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Exclusive: October's Top 100 Best-Selling Comics

Marvel Comics -- X-Men #1Dawn of X beings as Cyclops leads an all-new X-Men team in Jonathan Hickman and Leinil Francis Yu's X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of October.

In total, Marvel Comics had eight comics in October's top ten, including Powers of X #6 at #3, House of X #6 at #4, The Amazing Mary Jane #1 at #6, Absolute Carnage #4 at #7, Ghost Rider #1 at #8, The Immortal Hulk #25 at #9, and Marauders #1 at #10.

Image Comics' Spawn #301 ranked #2.

DC's The Joker: Year of the Villain #1 ranked #5.

Among the premier publishers, Dynamite Entertainment's top book Vengeance of Vampirella #1 ranked #50, BOOM! Studios' Something Is Killing the Children #2 ranked #96, IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #99 ranked #101, and Dark Horse Comics' Black Hammer/Justice League #4 ranked #151.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2019

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 X-MEN #1 $4.99 AUG190845-M MARVEL COMICS
2 SPAWN #301 $4.99 JUL190084-M IMAGE COMICS
3 POWERS OF X #6 $5.99 AUG190879-M MARVEL COMICS
4 HOUSE OF X #6 $4.99 AUG190870-M MARVEL COMICS
5 JOKER YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1 $4.99 AUG190440 DC COMICS
6 AMAZING MARY JANE #1 $3.99 AUG190933-M MARVEL COMICS
7 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #4 $4.99 AUG190902-M MARVEL COMICS
8 GHOST RIDER #1 $4.99 AUG190978-M MARVEL COMICS
9 IMMORTAL HULK #25 $5.99 AUG191030-M MARVEL COMICS
10 MARAUDERS #1 $4.99 AUG190863-M MARVEL COMICS
11 VENOM #19 $3.99 AUG190927-M MARVEL COMICS
12 EXCALIBUR #1 DX $4.99 AUG190856-M MARVEL COMICS
13 JOKER HARLEY CRIMINAL SANITY #1 [*] $5.99 AUG190443-M DC COMICS
14 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31 $3.99 AUG190930-M MARVEL COMICS
15 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32 $3.99 AUG190962-M MARVEL COMICS
16 MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #1 $4.99 AUG190965-M MARVEL COMICS
17 JOKER KILLER SMILE #1 (MR) [*] $5.99 AUG190446-M DC COMICS
18 SPIDER-VERSE #1 $3.99 AUG190958-M MARVEL COMICS
19 HARLEEN #2 (MR) $7.99 AUG190524-M DC COMICS
20 BATMAN CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #4 $4.99 AUG190485-M DC COMICS
21 BATMAN #80 $3.99 AUG190480 DC COMICS
22 SPIDER-MAN #2 $3.99 AUG190900-M MARVEL COMICS
23 DOCTOR DOOM #1 $4.99 AUG190992-M MARVEL COMICS
24 BATMAN #81 $3.99 AUG190482 DC COMICS
25 BATMAN ANNUAL #4 $4.99 AUG190484 DC COMICS
26 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE IMMORTAL HULK #1 AC $4.99 AUG190914-M MARVEL COMICS
27 JOURNEY STAR WARS RISE SKYWALKER ALLEGIANCE #1 $4.99 AUG191107-M MARVEL COMICS
28 TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE BATMAN KNIGHTFALL #1 [*] $5.99 AUG190461-M DC COMICS
29 SAVAGE AVENGERS #6 $3.99 AUG191043 MARVEL COMICS
30 RED GOBLIN RED DEATH #1 $4.99 AUG190971-M MARVEL COMICS
31 BATMAN SUPERMAN #3 $3.99 AUG190493-M DC COMICS
32 DCEASED #5 $3.99 AUG190502-M DC COMICS
33 MARVEL COMICS #1001 $4.99 JUL190881-M MARVEL COMICS
34 IMMORTAL HULK #24 $3.99 JUL190959-M MARVEL COMICS
35 SUPERMAN YEAR ONE #3 $7.99 AUG190560-M DC COMICS
36 DCEASED #5 CARD STOCK VAR ED $4.99 AUG190503-M DC COMICS
37 SILVER SURFER BLACK #5 $3.99 AUG191069-M MARVEL COMICS
38 AMAZING FANTASY #15 FACSIMILE EDITION $3.99 AUG190898-M MARVEL COMICS
39 FANTASTIC FOUR #15 $3.99 AUG191028-M MARVEL COMICS
40 DETECTIVE COMICS #1013 $3.99 AUG190508-M DC COMICS
41 AVENGERS #25 $3.99 AUG191040-M MARVEL COMICS
42 DCEASED #6 CARD STOCK VAR ED $5.99 AUG190506-M DC COMICS
43 BATMANS GRAVE #1 [*] $3.99 AUG190434-M DC COMICS
44 TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE DEATH OF SUPERMAN #1 [*] $5.99 AUG190462-M DC COMICS
45 DCEASED #6 $4.99 AUG190505-M DC COMICS
46 EVENT LEVIATHAN #5 $3.99 AUG190512-M DC COMICS
