Top 300 Comics--December 2002

Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

Published: 12/01/2002
For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in December, see 'Top Comics Still Soft in December.'

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see 'Weak Finish to a Strong Comics Year.'

 

For the top 50 graphic novels in December, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels--December 2002.'

 

QtyRank

GUIDE

Description

Price

PUB

Est.Qty

1

112.31

ULTIMATE WAR #1 (Of 4)

$2.25

MAR

122,884

2

106.03

ULTIMATE WAR #2 (Of 4)

$2.25

MAR

116,013

3

100

BATMAN #610

$2.25

DC

109,415

4

93.05

ULTIMATES #9 (RES)

$2.25

MAR

101,811

5

90.85

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #33

$2.25

MAR

99,404

6

87.88

NEW X-MEN #135

$2.25

MAR

96,154

7

85.79

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48

$2.25

MAR

93,867

8

84.23

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #32

$2.25

MAR

92,160

9

80.68

UNCANNY X-MEN #416

$2.25

MAR

88,276

10

80.33

ULTIMATE X-MEN #26

$2.25

MAR

87,893

11

67.07

TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN #3

$2.95

DRE

73,385

12

62.03

TRANSFORMERS ARMADA #6

$2.95

DRE

67,870

13

61.93

ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA #2 (Of 4)

$2.25

MAR

67,761

14

60.65

ULTIMATE DAREDEVIL & ELEKTRA #3 (Of 4)

$2.25

MAR

66,360

15

59.06

WOLVERINE #184

$2.25

MAR

64,620

16

57.08

MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE #2*

$2.95

IMA

62,454

17

56.26

JLA #76

$2.25

DC

61,557

18

55.65

TRUTH #2 (Of 6)

$3.50

MAR

60,889

19

52.47

CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 (RES)

$2.99

MAR

57,410

20

52.33

THUNDERCATS #5 (Of 5)

$2.95

DC

57,257

21

50.73

AVENGERS #61

$2.25

MAR

55,506

22

50.4

AVENGERS #62

$2.25

MAR

55,145

23

50.18

GI JOE #13

$2.95

IMA

54,904

24

49.62

DAREDEVIL #40

$2.99

MAR

54,292

25

49.12

GREEN ARROW #20

$2.50

DC

53,745

26

48.46

ROBOTECH #1 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

53,023

27

48.41

SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER #51

$2.25

MAR

52,968

28

46.63

X-TREME X-MEN X-POSE #2 (Of 2)

$2.99

MAR

51,020

29

46.45

LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOL II #5 (Of 6)

$3.50

DC

50,823

30

45.89

FANTASTIC FOUR #64

$2.25

MAR

50,211

31

44.48

INCREDIBLE HULK #48

$2.25

MAR

48,668

32

43.76

ROBOTECH #0

$2.50

DC

47,880

33

43.23

GI JOE FRONTLINE #3

$2.95

IMA

47,300

34

41.23

AQUAMAN #1

$2.50

DC

45,112

35

39.77

PUNISHER #20

$2.99

MAR

43,514

36

37.7

JSA #43

$2.50

DC

41,249

37

37.35

DETECTIVE COMICS #777

$2.75

DC

40,867

38

35.71

SPAWN #129

$2.50

IMA

39,072

39

34.92

BATTLE O/T PLANETS #6

$2.99

IMA

38,208

40

34.61

GREEN LANTERN #157

$2.25

DC

37,869

41

33.63

EXILES #20

$2.25

MAR

36,796

42

33.26

X-MEN UNLIMITED #40

$3.50

MAR

36,391

43

32.81

X-STATIX #6

$2.25

MAR

35,899

44

32.25

THOR #57

$2.25

MAR

35,286

45

31.56

WEAPON X #4

$2.25

MAR

34,531

46

31.52

SUPERMAN #189

$2.25

DC

34,488

47

30.61

IRON MAN #62

$2.25

MAR

33,492

48

30.48

IRON MAN #63

$2.25

MAR

33,350

49

30.17

BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #36

$2.75

DC

33,011

50

29.81

ACTION COMICS #798

$2.25

DC

32,617

51

29.56

BATGIRL YEAR ONE #1 (Of 9)

