Top 100 Comics: May 2019
Jun 10, 2019
A techno-virus turns a tenth of Earth's population into monstrous creatures and the Justice League is all that stands in the way of total disaster in Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, and Stefano Gaudiano's DCeased #1 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book of May 2019.
In total, DC had six titles in the top ten including Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock #10 at #2, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 at #3, Snyder and Jock's The Batman Who Laughs #5 at #5, Batman #70 at #8, and Batman #71 at #9.
Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten: Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato's Savage Avengers #1 ranked #4; Nick Spencer, Gerardo Sandoval, and Victor Nava's Amazing Spider-Man #21 ranked #6; Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy Jose's The Immortal Hulk #17 ranked #7; and Spencer and Humberto Ramos' Amazing Spider-Man #22 ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #191 ranked #27; Dark Horse Comics' Stranger Things: Six #1, a prequel to the Netflix series, ranked #82; BOOM! Studios' Firefly #6 ranked #98; Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #1, a crossover with Archie Comics, ranked #107; and IDW Publishing's Transformers #4 ranked #156.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2019
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | 290.19 | MAR190464-M | DCEASED #1 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
2 | 3 | 140.59 | JAN190585-M | DOOMSDAY CLOCK #10 | $4.99 | DC COMICS |
3 | 2 | 135.64 | MAR190458-M | BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #1 (MR) | $5.99 | DC COMICS |
4 | 5 | 133.79 | MAR190757-M | SAVAGE AVENGERS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
5 | 4 | 130.12 | MAR190495-M | BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #5 | $4.99 | DC COMICS |
6 | 7 | 110.80 | MAR190831-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
7 | 6 | 104.70 | MAR190845-M | IMMORTAL HULK #17 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
8 | 10 | 100.00 | MAR190487-M | BATMAN #70 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
9 | 11 | 99.03 | MAR190489-M | BATMAN #71 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
10 | 14 | 93.52 | MAR190835-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
11 | 8 | 92.99 | MAR190765-M | WAR OF REALMS #3 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
12 | 15 | 92.89 | MAR190476-M | HEROES IN CRISIS #9 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
13 | 13 | 90.98 | MAR190847-M | IMMORTAL HULK #18 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
14 | 9 | 87.44 | MAR190773-M | WAR OF REALMS #4 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
15 | 16 | 80.05 | MAR190807-M | VENOM #14 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
16 | 18 | 78.68 | MAR190501-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #1003 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
17 | 40 | 77.82 | MAR190793-M | WAR OF REALMS NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
18 | 19 | 75.63 | MAR190503-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
19 | 17 | 72.34 | FEB190943-M | STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
20 | 22 | 65.95 | MAR190525-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #23 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
21 | 23 | 65.69 | MAR190527-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #24 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
22 | 25 | 63.13 | MAR190830 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20.HU | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
23 | 26 | 62.37 | MAR190871-M | SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
24 | 24 | 62.21 | MAR190467-M | BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
25 | 32 | 60.55 | MAR190805-M | FANTASTIC FOUR #10 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
26 | 28 | 59.07 | MAR190827-M | AVENGERS #19 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
27 | 27 | 58.36 | MAR190255-M | WALKING DEAD #191 (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
28 | 29 | 57.39 | MAR190551-M | SUPERMAN #11 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
29 | 31 | 56.30 | MAR190816-M | THOR #13 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
30 | 33 | 54.29 | MAR190517-M | GREEN LANTERN #7 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
31 | 21 | 53.79 | MAR190505 | DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC COMICS |
32 | 34 | 53.78 | MAR190884-M | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
33 | 37 | 51.13 | MAR190934 | UNCANNY X-MEN #18 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
34 | 38 | 51.10 | MAR190933 | UNCANNY X-MEN #17 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
35 | 36 | 50.54 | MAR190479-M | ACTION COMICS #1011 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
36 | 39 | 49.98 | MAR190510-M | FLASH #70 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
37 | 35 | 49.66 | MAR190961-M | STAR WARS #66 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
38 | 42 | 49.26 | MAR190963-M | STAR WARS AOR BOBA FETT #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
39 | 41 | 48.73 | MAR190512-M | FLASH #71 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
40 | 20 | 48.23 | MAR190859-M | STAR WARS ORIG MARVEL YRS #108 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
41 | 46 | 47.02 | MAR190892-M | THANOS #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
42 | 44 | 46.57 | MAR190456-M | BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #1 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
43 | 45 | 46.53 | MAR190498-M | CATWOMAN #11 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
44 | 47 | 46.50 | MAR190958-M | STAR WARS #65 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
