Top 300 Comics Actual--December 2004

Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

Published: 01/18/2005
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2004.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in December, see 'New Avengers #1 Tops 240K.'
 
For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see 'December Comic Dollars Up 7%.'

 

For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during December, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--December 2004.'

 

QtyRank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

 

Est.Qty

1

395.29

NEW AVENGERS #1*

$2.25

MAR

 

240,724

2

240.19

ULTIMATES 2 #1*

$2.99

MAR

 

146,271

3

229.19

IDENTITY CRISIS #7 (Of 7)

$3.95

DC

 

139,572

4

220.21

ASTONISHING X-MEN #7

$2.99

MAR

 

134,103

5

196.93

SUPERMAN BATMAN #15 (RES)

$2.95

DC

 

119,926

6

189.92

SUPERMAN BATMAN #16

$2.95

DC

 

115,657

7

174.92

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #3 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

106,523

8

164.61

SUPERMAN #212

$2.50

DC

 

100,244

9

147.71

UNCANNY X-MEN #453

$2.25

MAR

 

89,952

10

146.08

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #70

$2.25

MAR

 

88,960

11

142.26

X-MEN #165

$2.25

MAR

 

86,633

12

136.03

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #515

$2.25

MAR

 

82,840

13

132.48

WOLVERINE #23

$2.25

MAR

 

80,678

14

127.97

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #14

$2.25

MAR

 

77,931

15

125.88

ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #4 (Of 5)

$2.25

MAR

 

76,658

16

122.36

X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR #1

$3.50

MAR

 

74,515

17

108.74

X-MEN THE END BOOK 1 DREAMERS & DEMONS #6 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

 

66,220

18

108.62

JLA CLASSIFIED #2

$2.95

DC

 

66,147

19

105.85

MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #9

$2.99

MAR

 

64,461

20

104.75

JLA #109

$2.25

DC

 

63,791

21

102.77

TEEN TITANS #19

$2.50

DC

 

62,585

22

100

BATMAN #635

$2.25

DC

 

60,898

23

95.2

SUPREME POWER #14 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

57,975

24

87.51

IRON MAN #2 (Note Price)

$2.99

MAR

 

53,292

25

83.24

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1

$2.95

DC

 

50,691

26

82.91

DAREDEVIL #68

$2.99

MAR

 

50,491

27

78.22

FANTASTIC FOUR #521

$2.99

MAR

 

47,634

28

78.02

SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #22

$2.25

MAR

 

47,513

29

74.22

JSA #68

$2.50

DC

 

45,198

30

70.65

NEW X-MEN #7

$2.99

MAR

 

43,024

31

70.24

DETECTIVE COMICS #801

$2.95

DC

 

42,775

32

69.69

EXCALIBUR #8

$2.99

MAR

 

42,440

33

67.57

CONAN #11

$2.99

DAR

 

41,149

34

67.35

STRANGE #3

$3.50

MAR

 

41,015

35

67.09

ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #5 (Of 5)

$2.25

MAR

 

40,856

36

66.67

OUTSIDERS #18

$2.50

DC

 

40,601

37

66.27

THE PUNISHER #15 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

40,357

38

65.72

NIGHTWING #100 (Note Price)

$2.95

DC

 

40,022

39

62.58

ACTION COMICS #822

$2.50

DC

 

38,110

40

62.52

NEW AVENGERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT

$3.99

MAR

 

38,073

41

62.41

X-FORCE #5

$2.99

MAR

 

38,006

42

62.23

WHAT IF MAGNETO HAD FORMED X-MEN W/PROFESSOR X

$2.99

MAR

 

37,897

43

60.21

AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #3 (Of 8)

$3.50

MAR

 

36,667

44

59.03

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #2*

$2.95

DC

 

35,948

45

58.94

BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #60

$2.50

DC

 

35,893

46

58.5

AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #4 (Of 8)

$3.50

MAR

 

35,625

47

58.14

ROBIN #133

$2.25

DC

 

35,406

48

57.23

DOCTOR SPECTRUM #4 (Of 6) (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

34,852

49

56.55

ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #635

$2.50

DC

 

34,438

50

55.41

EXILES #55

$2.99

MAR

 

33,744

51

54.84

EXILES #56

$2.99

MAR

 