$2.95

DC

32,343

52

29.32

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #611

$2.25

DC

32,080

53

29.15

HAWKMAN #10

$2.50

DC

31,894

54

28.87

BATGIRL #35

$2.50

DC

31,588

55

28.86

SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL #133

$2.25

DC

31,577

56

28.47

PARADISE X #8 (Of 13)

$2.99

MAR

31,150

57

27.97

AGENT X #6

$2.25

MAR

30,603

58

27.82

CAPTAIN MARVEL #4

$2.25

MAR

30,439

59

27.51

NIGHTWING #76

$2.25

DC

30,100

60

26.48

WOLVERINE NETSUKE #4 (Of 4)

$3.99

MAR

28,973

61

26.1

AUTHORITY SCORCHED EARTH (MR)

$4.95

DC

28,557

62

25.76

FLASH #193

$2.25

DC

28,185

63

25.48

BIRDS OF PREY #50

$2.50

DC

27,879

64

25.29

BATMAN FAMILY #7 MR FUN (Of 8)

$2.25

DC

27,671

65

25.28

ELEKTRA #18

$2.99

MAR

27,660

66

25.27

BATMAN FAMILY #8 BLACKOUT (Of 8)

$2.95

DC

27,649

67

25.26

ELEKTRA #19

$2.99

MAR

27,638

68

25.16

SPIDER-MAN LEGEND O/T SPIDER CLAN #3 (Of 5)

$2.25

MAR

27,529

69

25.15

BATMAN FAMILY #6 TECHNICIAN (Of 8)

$2.25

DC

27,518

70

25.11

ALIAS #17 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

27,474

71

25.01

ULTIMATE ADVENTURES #4

$2.25

MAR

27,365

72

24.89

THUNDERBOLTS #75 (Note Price)

$3.50

MAR

27,233

73

24.63

BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #162

$2.50

DC

26,949

74

24.48

GOTHAM CENTRAL #1

$2.50

DC

26,785

75

24.33

POWERS #27 (MR)

$2.95

IMA

26,621

76

22.99

BATMAN/ALIENS II #1 (Of 3)

$5.95

DC

25,155

77

22.85

MICRONAUTS #4*

$2.95

IMA

25,001

78

22.61

CATWOMAN #14

$2.50

DC

24,739

79

22.53

GOTHAM CENTRAL #2

$2.50

DC

24,651

80

22.38

MEKANIX #3 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

24,487

81

22.29

SPIDER-GIRL #54

$2.25

MAR

24,389

82

22.17

TOMB RAIDER #26

$2.99

IMA

24,257

83

22.09

ROBIN #109

$2.25

DC

24,170

84

21.9

STAR WARS EMPIRE #4

$2.99

DAR

23,962

85

21.9

LEGION #15

$2.50

DC

23,962

86

21.39

SHANG CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU #4 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.99

MAR

23,404

87

21.35

SPIDER-MAN TANGLED WEB #21

$2.99

MAR

23,360

88

21.28

SOJOURN #18

$2.95

CRO

23,284

89

21.22

SOLDIER X #6

$2.25

MAR

23,218

90

20.8

YOUNG JUSTICE #52

$2.75

DC

22,758

91

20.78

FILTH #7 (Of 13) (MR)

$2.95

DC

22,736

92

20.31

FABLES #8 (MR)

$2.50

DC

22,222

93

19.63

GHOST IN THE SHELL 2 MAN MACHINE INTERFACE #3 (MR)

$3.50

DAR

21,478

94

19.53

GLOBAL FREQUENCY #3 (Of 12)

$2.95

DC

21,369

95

19.5

TITANS #48

$2.75

DC

21,336

96

19.08

STAR WARS TALES #14*

$5.99

DAR

20,876

97

18.78

MARVEL DOUBLE SHOT #2 (Of 4)