45 | 71 | 45.63 | MAR190248-M | SPAWN #297 | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
46 | 30 | 45.22 | MAR190875-M | SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY #3 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
47 | 49 | 44.25 | MAR190538 | NAOMI #5 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
48 | 50 | 44.02 | FEB190843-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
49 | 52 | 42.98 | MAR190967-M | STAR WARS AOR HAN SOLO #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
50 | 51 | 42.31 | FEB190532-M | SHAZAM #5 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
51 | 53 | 41.31 | MAR190556-M | WONDER WOMAN #70 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
52 | 54 | 40.16 | MAR190877-M | MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
53 | 57 | 39.75 | MAR190988-M | STAR WARS VADER DARK VISIONS #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
54 | 58 | 39.35 | MAR190973-M | STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
55 | 55 | 39.26 | MAR190558-M | WONDER WOMAN #71 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
56 | 12 | 38.97 | MAR190478 | SUPERMAN LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1 | $9.99 | DC COMICS |
57 | 60 | 38.83 | MAR190896-M | DAREDEVIL #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
58 | 61 | 38.44 | MAR190952-M | CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
59 | 62 | 38.19 | MAR190898-M | DAREDEVIL #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
60 | 59 | 38.16 | MAR190529-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
61 | 65 | 37.69 | MAR190931-M | MAJOR X #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | 66 | 36.82 | MAR190886-M | COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
63 | 67 | 36.82 | MAR190869-M | FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
64 | 64 | 36.77 | MAR190519-M | HARLEY QUINN #61 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
65 | 68 | 35.71 | MAR190562-M | YOUNG JUSTICE #5 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
66 | 73 | 34.41 | MAR190978-M | STAR WARS AOR LANDO CALRISSIAN #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
67 | 75 | 33.72 | FEB190852-M | TONY STARK IRON MAN #11 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
68 | 77 | 33.18 | MAR190932 | MAJOR X #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
69 | 78 | 32.95 | MAR190909-M | PUNISHER #11 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
70 | 89 | 32.75 | MAR192061-M | FALLEN WORLD #1 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
71 | 79 | 32.53 | MAR190941 | DEAD MAN LOGAN #7 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
72 | 80 | 32.46 | MAR190907-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #14 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
73 | 56 | 32.33 | NOV188875-M | IMMORTAL HULK #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
74 | 43 | 32.23 | MAR190928-M | X-MEN GRAND DESIGN X-TINCTION #1 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
75 | 82 | 31.96 | MAR190947 | DEADPOOL #12 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
76 | 81 | 31.73 | MAR190473-M | TEEN TITANS #30 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
77 | 83 | 31.54 | MAR190485-M | BATGIRL #35 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
78 | 85 | 31.44 | MAR190786-M | WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
79 | 87 | 31.23 | MAR190888-M | CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
80 | 88 | 31.05 | MAR190948-M | SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
81 | 90 | 30.92 | MAR190942 | WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #4 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
82 | 69 | 30.76 | MAR190270-M | STRANGER THINGS SIX #1 [*] | $3.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
83 | 63 | 30.18 | MAR190782-M | WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE WAR AVENGERS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
84 | 91 | 29.76 | MAR190471-M | DEATHSTROKE #43 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
85 | 92 | 29.35 | MAR190531-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #9 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
86 | 96 | 29.24 | MAR190879-M | SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #8 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
87 | 94 | 29.24 | MAR190483-M | AQUAMAN #48 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
88 | 97 | 29.07 | MAR190982-M | STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
89 | 95 | 29.02 | MAR190539-M | NIGHTWING #60 | $3.99 | DC COMICS |
90 | 99 | 28.35 | MAR190866-M | SPIDER-MAN CITY AT WAR #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
91 | 100 | 28.13 | MAR190803-M | WAR OF REALMS UNCANNY X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
92 | 72 | 28.09 | MAR190780-M | WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE DARK ELF REALM #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
93 | 101 | 27.98 | MAR190788-M | WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
94 | 74 | 27.33 | MAR190784-M | WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE LAND OF GIANTS #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
95 | 70 | 27.25 | MAR190882-M | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #50 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
96 | 103 | 27.04 | MAR190881 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
97 | 104 | 26.71 | MAR190809-M | GIANT MAN #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
98 | 93 | 26.55 | MAR191263-M | FIREFLY #6 | $3.99 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
99 | 105 | 26.49 | MAR190814-M | ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9 WR | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
100 | 106 | 26.40 | MAR190984-M | STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
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