Top 100 Comics: March 2015
Apr 12, 2015
Leia Organa of Alderaan must balance the needs of her surviving people with the demands of the Rebel Alliance after her homeworld's destruction in Mark Waid and Terry Dodson's Princess Leia #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of March.
In total, Marvel Comics had nine of the month's top ten comics, including Jason Aaron and John Cassaday's Star Wars #3 at #2, Brian Michael Bendis and Arthur Adams' Guardians Team-Up #1 at #3, Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones' Howard the Duck #1 at # 7, and Gerry Conway and Carlo Barberi's Amazing Spider-Man #16.1 at #10.
DC Entertainment had one title in the top ten, Peter J. Tomasi and Viktor Bogdanovic's Batman: Arkham Knight #1 at #9.
Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #139 for Image Comics was the publisher's top book in March at #13. Based on the classic 1980s cartoon, IDW Publishing's Jem and the Holograms #1 was their best-selling book at #77. Finally, Mike Mignola and Ben Stenbeck's Frankenstein Underground #1 from Dark Horse Comics was the publisher's top book at #136.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2015
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | PRINCESS LEIA #1 | $3.99 | JAN150727-M | MAR |
| 2 | STAR WARS #3 | $3.99 | JAN150742-M | MAR |
| 3 | GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1 | $3.99 | DEC140815-M | MAR |
| 4 | SPIDER-GWEN #2 | $3.99 | JAN150785-M | MAR |
| 5 | PRINCESS LEIA #2 | $3.99 | JAN150738-M | MAR |
| 6 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16 | $3.99 | JAN150779-M | MAR |
| 7 | HOWARD THE DUCK #1 | $3.99 | JAN150769-M | MAR |
| 8 | DARTH VADER #3 | $3.99 | JAN150740-M | MAR |
| 9 | BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT #1 | $3.99 | JAN150229-M | DC |
| 10 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16.1 | $3.99 | JAN150781-M | MAR |
| 11 | THOR #6 | $3.99 | JAN150825-M | MAR |
| 12 | SILK #2 | $3.99 | JAN150783-M | MAR |
| 13 | WALKING DEAD #139 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN150615 | IMA |
| 14 | HARLEY QUINN #15 | $2.99 | DEC140346-M | DC |
| 15 | WALKING DEAD #138 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN150614 | IMA |
| 16 | ALL NEW HAWKEYE #1 | $3.99 | JAN150761-M | MAR |
| 17 | DESCENDER #1 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN150567-M | IMA |
| 18 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #25 | $4.99 | JAN150752-M | MAR |
| 19 | ALL NEW X-MEN #39 | $3.99 | JAN150746-M | MAR |
| 20 | DETECTIVE COMICS #40 | $3.99 | JAN150333-M | DC |
| 21 | SAGA #26 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN150704 | IMA |
| 22 | BATMAN AND ROBIN #40 | $2.99 | JAN150323-M | DC |
| 23 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | JAN150791-M | MAR |
| 24 | AVENGERS #42 | $3.99 | JAN150815-M | MAR |
| 25 | SUPERMAN #39 | $3.99 | DEC140307-M | DC |
| 26 | UNCANNY X-MEN #32 | $3.99 | DEC140928-M | MAR |
| 27 | MULTIVERSITY ULTRA COMICS #1 | $4.99 | JAN150233-M | DC |
| 28 | ALL NEW X-MEN #37 | $3.99 | NOV140843 | MAR |
| 29 | DEADPOOL #43 | $3.99 | JAN150872-M | MAR |
| 30 | BATMAN ETERNAL #48 | $2.99 | JAN150300 | DC |
| 31 | NEW AVENGERS #31 | $3.99 | JAN150812-M | MAR |
| 32 | BATMAN ETERNAL #49 | $2.99 | JAN150301 | DC |
| 33 | BATMAN ETERNAL #51 | $2.99 | JAN150303 | DC |
| 34 | BATMAN ETERNAL #50 | $2.99 | JAN150302 | DC |
| 35 | BATMAN SUPERMAN #20 | $3.99 | JAN150316-M | DC |
| 36 | CHRONONAUTS #1 (MR) | $3.5 | JAN150560-M | IMA |
| 37 | GREEN LANTERN #40 | $2.99 | JAN150342-M | DC |
| 38 | BATGIRL #40 | $2.99 | JAN150321-M | DC |
| 39 | GRAYSON #8 | $2.99 | JAN150330-M | DC |
| 40 | LEGENDARY STAR LORD #10 | $3.99 | JAN150758-M | MAR |
| 41 | GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #3 | $3.99 | JAN150749-M | MAR |