47 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE VS DEADPOOL #3 $3.99 AUG190911-M MARVEL COMICS
48 SUPERMAN #16 $3.99 AUG190556-M DC COMICS
49 BLACK CAT #5 $3.99 AUG190954-M MARVEL COMICS
50 VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #1 [*] $3.99 AUG191177-M DYNAMITE
51 ACTION COMICS #1016 $3.99 AUG190473-M DC COMICS
52 GREEN LANTERN #12 $4.99 AUG190522-M DC COMICS
53 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES MILLENNIUM #2 $4.99 AUG190450-M DC COMICS
54 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE MILES MORALES #3 AC $3.99 AUG190921-M MARVEL COMICS
55 KING THOR #2 $3.99 AUG191056 MARVEL COMICS
56 STAR WARS #73 $3.99 AUG191120-M MARVEL COMICS
57 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE AVENGERS #1 $4.99 JUL190898-M MARVEL COMICS
58 JUSTICE LEAGUE #33 $3.99 AUG190534 DC COMICS
59 JUSTICE LEAGUE #34 $3.99 AUG190536 DC COMICS
60 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #10 $3.99 AUG191075-M MARVEL COMICS
61 MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #11 $3.99 AUG190950-M MARVEL COMICS
62 CAPTAIN AMERICA #15 $3.99 AUG191047-M MARVEL COMICS
63 DETECTIVE COMICS #1014 $3.99 AUG190510 DC COMICS
64 CAPTAIN MARVEL #11 $3.99 AUG191049-M MARVEL COMICS
65 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FULL CIRCLE #1 $9.99 AUG190942-M MARVEL COMICS
66 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE SCREAM #3 AC $3.99 AUG190924-M MARVEL COMICS
67 STRIKEFORCE #2 $3.99 AUG191085-M MARVEL COMICS
68 STAR WARS #72 $3.99 JUL191068-M MARVEL COMICS
69 INCREDIBLE HULK #1 FACSIMILE EDITION $3.99 AUG190899-M MARVEL COMICS
70 FLASH #81 $3.99 AUG190516-M DC COMICS
71 DAREDEVIL #12 $3.99 AUG191083-M MARVEL COMICS
72 SAVAGE AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 $4.99 AUG191044-M MARVEL COMICS
73 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE LETHAL PROTECTORS #3 AC $3.99 AUG190918-M MARVEL COMICS
74 HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY #2 HARLEY CARD STOCK VAR ED [*] $4.99 AUG190529-M DC COMICS
75 FLASH FORWARD #2 [*] $3.99 AUG190518-M DC COMICS
76 DOCTOR STRANGE #20 $3.99 JUL191020-M MARVEL COMICS
77 WONDER WOMAN #81 $3.99 AUG190570-M DC COMICS
78 HISTORY OF MARVEL UNIVERSE #4 $4.99 AUG191088-M MARVEL COMICS
79 WONDER WOMAN #80 $3.99 AUG190568-M DC COMICS
80 LAST GOD #1 (MR) $4.99 AUG190448-M DC COMICS
81 BLACK PANTHER AND AGENTS OF WAKANDA #2 $3.99 AUG191064-M MARVEL COMICS
82 CONTAGION #1 $3.99 AUG191015-M MARVEL COMICS
83 CATWOMAN #16 $3.99 AUG190498-M DC COMICS
84 FLASH #80 $3.99 AUG190514 DC COMICS
85 TONY STARK IRON MAN #17 $3.99 AUG191051-M MARVEL COMICS
86 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #16 $3.99 AUG190538-M DC COMICS
87 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #10 $3.99 AUG191105-M MARVEL COMICS
88 GHOST-SPIDER #3 $3.99 AUG190952-M MARVEL COMICS
89 BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #6 $3.99 AUG190495-M DC COMICS
90 JOURNEY STAR WARS RISE SKYWALKER ALLEGIANCE #2 $3.99 AUG191110-M MARVEL COMICS
91 BASKETFUL OF HEADS #1 (MR) [*] $3.99 AUG190432 DC COMICS
92 SANDMAN UNIVERSE SPECIAL HELLBLAZER #1 (MR) $4.99 AUG190456 DC COMICS
93 BATMAN #81 CARD STOCK VAR ED $4.99 AUG190483 DC COMICS
94 STAR WARS TARGET VADER #4 $3.99 AUG191119 MARVEL COMICS
95 BATMAN #80 CARD STOCK VAR ED $4.99 AUG190481 DC COMICS
96 SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #2 $3.99 AUG191382-M BOOM! STUDIOS
97 DEAD MAN LOGAN #12 $3.99 AUG191087 MARVEL COMICS
98 PUNISHER #16 $3.99 AUG191090-M MARVEL COMICS
99 FANTASTIC FOUR GRAND DESIGN #1 $5.99 AUG190989-M MARVEL COMICS
100 SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN #1 $7.99 AUG190459-M DC COMICS

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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.

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