 Top 300 Comics Actual--August 2008Sales Estimates for August Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title DataPublished: 09/16/2008, Last Updated: 10/21/2008 12:22am  #1 in August These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2008.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in August, see "'Watchmen' Top Dollar Book in August"
For an analysis of the dollar trends in August, see "Comics Continue Slide in August."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during August, see "Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--August 2008."
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TOP 300 COMICS -- AUGUST 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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160
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SECRET INVASION #5 (Of 8) SI*
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$3.99
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MAR
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165,958
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2
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119.59
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FINAL CRISIS #3 (Of 7)
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$3.99
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DC
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123,881
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3
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102.7
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NEW AVENGERS #44 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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106,385
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4
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100
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BATMAN #679 RIP*
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$2.99
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DC
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103,588
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5
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93.01
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HULK #5
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$2.99
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MAR
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96,347
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6
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90.98
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ASTONISHING X-MEN #26 MD
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$2.99
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MAR
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94,244
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7
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90.16
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568 NWD*
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$3.99
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MAR
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93,395
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8
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89.73
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #17 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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92,950
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9
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83.28
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WOLVERINE #68
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$2.99
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MAR
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86,268
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10
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82.44
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UNCANNY X-MEN #501 MD
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$2.99
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MAR
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85,398
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11
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82.09
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #41*
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$2.99
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MAR
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85,035
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12
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78.63
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JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #24
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$2.99
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DC
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81,451
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13
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76.56
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #17
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$2.99
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DAR
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79,307
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14
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75.25
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569 NWD
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$2.99
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MAR
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77,950
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15
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70.94
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JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #18*
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$2.99
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DC
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73,485
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16
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68.67
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DETECTIVE COMICS #847 RIP
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$2.99
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DC
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71,134
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17
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66.62
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AVENGERS INVADERS #4 (Of 12)
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$2.99
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MAR
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69,010
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18
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66.62
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X-FORCE #6 DWS
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$2.99
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MAR
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69,010
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19
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65.97
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ULTIMATE ORIGINS #3 (Of 5)
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$2.99
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MAR
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68,337
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20
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65.94
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FINAL CRISIS LEGION O/THREE WORLDS #1 (Of 5)
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$3.99
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DC
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68,306
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21
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65.77
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #567
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$2.99
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MAR
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68,130
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22
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65.69
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X-MEN LEGACY #215 MD
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$2.99
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MAR
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68,047
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23
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64.74
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DC UNIVERSE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT #1
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$3.99
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DC
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67,063
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24
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63.24
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SECRET INVASION THOR #1 (Of 3) SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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65,509
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25
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62.28
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SECRET INVASION X-MEN #1 (Of 4) SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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64,515
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26
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60.95
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FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #1 (Of 2)
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$4.50
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DC
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63,137
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27
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58.29
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AVENGERS INITIATIVE #16 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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60,381
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28
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57.72
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FANTASTIC FOUR #559
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$2.99
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MAR
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59,791
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29
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56.41
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FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #1 (Of 5)
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$3.99
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DC
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58,434
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30
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56.14
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INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4
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