$2.99

MAR

20,548

98

18.56

SUPERGIRL #77

$2.50

DC

20,307

99

18.27

STAR WARS REPUBLIC #49

$2.99

DAR

19,990

100

18.24

TOM STRONG #19

$2.95

DC

19,957

101

18.13

LIBERTY MEADOWS #29

$2.95

IMA

19,837

102

18.13

GEN 13 #4

$2.95

DC

19,837

103

17.67

Y THE LAST MAN #6 (MR)

$2.95

DC

19,334

104

17.55

RUSE #15

$2.95

CRO

19,202

105

17.38

KILLRAVEN #3 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

19,016

106

16.81

BLACK PANTHER #52

$2.50

MAR

18,393

107

16.69

ALIAS AGENT BRISTOW #0*

$2.99

ACO

18,261

108

16.65

ARCHARDS AGENTS #1

$2.95

CRO

18,218

109

16.64

KISS #5*

$2.99

DAR

18,207

110

16.53

OUT THERE #15

$2.95

DC

18,086

111

16.32

HARLEY QUINN #27

$2.50

DC

17,857

112

16.06

HELLBLAZER #179 (MR)

$2.75

DC

17,572

113

15.78

MARVILLE #4

$2.25

MAR

17,266

114

15.74

PROMETHEA #24 (Note Price)

$2.95

DC

17,222

115

15.72

WILDCATS VERSION 3.0 #5 (MR)

$2.95

DC

17,200

116

15.65

100 BULLETS #41 (MR)

$2.50

DC

17,123

117

15.63

WAY O/T RAT #8

$2.95

CRO

17,102

118

15.44

WARLANDS VOL 3 #2

$2.95

DRE

16,894

119

15.24

PATH #10

$2.95

CRO

16,675

120

15.1

LONE WOLF 2100 #6

$2.99

DAR

16,522

121

14.92

FUTURAMA SIMPSONS SP CROSSOVER CRISIS #2 (Of 2)

$2.50

BON

16,325

122

14.92

GOTHAM GIRLS #5 (Of 5)

$2.25

DC

16,325

123

14.88

HELLBLAZER SPECIAL LADY CONSTANTINE #1 (Of 4) (MR)

$2.95

DC

16,281

124

14.65

WAR STORY J FOR JENNY

$4.95

DC

16,029

125

14.62

STORMWATCH TEAM ACHILLES #6 (MR)

$2.95

DC

15,996

126

14.35

BTVS #52 VIVA LAS BUFFY (2 Of 4)*

$2.99

DAR

15,701

127

14.14

SPECTRE #24

$2.75

DC

15,471

128

14

EDENS TRAIL #2 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

15,318

129

13.57

SCION #31

$2.95

CRO

14,848

130

13.43

MEK #2 (Of 3)

$2.95

DC

14,694

131

13.3

DOOM PATROL #15

$2.50

DC

14,552

132

13.27

JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #14

$2.25

DC

14,519

133

13.15

RA SALVATORE DEMON WARS TRIAL BY FIRE #1 (Of 5)

$2.95

CRO

14,388

134

13.1

SIMPSONS COMICS #77

$2.50

BON

14,333

135

13.01

POWER COMPANY #11

$2.75

DC

14,235

136

12.72

LUCIFER #33 (MR)

$2.50

DC

13,918

137

12.34

AZRAEL AGENT O/T BAT #97

$2.95

DC

13,502

138

11.83

MYSTIC #31 (Net)

$1.48

CRO

12,944

139

11.76

ROUTE 666 #7

$2.95

CRO

12,867

140

11.75

NEGATION #13

$2.95

CRO

12,856

141

11.53

CRUX #21

$2.95

CRO

12,616

142

11.24

FIRST #26

$2.95

CRO

12,298

143

11.22

SIGIL #31

$2.95

CRO

12,276

144

11.17

REX MUNDI #1

$2.95

IMA

12,222

145

11.1

SAVAGE DRAGON #106

$2.95

IMA

12,145

146

11.08

ATHENA INC #5*

$2.95

IMA

12,123

147

11.03

TOM JUDGE END OF DAYS #1

$3.99

IMA

12,068

148

10.96

MERIDIAN #31

$2.95

CRO

11,992

149

10.91

HUNTER AGE OF MAGIC #18 (MR)

