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Top 300 Comics Actual--October 2009

Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

Published: 11/11/2009 12:00am
#1 in October
These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2009.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in October, see "DC Sweeps Top Spots."

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in October, see "Comic Sales Sag in October."

 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during October, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--October 2009."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- October 2009

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

192.03

BLACKEST NIGHT #4

$3.99

DC

137,169

2

142.24

BATMAN AND ROBIN #5

$2.99

DC

101,607

3

141.88

GREEN LANTERN #47 (BLACKEST NIGHT)

$2.99

DC

101,349

4

121.46

BLACKEST NIGHT BATMAN #3

$2.99

DC

86,760

5

113.92

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #41 (BLACKEST NIGHT)

$2.99

DC

81,377

6

109.57

BLACKEST NIGHT SUPERMAN #3

$2.99

DC

78,265

7

107.31

NEW AVENGERS #58

$3.99

MAR

76,656

8

105.86

DARK AVENGERS #10

$3.99

MAR

75,618

9

103.48

UNCANNY X-MEN #516

$2.99

MAR

73,916

10

100.85

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #608

$2.99

MAR

72,035

11

100.00

BATMAN #691

$2.99

DC

71,431

12

98.45

BATMAN #692

$2.99

DC

70,322

13

93.89

ASTONISHING X-MEN #31

$2.99

MAR

67,064

14

89.13

BLACKEST NIGHT TITANS #3

$2.99

DC

63,670

15

87.80

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #3

$3.99

MAR

62,716

16

85.64

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #609

$2.99

MAR

61,176

17

85.41

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #38

$2.99

DC

61,012

18

84.10

DARK WOLVERINE #79

$2.99

MAR

60,076

19

82.04

DETECTIVE COMICS #858

$3.99

DC

58,599

20

81.77

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #1

$3.99

MAR

58,412

21

79.53

HULK #16

$3.99

MAR

56,811

22

76.14

JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #4

$3.99

DC

54,386

23

73.99

X-MEN LEGACY #228

$2.99

MAR

52,855

24

73.94

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #3

$3.99

MAR

52,813

25

73.79

MIGHTY AVENGERS #30

$2.99

MAR

52,708

26

72.02

BATMAN ANNUAL #27

$4.99

DC

51,442

27

71.87

DEADPOOL #900

$4.99

MAR

51,337

28

70.33

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #29

$2.99

DAR

50,236

29

70.11

HAUNT #1

$2.99

IMA

50,078

30

68.77

INCREDIBLE HULK #603

$3.99

MAR

49,126

31

68.49

X-FORCE #20

$2.99

MAR

48,921

32

67.05

X NECROSHA

$3.99

MAR

47,894

33

66.05

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #19

$3.99

MAR

47,178

34

65.57

SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #2

$3.99

DC

46,840

35

64.80

DEADPOOL #16

$2.99

MAR

46,288

36

64.34

DARK REIGN LIST WOLVERINE ONE SHOT

$3.99

MAR

45,959

37

63.25

DAREDEVIL #501

$2.99

MAR

45,181

38

62.84

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #32

$2.99

DC

44,885

39

62.68

RED ROBIN #5

$2.99

DC

44,776

40

62.20

ADVENTURE COMICS #3

$3.99

DC

44,431

41

61.87

DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #11

$4.99

DC

44,191

42

58.71

FANTASTIC FOUR #572

$2.99

MAR

41,939

43

58.37

DARK REIGN LIST HULK ONE SHOT

$3.99

MAR

41,695

44

56.21

DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #4

$2.99

MAR

40,154

45

55.23

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #41

$2.99

MAR

39,453

46

55.04

MARVELS PROJECT #3

$3.99

MAR

39,313

47

53.82

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #6

$3.99

MAR

38,446

48

53.04

DARK REIGN LIST SECRET WARRIORS ONE SHOT

$3.99

MAR

37,890

49

52.16

SPIDER-WOMAN #2 (RES)

