Top 100 Non-Premier Comics: October 2019
Nov 11, 2019
Featuring art from The Walking Dead's Charlie Adlard, Ablaze's Vampire State Building #1, a horror series about a group of tourists trapped by vampires in Manhattan's Empire State Building, was the best-selling non-premier comic book in October.
Also in the top ten for Ablaze, Vampire State Building #2 ranked #3.
Oni Press had two titles in the top ten: Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons II: Painscape #2, the sequel to IDW Publishing's crossover mini-series, ranked #2 and Rick and Morty #55 ranked #9.
Vault Comics' Money Shot #1 ranked #4.
Titan Comics had two titles in the top ten: Blade Runner 2019 #4, the final chapter of the first story arc, ranked #4 and Robotech Remix #1 ranked #8.
Ahoy Comics' The Second Coming #4 ranked #6.
Archie Comics' Archie Vs. Predator II #3 ranked #7.
Finally, Valiant Entertainment's Bloodshot #2 ranked #10.
TOP 100 NON-PREMIER COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2019
QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 114 | 91 | 37.61 | JUL191360-M | VAMPIRE STATE BUILDING #1 | $3.99 | ABLAZE |
2 | 181 | 174 | 23.21 | AUG192124-M | RICK & MORTY VS D&D II PAINSCAPE #2 (MR) | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
3 | 207 | 180 | 19.71 | AUG191440-M | VAMPIRE STATE BUILDING #2 (MR) | $3.99 | ABLAZE |
4 | 210 | 173 | 19.51 | AUG192340-M | MONEY SHOT #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
5 | 214 | 205 | 18.78 | AUG192250-M | BLADE RUNNER 2019 #4 | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
6 | 261 | 237 | 14.63 | AUG191512 | SECOND COMING #4 (MR) | $3.99 | AHOY COMICS |
7 | 264 | 253 | 14.59 | AUG191609-M | ARCHIE VS PREDATOR 2 #3 | $3.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
8 | 275 | 244 | 13.63 | AUG192222-M | ROBOTECH REMIX #1 [*] | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
9 | 278 | 261 | 13.40 | AUG192127-M | RICK & MORTY #55 | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
10 | 295 | 271 | 11.58 | AUG192304-M | BLOODSHOT (2019) #2 [*] | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
11 | 299 | 293 | 11.30 | AUG192299-M | ROKU #1 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
12 | 304 | 282 | 10.94 | AUG191496 | DARK ARK AFTER FLOOD #1 [*] | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
13 | 305 | 328 | 10.83 | AUG191625-M | ARCHIE #708 | $3.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
14 | 308 | 289 | 10.76 | APR191772-M | IRON MAIDEN LEGACY O/T BEAST VOL 2 NIGHT CITY #3 | $3.99 | HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE |
15 | 323 | 310 | 9.70 | AUG191616-M | JUGHEAD HUNGER VS VAMPIRONICA #5 | $3.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
16 | 324 | 263 | 9.60 | AUG191831-M | LADY DEATH NIGHTMARE SYMPHONY #1 (MR) | $4.99 | COFFIN COMICS |
17 | 326 | 305 | 9.28 | AUG191499 | SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE LIQUIDATED #1 [*] | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
18 | 341 | 302 | 8.55 | AUG192349 | PLOT #2 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
19 | 342 | 258 | 8.54 | JUL198907-M | MONEY SHOT #1 CVR C BLACK BAG ANDOLFO VAR (M | $5.99 | VAULT COMICS |
20 | 344 | 304 | 8.51 | AUG192338-M | CULT CLASSIC CREATURE FEATURE #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
21 | 348 | 336 | 8.18 | AUG192313-M | KILLERS #4 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
22 | 349 | 326 | 8.00 | AUG192361-M | MONSTER PLANET #1 | $3.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
23 | 354 | 332 | 7.55 | AUG192232-M | LIFE IS STRANGE #9 (MR) | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
24 | 355 | 279 | 7.54 | AUG192356-M | GRIMM TALES OF TERROR 2019 HALLOWEEN ED | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
25 | 356 | 346 | 7.53 | AUG192307-M | DOCTOR MIRAGE #3 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
26 | 358 | 307 | 7.28 | JUN191801-M | SUPERIOR AOC #1 | $4.99 | KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT |
27 | 360 | 360 | 7.17 | AUG191619-M | ARCHIE 1955 #2 | $3.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
