 Top 300 Comics Actual--July 2008Sales Estimates for July Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title DataPublished: 08/19/2008, Last Updated: 08/21/2008 11:43am  #1 in July These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2008.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in July, see "'Secret Invasion' Stays Strong in July."
For an analysis of the dollar trends in July, see "Comic Dollars Decline Continues."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during July, see "Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--July 2008."
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TOP 300 COMICS -- JULY 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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175.2
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SECRET INVASION #4 SI*
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$3.99
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MAR
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175,459
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2
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151.73
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UNCANNY X-MEN #500 MD
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$3.99
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MAR
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151,955
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3
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110.56
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ASTONISHING X-MEN #25 MD*
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$2.99
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MAR
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110,724
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4
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108.59
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NEW AVENGERS #43 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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108,751
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5
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103.06
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BATMAN #678 RIP*
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$2.99
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DC
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103,213
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6
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96.11
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #16 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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96,252
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7
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88.93
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WOLVERINE #67*
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$2.99
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MAR
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89,062
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8
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83.66
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THOR #10
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$2.99
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MAR
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83,784
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9
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82.83
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JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #23
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$2.99
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DC
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82,953
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10
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81.91
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #16
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$2.99
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DAR
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82,031
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11
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80.27
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ULTIMATE ORIGINS #2 (Of 5)*
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$2.99
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MAR
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80,389
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12
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79.2
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #40
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$2.99
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MAR
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79,317
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13
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75.42
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JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #17*
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$2.99
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DC
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75,532
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14
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75.05
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AVENGERS INVADERS #3 (Of 12)*
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$2.99
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MAR
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75,161
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15
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74.87
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DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #5 (Of 5)*
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$3.99
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MAR
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74,981
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16
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74.2
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FINAL CRISIS REQUIEM #1
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$3.99
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DC
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74,310
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17
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72.71
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X-FORCE #5 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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72,818
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18
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72.31
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DETECTIVE COMICS #846 RIP
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$2.99
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DC
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72,417
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19
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69.76
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X-MEN LEGACY #214
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$2.99
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MAR
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69,863
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20
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69.08
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #565
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$2.99
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MAR
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69,182
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21
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68.81
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #566
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$2.99
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MAR
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68,912
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22
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68.78
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #564
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$2.99
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MAR
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68,882
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23
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64.41
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JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA ANNUAL #1
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$3.99
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DC
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64,505
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24
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63.72
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GREEN LANTERN #33
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$2.99
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DC
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63,814
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25
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63.54
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AVENGERS INITIATIVE #15 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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63,634
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26
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62.95
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #3
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$2.99
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MAR
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63,043
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27
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62.39
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FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #1 (Of 3)
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$3.99
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DC
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62,482
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28
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62.16
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TRINITY #9
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$2.99
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DC
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62,252
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29
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61.23
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SUPERMAN BATMAN #50*
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$3.99
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DC
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61,321
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30
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56.9
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SKAAR SON OF HULK #2
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