$2.75

DC

11,937

150

10.81

HAWAIIAN DICK #1

$2.95

IMA

11,828

151

10.73

BATMAN GOTHAM ADVENTURES #57

$2.25

DC

11,740

152

10.69

HELLSPAWN #20

$2.50

IMA

11,696

153

10.33

CODENAME KNOCKOUT #19 (MR)

$2.75

DC

11,303

154

9.97

WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL 1967 #1

$4.95

DC

10,909

155

9.46

ZERO GIRL FULL CIRCLE #2 (Of 5) (MR)

$2.95

DC

10,351

156

9.3

GRENDEL RED WHITE & BLACK #4 (Of 4)

$4.99

DAR

10,176

157

8.93

AMERICAN CENTURY #21 (MR)

$2.75

DC

9,771

158

8.87

FATE O/T BLADE #5 (MR)

$2.95

DRE

9,705

159

8.82

VAMPIRELLA #16 REG ED

$2.99

HAR

9,650

160

8.77

21 DOWN #4

$2.95

DC

9,596

161

8.43

AUTOMATIC KAFKA #6 (MR)

$2.95

DC

9,224

162

8.32

XIN LEGEND O/T MONKEY KING #2

$2.99

HAR

9,103

163

8.15

SHONEN JUMP VOL 1 #2 FEB 2003

$4.95

VIZ

8,917

164

7.98

ARKANIUM #4

$2.95

DRE

8,731

165

7.98

NOBLE CAUSES FAMILY SECRETS #3*

$2.95

IMA

8,731

166

7.97

POWERPUFF GIRLS #33

$2.25

DC

8,720

167

7.79

POINT BLANK #5 (Of 5) (MR)

$2.95

DC

8,523

168

7.59

FOREVER MAELSTROM #2 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

8,305

169

7.58

3 LITTLE KITTENS #3 (Of 3)

$2.95

BRO

8,294

170

7.44

VERTIGO POP LONDON #2 (Of 4) (MR)

$2.95

DC

8,140

171

6.87

TECH JACKET #2 (MR)

$2.95

IMA

7,517

172

6.83

BLACK SUN #4 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.95

DC

7,473

173

6.73

OH MY GODDESS #93 TRAVELER (3 Of 5)

$2.99

DAR

7,364

174

6.73

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #7

$2.95

MIR

7,364

175

6.64

FIGHT FOR TOMORROW #4 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.50

DC

7,265

176

6.43

RESISTANCE #4

$2.95

DC

7,035

177

6.39

KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #74

$3.99

KZR

6,992

178

6.34

REID FLEMING/FLAMING CARROT CROSSOVER #1

$3.99

DAR

6,937

179

6.16

QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED #2 (Of 3) (MR)

$2.95

ONI

6,740

180

5.97

BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #74 FALL FROST (2 Of 6)

$2.99

DAR

6,532

181

5.68

CEREBUS #285

$2.25

AAR

6,215

182

5.53

SCOOBY-DOO #67

$2.25

DC

6,051

183

5.35

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #118

$2.19

ARC

5,854

184

5.24

J SCOTT CAMPBELL DANGER GIRL SKETCHBOOK NEW PRTG

$6.95

DC

5,733

185

4.96

SUPER MANGA BLAST #28 (MR)

$5.99

DAR

5,427

186

4.86

PARADIGM #4

$3.50

IMA

5,318

187

4.7

DRAGONBALL PART 5 #7 (Of 7)

$2.95

VIZ

5,143

188

4.52

BANZAI GIRL #3 (Of 4)

