Top 300 Comics Actual--April 2008Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title DataPublished: 05/20/2008, Last Updated: 06/25/2008 02:44am  #1 for April These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2008.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in April see "'Secret Invasion' Launches at 250k."
For an analysis of the dollar trends in April, see "Comic Sales Slip in April."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during April, see "Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--April 2008."
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TOP 300 COMICS -- APRIL 2008
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Rank
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Index
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Title
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Price
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Pub
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Est.Qty
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1
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351.8
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SECRET INVASION #1 (Of 8) SI*
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$3.99
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MAR
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250,263
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2
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155.3
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NEW AVENGERS #40 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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110,470
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3
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144.8
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DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #2 (Of 5)*
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$3.99
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MAR
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103,029
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4
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136.7
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #12 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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97,239
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5
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131.3
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UNCANNY X-MEN #497 DWS*
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$2.99
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MAR
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93,369
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6
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130
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HULK #3*
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$2.99
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MAR
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92,487
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7
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129.3
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THOR #8
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$2.99
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MAR
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91,981
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8
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122.2
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555*
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$2.99
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MAR
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86,902
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9
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120.6
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JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #20
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$2.99
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DC
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85,807
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10
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120.5
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X-FORCE #3 DWS*
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$2.99
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MAR
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85,750
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11
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117.5
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BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #13
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$2.99
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DAR
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83,580
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12
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113.4
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #37
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$2.99
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MAR
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80,635
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13
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113.2
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JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #14*
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$2.99
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DC
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80,507
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14
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110.3
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556
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$2.99
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MAR
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78,458
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15
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108.9
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X-MEN LEGACY #210 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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77,441
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16
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108.3
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #557
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$2.99
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MAR
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77,057
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17
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106.3
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TITANS #1*
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$3.50
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DC
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75,584
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18
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102.2
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COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 1
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$2.99
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DC
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72,703
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19
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100.6
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YOUNG X-MEN #1 DWS*
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$2.99
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MAR
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71,593
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20
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100
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BATMAN #675
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$2.99
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DC
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71,138
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21
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98.63
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COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 2
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$2.99
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DC
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70,163
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22
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98.16
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COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 3
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$2.99
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DC
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69,829
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23
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97.88
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COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 4
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$2.99
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DC
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69,630
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24
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92.17
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CABLE #1 DWS*
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$2.99
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MAR
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65,568
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25
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91.86
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GREEN LANTERN #30
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$2.99
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DC
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65,347
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26
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91.85
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X-MEN DIVIDED WE STAND #1 (Of 2) DWS
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$3.99
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MAR
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65,340
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27
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91.39
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FANTASTIC FOUR #556
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$2.99
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MAR
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65,013
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28
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91.19
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WOLVERINE #64 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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64,871
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29
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84.17
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