Top 300 Comics--April 2002

Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

April 1, 2002

For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in April, see 'Retro Rules in April.' 

For an analysis of the over-all dollar trends for April, see 'Comic and Graphic Novel Orders Surge in April.' 
For the Top 50 Graphic Novels in April, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels -- April 2002.'
 
QtyRank  GuideDescription  PricePubEst.Qty
1265.87TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE #1$2.95 DRE119,251
2232.28NEW X-MEN #125$2.25 MAR104,185
3229.98ULTIMATES #4$2.25 MAR103,153
4221.33AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #40 (RES)$2.25 MAR99,273
5213.78ULTIMATE X-MEN #17$2.25 MAR95,887
6209.37UNCANNY X-MEN #405$2.25 MAR93,909
7201.92CAPTAIN AMERICA #1$3.99 MAR90,567
8188.36ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #21$2.25 MAR84,485
9168.39WOLVERINE #175 (Note Price)$3.50 MAR75,528
10161.7GI JOE #5$2.95 IMA72,527
11160.2X-TREME X-MEN #12$2.99 MAR71,855
12157.49GREEN ARROW #14$2.50 DC70,639
13138.07JLA #65$2.25 DC61,929
14120.01AVENGERS #53$2.25 MAR53,828
15108.74SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER #42$2.25 MAR48,773
16108.71WOLVERINE HULK #3$3.50 MAR48,760
17108.07SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER #43$2.25 MAR48,473
18108.04DETECTIVE COMICS #769$2.50 DC48,459
19106.07DAREDEVIL #32$2.99 MAR47,576
20104.27X-FACTOR #1 (Of 4)$2.50 MAR46,768
21103.84MARVEL MANGAVERSE #1$2.99 MAR46,575
22100.75SPIDER-MAN MOVIE ADAPTATION$5.95 MAR45,189
23100.23PUNISHER #11$2.99 MAR44,956
24100BATMAN #602$2.25 DC44,853
2599.9FANTASTIC FOUR #54 (Note Price)$3.50 MAR44,808
2699.25INCREDIBLE HULK #39$2.25 MAR44,517
2796.02NIGHTWING #68$2.25 DC43,068
2895.73SPAWN #121$2.50 IMA42,938
2995.39BATGIRL #27$2.50 DC42,785
3095.1BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #28$2.50 DC42,655
3193.94FATHOM #15$2.50 IMA42,135
3293.67X-FORCE #127$2.25 MAR42,014
3392.3JSA #35$2.50 DC41,399
3492.2HAWKMAN #2$2.50 DC41,354
3590.2GI JOE BATTLE FILES #1 (Of 3)$5.95 IMA40,457
3688.95X-MEN UNLIMITED #35$3.50 MAR39,897
3787.11ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #15$2.25 MAR39,071
3886.79PARADISE X #2$2.99 MAR38,928
3986.43EXILES #12$2.25 MAR38,766
4084.46SUPERMAN #181$2.25 DC37,883
4183.91IRON MAN #53$2.25 MAR37,636
4283.4IRON MAN #54$2.25 MAR37,407
4383.39STAR WARS EP II ATTACK O/T CLONES #1 (Of 4)*$3.99 DAR37,403
4481.59BLACK WIDOW PALE LITTLE SPIDER #1 (MR)$2.99 MAR36,596
4580.68STAR WARS EP II ATTACK O/T CLONES #2 (Of 4)*$3.99 DAR36,187
4680.31THOR #48$2.25 MAR36,021
4778.68GREEN LANTERN #149$2.25 DC35,290
4877.89ELEKTRA #10$2.99 MAR34,936
4977.47MARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE SHOT #1 (RES)$2.99 MAR34,748
5077.3MIDNIGHT NATION #11 (RES)$2.50 IMA34,671
5176.06MORLOCKS #1 (Of 4)$2.50 MAR34,115
5275.82ACTION COMICS #790$2.25 DC34,008
5374.79ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #603$2.25 DC33,546
5474.05ALIAS #8 (MR)$2.99 MAR33,214
5571.88SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL #125$2.25 DC32,240
5671.11CATWOMAN #6$2.50 DC31,895
5766.53ROBIN #101$2.25 DC29,841
5866.24TOMB RAIDER #21$2.50 IMA29,711
5965.66BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #154$2.25 DC29,450
6065.36STARTLING STORIES MEGALOMANIACAL SPIDER-MAN$2.99 MAR29,316
6165.14ORDER #3$2.25 MAR29,217
6264.75THUNDERBOLTS #63$2.25 MAR29,042
6364.59MUTIES #3$2.50 MAR28,971
6463.68BLADE #2 (MR)$2.99 MAR28,562
6563.13CABLE #104$2.25 MAR28,316
6662.84MARVEL KNIGHTS VOL 2 #2$2.99 MAR28,186
6762.78TRANSFORMERS PX PREVIEW BOOK #1$3.95 DRE28,159
6861.88SPIDER-MAN TANGLED WEB #13$2.99 MAR27,755
6961.66DEADLINE #1 (Of 4)$2.99 MAR27,656
