Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.
Sorry, this column is running quite late. So let’s just get on with things, shall we?
Warning: The commentary below may contain reasoned analysis, speculation (unfounded and otherwise), opinion, and/or snark. Those looking for a more straightforward analysis are directed to John Jackson Miller's excellent Comichron analysis, posted earlier this month over at Comichron!
Please consider the fine print at the end of the column, as it explains several things about how these charts are compiled.
(Note that the percentage comparisons are done with total orders including reorder activity.)
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2 - THE GREEN LANTERN ($4.99)
11/2003: Green Lantern #171 -- 32,374
11/2008: --
11/2013: Green Lantern #25 -- 54,322
11/2014: Green Lantern #36 -- 46,157 [46,524]
11/2015: Green Lantern #46 -- 38,976 [39,053]
11/2016: Green Lanterns #10 -- 46,306
11/2016: Green Lanterns #11 -- 44,703
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11/2017: Green Lanterns #34 -- 27,959 (- 1.0%)
11/2017: Green Lanterns #35 -- 27,338 (- 2.2%)
12/2017: Green Lanterns #36 -- 26,436 (- 3.3%)
12/2017: Green Lanterns #37 -- 26,055 (- 1.4%)
01/2018: Green Lanterns #38 -- 25,172 (- 3.4%)
01/2018: Green Lanterns #39 -- 25,551 (+ 1.5%)
02/2018: Green Lanterns #40 -- 24,807 (- 2.9%)
02/2018: Green Lanterns #41 -- 25,155 (+ 1.4%)
03/2018: Green Lanterns #42 -- 25,092 (- 0.3%)
03/2018: Green Lanterns #43 -- 24,780 (- 1.2%)
04/2018: Green Lanterns #44 -- 24,528 (- 1.0%)
04/2018: Green Lanterns #45 -- 24,173 (- 1.4%)
05/2018: Green Lanterns #46 -- 23,727 (- 1.8%)
05/2018: Green Lanterns #47 -- 23,789 (+ 0.3%)
06/2018: Green Lanterns #48 -- 23,994 (+ 0.9%)
06/2018: Green Lanterns #49 -- 24,157 (+ 0.7%)
07/2018: Green Lanterns #50 -- 25,389 (+ 5.1%)
07/2018: Green Lanterns #51 -- 24,316 (- 4.2%)
08/2018: Green Lanterns #52 -- 24,301 (- 0.1%)
08/2018: Green Lanterns #53 -- 23,923 (- 1.6%)
09/2018: Green Lanterns #54 -- 23,821 (- 0.4%)
09/2018: Green Lanterns #55 -- 23,444 (- 1.6%)
10/2018: Green Lanterns #56 -- 33,156 (+ 41.4%)
10/2018: Green Lanterns #57 -- 24,512 (- 26.1%)
11/2018: The Green Lantern #1 -- 113,651 (+363.7%)
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6 months: +378.4%
1 year : +311.0%
2 years : +149.8%
5 years : +109.2%
10 years: n.a.
15 years: +251.1%
DC have not done well by the Green Lantern franchise as of late, insisting that it was capable of supporting two twice-monthly books in the Rebirth era, and four monthly books during the New 52 era. While that may have been possible back when Geoff Johns was heading the franchise, it hasn’t been the case for a while. So this month they’ve finally come to their senses, replacing the two twice-monthly books with a single monthly title by a Grant Morrison & Liam Sharpe. And while’s highly unlikely that The Green Lantern will stick around above 100K going forward, if this can settle into the 70-80K range that would be a win for DC.