28 | 363 | 325 | 7.07 | JUN191323-M | AMALGAMA SPACE ZOMBIE #1 CVR A YOUNG (MR) | $4.99 | ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE |
29 | 366 | 361 | 6.83 | AUG192317-M | PSI-LORDS #5 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
30 | 370 | 364 | 6.58 | JUL191466 | SPOOKHOUSE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL | $3.99 | ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS |
31 | 371 | 366 | 6.56 | JUL191433 | DARK RED #7 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
32 | 375 | 367 | 6.49 | JUL192232-M | TANK GIRL #7 | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
33 | 378 | 372 | 6.32 | AUG192310-M | LIVEWIRE #11 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
34 | 379 | 356 | 6.21 | AUG192061-M | CATALYST PRIME SEVEN DAYS #1 [*] | $3.99 | LION FORGE |
35 | 385 | 416 | 5.81 | AUG191622-M | ARCHIE MARRIED LIFE 10 YEARS LATER #3 | $3.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
36 | 387 | 373 | 5.63 | JAN191583 | RAGS #5 (MR) | $3.99 | ANTARCTIC PRESS |
37 | 390 | 397 | 5.53 | AUG192239-M | BLOODBORNE #16 (MR) | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
38 | 391 | 380 | 5.50 | JUL192346-M | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #32 | $3.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
39 | 392 | 423 | 5.46 | JUL192282-M | BLOODSHOT (2019) #1 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
40 | 394 | 388 | 5.40 | AUG192368-M | UNBOUND #1 | $3.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
41 | 397 | 390 | 5.37 | JUL192149 | DARK AGE #3 | $3.95 | RED 5 COMICS |
42 | 399 | 391 | 5.26 | AUG192080 | WOLVENHEART #1 | $3.99 | MAD CAVE STUDIOS |
43 | 400 | 406 | 5.24 | AUG191506 | KNIGHTS TEMPORAL #4 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
44 | 401 | 343 | 5.14 | JUN191492-M | WARRIOR NUN DORA #1 | $5.99 | AVATAR PRESS INC |
45 | 402 | 448 | 5.09 | AUG191633 | ARCHIES HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR #1 | $2.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
46 | 406 | 403 | 4.85 | AUG191510 | EDGAR ALLAN POES SNIFTER OF TERROR SEASON 2 #1 | $3.99 | AHOY COMICS |
47 | 408 | 417 | 4.81 | JUL191431 | ANIMOSITY #24 (MR) | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
48 | 413 | 420 | 4.73 | AUG191505 | YOU ARE OBSOLETE #2 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
49 | 414 | 341 | 4.71 | AUG192391-M | WATCHER #3 (MR) | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
50 | 416 | 424 | 4.60 | AUG191630-M | JUGHEAD TIME POLICE #5 | $3.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
51 | 417 | 410 | 4.58 | AUG192387-M | VAN HELSING VS DRACULAS DAUGHTER #3 | $3.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
52 | 419 | 374 | 4.48 | JUL192279 | GINSENG ROOTS #1 | $5.00 | UNCIVILIZED COMICS |
53 | 420 | 413 | 4.46 | AUG192044-M | PINK LEMONADE #1 | $3.99 | IT'S ALIVE |
54 | 421 | 349 | 4.42 | AUG192192 | SNOW WHITE ZOMBIE APOCOLYPSE ONE SHOT | $5.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
55 | 426 | 435 | 4.18 | AUG191501 | MIDNIGHT VISTA #2 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
56 | 429 | 426 | 4.04 | JUN192095 | NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ZEROS JOURNEY #13 | $3.99 | TOKYOPOP |
57 | 430 | 394 | 4.03 | MAR181145 | TREMENDOUS TRUMP SHE-TRUMP ONE SHOT | $4.99 | ANTARCTIC PRESS |
58 | 431 | 428 | 4.02 | JUL192386 | NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ZEROS JOURNEY #14 | $3.99 | TOKYOPOP |
59 | 434 | 434 | 3.84 | AUG192376-M | MYSTERE #2 | $3.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
60 | 435 | 449 | 3.75 | AUG191652-M | FATHOM VOL 8 #6 | $3.99 | ASPEN MLT INC |
61 | 436 | 450 | 3.74 | AUG191504 | BAD RECEPTION #3 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
62 | 438 | 383 | 3.66 | AUG192380-M | TALES OF TERROR BRIDGEWATER TRIANGLE #2 | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
63 | 439 | 495 | 3.63 | AUG191634 | B&V FRIENDS FOREVER SUPERNATURAL #1 | $2.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