7060.94POWERS #20 (MR)$2.95 IMA27,333
7160.91FLASH #185$2.25 DC27,320
7259.98WONDER WOMAN #180$2.25 DC26,903
7359.93WITCHBLADE #55$2.50 IMA26,880
7459.84YOUNG JUSTICE #44$2.50 DC26,840
7559.53STAR WARS JANGO FETT OPEN SEASONS #1 (Of 4)$2.99 DAR26,701
7659.42DEADPOOL #66$2.25 MAR26,652
7758.85JIST W/SCOTT MCDANIEL CREATING AQUAMAN$5.95 DC26,396
7858.77BIRDS OF PREY #42$2.50 DC26,360
7958.44AVENGERS CELESTIAL QUEST #8$3.50 MAR26,212
8056.86AVENGERS ICONS TIGRA #2$2.99 MAR25,503
8156.17HOWARD THE DUCK #4 (MR)$2.99 MAR25,194
8255.99LEGION #7$2.50 DC25,113
8354.59JUST A PILGRIM GARDEN OF EDEN #2 (Of 4)$2.99 BLA24,485
8453.59LAB RATS #1$2.50 DC24,037
8553.52TOMB RAIDER JOURNEYS #4 (Of 12)$2.95 IMA24,005
8653.02SPIDER-GIRL #46$2.25 MAR23,781
8752.65TITANS #40$2.50 DC23,615
8852.36SOJOURN #10$2.95 CRO23,485
8951.62HIGH ROADS #1 (Of 6)$2.95 DC23,153
9050.67OUT THERE #10$2.95 DC22,727
9150.36HARLEY QUINN #19$2.25 DC22,588
9249.79CAPTAIN MARVEL #31$2.50 MAR22,332
9348.79POWER COMPANY #3$2.50 DC21,884
9447.46RUSE #7$2.95 CRO21,287
9546.85TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE CHROME CVR #1$5.95 DRE21,014
9645.68STAR WARS #41 DEVARONIAN VERSION (2 Of 2)$2.99 DAR20,489
9745.43MUTANT X DANGEROUS DISCOVERIES #1$3.50 MAR20,377
9844.47PATH #2$2.95 CRO19,946
9944.34BASTARD SAMURAI #1$2.95 IMA19,888
10044.33BLACK PANTHER #43$2.50 MAR19,883
10144.28TASKMASTER #3 (Of 4)$2.99 MAR19,861
10243.88SUPERBOY #99$2.25 DC19,681
10343.08PROMETHEA #20$2.95 DC19,323
10443.06ATHENA INC #1$2.95 IMA19,314
10542.91SUPERGIRL #69$2.25 DC19,246
10642.61SPECTRE #16$2.50 DC19,112
10742.58DOOM PATROL #7$2.50 DC19,098
10842.02BATMAN DEATHBLOW AFTER FIRE #2 (Of 3)$5.95 DC18,847
10941.46HELLBLAZER #173 (MR)$2.50 DC18,596
11041.06JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVENTURES #6$1.99 DC18,417
11140.76IMPULSE #85$2.50 DC18,282
11240.37WARLANDS #1/2$2.25 DRE18,107
11338.81X-MEN EVOLUTION #6$2.25 MAR17,407
11438.62TRANSMETROPOLITAN #55 (MR)$2.50 DC17,322
11538.26SPYBOY YOUNG JUSTICE #3 (Of 3)$2.99 DAR17,161
11638.13SUPERMAN & SAVAGE DRAGON CHICAGO$5.95 DC17,102
11738.13100 BULLETS #35 (MR)$2.50 DC17,102
11837.79SCION #23$2.95 CRO16,950
11936.5BTVS #44 DEATH OF BUFFY (2 Of 3)*$2.99 DAR16,371
12036.35UNIVERSE #7$2.50 IMA16,304
12136.14GEN 13 #76$2.50 DC16,210
12235.76SUICIDE SQUAD #8$2.50 DC16,039
12335.48LUCIFER #25 (MR)$2.50 DC15,914
12433.77CRUX #13$2.95 CRO15,147
12533.43MYSTIC #23$2.95 CRO14,994
12633.4LADY DEATH CHASTITY BAD KITTY UNITED #1$2.99 CHA14,981
12733.22CITIZEN V & BATTALLION EVERLASTING #3$2.99 MAR14,900
12833.05HAVEN BROKEN CITY #5 (Of 9)$2.50 DC14,824
12933.04NEGATION #5$2.95 CRO14,819
13032.64IT GIRL ONE SHOT$2.95 ONI14,640
13132.17BANISHED KNIGHTS #3$2.95 DRE14,429
13232.1CROSSGEN CHRONICLES #7$3.95 CRO14,398
13332.07FIRST #18$2.95 CRO14,384
13431.93SIGIL #23$2.95 CRO14,322
13531.18MERIDIAN #23$2.95 CRO13,985
13631.13SIMPSONS COMICS #69$2.50 BON13,963
13730.85LADY DEATH GAUNTLET #2 (Of 4)$2.99 CHA13,837
13830.52DEADMAN #5$2.50 DC13,689
13929.97AZRAEL AGENT O/T BAT #89$2.50 DC13,442
14029.16HUNTER AGE OF MAGIC #10 (MR)$2.50 DC13,079
14127.97CODENAME KNOCKOUT #12 (MR)$2.50 DC12,545
14227.77SAVAGE DRAGON #98$2.95 IMA12,456
14327.31KINDRED #4 (Of 4)$2.50 DC12,249
14427.3VAMPIRELLA #8 REG ED$2.99 HAR12,245
14527.26SANDMAN PRESENTS THESSALIAD #4 (Of 4) (MR)$2.50 DC12,227
14627.07BATMAN GOTHAM ADVENTURES #49$1.99 DC12,142
14726.78STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL III #49 MOLLY & POO$2.95 ABS12,012
14826.59DEFIANCE #2$2.95 IMA11,926
14926.58ESTABLISHMENT #8$2.50 DC11,922
15026.51ORION #25 (Note Price)$3.95 DC11,891
15126.26MIDNIGHT MASS #1 (Of 8) (MR)$2.50 DC11,778
15225.93VAMPI  #18 REG ED$2.99 HAR11,630
15325.14AMERICAN CENTUR