Top 100 Comics: September 2020
Oct 21, 2020
Marvel Comics’ Venom #28 by Donny Cates and Juan Gedeon, continuing the "Venom Beyond" storyline, was the best-selling comic book distributed in September.
Marvel Comics had eight titles in the top ten. Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz's X of Swords: Creation #1, the opening chapter of the X of Swords crossover in the X-Men books, ranked #2. Also debuting in September were Donny Cates and Guiu Vilanova's Web of Venom: Wraith #1 (ranking #5), Christopher Cantwell and CAFU's Iron Man #1 (ranking #6), and Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Leonard Kirk's Marvel Zombies: Resurrection #1 (ranking #10). Other titles in the top ten include Thor #7, X-Men #12, and Fantastic Four #24.
Image Comics had two titles in September's top ten. Their best-selling title, Todd McFarlane and Jim Muniz's Spawn #310, ranked #4. Also, The Department of Truth #1, a conspiracy thriller from James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds that sold out at Diamond before it shipped, placed in September's top ten at #7.
The best-selling comic titles from the other premier publishers in September were BOOM! Studios’ We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 by Al Ewing and Simone Di Meo at #31; Dark Horse Comics’ You Look Like Death: Tales from The Umbrella Academy #1 by Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and I.N.J. Culbard at #52; Dynamite Entertainment’s Vampirella #13 by Christopher Priest, Ergun Gunduz, and Giovanni Timpano, at #77; and IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #109 by Sophie Campbell and Jodie Nishijima at #85.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2020
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | VENOM #28 | $3.99 | APR201004-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 2 | X OF SWORDS CREATION #1 | $6.99 | JUL200583-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 3 | THOR #7 | $3.99 | APR201008-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | SPAWN #310 [*] | $2.99 | JUL200231-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | WEB OF VENOM WRAITH #1 | $4.99 | FEB200936-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | IRON MAN #1 | $4.99 | JUL200595-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 7 | DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200012-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 8 | X-MEN #12 | $3.99 | APR200891-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | FANTASTIC FOUR #24 | $3.99 | JUL200667-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #1 | $5.99 | FEB200797-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 11 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #48 | $3.99 | APR200988-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 12 | THOR #5 | $3.99 | FEB200961-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 13 | STRANGE ACADEMY #3 | $3.99 | MAR200939-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 14 | JUGGERNAUT #1 | $3.99 | MAR200879-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 15 | THOR #6 | $3.99 | MAR201009-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 16 | SHANG-CHI #1 | $3.99 | APR200837-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 17 | IMMORTAL SHE-HULK #1 | $4.99 | JUL200653-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 18 | IMMORTAL HULK #37 | $3.99 | APR201027-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 19 | BLACK WIDOW #1 | $3.99 | FEB200823-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 20 | WOLVERINE #5 | $3.99 | APR200902-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 21 | WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEYRE DEAD #1 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200871-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 22 | GIANT SIZE X-MEN STORM #1 | $4.99 | APR200900-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 23 | X-FACTOR #4 | $4.99 | JUL200590-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 24 | EMPYRE #6 | $5.99 | JUL200639-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 25 | STAR WARS #6 | $3.99 | MAR201070-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 26 | RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 | $5.99 | JUL200626-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 27 | AVENGERS #36 | $3.99 | JUL200672-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 28 | SPIDER-MAN #4 | $3.99 | OCT190995-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 29 | FANTASTIC FOUR ANTITHESIS #2 | $4.99 | JUL200657-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 30 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #21 | $3.99 | JUL200636-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 31 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SINS OF NORMAN OSBORN #1 | $4.99 | JUL200606-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 32 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #5 | $3.99 | APR201051-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 33 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #23 | $3.99 | APR201029-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 34 | EMPYRE FALLOUT FANTASTIC FOUR #1 | $3.99 | JUL200646-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 35 | MAESTRO #2 | $3.99 | JUL200660-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 36 | VENOM #27 | $3.99 | APR208001-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 37 | GIANT SIZE X-MEN TRIBUTE WEIN COCKRUM #1 | $5.99 | MAR200904-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 38 | HELLIONS #4 | $3.99 | APR200897-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 39 | IMMORTAL HULK THRESHING PLACE #1 | $4.99 | FEB200977 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 40 | X-FORCE #12 | $3.99 | APR200921 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 41 | EXCALIBUR #12 | $3.99 | APR200907-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 42 | IMMORTAL HULK #0 | $4.99 | JUL200662 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 43 | MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #18 | $3.99 | MAR200933-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 44 | STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #5 | $3.99 | APR201049-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 45 | MARAUDERS #12 | $3.99 | APR200919 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 46 | EMPYRE AFTERMATH AVENGERS #1 | $4.99 | JUL200650-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 47 | NEW MUTANTS #12 | $3.99 | APR200920 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 48 | FANTASTIC FOUR #23 | $3.99 | APR200884-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 49 | SAVAGE AVENGERS #12 | $3.99 | FEB200981-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 50 | X-FACTOR #3 | $3.99 | APR200895 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 51 | DAREDEVIL #22 | $3.99 | APR201034 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 52 | YOU LOOK LIKE DEATH TALES UMBRELLA ACADEMY #1 | $3.99 | JUL200238-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 53 | ICE CREAM MAN #20 | $3.99 | FEB200182-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 54 | STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PEREZ #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200017-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 55 | CABLE #4 | $3.99 | APR200898 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 56 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6 | $3.99 | APR201006 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 57 | DOCTOR DOOM #7 | $3.99 | FEB200970-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 58 | MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #2 | $3.99 | MAR200942-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 59 | X-MEN MARVELS SNAPSHOT #1 | $4.99 | FEB200902-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 60 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN #2 | $3.99 | JUL201441-M | TITAN COMICS |
| 61 | THOR #4 | $3.99 | APR208887-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 62 | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #4 | $3.99 | APR201056-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 63 | SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #10 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200919-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 64 | VENOM #26 | $3.99 | MAR200999-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 65 | SPIDER-WOMAN #4 | $3.99 | APR200981-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 66 | UNKINDNESS OF RAVENS #1 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200876-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 67 | FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #3 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200204 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 68 | THOR #2 | $3.99 | NOV190739-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 69 | THOR #3 | $3.99 | JAN208274-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 70 | VENOM #25 | $5.99 | FEB200941-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 71 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #18 | $3.99 | JUN208905-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 72 | SPIDER-MAN NOIR #4 | $3.99 | APR200977-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 73 | UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #8 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200236-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 74 | SEVEN SECRETS #2 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200917-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 75 | THOR #1 | $4.99 | AUG199022-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 76 | SPAWN #309 | $2.99 | JUL208922 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 77 | VAMPIRELLA #13 [*] | $3.99 | JUN200707-M | DYNAMITE |
| 78 | STAR #5 | $3.99 | MAR201047-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 79 | MARVELS X #5 | $4.99 | MAR200963-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 80 | STRANGE ACADEMY #1 | $4.99 | JAN209043-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 81 | TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 FACSIMILE EDITION | $3.99 | JUL200605 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 82 | RED SONJA #19 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200781-M | DYNAMITE |
| 83 | INKBLOT #1 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200025-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 84 | STRANGE ACADEMY #2 | $3.99 | FEB200849-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 85 | TMNT ONGOING #109 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200567-M | IDW PUBLISHING |
| 86 | MIRKA ANDOLFO MERCY #6 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200217-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 87 | CYBERPUNK 2077 TRAUMA TEAM #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200245 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 88 | RAVENCROFT #4 | $3.99 | FEB200952-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 89 | CIMMERIAN PEOPLE OF BLACK CIRCLE #1 (MR) | $3.99 | JUN200808-M | ABLAZE |
| 90 | DIE #13 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200201-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 90 | FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #3 | $3.99 | FEB200968-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 92 | BOYS DEAR BECKY #5 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JUL200775-M | DYNAMITE |
| 93 | FIREFLY #20 [*] | $3.99 | JUL200883-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 94 | MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL #14 | $3.99 | FEB200812 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 95 | ALIEN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY #2 | $3.99 | JUL200268-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 96 | RAVENCROFT #5 | $3.99 | MAR200996 | MARVEL COMICS |
| 97 | SACRED SIX #2 [*] | $3.99 | APR201186-M | DYNAMITE |
| 98 | STRANGER THINGS SCIENCE CAMP #1 | $3.99 | JUL200255-M | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 99 | CONAN BATTLE FOR SERPENT CROWN #5 | $3.99 | APR201046-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 100 | GRENDEL KY #1 (MR) | $3.99 | JUL201084-M | ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC |
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