33,396

52

54.83

CATWOMAN WHEN I/ROME #3 (Of 6)

$3.50

DC

 

33,390

53

54.49

EXILES #57

$2.99

MAR

 

33,183

54

54.42

JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #6 (Of 12)

$2.50

DC

 

33,141

55

54.04

RISING STARS #23 (Of 24)

$2.99

IMA

 

32,909

56

53.73

NEW THUNDERBOLTS #3

$2.99

MAR

 

32,720

57

53.57

MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #13

$2.99

MAR

 

32,623

58

53.24

BATMAN DANGER GIRL

$4.95

DC

 

32,422

59

53.06

WHAT IF KAREN PAGE HAD LIVED

$2.99

MAR

 

32,312

60

52.19

WHAT IF AUNT MAY HAD DIED INSTEAD O/UNCLE BEN

$2.99

MAR

 

31,783

61

51.62

NIGHTCRAWLER #3

$2.99

MAR

 

31,436

62

51.61

SPACE GHOST #2 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

31,429

63

50.95

BATGIRL #59

$2.50

DC

 

31,028

64

50.91

HULK & THING HARD KNOCKS #4 (Of 4)

$3.50

MAR

 

31,003

65

50.9

GREEN ARROW #45

$2.50

DC

 

30,997

66

50.79

WHAT IF DR DOOM HAD BECOME THING

$2.99

MAR

 

30,930

67

50.64

WHAT IF JESSICA JONES HAD JOINED AVENGERS

$2.99

MAR

 

30,839

68

50.39

POWERS #7 (MR)

$2.95

MAR

 

30,687

69

49.76

BIRDS OF PREY #77

$2.50

DC

 

30,303

70

49.49

X-MEN UNLIMITED #6

$2.99

MAR

 

30,138

71

49.02

PUNISHER RED XMAS

$3.99

MAR

 

29,852

72

48.91

WHAT IF GENERAL ROSS HAD BECOME HULK

$2.99

MAR

 

29,785

73

48.8

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #1*

$2.95

DC

 

29,718

74

48.74

TRANSFORMERS GENERATION 1 VOL 3 #10

$2.95

DRE

 

29,682

75

48.39

SPAWN #141 (RES)

$2.50

IMA

 

29,469

76

48.1

NIGHTCRAWLER #4

$2.99

MAR

 

29,292

77

47.76

MARVEL TEAM-UP #3

$2.25

MAR

 

29,085

78

47.35

ROGUE #5

$2.99

MAR

 

28,835

79

45.67

BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #186

$2.50

DC

 

27,812

80

44.19

CABLE DEADPOOL #10

$2.99

MAR

 

26,911

81

44.18

ROGUE #6

$2.99

MAR

 

26,905

82

43.95

Y THE LAST MAN #29 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

26,765

83

41.73

GAMBIT #5

$2.99

MAR

 

25,413

84

41.23

CATWOMAN #38

$2.50

DC

 

25,108

85

40.87

FABLES #32 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

24,889

86

40.77

WONDER WOMAN #211

$2.25

DC

 

24,828

87

40.69

SPIDER-MAN INDIA #2

$2.99

MAR

 

24,779

88

40.26

EMMA FROST #18

$2.99

MAR

 

24,518

89

40.02

BLACK WIDOW #4 (Of 6)

$2.99

MAR

 

24,371

90

39.84

GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 2 #4*

$2.95

DEV

 

24,262

91

39.16

SHE HULK #10

$2.99

MAR

 

23,848

92

38.89

DISTRICT X #8

$2.99

MAR

 

23,683

93

38.51

FATHOM DAWN OF WAR #3

$2.99

ASP

 

23,452

94

38.25

SABRETOOTH #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

23,293

95

38.18

STREET FIGHTER #12*

$2.95

DEV

 

23,251

96

38.15

CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #10

$2.99

MAR

 

23,233

97

38.05

EX MACHINA #7 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

23,172

98

37.91

GI JOE #37

$2.95

DEV

 

23,086

99

37.69

BULLSEYE GREATEST HITS #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

22,952

100

37.65

TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN VOL 3 #3

$2.95

DRE

 

22,928

101

37.04

MYSTIQUE #22

$2.99

MAR

 

22,557

102

37.03

MADROX #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

22,551

103

36.17

AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #3 (Of 12) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

