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Top 100 Comics: January 2012

Justice League Darkseid scattered Earth's heroes, forcing Green Lantern to take the lead to save the world in Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #5 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book sold to specialty retailers in January.

In January DC Comics achieved an accomplishment unseen since January 2005: a publisher taking all of the top ten spots on the monthly comics sales chart. The publisher's Batman #5 ranked #2, Action Comics #5 ranked #3, Detective Comics #5 ranked #4, Green Lantern #5 ranked #5, Batman: The Dark Knight #5 ranked #6, Superman #5 ranked #7, The Flash #5 ranked #8, Batman and Robin #5 ranked #9, and Aquaman #5 ranked #10.

Marvel Comics' top book in January was Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco's Uncanny X-Men #5 which ranked #11.

Dark Horse Comics' top comic for the month was Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9, based on Joss Whedon's fan-favorite television series, which ranked #63.

IDW Publishing relaunch of J. Scott Campbell's Danger Girl in January with Danger Girl: Revolver #1 was the publisher's top book for the month at #97.

Rounding out the premier publishers, Image Comics' top book in January was Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #93 at #59.

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

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 106.20 NOV110104-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #5 $3.99 DC
2 3 100.00 NOV110133-M BATMAN #5 $2.99 DC
3 2 80.53 NOV110125-M ACTION COMICS #5 $3.99 DC
4 4 76.13 NOV110138-M DETECTIVE COMICS #5 $2.99 DC
5 5 75.01 NOV110154-M GREEN LANTERN #5 $2.99 DC
6 11 58.87 NOV110140-M BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #5 $2.99 DC
7 14 56.49 NOV110129-M SUPERMAN #5 $2.99 DC
8 18 54.88 NOV110113-M FLASH #5 $2.99 DC
9 15 50.20 NOV110145 BATMAN AND ROBIN #5 [*] $2.99 DC
10 24 49.88 NOV110109-M AQUAMAN #5 $2.99 DC
11 7 48.64 NOV110564-M UNCANNY X-MEN #5 $3.99 MAR
12 8 48.41 NOV110563 UNCANNY X-MEN #4 $3.99 MAR
13 9 45.62 NOV110560-M WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #4 $3.99 MAR
14 6 44.97 NOV110566-M WOLVERINE #300 $4.99 MAR
15 10 44.89 NOV110504-M AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 $3.99 MAR
16 52 44.16 NOV110111-M WONDER WOMAN #5 $2.99 DC
17 13 43.82 NOV110527-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #677 $3.99 MAR
18 16 42.00 NOV110493-M AVENGERS #21 $3.99 MAR
19 56 41.85 NOV110183-M TEEN TITANS #5 $2.99 DC
20 17 41.57 NOV110531-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #678 $3.99 MAR
21 19 40.93 NOV110520-M SCARLET SPIDER #1 $3.99 MAR
22 20 40.55 NOV110495-M NEW AVENGERS #20 $3.99 MAR
23 21 40.13 NOV110525-M AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #3 $3.99 MAR
24 59 40.08 NOV110158-M GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #5 $2.99 DC
25 60 39.79 NOV110147-M BATWOMAN #5 $2.99 DC
26 27 39.33 NOV110149 BATGIRL #5 [*] $2.99 DC
27 22 39.12 NOV110576-M UNCANNY X-FORCE #20 $3.99 MAR
28 28 38.65 NOV110153 NIGHTWING #5 [*] $2.99 DC
29 34 38.62 NOV110575 UNCANNY X-FORCE #19.1 $2.99 MAR
30 23 38.19 NOV110515-M ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MAR
31 36 37.98 NOV110589 DEADPOOL #49 $2.99 MAR
32 29 37.30 NOV110157 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #5 [*] $2.99 DC
33 25 35.98 NOV110480-M CAPTAIN AMERICA #7 $3.99 MAR
34 12 35.44 NOV110507 AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 $4.99 MAR
35 26 35.16 NOV110477-M INCREDIBLE HULK #4 $3.99 MAR
36 41 34.59 NOV110544-M FANTASTIC FOUR #602 $2.99 MAR
37 68 33.57 NOV110164-M SWAMP THING #5 $2.99 DC
38 47 33.33 NOV110529-M DAREDEVIL #8 $2.99 MAR
39 44 32.65 NOV110542-M FF #14 $2.99 MAR
40 37 32.41 NOV110160 RED LANTERNS #5 [*] $2.99 DC
41 30 30.91 NOV110562 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ALPHA AND OMEGA #1 $3.99 MAR
42 42 30.37 NOV110152 CATWOMAN #5 [*] $2.99 DC
43 33 29.84 NOV110487-M DEFENDERS #2 $3.99 MAR
44 31 29.67 NOV110570-M X-MEN #23 $3.99 MAR
