Top 100 Comics: October 2020
Spider-Man faces the twin threats of the Sin-Eater and the Green Goblin in Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley's Amazing Spider-Man #49, the 850th issue of Marvel Comics' iconic series and the best-selling comic of October through Diamond Comic Distributors.
Marvel Comics had eight titles in October's top ten. Among the charting titles, Venom #29 ranked #2, Amazing Spider-Man #50 ranked #4, Thor #8 ranked #5, X-Men #13 ranked #6, Wolverine #6 ranked #7, Spider-Woman #5 ranked #8, and X of Swords: Statis #1 ranked #9.
Image Comics had two titles in the top ten. Todd McFarlane and Carlo Barberi's Spawn #311, featuring a Chadwick Boseman tribute cover by McFarlane, ranked #3, while Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Dave McCaig's The Walking Dead Deluxe #1, a remastered and newly colored edition of the long-running zombie series, ranked #10.
The best-selling comic titles from the other premier publishers in October were IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 by Kevin Eastman at #18; Dynamite Entertainment's DIE!namite #1 by Declan Shalvey, Fred Van Lente, Vincenzo Carratu, and Justin Mason at #23; BOOM! Studios' Something is Killing the Children #11 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera at #29; and Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #1 by P. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, and Jerry Ordway at #56.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2020
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49 | $9.99 | JUL200608-M | MARVEL COMICS |
2 | VENOM #29 | $3.99 | AUG200707-M | MARVEL COMICS |
3 | SPAWN #311 [*] | $2.99 | AUG200368-M | IMAGE COMICS |
4 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 | $5.99 | AUG200636-M | MARVEL COMICS |
5 | THOR #8 | $3.99 | AUG200710-M | MARVEL COMICS |
6 | X-MEN #13 | $3.99 | AUG200626-M | MARVEL COMICS |
7 | WOLVERINE #6 | $3.99 | AUG200605-M | MARVEL COMICS |
8 | SPIDER-WOMAN #5 | $4.99 | AUG200650-M | MARVEL COMICS |
9 | X OF SWORDS STASIS #1 | $4.99 | AUG200630-M | MARVEL COMICS |
10 | WALKING DEAD DLX #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200027-M | IMAGE COMICS |
11 | CHAMPIONS #1 | $3.99 | FEB200806-M | MARVEL COMICS |
12 | X-FORCE #13 | $3.99 | AUG200608-M | MARVEL COMICS |
13 | STRANGE ACADEMY #4 | $3.99 | APR200962-M | MARVEL COMICS |
14 | MARAUDERS #13 | $4.99 | AUG200611-M | MARVEL COMICS |
15 | NEW MUTANTS #13 | $3.99 | AUG200618-M | MARVEL COMICS |
16 | FANTASTIC FOUR #25 | $5.99 | AUG200671-M | MARVEL COMICS |
17 | AVENGERS #37 | $3.99 | AUG200695-M | MARVEL COMICS |
18 | TMNT THE LAST RONIN #1 [*] | $8.99 | JUN200557-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
19 | EXCALIBUR #13 | $3.99 | AUG200623-M | MARVEL COMICS |
20 | HELLIONS #5 | $3.99 | AUG200615-M | MARVEL COMICS |
21 | BLACK WIDOW #2 | $3.99 | MAR200918-M | MARVEL COMICS |
22 | SCUMBAG #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200010-M | IMAGE COMICS |
23 | DIE!NAMITE #1 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200767-M | DYNAMITE |
24 | IMMORTAL HULK #38 | $3.99 | AUG200690-M | MARVEL COMICS |
25 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #51 | $3.99 | AUG200645-M | MARVEL COMICS |
26 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50.LR | $3.99 | AUG200643-M | MARVEL COMICS |
27 | IMMORTAL HULK #39 | $3.99 | AUG200693-M | MARVEL COMICS |
28 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #24 | $3.99 | AUG200698-M | MARVEL COMICS |
29 | SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #11 MAIN [*] | $3.99 | AUG201007-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
30 | DAREDEVIL #23 | $3.99 | AUG200717-M | MARVEL COMICS |
31 | COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200037-M | IMAGE COMICS |
32 | DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #2 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200339-M | IMAGE COMICS |
33 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #6 | $3.99 | AUG200720-M | MARVEL COMICS |
34 | STAR WARS #7 | $3.99 | APR201053-M | MARVEL COMICS |
35 | IRON MAN #2 | $3.99 | AUG200668-M | MARVEL COMICS |
36 | CABLE #5 | $3.99 | AUG200621-M | MARVEL COMICS |
37 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #22 | $3.99 | AUG200701-M | MARVEL COMICS |
38 | FANTASTIC FOUR ANTITHESIS #3 | $4.99 | AUG200677-M | MARVEL COMICS |
39 | MAESTRO #3 | $3.99 | AUG200688-M | MARVEL COMICS |
40 | STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #6 | $3.99 | AUG200722-M | MARVEL COMICS |
41 | SHANG-CHI #2 | $3.99 | AUG200685-M | MARVEL COMICS |
42 | WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 | $3.99 | FEB200856-M | MARVEL COMICS |
43 | MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #19 OUT | $3.99 | APR200992-M | MARVEL COMICS |
44 | SAVAGE AVENGERS #13 | $3.99 | MAR201013-M | MARVEL COMICS |
45 | RISE OF ULTRAMAN #2 | $3.99 | AUG200663-M | MARVEL COMICS |
46 | JUGGERNAUT #2 | $3.99 | APR200889-M | MARVEL COMICS |
47 | WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEYRE DEAD #2 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200970-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
48 | MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #3 | $3.99 | MAR200946-M | MARVEL COMICS |