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5, 6 - BATMAN ($3.99)
11/2003: Batman #621 -- 96,784 [100,754]
11/2008: Batman #681 -- 103,151 [114,657]
11/2013: Batman #25 -- 125,602
11/2014: Batman #36 -- 115,183 [118,443]
11/2015: Batman #46 -- 106,989 [107,758]
11/2016: Batman #10 -- 120,901
11/2016: Batman #11 -- 116,690
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11/2017: Batman #34 -- 96,676 (- 1.2%)
11/2017: Batman #35 -- 97,459 (+ 0.8%)
12/2017: Batman #36 -- 94,385 (- 1.7%) [95,765]
12/2017: Batman #37 -- 92,902 (- 0.6%) [95,163]
01/2018: Batman #38 -- 98,440 (+ 7.8%) [102,548]
01/2018: Batman #39 -- 94,325 (- 7.4%) [94,998]
02/2018: Batman #40 -- 95,541 (+ 0.6%)
02/2018: Batman #41 -- 93,889 (- 1.1%) [94,495]
03/2018: Batman #42 -- 93,825 (- 0.7%)
03/2018: Batman #43 -- 91,649 (- 2.3%)
04/2018: Batman #44 -- 125,849 (+ 46.1%) [133,904]
04/2018: Batman #45 -- 96,448 (- 22.5%) [103,771]
05/2018: Batman #46 -- 100,140 (- 3.5%)
05/2018: Batman #47 -- 101,566 (+ 1.4%)
06/2018: Batman #48 -- 112,122 (+ 10.4%) [122,924]
06/2018: Batman #49 -- 121,836 (+ 8.7%)
07/2018: Batman #50 -- 440,819 (+258.6%)
07/2018: Batman #51 -- 111,549 (- 74.4%) [112,912]
08/2018: Batman #52 -- 102,344 (- 9.4%)
08/2018: Batman #53 -- 99,191 (- 2.4%) [99,897]
09/2018: Batman #54 -- 94,985 (- 5.2%)
09/2018: Batman #55 -- 105,609 (+ 12.9%) [106,876]
10/2018: Batman #56 -- 107,578 (+ 0.7%)
10/2018: Batman #57 -- 95,296 (- 11.5%)
11/2018: Batman #58 -- 94,930 (- 0.4%)
11/2018: Batman #59 -- 93,029 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: - 6.8%
1 year : - 3.2%
2 years : - 20.9%
5 years : - 25.2%
10 years: - 18.0%
15 years: - 6.7%
Last month I speculated that we’d see re-orders for #57 show up on this month’s chart, but I was wrong. It appears that the mid-90s is the new normal for Batman.
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8 - HEROES IN CRISIS ($3.99)
09/2018: Heroes in Crisis #1 of 9 -- 140,699 [149,305]
10/2018: Heroes in Crisis #2 of 9 -- 88,547 (- 39.8%) [93,151]
11/2018: Heroes in Crisis #3 of 9 -- 83,794 (- 10.0%)
Actually not a bad drop-off for the third issue, and there were reorders for the first two issues as well. So there’s apparently some audience for a grimdark crossover in the Rebirthed DCU, though not as much as for the gonzo-crazy DCU crossover of Metal. The fact is that gonzo-crazy is baked into the DNA of the DCU, while (outside of Batman) it’s harder to graft-on the grim dark, especially with characters like Superman and Wonder Woman (and Booster Gold, and Harley Quinn...)
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11, 13 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($3.99)
11/2013: --
11/2014: Justice League #36 -- 74,796 [75,983]
11/2015: --
11/2016: Justice League #8 -- 80,696 (- 5.9%)
11/2016: Justice League #9 -- 77,905 (- 3.5%)
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11/2017: Justice League #32 -- 73,839 (+ 55.3%)
11/2017: Justice League #33 -- 71,769 (- 1.2%) [72,959]
12/2017: Justice League #34 -- 46,958 (- 35.6%)
12/2017: Justice League #35 -- 46,228 (- 2.8%)
01/2018: Justice League #36 -- 46,043 (- 0.4%)
01/2018: Justice League #37 -- 45,313 (- 1.6%)
02/2018: Justice League #38 -- 45,314 (+ 0.0%)
02/2018: Justice League #39 -- 44,148 (- 2.6%)
03/2018: Justice League #40 -- 44,562 (+ 0.9%)
03/2018: Justice League #41 -- 43,675 (- 2.0%)
04/2018: Justice League #42 -- 43,423 (- 0.6%)
04/2018: Justice League #43 -- 42,959 (- 1.1%)
05/2018: No Justice #1 of 4 -- 86,775 (+107.5%) [89,119]
05/2018: No Justice #2 of 4 -- 68,812 (- 19.2%) [71,966]
05/2018: No Justice #3 of 4 -- 65,916 (- 2.7%) [69,990]
05/2018: No Justice #4 of 4 -- 64,342 (+ 0.3%) [70,186]
06/2018: Justice League #1 -- 200,235 (+189.7%) [203,354]
06/2018: Justice League #2 -- 86,001 (- 56.1%) [89,213]
07/2018: Justice League #3 -- 80,669 (- 9.6%)
07/2018: Justice League #4 -- 77,023 (- 1.1%) [79,779]
08/2018: Justice League #5 -- 76,592 (- 4.0%) [77,236]
08/2018: Justice League #6 -- 75,156 (- 1.9%) [75,984]
09/2018: Justice League #7 -- 74,393 (- 2.1%)
09/2018: Justice League #8 -- 76,360 (+ 4.6%) [77,784]
10/2018: Justice League #9 -- 72,687 (- 6.6%)
10/2018: Justice League #10 -- 84,179 (+ 15.8%) [84,625]
11/2018: Justice League #11 -- 74,204 (- 12.3%)
11/2018: Justice League #12 -- 70,105 (- 5.5%)
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6 months: - 4.2%
1 year : - 1.7%
2 years : - 9.0%
5 years : n.a.
“Drowned Earth” crossover issues, but they pretty much just sell like the next two issues of Justice League would.
