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Top 100 Comics And Graphic Novels For October 2012

We examined October 2013 marketshare last week, but here are the top 100 sales in Northern America through Diamond Comic Distributors. Walking Dead #103 makes an impressive appearance at #9, and Marvel have started to grab back parts of the top ten that used to be off limits.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2012

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 204.80 UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 $3.99 MAR
2 2 115.61 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #12 $4.99 MAR
3 3 100.00 BATMAN #13 $3.99 DC
4 4 79.40 JUSTICE LEAGUE #13 $3.99 DC
5 6 71.08 A PLUS X #1 $3.99 MAR
6 10 61.91 GREEN LANTERN #13 $2.99 DC
7 7 51.51 DETECTIVE COMICS #13 $3.99 DC
8 8 50.77 AVX VS #6 $3.99 MAR
9 22 50.15 WALKING DEAD #103 (MR) $2.99 IMA
10 9 49.41 AVX CONSEQUENCES #1 $3.99 MAR
11 5 46.93 MARVEL NOW POINT ONE #1 $5.99 MAR
12 11 45.34 ACTION COMICS #13 $3.99 DC
13 12 44.49 UNCANNY X-MEN #20 $3.99 MAR
14 29 44.01 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #13 $2.99 DC
15 31 42.55 BATMAN AND ROBIN #13 $2.99 DC
16 14 42.34 AVX CONSEQUENCES #2 $3.99 MAR
17 15 42.14 AVENGERS #31 $3.99 MAR
18 32 41.49 EARTH 2 #5 $2.99 DC
19 33 41.06 BATMAN INCORPORATED #4 $2.99 DC
20 17 40.39 AVX CONSEQUENCES #3 $3.99 MAR
21 18 39.97 UNCANNY X-MEN #19 $3.99 MAR
22 19 39.46 AVX CONSEQUENCES #4 $3.99 MAR
23 20 39.23 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #695 $3.99 MAR
24 21 39.07 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #696 $3.99 MAR
25 16 38.10 BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #2 (MR) [*] $3.99 DC
26 24 37.90 AVENGERS #32 $3.99 MAR
27 38 36.85 AQUAMAN #13 $2.99 DC
28 26 36.04 NEW AVENGERS #31 $3.99 MAR
29 25 35.92 BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #4 (MR) $3.99 DC
30 27 35.29 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #18 $3.99 MAR
31 44 35.17 SUPERMAN #13 $2.99 DC
32 23 34.73 BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #2 (MR) [*] $3.99 DC
33 47 34.24 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #13 $2.99 DC
34 13 34.04 ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #1 $4.99 DC
35 36 33.82 TALON #1 [*] $2.99 DC
36 51 33.76 BATGIRL #13 $2.99 DC
37 28 33.72 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #19 $3.99 MAR
38 49 33.67 FLASH #13 $2.99 DC
39 48 33.67 WALKING DEAD MICHONNE SPECIAL (MR) $2.99 IMA
40 53 32.70 GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #13 $2.99 DC
41 57 31.81 NIGHTWING #13 $2.99 DC
42 65 30.56 FANTASTIC FOUR #611 $2.99 MAR
43 34 29.71 UNCANNY X-FORCE #32 $3.99 MAR
44 67 29.49 WONDER WOMAN #13 $2.99 DC
45 35 28.93 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #1 $3.99 DC
46 68 28.86 RED LANTERNS #13 $2.99 DC
47 37 27.72 MINIMUM CARNAGE ALPHA #1 $3.99 MAR
48 70 27.69 TEEN TITANS #13 $2.99 DC
49 71 27.60 HIT-GIRL #4 (MR) $2.99 MAR
50 39 27.59 DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #1 $3.99 MAR
51 42 27.11 CAPTAIN AMERICA #19 $3.99 MAR
52 72 27.07 CATWOMAN #13 $2.99 DC
53 43 26.75 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #16 $3.99 MAR
54 30 26.31 BATGIRL ANNUAL #1 $4.99 DC
55 74 26.11 X-MEN LEGACY #275 $2.99 MAR
56 45 26.00 WOLVERINE #315 $3.99 MAR
57 76 25.84 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #16.1 $2.99 MAR
58 46 25.84 CAPTAIN AMERICA #18 $3.99 MAR
59 50 25.29 WOLVERINE MAX #1 (MR) $3.99 MAR
60 77 25.16 BATWOMAN #13 $2.99 DC
61 78 25.10 DAREDEVIL #19 $2.99 MAR
62 52 24.94 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #527 $3.99 MAR
63 54 24.58 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #8 $3.99 MAR
64 55 24.34 INCREDIBLE HULK #15 $3.99 MAR
65 82 24.32 SWAMP THING #13 $2.99 DC
66 81 24.24 WORLDS FINEST #5 $2.99 DC
67 56 24.23 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #526 $3.99 MAR
68 83 23.88 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #13 $2.99 DC
69 85 23.87 HAWKEYE #3 $2.99 MAR
70 59 23.83 SECRET AVENGERS #32 $3.99 MAR
71 58 23.82 MIGHTY THOR #22 $3.99 MAR
72 62 23.30 MIGHTY THOR #21 $3.99 MAR
73 61 23.27 WOLVERINE #314 $3.99 MAR
74 87 23.13 ANIMAL MAN #13 $2.99 DC
75 63 23.10 SECRET AVENGERS #33 $3.99 MAR
76 66 22.19 AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #13 $3.99 MAR
77 41 21.77 SWAMP THING ANNUAL #1 $4.99 DC
78 92 21.60 A-BABIES VS X-BABIES #1 $2.99 MAR
79 94 21.43 SCARLET SPIDER #10 $2.99 MAR
80 95 21.38 VENOM #26 $2.99 MAR
81 69 21.31 X-MEN #37 $3.99 MAR
82 115 20.99 RED SHE-HULK #58 $2.99 MAR
83 96 20.80 FF #23 $2.99 MAR
84 90 20.24 PHANTOM STRANGER #1 [*] $2.99 DC
85 99 20.23 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #13 $2.99 DC
86 101 19.86 SUPERGIRL #13 $2.99 DC
87 73 19.81 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #17 $3.99 MAR
88 75 19.59 ASTONISHING X-MEN #55 $3.99 MAR
89 102 19.59 DEADPOOL #63 $2.99 MAR
90 103 19.48 DEADPOOL #62 $2.99 MAR
91 105 19.30 CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 $2.99 MAR
92 106 18.76 GAMBIT #4 $2.99 MAR
93 80 18.71 ULTIMATE COMICS IRON MAN #1 $3.99 MAR
94 60 18.65 AVENGING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 $4.99 MAR
95 79 18.64 MARVEL UNIVERSE VS AVENGERS #1 $3.99 MAR
96 107 18.64 SUICIDE SQUAD #13 $2.99 DC
97 64 18.37 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL #1 $4.99 DC
98 109 18.21 PUNISHER WAR ZONE #1 $2.99 MAR
99 84 17.87 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #17 $3.99 MAR
100 112 17.85 HAPPY #2 $2.99 IMA

Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2012

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 13.55 SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 02 $22.99 DC
2 4 10.15 SAGA TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMA
3 1 6.97 WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 (MR) $59.99 IMA
4 9 6.97 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE $9.99 IMA
5 12 4.19 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US $14.99 IMA
6 6 3.40 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT HC VOL 01 KNIGHT TERRORS $24.99 DC
7 16 3.37 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP $14.99 MAR
8 19 3.25 NIGHTWING TP VOL 01 TRAPS AND TRAPEZES $14.99 DC
9 8 2.94 V FOR VENDETTA BOOK AND MASK SET (MR) $24.99 DC
10 10 2.88 BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS $24.99 DC
11 24 2.56 UNWRITTEN TP VOL 06 TOMMY TAYLOR  WAR OF WORDS (MR) $16.99 DC
12 3 2.52 WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) $59.99 IMA
13 21 2.34 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP $19.99 DC
14 37 2.33 CASTLE PREM HC RICHARD CASTLES STORM SEASON $19.99 MAR
15 33 2.26 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK TP VOL 01 IN THE DARK $14.99 DC
16 36 2.18 SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 05 UNNATURAL HABITAT (MR) $14.99 DC
17 31 2.02 ALL STAR WESTERN TP VOL 01 GUNS AND GOTHAM $16.99 DC
18 41 1.98 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 01 $14.99 MAR
19 14 1.98 AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE TP $29.99 MAR
20 40 1.97 SUPERGIRL TP VOL 01 LAST DAUGHTER OF KRYPTON $14.99 DC
21 23 1.94 GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS HC VOL 01 RING BEARER $22.99 DC
22 17 1.87 CHARLES BURNS HIVE GN $21.95 RAN
23 46 1.77 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS $14.99 IMA
24 51 1.74 I VAMPIRE TP VOL 01 TAINTED LOVE $14.99 DC
25 32 1.74 SUPERCROOKS PREM HC (MR) $19.99 MAR
26 48 1.73 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 16 A LARGER WORLD (MR) $14.99 IMA
27 106 1.72 MIND THE GAP TP VOL 01 INTIMATE STRANGERS (MR) $9.99 IMA
28 27 1.70 JUSTICE LEAGUE HC VOL 01 ORIGIN $24.99 DC
29 43 1.68 AVENGING SPIDER-MAN TP FRIENDS BEAT UP YOUR FRIENDS $19.99 MAR
30 57 1.62 VENOM TP SAVAGE SIX $16.99 MAR
31 20 1.61 DEATH THE DELUXE EDITION HC (MR) $29.99 DC
32 38 1.60 POWERS TP VOL 14 GODS (MR) $19.99 MAR
33 26 1.56 BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP $24.99 DC
34 53 1.52 HELLBLAZER THE DEVILS TRENCH COAT TP (MR) $16.99 DC
35 28 1.47 CROSSED TP VOL 04 BADLANDS (MR) $24.99 AVA
36 42 1.46 STAR WARS AGENT O/T EMPIRE TP VOL 01 IRON ECLIPSE $18.99 DAR
37 30 1.45 HOBBIT TP $20.00 RAN
38 25 1.44 BATMAN ODYSSEY HC $29.99 DC
39 67 1.43 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE $14.99 IMA
40 5 1.41 CHRIS WARE BUILDING STORIES HC $50.00 RAN
41 74 1.39 BATMAN EYE OF THE BEHOLDER TP $14.99 DC
42 63 1.39 SECRET AVENGERS TP RUN MISSION SAVE WORLD $19.99 MAR
43 122 1.35 BLEACH TP VOL 48 $9.99 VIZ
44 125 1.34 BLEACH TP VOL 49 $9.99 VIZ
45 44 1.32 STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/T OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 10 WAR $19.99 DAR
46 66 1.32 AGE OF APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 X-TERMINATED $16.99 MAR
47 81 1.30 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE $14.99 IMA
48 39 1.27 UNCANNY X-FORCE PREM HC BOOK 01 FINAL EXECUTION $24.99 MAR
49 105 1.24 RED HULK TP MAYAN RULE $16.99 MAR
50 60 1.22 STAR WARS DARK TIMES TP VOL 05 OUT WILDERNESS $17.99 DAR
51 90 1.20 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR) $14.99 IMA