49 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7 | $3.99 | AUG200709-M | MARVEL COMICS |
50 | DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #1 [*] | $4.99 | AUG200952-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
51 | VENOM #27 | $3.99 | APR208001-M | MARVEL COMICS |
52 | X OF SWORDS HANDBOOK #1 | $4.99 | JUL200593 | MARVEL COMICS |
53 | GIGA #1 [*] | $3.99 | AUG201706-M | VAULT COMICS |
54 | VAMPIRELLA #14 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200710-M | DYNAMITE |
55 | DEADPOOL #7 | $3.99 | MAR201056 | MARVEL COMICS |
56 | NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #1 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200377-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
57 | WARHAMMER 40K MARNEUS CALGAR #1 | $4.99 | AUG200659-M | MARVEL COMICS |
58 | TRANSFORMERS BACK TO FUTURE #1 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200528-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
59 | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #5 | $3.99 | AUG200725-M | MARVEL COMICS |
60 | STAR WARS ADVENTURES (2020) #1 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200534-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
61 | SPIDER-MAN MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1 | $4.99 | MAR200970-M | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | CONAN THE BARBARIAN #15 | $3.99 | FEB201014-M | MARVEL COMICS |
63 | YOU LOOK LIKE DEATH TALES UMBRELLA ACADEMY #2 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200386-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
64 | DOCTOR DOOM #8 | $3.99 | MAR201038 | MARVEL COMICS |
65 | SPIDER-MAN NOIR #5 | $3.99 | AUG200649 | MARVEL COMICS |
66 | TMNT ONGOING #110 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200576-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
67 | SNAKE EYES DEADGAME #2 [*] | $4.99 | JUN200578-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
68 | BLACK WIDOW WIDOWS STING #1 | $3.99 | FEB200830-M | MARVEL COMICS |
69 | UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #9 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200374-M | IMAGE COMICS |
70 | TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS NATIONAL ANTHEM #1 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200382-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
71 | FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #4 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200346 | IMAGE COMICS |
72 | BATMAN THE MAXX ARKHAM DREAMS #4 [*] | $4.99 | NOV180708-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
73 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN #3 | $3.99 | JUL201445-M | TITAN COMICS |
74 | WE LIVE #1 [*] | $4.99 | AUG201082-M | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
75 | MARVELS X #6 | $4.99 | APR200924-M | MARVEL COMICS |
76 | TRUE BELIEVERS BLACK WIDOW TASKMASTER #1 | $1.00 | FEB200843 | MARVEL COMICS |
77 | RED SONJA #20 [*] | $3.99 | AUG200857-M | DYNAMITE |
78 | DECORUM #5 (MR) [*] | $4.99 | JUL200199-M | IMAGE COMICS |
79 | FANTASTIC FOUR #24 FORTNITE STORY | $3.99 | JUL200667-M | MARVEL COMICS |
79 | STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PEREZ #2 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200372 | IMAGE COMICS |
81 | WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1 | $4.99 | FEB200936-M | MARVEL COMICS |
82 | SEVEN SECRETS #3 MAIN [*] | $3.99 | AUG200967-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
83 | THOR #7 | $3.99 | APR201008-M | MARVEL COMICS |
84 | TRUE BELIEVERS INTRODUCING BLACK WIDOW #1 | $1.00 | FEB200836 | MARVEL COMICS |
85 | AMERICAN RONIN #1 (MR) | $3.99 | AUG201214-M | AWA STUDIOS |
86 | FIREFLY #21 [*] | $3.99 | AUG201001-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
87 | MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL #15 OUT | $3.99 | MAR200928 | MARVEL COMICS |
88 | DIE #14 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200341-M | IMAGE COMICS |
89 | THOR #4 | $3.99 | JUN209234-M | MARVEL COMICS |
90 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #55 [*] | $3.99 | AUG201010-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
91 | LOCKE & KEY IN PALE BATTALIONS GO #2 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200540 | IDW PUBLISHING |
92 | AVENGERS #36 | $3.99 | JUL200672-M | MARVEL COMICS |
93 | FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #4 | $3.99 | MAR201030-M | MARVEL COMICS |
94 | ALIEN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY #3 | $3.99 | AUG200428-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
95 | ONCE & FUTURE #12 [*] | $3.99 | AUG201006 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
96 | SACRED SIX #3 [*] | $3.99 | JUN200695-M | DYNAMITE |
97 | STRANGER THINGS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL ONESHOT | $3.99 | AUG200394 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
98 | ADVENTUREMAN #4 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200188 | IMAGE COMICS |
99 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BAD GUYS #1 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200524-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
100 | GIDEON FALLS #26 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG200347-M | IMAGE COMICS |
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