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20 - SUPERMAN ($3.99)
11/2003: Superman #199 -- 33,429
11/2008: Superman #682 -- 55,435
11/2013: Superman #25 -- 39,295
11/2014: Superman #36 -- 52,272 [52,825]
11/2015: Superman #46 -- 41,657 [41,765]
11/2016: Superman #10 -- 66,956
11/2016: Superman #11 -- 63,686
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11/2017: Superman #34 -- 47,844 (+ 5.1%)
11/2017: Superman #35 -- 45,447 (- 5.0%)
12/2017: Superman #36 -- 44,281 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: Superman #37 -- 48,591 (+ 11.8%) [49,516]
01/2018: Superman #38 -- 47,261 (- 4.6%)
01/2018: Superman #39 -- 44,402 (- 6.0%)
02/2018: Superman #40 -- 43,776 (- 1.4%)
02/2018: Superman #41 -- 42,694 (- 2.5%)
03/2018: Superman #42 -- 43,799 (+ 2.6%)
03/2018: Superman #43 -- 42,291 (- 3.4%)
04/2018: Superman #44 -- 42,493 (+ 0.5%)
04/2018: Superman #45 -- 41,927 (- 1.3%)
05/2018: Special #1 -- 43,378 (+ 3.5%)
06/2018: --
07/2018: Superman #1 -- 133,703 (+213.5%) [136,612]
08/2018: Superman #2 -- 77,464 (- 43.3%)
09/2018: Superman #3 -- 67,405 (- 13.0%)
10/2018: Superman #4 -- 67,197 (- 0.3%)
11/2018: Superman #5 -- 54,727 (- 18.6%)
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6 months: + 26.2%
1 year : + 17.3%
2 years : - 16.2%
5 years : + 39.3%
10 years: - 1.3%
15 years: + 63.7%
Bends may be delivering the kind of Superman that I personally want to see in the comics, but so far that’s not translating to broad sales appeal. At this point it’s a question of whether Superman will level out above the low-40K where the previous series ended.
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24, 31 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($3.99)
11/2003: Detective Comics #788 -- 37,543
11/2008: Detective Comics #850 -- 64,196
11/2013: Detective Comics #25 -- 64,392
11/2014: Detective Comics #36 -- 58,171 [58,455]
11/2015: Detective Comics #46 -- 47,256 [47,280]
11/2016: Detective Comics #944 -- 71,923 (- 3.3%)
11/2016: Detective Comics #945 -- 69,942 (- 2.8%)
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11/2017: Detective Comics #968 -- 56,948 (+ 2.5%)
11/2017: Detective Comics #969 -- 52,855 (- 7.2%)
12/2017: Detective Comics #970 -- 52,560 (- 0.6%)
12/2017: Detective Comics #971 -- 51,727 (- 1.6%)
01/2018: Detective Comics #972 -- 51,694 (- 0.1%)
01/2018: Detective Comics #973 -- 53,024 (+ 2.6%)
02/2018: Detective Comics #974 -- 51,189 (- 3.5%)
02/2018: Detective Comics #975 -- 51,856 (+ 2.5%) [52,450]
03/2018: Detective Comics #976 -- 51,341 (- 2.1%)
03/2018: Detective Comics #977 -- 50,556 (- 1.5%)
04/2018: Detective Comics #978 -- 51,083 (+ 1.0%)
04/2018: Detective Comics #979 -- 50,049 (- 2.0%)
05/2018: Detective Comics #980 -- 51,162 (+ 2.2%)
05/2018: Detective Comics #981 -- 50,757 (- 0.8%)
06/2018: Detective Comics #982 -- 51,763 (+ 2.0%)
06/2018: Detective Comics #983 -- 52,016 (+ 0.5%)
07/2018: Detective Comics #984 -- 51,879 (- 0.3%)
07/2018: Detective Comics #985 -- 51,750 (+ 1.3%) [52,555]
08/2018: Detective Comics #986 -- 53,346 (+ 1.5%)
08/2018: Detective Comics #987 -- 51,362 (- 3.7%)
09/2018: Detective Comics #988 -- 51,405 (+ 0.1%)
09/2018: Detective Comics #989 -- 50,479 (- 1.8%)
10/2018: Detective Comics #990 -- 61,040 (+ 20.9%)
10/2018: Detective Comics #991 -- 50,318 (- 17.6%) [50,829]
11/2018: Detective Comics #992 -- 51,002 (+ 0.3%)
11/2018: Detective Comics #993 -- 48,971 (- 4.0%)
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6 months: - 1.9%
1 year : - 9.0%
2 years : - 29.5%
5 years : - 22.4%
10 years: - 22.1%
15 years: + 33.1%
This is the fist time that Detective has dipped below the 50K line in the Rebirth era. But issue #1000 is coming up in March.