22,027

104

35.85

JSA STRANGE ADVENTURES #5 (Of 6)

$3.50

DC

 

21,832

105

35.32

ADAM STRANGE #4 (Of 8)

$2.95

DC

 

21,509

106

35.22

DEADSHOT #1 (Of 5)

$2.95

DC

 

21,448

107

35.16

GI JOE #38

$2.95

DEV

 

21,412

108

35.07

HAWKMAN #35

$2.50

DC

 

21,357

109

34.66

AQUAMAN #25

$2.50

DC

 

21,107

110

34.61

FIRESTORM #8

$2.50

DC

 

21,077

111

34.14

NEW INVADERS #5

$2.99

MAR

 

20,791

112

33.57

INTIMATES #2

$2.95

DC

 

20,443

113

33.53

SPIDER-GIRL #81

$2.99

MAR

 

20,419

114

32.55

STAR WARS REPUBLIC #71

$2.99

DAR

 

19,822

115

31.84

SOLO #2

$4.95

DC

 

19,390

116

31.75

DOOM PATROL #7

$2.50

DC

 

19,335

117

31.29

ALPHA FLIGHT #10

$2.99

MAR

 

19,055

118

31.18

STAR WARS REPUBLIC #72

$2.99

DAR

 

18,988

119

30.64

OCEAN #3 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

18,659

120

30.63

STAR WARS OBSESSION #2

$2.99

DAR

 

18,653

121

30.47

ELEKTRA THE HAND #5 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

18,556

122

29.91

STAR WARS EMPIRE #28

$2.99

DAR

 

18,215

123

29.74

STAR WARS EMPIRE #27

$2.99

DAR

 

18,111

124

29.61

SPIDER-MAN DOCTOR OCTOPUS YEAR 1 #5 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

18,032

125

29.31

IDENTITY CRISIS #2 (Of 7)*

$3.95

DC

 

17,849

126

29.22

TOMB O/DRACULA #3

$2.99

MAR

 

17,794

127

29.11

GI JOE RELOADED #10

$2.95

DEV

 

17,727

128

28.72

TOMB RAIDER #48*

$2.99

IMA

 

17,490

129

28.5

OFF HNDBK MARVEL UNIVERSE GOLDEN AGE MARVEL 2004

$3.99

MAR

 

17,356

130

28.07

GOTHAM CENTRAL #26

$2.50

DC

 

17,094

131

27.83

QUESTION #2 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

16,948

132

27.8

THOR SON O/ASGARD #11

$2.99

MAR

 

16,930

133

27.77

WITCHBLADE #81

$2.99

IMA

 

16,911

134

27.55

TRANSFORMERS ENERGON #30

$2.95

DRE

 

16,777

135

27.51

GI JOE RELOADED #11

$2.95

DEV

 

16,753

136

27.22

BPRD THE DEAD #2 (Of 5)

$2.99

DAR

 

16,576

137

26.26

DARKNESS VOL 2 #17

$2.99

IMA

 

15,992

138

26.02

SWAMP THING #10 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

15,846

139

25.6

100 BULLETS #56 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

15,590

140

25.21

MANHUNTER #5

$2.50

DC

 

15,352

141

25.13

HELLBLAZER #203 (MR)

$2.75

DC

 

15,304

142

24.57

TEEN TITANS GO #14

$2.25

DC

 

14,963

143

24.52

TOE TAGS FEAT GEORGE ROMERO #3 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

14,932

144

24.16

WALKING DEAD #14 (MR)

$2.95

IMA

 

14,713

145

24.14

YOUNG GUNS 2004 SKETCH BOOK

$3.99

MAR

 

14,701

146

23.8

BOOKS O/MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #6 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

14,494

147

23.02

TRIGGER #1 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

14,019

148

22.8

KABUKI #3 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

 

13,885

149

22.64

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #4

$2.25

DC

 

13,787

150

21.77

BATMAN STRIKES #4

$2.25

DC

 

13,257

151

21.46

TOM STRONG #30

$2.95

DC

 

13,069

152

21.39

JUBILEE #4

$2.99

MAR

 

13,026

153

20.81

TALES O/SUSPENSE CAPTAIN AMERICA & IRON MAN COMM ED #1

$3.99

MAR

 