52 111 1.19 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY NEW MUTANTS TP EXILED $16.99 MAR
53 88 1.19 PUNISHERMAX TP HOMELESS (MR) $15.99 MAR
54 79 1.19 SAVAGE HAWKMAN TP VOL 01 DARKNESS RISING $16.99 DC
55 65 1.18 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG COMPLETE COMIC ENCYCLOPEDIA TP $16.99 ARC
56 100 1.18 HUNTRESS CROSSBOW AT THE CROSSROADS TP $14.99 DC
57 77 1.17 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC
58 103 1.17 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 15 WE FIND OURSELVES (MR) $14.99 IMA
59 107 1.15 GREEN LANTERN CORPS THE WEAPONER TP $14.99 DC
60 120 1.11 X-FACTOR TP VOL 16 TOGETHER AGAIN FOR FIRST TIME $16.99 MAR
61 161 1.10 YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 03 $9.99 VIZ
62 112 1.08 SUPERMAN BATMAN SORCERER KINGS TP $14.99 DC
63 93 1.08 BIRDS OF PREY TP VOL 02 THE DEATH OF ORACLE $16.99 DC
64 15 1.07 CRIMINAL DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR) $49.99 MAR
65 110 1.07 FEAR ITSELF TP AVENGERS ACADEMY $19.99 MAR
66 72 1.06 SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE FLASH TP VOL 04 $19.99 DC
67 34 1.05 BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 01 $29.99 DC
68 116 1.04 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE $14.99 IMA
69 101 1.04 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA RISE OF ECLIPSO TP $16.99 DC
70 121 0.99 HAUNT TP VOL 04 $14.99 IMA
71 119 0.99 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR) $14.99 IMA
72 136 0.97 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 11 $11.99 HAC
73 124 0.97 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR) $14.99 IMA
74 158 0.96 MARVEL TALES BY ALAN DAVIS TP $16.99 MAR
75 182 0.96 INFERNAL MAN-THING TP $14.99 MAR
76 131 0.95 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME $14.99 IMA
77 113 0.95 FEAR ITSELF TP IRON MAN $16.99 MAR
78 87 0.95 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER TP JOURNEY BEGINS $19.99 MAR
79 134 0.94 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR) $14.99 IMA
80 153 0.93 GANTZ TP VOL 25 (MR) $12.99 DAR
81 115 0.93 ASTONISHING X-MEN TP VOL 09 EXALTED $16.99 MAR
82 127 0.93 TWELVE TP VOL 02 $15.99 MAR
83 188 0.93 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 03 PROMISE PART 3 $10.99 DAR
84 95 0.91 ESSENTIAL THOR TP VOL 06 $19.99 MAR
85 142 0.91 MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD $14.99 IMA
86 141 0.89 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR) $14.99 IMA
87 82 0.89 SHADOW BLOOD & JUDGMENT TP (MR) $19.99 DE
88 220 0.88 HELL YEAH TP VOL 01 LAST DAY ON EARTHS $9.99 IMA
89 69 0.88 BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP $24.99 DC
90 129 0.87 SPIDER-MAN FLYING BLIND TP $16.99 MAR
91 144 0.87 ITS TOKYO CHARLIE BROWN GN $13.99 BOO
92 62 0.87 STAR WARS OMNIBUS CLONE WARS TP VOL 02 ENEMY SIDES $24.99 DAR
93 84 0.87 CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER PREM HC VOL 03 $24.99 MAR
94 163 0.87 FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND (MR) $14.99 DC
95 145 0.86 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR) $14.99 IMA
96 80 0.86 GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO $22.99 DC
97 147 0.86 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM $14.99 IMA
98 169 0.83 ZOMBIES CHRISTMAS CAROL TP $19.99 MAR
99 86 0.83 BATMAN EARTH ONE HC $22.99 DC
100 35 0.83 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT ALAN DAVIS HC $39.99 DC




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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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