 Top 300 Comics Actual--October 2008Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title DataPublished: 11/18/2008, Last Updated: 11/20/2008 01:57am  #1 in October These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2008.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in October, see "Top Comics Slide in October."
For an analysis of the dollar trends in October, see "Comics Up 9% Over 2007."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during October, see "Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--October 2008."
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TOP 300 COMICS -- OCTOBER 2008
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Rank
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Index
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Title
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Price
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Pub
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Est.Qty
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1
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148.81
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SECRET INVASION #7 (Of 8) SI*
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$3.99
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MAR
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154,675
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2
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111.28
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FINAL CRISIS #4 (Of 7)
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$3.99
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DC
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115,666
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3
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106.08
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HULK #7*
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$2.99
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MAR
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110,261
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4
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100
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BATMAN #680 RIP*
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$2.99
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DC
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103,941
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5
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95.74
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NEW AVENGERS #46 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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99,513
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6
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83.95
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MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 SI
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$2.99
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MAR
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87,258
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7
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83.48
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ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 MD
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$2.99
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MAR
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86,770
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8
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79.42
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 NWD*
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$3.99
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MAR
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82,550
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9
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78
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UNCANNY X-MEN #503 MD
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$2.99
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MAR
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81,074
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10
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77.67
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JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #25
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$3.99
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DC
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80,731
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11
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75.69
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THOR #11
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$2.99
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MAR
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78,673
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12
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74.42
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JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #26
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$2.99
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DC
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77,353
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13
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73.51
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FINAL CRISIS RAGE O/RED LANTERNS #1
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$3.99
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DC
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76,407
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14
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69.66
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #43
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$2.99
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MAR
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72,405
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15
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69.34
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JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #19*
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$2.99
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DC
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72,073
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16
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66.97
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ASTONISHING X-MEN GHOST BOXES #1 (Of 2)
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$3.99
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MAR
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69,609
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17
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66.45
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574
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$2.99
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MAR
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69,069
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18
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66.3
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #575
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$2.99
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MAR
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68,913
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19
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63.39
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X-MEN LEGACY #217 XOS 2
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$2.99
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MAR
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65,888
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20
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63.38
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DETECTIVE COMICS #849 RIP
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$2.99
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DC
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65,878
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21
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63.24
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DARK TOWER TREACHERY #2 (Of 6)*
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$3.99
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MAR
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65,732
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22
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62
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STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #2 (Of 5)*
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$3.99
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MAR
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64,443
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23
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61.97
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FINAL CRISIS LEGION O/THREE WORLDS #2 (Of 5)
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$3.99
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DC
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64,412
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24
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61.76
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MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #1 (Of 4)*
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$3.99
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MAR
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64,194
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25
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61.34
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AVENGERS INVADERS #5 (Of 12)*
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$2.99
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MAR
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63,757
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26
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60.98
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GREEN LANTERN #35
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$2.99
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DC
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63,383
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27
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58.84
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AVENGERS INITIATIVE #18 SI*
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$2.99
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MAR
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61,159
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28
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58.73
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ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 (Of 5)
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$2.99
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MAR
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61,045
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29
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57.48
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X-FORCE #8
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$2.99
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MAR
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59,745
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30
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56.61
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WOLVERINE ORIGINS #29 XOS 3*
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$2.99
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MAR
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58,841
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31
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56.34
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DEADPOOL #3 SI*
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