12,673

154

20.73

SIMPSONS COMICS #101 (Note Price)

$2.99

BON

 

12,624

155

20.65

DOC FRANKENSTEIN #1

$3.50

BUR

 

12,575

156

20.43

LUCIFER #57 (MR)

$2.50

DC

 

12,441

157

20

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #13*

$2.25

MAR

 

12,180

158

19.6

SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #1

$2.99

DAR

 

11,936

159

19.56

THE INCREDIBLES #2

$2.99

DAR

 

11,912

160

19.49

ELEKTRA THE MOVIE

$5.99

MAR

 

11,869

161

19.2

STOKERS DRACULA #2 (Of 4)

$3.99

MAR

 

11,692

162

19.16

30 DAYS OF BLOODSUCKERS TALES #3

$3.99

IDW

 

11,668

163

19.12

MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #17

$2.25

MAR

 

11,644

164

19.04

SHAOLIN COWBOY #1

$3.50

BUR

 

11,595

165

18.94

CONCRETE HUMAN DILEMMA #1 (MR)

$3.50

DAR

 

11,534

166

18.8

WARLOCK #4

$2.99

MAR

 

11,449

167

18.74

MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #18

$2.25

MAR

 

11,412

168

18.5

MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE VOL 3 #8

$2.95

IMA

 

11,266

169

18.1

SLEEPER SEASON TWO #7 (Of 12) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

11,023

170

18.07

METAL GEAR SOLID #4

$3.99

IDW

 

11,004

171

17.93

RICHARD DRAGON #8

$2.50

DC

 

10,919

172

17.08

WITCHING #7 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

10,401

173

16.98

MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #4

$1.75

MAR

 

10,340

174

16.76

ELRIC MAKING O/A SORCERER #2 (Of 4) (RES) (MR)

$5.95

DC

 

10,207

175

16.75

FALLEN ANGEL #18 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

10,200

176

16.38

GOON DH ED #10

$2.99

DAR

 

9,975

177

16.38

PLASTIC MAN #13

$2.95

DC

 

9,975

178

16.29

GHOSTBUSTERS LEGION #3 (Of 4) (RES)*

$2.95

EIG

 

9,920

179

16.17

RETURN O/SHADOWHAWK ONE SHOT #1

$2.99

IMA

 

9,847

180

16.02

HUMANKIND #4 (Of 5)

$2.99

IMA

 

9,756

181

15.87

LOSERS #19 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

9,665

182

15.85

BART SIMPSON COMICS #21

$2.99

BON

 

9,652

183

15.5

INVINCIBLE #18

$2.95

IMA

 

9,439

184

14.61

AFTERMATH INFANTRY #1*

$2.95

DEV

 

8,897

185

14.61

VOLTRON VOL 2 #11

$2.95

DEV

 

8,897

186

14.46

MARVEL AGE HULK #4

$1.75

MAR

 

8,806

187

14.43

MONOLITH #10

$2.95

DC

 

8,788

188

14.37

WILD GIRL #2 (Of 6)

$2.95

DC

 

8,751

189

14.24

SAVAGE DRAGON #119

$2.95

IMA

 

8,672

190

13.89

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #143

$2.19

ARC

 

8,459

191

13.82

GARTH ENNIS 303 #2 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

 

8,416

192

13.79

RAZORS EDGE WARBLADE #3 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

8,398

193

13.69

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #144

$2.19

ARC

 

8,337

194

13.49

HUMAN TARGET #17 (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

8,215

195

13.39

ANGELTOWN #2 (OF 5) (MR)

$2.95

DC

 

8,154

196

13.33

MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #9

$2.25

MAR

 

8,118

197

13.15

MEGACITY 909 #4*

$2.95

DEV

 

8,008

198

13.13

LADY DEATH 10TH ANNIV ED #1*

$3.99

AVA

 

7,996

199

13.13

HARD TIME #11

$2.50

DC

 

7,996

200

13.06

MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #10

$2.25

MAR

 

7,953

201

13.05

MONOLITH #11

$2.95

DC

 

7,947

202

12.71

ULTRA #5 (Of 8)

$2.95

IMA

 

7,740

203

12.47

BATTLE O/T PLANETS PRINCESS #3 (Of 6)

$2.99

IMA

 

