CLAWS OF KILLER #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 89 | 49 | 26.79 | JUN180870-M | DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 90 | 96 | 26.71 | JUN180501-M | HAWKMAN #3 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 91 | 97 | 26.26 | JUN180950-M | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #23 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 92 | 98 | 25.86 | JUN180520-M | NIGHTWING #47 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 93 | 99 | 25.35 | JUN180460-M | BATGIRL #26 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 94 | 22 | 25.33 | JUN181222-M | MMPR SHATTERED GRID #1 | $7.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 95 | 67 | 25.07 | JUN180451-M | LEX LUTHOR PORKY PIG SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 96 | 128 | 24.85 | MAY180268-M | SPAWN #288 | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 97 | 100 | 23.95 | JUN180433-M | SCARLET #1 (MR) | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 98 | 103 | 23.92 | JUN180855 | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #308 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 99 | 101 | 23.74 | JUN180491-M | GREEN LANTERNS #52 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 100 | 104 | 23.38 | JUN180493-M | GREEN LANTERNS #53 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
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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.
