Top 300 Comics Actual--May 2008Sales Estimates for May Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title DataPublished: 06/18/2008, Last Updated: 06/25/2008 01:59am  #1 for May These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2008.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in May, see "'Secret Invasion' on Top Again."
For an analysis of the dollar trends in May, see "Comic Sales Continue Decline in May."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during May, see "Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--May 2008."
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TOP 300 COMICS -- MAY 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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179.11
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SECRET INVASION #2 (Of 8) SI*
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$3.99
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MAR
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182,443
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2
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142.18
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FINAL CRISIS #1 (Of 7)
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$3.99
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DC
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144,826
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3
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107.19
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NEW AVENGERS #41 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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109,185
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4
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106.16
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AVENGERS INVADERS #1 (Of 12)*
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$2.99
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MAR
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108,136
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5
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103.93
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1*
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$2.99
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MAR
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105,864
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6
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103.58
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GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1*
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$4.99
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MAR
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105,508
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7
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103.12
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BATMAN #676 RIP*
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$2.99
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DC
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105,039
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8
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95.12
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #13 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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96,890
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9
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94.36
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BATMAN #677 RIP*
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$2.99
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DC
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96,116
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10
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93.54
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #14 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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95,281
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11
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88.39
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JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #21
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$2.99
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DC
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90,035
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12
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86.03
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DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #3 (Of 5)*
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$3.99
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MAR
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87,631
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13
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85.51
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THOR #9
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$2.99
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MAR
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87,101
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14
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80.59
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UNCANNY X-MEN #498 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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82,090
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15
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80.57
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BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #14
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$2.99
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DAR
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82,069
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16
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78.71
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X-FORCE #4 DWS*
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$2.99
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MAR
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80,175
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17
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78.36
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X-MEN LEGACY #211 DWS*
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$2.99
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MAR
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79,818
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18
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77.9
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #38
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$2.99
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MAR
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79,350
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19
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76.88
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JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #15*
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$2.99
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DC
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78,311
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20
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75.56
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #558
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$2.99
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MAR
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76,966
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21
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72.85
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559
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$2.99
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MAR
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74,206
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22
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72.68
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X-MEN LEGACY #212 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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74,033
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23
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72.66
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #560
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$2.99
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MAR
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74,012
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24
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69.07
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ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11
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$2.99
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DC
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70,355
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25
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64.67
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GREEN LANTERN #31
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$2.99
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DC
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65,874
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26
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61.59
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FANTASTIC FOUR #557
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$2.99
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MAR
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62,736
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27
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61.31
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WOLVERINE #65 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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62,451
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28
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59.58
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SECRET INVASION FANTASTIC FOUR #1 (Of 3) SI*
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$2.99
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MAR
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60,689
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29
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56.43
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KING SIZE HULK #1
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$4.99
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MAR
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57,480
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