45 43 29.35 NOV110150 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #5 [*] $2.99 DC
46 32 29.18 NOV110497-M SECRET AVENGERS #21 $3.99 MAR
47 54 28.80 NOV110583-M X-MEN LEGACY #261 $2.99 MAR
48 35 28.73 NOV110484-M MIGHTY THOR #10 $3.99 MAR
49 45 28.58 NOV110132 SUPERGIRL #5 [*] $2.99 DC
50 57 28.48 OCT110674 X-MEN LEGACY #260 $2.99 MAR
51 48 28.38 NOV110108 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #5 [*] $2.99 DC
52 49 28.27 NOV110163 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #5 [*] $2.99 DC
53 51 27.98 NOV110166 ANIMAL MAN #5 [*] $2.99 DC
54 61 27.07 NOV110499 SECRET AVENGERS #21.1 $2.99 MAR
55 38 26.94 NOV110491-M INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #512 $3.99 MAR
56 39 26.72 NOV110518 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #6 $3.99 MAR
57 40 26.04 NOV110517 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #6 $3.99 MAR
58 55 25.81 NOV110131 SUPERBOY #5 [*] $2.99 DC
59 64 24.21 NOV110472 WALKING DEAD #93 (MR) $2.99 IMA
60 46 23.86 NOV110579 ASTONISHING X-MEN #46 $3.99 MAR
61 50 23.28 NOV110524 CARNAGE USA #2 $3.99 MAR
62 62 23.17 NOV110118 GREEN ARROW #5 [*] $2.99 DC
63 66 23.10 NOV110020-M BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #5 $2.99 DAR
64 63 22.57 NOV110175 SUICIDE SQUAD #5 [*] $2.99 DC
65 105 22.31 NOV110171-M STORMWATCH #5 $2.99 DC
66 69 22.02 NOV110533-M VENOM #12 $2.99 MAR
67 65 21.86 NOV110146 BIRDS OF PREY #5 [*] $2.99 DC
68 73 21.18 NOV110535 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BUCKY #626 $2.99 MAR
69 75 20.46 NOV110474 FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #6 $2.99 MAR
70 76 20.05 NOV110475 FEAR ITSELF FEARLESS #7 $2.99 MAR
71 79 19.70 NOV110586-M X-FACTOR #230 $2.99 MAR
72 198 19.32 OCT110967 LORD OF THE JUNGLE #1 (MR) $1.00 DE
73 58 18.76 NOV110181 ALL STAR WESTERN #5 [*] $3.99 DC
74 86 18.31 NOV110578 NEW MUTANTS #36 $2.99 MAR
75 87 18.29 NOV110482-M JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #633 $2.99 MAR
76 85 18.29 NOV110151 HUNTRESS #4 $2.99 DC
77 53 17.92 SEP110631 SUPERIOR #7 (MR) $4.99 MAR
78 77 17.81 NOV110170 DEMON KNIGHTS #5 [*] $2.99 DC
79 78 17.67 NOV110189 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #5 [*] $2.99 DC
80 89 17.56 NOV110546 PUNISHER #7 $2.99 MAR
81 67 17.53 NOV110547 MOON KNIGHT #9 $3.99 MAR
82 90 17.41 NOV110541 HULK #47 $2.99 MAR
83 95 16.75 NOV110476 AVENGERS ACADEMY #24 $2.99 MAR
84 83 16.58 NOV110144 BATWING #5 [*] $2.99 DC
85 82 16.53 NOV110122 SAVAGE HAWKMAN #5 [*] $2.99 DC
86 84 16.46 NOV110174 DEATHSTROKE #5 [*] $2.99 DC
87 100 15.89 NOV110574 X-23 #20 $2.99 MAR
88 71 15.88 NOV110142-M BATMAN ODYSSEY VOL 2 #4 $3.99 DC
89 101 15.77 NOV110551 THUNDERBOLTS #168 $2.99 MAR
90 74 15.72 NOV110354-M FATALE #1 (MR) [*] $3.50 IMA
91 92 15.68 NOV110167 FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #5 [*] $2.99 DC
92 102 15.57 NOV110552 THUNDERBOLTS #169 $2.99 MAR
93 94 15.21 NOV110119 DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #5 [*] $2.99 DC
94 96 14.86 NOV110188 LEGION LOST #5 [*] $2.99 DC
95 80 14.80 JUN110712-M BRILLIANT #2 (MR) $3.95 MAR
96 98 14.71 NOV110117 FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #5 [*] $2.99 DC
97 70 14.69 NOV110287-M DANGER GIRL REVOLVER #1 $3.99 IDW
98 110 14.47 NOV110585 GENERATION HOPE #15 $2.99 MAR
99 112 14.41 NOV110580 MAGNETO NOT A HERO #3 $2.99 MAR
100 72 14.39 NOV110315 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING #6 $3.99 IDW

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For retailers, Diamond offers the Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sales charts on the Diamond Tools page of the Diamond Retailer Services website to provide more information about the industry's top selling publications.

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.

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

Data for Diamond’s sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, minus any copies that are distributed free of cost.

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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