| 42 | NEW AVENGERS #32 | $3.99 | JAN150814 | MAR |
| 43 | SPIDER-WOMAN #5 | $3.99 | JAN150787-M | MAR |
| 44 | DEADPOOL #44 | $3.99 | JAN150874 | MAR |
| 45 | DETECTIVE COMICS ENDGAME #1 | $2.99 | JAN150311 | DC |
| 46 | ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 | $3.99 | JAN150820-M | MAR |
| 47 | GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #2 | $3.99 | DEC140819-M | MAR |
| 48 | FLASH #40 | $3.99 | JAN150265-M | DC |
| 49 | TEEN TITANS #8 | $2.99 | JAN150276-M | DC |
| 50 | ACTION COMICS #40 | $3.99 | JAN150291-M | DC |
| 51 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #7 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN150696 | IMA |
| 52 | ROCKET RACCOON #9 | $3.99 | JAN150798-M | MAR |
| 53 | WYTCHES #5 (MR) | $2.99 | DEC140775-M | IMA |
| 54 | ANT-MAN #3 | $3.99 | JAN150838-M | MAR |
| 55 | SUPERIOR IRON MAN #6 | $3.99 | JAN150830-M | MAR |
| 56 | RETURN OF LIVING DEADPOOL #2 | $3.99 | JAN150861 | MAR |
| 57 | SPIDER-MAN 2099 #10 | $3.99 | JAN150778 | MAR |
| 58 | FANTASTIC FOUR #644 | $3.99 | JAN150849-M | MAR |
| 59 | MS MARVEL #13 | $2.99 | JAN150859-M | MAR |
| 60 | AQUAMAN #40 | $2.99 | JAN150261-M | DC |
| 61 | BATGIRL ENDGAME #1 | $2.99 | JAN150312 | DC |
| 62 | JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #10 | $3.99 | JAN150254-M | DC |
| 63 | DEATHSTROKE #6 | $2.99 | JAN150259-M | DC |
| 64 | X-MEN #25 | $3.99 | JAN150876-M | MAR |
| 65 | NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #8 | $2.99 | JAN150274 | DC |
| 66 | NEW 52 FUTURES END #44 (WEEKLY) | $2.99 | JAN150223 | DC |
| 67 | SPAWN RESURRECTION #1 | $2.99 | DEC140602-M | IMA |
| 68 | SOUTHERN CROSS #1 | $2.99 | JAN150571-M | IMA |
| 69 | NEW 52 FUTURES END #45 (WEEKLY) | $2.99 | JAN150224 | DC |
| 70 | DAREDEVIL #14 | $3.99 | JAN150855 | MAR |
| 71 | NEW 52 FUTURES END #46 (WEEKLY) | $2.99 | JAN150225 | DC |
| 72 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #40 | $3.99 | JAN150345-M | DC |
| 73 | THANOS VS HULK #4 | $3.99 | JAN150807-M | MAR |
| 74 | NEW 52 FUTURES END #47 (WEEKLY) | $2.99 | JAN150226 | DC |
| 75 | NOVA #28 | $3.99 | JAN150756-M | MAR |
| 76 | MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #11 | $3.99 | JAN150777 | MAR |
| 77 | JEM & THE HOLOGRAMS #1 [*] | $3.99 | JAN150430-M | IDW |
| 78 | SINESTRO #11 | $2.99 | JAN150349-M | DC |
| 79 | WOLVERINES #9 | $3.99 | JAN150866 | MAR |
| 80 | STAR WARS #2 | $3.99 | DEC140809-M | MAR |
| 81 | WOLVERINES #10 | $3.99 | JAN150867 | MAR |
| 82 | NAMELESS #2 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN150694-M | IMA |
| 83 | EARTH 2 #32 | $2.99 | JAN150249 | DC |
| 84 | WOLVERINES #11 | $3.99 | JAN150868 | MAR |
| 85 | AMAZING X-MEN #18 | $3.99 | JAN150875 | MAR |
| 86 | HULK #13 | $3.99 | JAN150846 | MAR |
| 87 | WOLVERINES #12 | $3.99 | JAN150869 | MAR |
| 88 | UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #3 | $3.99 | JAN150832-M | MAR |
| 89 | CATWOMAN #40 | $2.99 | JAN150314-M | DC |
| 90 | SUPERGIRL #40 | $2.99 | JAN150297-M | DC |
| 91 | SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN #4 | $3.99 | JAN150863 | MAR |
| 92 | BLACK SCIENCE #12 (MR) | $3.5 | JAN150671-M | IMA |
| 93 | HULK #12 | $3.99 | JAN150845 | MAR |
| 94 | ANGELA ASGARDS ASSASSIN #4 | $3.99 | JAN150802 | MAR |
| 95 | INHUMAN #13 | $3.99 | JAN150828-M | MAR |
| 96 | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #40 | $3.99 | JAN150257-M | DC |
| 97 | NINJAK #1 | $3.99 | JAN151636-M | VAL |
| 98 | EARTH 2 WORLDS END #22 | $2.99 | JAN150243 | DC |
| 99 | EARTH 2 WORLDS END #23 | $2.99 | JAN150244 | DC |
| 100 | EARTH 2 WORLDS END #24 | $2.99 | JAN150245 | DC |
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Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. 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.