64 | 443 | 447 | 3.51 | JAN192205 | THESE SAVAGE SHORES #5 (MR) | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
65 | 444 | 459 | 3.50 | JUL191589-M | LOLA XOXO VOL 3 #3 | $3.99 | ASPEN MLT INC |
66 | 445 | 465 | 3.38 | AUG191462 | ROCK & ROLL BIOGRAPHIES GWAR | $3.50 | ACME INK |
67 | 446 | 452 | 3.38 | MAY191908-M | DEAD END KIDS #1 | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
68 | 451 | 454 | 3.22 | AUG192189-M | MIDNIGHT SKY #2 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
69 | 452 | 458 | 3.20 | AUG192347 | MALL #3 (MR) | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
70 | 456 | 462 | 3.13 | AUG192345 | SERA & ROYAL STARS #4 | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
71 | 458 | 474 | 3.10 | JUL191438 | KILLER GROOVE #5 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
72 | 463 | 466 | 2.93 | JUL192324 | NECROMANCERS MAP #2 | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
73 | 464 | 405 | 2.89 | MAR191846 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #267 | $5.99 | KENZER & COMPANY |
74 | 465 | 470 | 2.87 | AUG192350 | RELICS OF YOUTH #2 | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
74 | 465 | 490 | 2.87 | AUG191485-M | KILLSWITCH #1 (MR) | $3.99 | ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE |
76 | 467 | 442 | 2.86 | AUG192046-M | D WARD #1 (MR) | $4.99 | KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT |
77 | 469 | 475 | 2.80 | AUG191668 | MEZO PREMIER EDITION #1 | $3.99 | A WAVE BLUE WORLD INC |
78 | 471 | 477 | 2.79 | AUG192344 | RESONANT #4 (MR) | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
79 | 472 | 476 | 2.77 | JUL192194 | REJECTED DEAD GIRL ONE SHOT (MR) | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
80 | 473 | 481 | 2.77 | AUG192013 | OMNI #3 (MR) | $3.99 | HUMANOIDS INC |
81 | 474 | 479 | 2.76 | AUG198509 | PLOT #1 (MR) | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
81 | 474 | 493 | 2.76 | AUG191649-M | SOULFIRE VOL 8 #5 | $3.99 | ASPEN MLT INC |
83 | 476 | 486 | 2.70 | JUL192190 | GUTTER MAGIC #1 | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
84 | 477 | 483 | 2.66 | JUL192188 | DEAD END KIDS #3 | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
85 | 479 | 488 | 2.62 | JUL192165 | HEADLESS #2 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
86 | 480 | 457 | 2.57 | JUN191666 | WAILING BLADE #4 | $4.99 | COMIXTRIBE |
87 | 481 | 503 | 2.57 | AUG192237 | SECRET LIFE OF PETS VOL 2 #1 | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
88 | 482 | 491 | 2.53 | AUG192204 | BEYOND THE DEMON THE SEA ONESHOT (MR) | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
89 | 483 | 510 | 2.38 | AUG191482-M | GOING TO THE CHAPEL #2 | $3.99 | ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE |
90 | 486 | 516 | 2.29 | FEB191373-M | ZORRO SACRILEGE #4 WOLFER MAIN CVR | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
91 | 488 | 517 | 2.26 | JUL191513 | CASPERS HAUNTED HALLOWEEN #1 MAIN CVR | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
92 | 489 | 508 | 2.24 | AUG192348 | NECROMANCERS MAP #3 | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
93 | 490 | 478 | 2.22 | AUG191859 | SQUARRIORS VOL 02 SUMMER #4 (MR) | $4.99 | DEVILS DUE |
94 | 491 | 522 | 2.21 | JUN191410 | MOON MAID #3 MIRACOLO MAIN CVR | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
95 | 492 | 523 | 2.18 | JUL191507-M | PELLUCIDAR WINGS OF DEATH #2 CVR A MARTINEZ | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
96 | 493 | 512 | 2.18 | JUL192328 | SHE SAID DESTROY #5 (MR) | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
97 | 494 | 513 | 2.15 | JUL192195 | SAMURAI GRANDPA #4 | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
98 | 495 | 514 | 2.14 | APR191397 | PUNCHLINE #8 MAIN CVR | $3.99 | ANTARCTIC PRESS |
99 | 497 | 461 | 2.10 | JUL192353 | GFT PRESENTS 2019 HORROR PINUP ONESHOT CVR D DIPASCALE | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
100 | 499 | 464 | 2.03 | JUL192352 | GFT PRESENTS 2019 HORROR PINUP ONESHOT CVR C SANTACRUZ | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
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