$2.99

MAR

37,255

50

51.85

WORLDS FINEST #1

$2.99

DC

37,037

51

51.81

BATGIRL #3

$2.99

DC

37,011

52

51.51

DARK REIGN LIST PUNISHER ONE SHOT

$3.99

MAR

36,791

53

51.34

SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #8

$2.99

DC

36,672

54

50.94

SECRET WARRIORS #9

$2.99

MAR

36,385

55

49.55

SUPERMAN #693

$2.99

DC

35,395

56

49.43

AZRAEL #1

$2.99

DC

35,311

57

48.95

NEW MUTANTS #6

$2.99

MAR

34,967

58

48.65

ACTION COMICS #882

$3.99

DC

34,754

59

48.42

SUPERMAN BATMAN #65

$2.99

DC

34,585

60

48.34

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #5

$3.99

DC

34,533

61

46.22

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #5

$2.99

DC

33,015

62

45.84

X-MEN VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1

$3.99

MAR

32,743

63

45.37

THUNDERBOLTS #137

$3.99

MAR

32,409

64

44.37

PLANETARY #27

$3.99

DC

31,691

65

44.13

ARKHAM REBORN #1

$2.99

DC

31,519

66

43.98

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #29

$2.99

MAR

31,412

67

43.41

CABLE #19

$2.99

MAR

31,009

68

42.53

SUPERGIRL #46

$2.99

DC

30,377

69

42.19

X-FACTOR #50

$3.99

MAR

30,138

70

40.83

TEEN TITANS #76

$3.99

DC

29,166

71

39.50

TITANS #18

$2.99

DC

28,215

72

39.49

ARCHIE #602

$2.50

ARC

28,211

73

38.81

STAND SOUL SURVIVORS #1

$3.99

MAR

27,725

74

38.03

PUNISHER #10

$2.99

MAR

27,167

75

37.92

ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #2

$3.99

MAR

27,087

76

37.88

POWER GIRL #6

$2.99

DC

27,060

77

37.76

WONDER WOMAN #37

$2.99

DC

26,972

78

37.09

VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #2

$2.99

MAR

26,493

79

37.02

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #136

$2.99

MAR

26,447

80

36.39

DARK AVENGERS ARES #1

$3.99

MAR

25,995

81

36.00

MS MARVEL #46

$2.99

MAR

25,717

82

34.92

WALKING DEAD #66 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

24,944

83

34.84

BATMAN THE UNSEEN #1

$2.99

DC

24,887

84

34.78

BOYS #35 (MR)

$2.99

DE

24,841

85

33.42

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS ANTI VENOM #2

$3.99

MAR

23,870

86

33.03

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #19

$2.99

MAR

23,597

87

32.85

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #137

$2.99

MAR

23,463

88

32.68

SECRET SIX #14

$2.99

DC

23,345

89

32.66

DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL #1

$3.99

MAR

23,328

90

32.45

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #28

$2.99

DC

23,176

91

32.04

ANGEL #26

$3.99

IDW

22,886

92

31.98

NOVA #30

$2.99

MAR

22,845

93

31.71

BATMAN THE UNSEEN #2

$2.99

DC

22,653

94

31.20

X-MEN FOREVER #10

$3.99

MAR

22,287

95

31.09

PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX #75 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

22,210

96

30.95

STAR WARS LEGACY #41 ROGUES END

$2.99

DAR

22,109

97

30.70

X-MEN FOREVER #9

$3.99

MAR

21,926

98

30.23

BOOSTER GOLD #25

$3.99

DC

21,597

99

30.06

SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA #2

$3.99

MAR

21,473

100

29.98

OUTSIDERS #23

$2.99

DC

21,413

101

29.80

DARK REIGN YOUNG AVENGERS #5

$3.99

MAR

21,285

102

29.56

FABLES #89 (MR)

$2.99

DC

21,118

103

29.40

WITCHBLADE #131 SEJIC CVR A

$2.99

IMA

20,999

104

28.81

CRIMINAL SINNERS #1 (MR)

$3.50

MAR

20,580

105

28.70

SON OF HULK #16

$2.99

MAR

20,504

106

28.48

BLACK PANTHER 2 #9

$2.99

MAR

20,346

107

28.29

WAR MACHINE #10

$2.99

MAR

20,207

108

28.05

DOOM PATROL #3

$3.99

DC

20,036

109

27.76

JSA VS KOBRA #5

$2.99

DC

19,828

110

27.60

STAR WARS INVASION #0 ONE SHOT (OSW)

$3.50

DAR

19,714

111

27.18

HELLBOY WILD HUNT #7

$2.99

DAR

19,414

112

27.12

SUGARSHOCK ONE SHOT (OSW)

$3.50

DAR

19,371

113

26.79

STAR WARS INVASION #4

$2.99

DAR

19,138

114

25.86

SPAWN #195

$2.95

IMA

18,475

115

25.74

X-BABIES #1

$3.99

MAR

18,383

116

25.58

SPIDER-MAN 1602 #1

$3.99

MAR

18,273

117

25.36

TORCH #2

$3.99

MAR

18,115

118

25.22

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #25

$3.99

DC

18,013

119

23.93

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #34

$2.99

DC

17,097

120

23.63

GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #3

$3.99

MAR

16,879

121

23.41

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #35

$2.99

DC

16,724

122

23.10

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #46 DESTROYER PT 2 (C:

$2.99

DAR

16,502

123

22.77

GI JOE #10

$3.99

IDW

16,264

124

22.67

MAGOG #2

$2.99

DC

16,193

125

22.42

STRANGE TALES #2 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

16,018

126

22.16

INVINCIBLE #67

$2.99

IMA

15,831

127

21.44

UNWRITTEN #6 (MR)

$2.99

DC

15,314

128

21.35

DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2009 #1

$5.99

DC

15,251

129

21.27

ABE SAPIEN ONE SHOT (OSW)

$3.50

DAR

15,193

130

20.94

GI JOE ORIGINS #8

$3.99

IDW

14,961

131

20.79

IRON MAN IRON PROTOCOLS ONE-SHOT

$3.99

MAR

14,854

132

20.31

BPRD 1947 #4

$2.99

DAR

14,505

133

20.14

RED TORNADO #2

$2.99

DC

14,383

134

19.99

IRREDEEMABLE #7

$3.99

BOO

14,282