$2.95

SIR

4,946

189

4.41

CANNON GOD EXAXXION STAGE 2 (4 Of 5) #12 (MR) (Note Price)

$3.99

DAR

4,825

190

4.4

RANMA 1/2 PART 11 #10 (Of 11)

$2.95

VIZ

4,814

191

4.31

BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER PART 1 #4

$2.95

VIZ

4,716

192

4.2

MAGE KNIGHT STOLEN DESTINY #3 (Of 5)

$3.50

IDW

4,595

193

4.12

BLACK HOLE #10 (MR)

$4.50

FAN

4,508

194

4.06

TOP COW CLASSICS BATTLE O/T PLANETS #1

$2.99

IMA

4,442

195

4.02

BIG DADDY DANGER #5 (Of 9)

$2.95

DC

4,398

196

3.99

SHI ILLUSTRATED WARRIOR #6 (Of 7)

$2.99

CRU

4,366

197

3.91

DARKNESS FALLS TOOTH FAIRY TRAGIC LIFE OF MATILDA DIXON

$2.99

DAR

4,278

198

3.9

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BLACK & WHITE #6 (Of 6)

$2.99

KZR

4,267

199

3.75

GOLD DIGGER #38

$3.50

ANT

4,103

200

3.66

GLOOM COOKIE MONSTERS CHRISTMAS COLOR SP (MR)

$3.95

SLA

4,005

201

3.61

WARREN ELLIS SCARS #2 (Of 6) (MR)

$3.50

AVA

3,950

202

3.51

ALL NEW TENCHI MUYO PART 2 #3 (Of 5)

$2.95

VIZ

3,840

203

3.45

DORK TOWER #22

$2.99

DOR

3,775

204

3.42

COURTNEY CRUMRIN & COVEN OF MYSTICS #1 (Of 4)

$2.95

ONI

3,742

205

3.33

TICK GOLDEN AGE COMIC #3*

$4.95

NEW

3,644

206

3.19

RADISKULL & DEVIL DOLL RADISKULL HATE CHRISTMAS ONE-SHOT

$2.50

IMA

3,490

207

3.15

LOONEY TUNES #97

$2.25

DC

3,447

208

3.13

LUBAS COMICS & STORIES #3 (RES) (MR)

$3.50

FAN

3,425

209

3.09

INU YASHA PART 7 #5 (Of 8)

$2.95

VIZ

3,381

210

3.02

KODT ILLUSTRATED #17

$2.99

KZR

3,304

211

3.01

CAVEWOMAN PANGAEAN SEA #6

$3.25

AMR

3,293

212

3

RAIJIN COMICS #1 (MR)

$4.95

GUT

3,282

213

2.99

DEXTERS LABORATORY #33

$2.25

DC

3,272

214

2.98

DRAGON ARMS #1

$4.95

ANT

3,261

215

2.85

ARCHIE #531

$2.19

ARC

3,118

216

2.74

KILLBOX #1

$5.00

ANT

2,998

217

2.7

RAIJIN COMICS #2 (MR)

$4.95

GUT

2,954

218

2.69

AWESOME MAN #1

$2.95

AST

2,943

219

2.63

BETTY & VERONICA #183

$2.19

ARC

2,878

220

2.62

RAIJIN COMICS #3 (MR)

$4.95

GUT

2,867

221

2.6

RAIJIN COMICS #4 (MR)

$4.95

GUT

2,845

222

2.58

ENNIS & MCCREAS DICKS 2 #4 (Of 4) (MR)

$3.50

AVA

2,823

223

2.54

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #112

$3.59

ARC

2,779

224

2.5

DOGWITCH #3 (MR)

$2.95

SIR

2,735

225

2.49

RIPLEYS BELIEVE IT OR NOT INVADERS #4 (Of 4)

$2.99

DAR

2,724

226

2.48

NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #101

$3.50

ANT

2,713

227

2.45

WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS BODY ORCHARD #6 (Of 6) (MR