7,594

204

11.46

PVP #12

$2.95

IMA

 

6,979

205

10.72

BLOODHOUND #6

$2.95

DC

 

6,528

206

10.57

ENGINEHEAD #6 (Of 8)

$2.50

DC

 

6,437

207

10.01

OJO #4 (MR)

$2.99

ONI

 

6,096

208

9.89

AFTERMATH BREAKDOWN #2

$2.95

DEV

 

6,023

209

9.82

BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA #2 (Of 5)*

$3.99

AVA

 

5,980

210

9.8

COSMIC GUARD #5

$2.99

DYN

 

5,968

211

9.74

MU #2*

$2.95

DEV

 

5,931

212

9.63

NOBLE CAUSES #4*

$3.50

IMA

 

5,864

213

9.5

KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #98

$3.99

KEN

 

5,785

214

9.41

BLADE O/KUMORI #2

$2.95

DEV

 

5,731

215

9.2

WILDGUARD FIRE POWER #1*

$3.50

IMA

 

5,603

216

9.19

NOBLE CAUSES #5

$3.50

IMA

 

5,597

217

9.14

AFTERMATH DEFEX #3

$2.95

DEV

 

5,566

218

9.07

GIRL GENIUS #13

$3.95

STU

 

5,523

219

8.97

POWERPUFF GIRLS #57

$2.25

DC

 

5,463

220

8.9

QUEEN & COUNTRY #28 (MR)

$2.99

ONI

 

5,420

221

8.86

MISPLACED AT 17 #1*

$4.95

DEV

 

5,396

222

8.77

IDENTITY CRISIS #6 (Of 7)

$3.95

DC

 

5,341

223

8.76

WARREN ELLIS QUIT CITY #1 (MR)

$3.50

AVA

 

5,335

224

8.75

STARGATE SG1 FALL O/ROME #3 (Of 3)*

$3.99

AVA

 

5,329

225

8.71

CSI DOMINOS #4 (MR)

$3.99

IDW

 

5,304

226

8.58

IDENTITY CRISIS #1 (Of 7)*

$3.95

DC

 

5,225

227

8.55

UNCLE SCROOGE #337

$6.95

GEM

 

5,207

228

8.54

SCOOBY DOO #91

$2.25

DC

 

5,201

229

8.46

ARMY O/DARKNESS ASHES TO ASHES DIRECTORS CUT #1

$4.99

DYN

 

5,152

230

8.19

DESPERADOES BANNERS O/GOLD #1

$3.99

IDW

 

4,988

231

8.07

JINGLE BELLE #2

$2.99

DAR

 

4,914

232

7.97

DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #323

$2.95

GEM

 

4,854

233

7.97

IDENTITY CRISIS #5 (Of 7)

$3.95

DC

 

4,854

234

7.96

BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #96 (MR)

$2.99

DAR

 

4,847

235

7.69

FLASH #216

$2.25

DC

 

4,683

236

7.6

DEMO #12 (Of 12)

$2.95

AIT

 

4,628

237

7.5

METAL HURLANT #14 (MR)

$3.95

DC

 

4,567

238

7.38

LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #12 (MR)

$4.50

FAN

 

4,494

239

7.36

SUPERMAN BATMAN #14 (RES)

$2.95

DC

 

4,482

240

7.36

MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #272

$2.95

GEM

 

4,482

241

7.33

SECRET SKULL #4 (MR)

$3.99

IDW

 

4,464

242

7.31

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #19

$2.95

MIR

 

4,452

243

7.27

THE INCREDIBLES #1 NEW PRTG (OF 4)

$2.99

DAR

 

4,427

244

7.27

KARAS

$2.99

DAR

 

4,427

245

7.1

BLACK HOLE #12 (OF 12) (MR)

$5.95

FAN

 

4,324

246

7.1

IDENTITY CRISIS #3 (Of 7)

$3.95

DC

 

4,324

247

6.99

IDENTITY CRISIS #4 (Of 7)

$3.95

DC

 

4,257

248

6.92

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #652

$6.95

GEM

 

4,214

249

6.83

LURKERS #3

$3.99

IDW

 

4,159

250

6.55

RADIOACTIVE MAN #197

$2.50

BON

 

3,989

251

6.24

WORLDWATCH #3 (MR)

$2.95

WIL