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25 - CATWOMAN ($3.99)
11/2003: Catwoman #24 -- 23,164
11/2003: Catwoman #25 -- 26,345
11/2013: Catwoman #25 -- 29,471
11/2014: Catwoman #36 -- 26,237
11/2015: Catwoman #46 -- 21,661
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07/2018: Catwoman #1 -- 121,056 (+649.8%) [122,767]
08/2018: Catwoman #2 -- 64,721 (- 47.3%)
09/2018: Catwoman #3 -- 55,068 (- 14.9%)
10/2018: Catwoman #4 -- 72,130 (+ 31.0%)
11/2018: Catwoman #5 -- 50,131 (- 30.5%)
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5 years : + 70.1%
15 years: +102.5%
Back to normal. Still looking for its level, but frankly as long as that level is above 30K it’ll be a historically good place for a Catwoman solo series.
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26 - DROWNED EARTH ($4.99)
10/2018: JL/Aquaman Drowned Earth #1 -- 53,820 [55,983]
11/2018: Aquaman/JL Drowned Earth #1 -- 49,911 (- 10.8%)
The conclusion of the “Drowned Earth” crossover does fairly well compared to the opening. But as this was much more of a Justice League story than an Aquaman story, one might have suspected the sales to be closer to the JL level, but that may not have been clear to retailers who were ordering and basically decided to split the difference.
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19 - ACTION COMICS ($3.99)
11/2003: Action Comics #809 -- 29,819
11/2008: Action Comics #871 -- 58,547
11/2013: Action Comics #25 -- 46,550
11/2014: Action Comics #36 -- 41,835 [41,960]
11/2015: Action Comics #46 -- 35,569 [35,898]
11/2016: Action Comics #967 -- 50,611
11/2016: Action Comics #968 -- 48,931
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11/2017: Action Comics #991 -- 78,461 (- 3.1%)
11/2017: Action Comics #992 -- 41,955 (- 45.7%) [42,586]
12/2017: Action Comics #993 -- 42,016 (- 1.3%)
12/2017: Action Comics #994 -- 41,495 (+ 2.0%) [42,838]
01/2018: Action Comics #995 -- 41,987 (- 2.0%)
01/2018: Action Comics #996 -- 41,331 (- 0.0%) [41,978]
02/2018: Action Comics #997 -- 43,509 (+ 3.6%)
02/2018: Action Comics #998 -- 43,810 (+ 2.1%) [44,428]
03/2018: Action Comics #999 -- 51,534 (+ 18.2%) [52,503]
04/2018: Action Comics #1000 -- 449,787 (+858.0%) [502,982]
05/2018: Action Special #1 -- 47,236 (- 90.6%)
06/2018: --
07/2018: Action Comics #1001 -- 79,327 (+ 72.2%) [81,317]
08/2018: Action Comics #1002 -- 61,916 (- 23.9%)
09/2018: Action Comics #1003 -- 57,865 (- 7.4%)
10/2018: Action Comics #1004 -- 60,420 (+ 4.4%)
11/2018: Action Comics #1005 -- 49,149 (- 19.6%)
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6 months: + 4.0%
1 year : - 18.8%
2 years : - 1.2%
5 years : + 5.6%
10 years: - 16.1%
15 years: + 64.8%
Hands-down the storyline in Action is the best an ongoing Superman comic has been in quite some time (IMO); it’s too bad that the sales don’t reflect that.
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33, 49 - WONDER WOMAN ($3.99)
11/2003: Wonder Woman #198 -- 28,977
11/2008: Wonder Woman #26 -- 33,277
11/2013: Wonder Woman #25 -- 33,532
11/2014: Wonder Woman #36 -- 58,965 [61,115]
11/2015: Wonder Woman #46 -- 34,042 [34,454]
11/2016: Wonder Woman #10 -- 60,185
11/2016: Wonder Woman #11 -- 58,692
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11/2017: Wonder Woman #34 -- 41,185 (+ 3.2%)
11/2017: Wonder Woman #35 -- 38,637 (- 6.2%)
12/2017: Wonder Woman #36 -- 37,647 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: Wonder Woman #37 -- 36,970 (+ 1.5%) [38,227]
01/2018: Wonder Woman #38 -- 36,828 (- 3.7%)
01/2018: Wonder Woman #39 -- 36,269 (- 1.5%)
02/2018: Wonder Woman #40 -- 36,464 (+ 0.5%)
02/2018: Wonder Woman #41 -- 35,572 (- 2.4%)
03/2018: Wonder Woman #42 -- 35,358 (- 0.6%)
03/2018: Wonder Woman #43 -- 35,043 (- 0.9%)
04/2018: Wonder Woman #44 -- 34,606 (- 1.2%)
04/2018: Wonder Woman #45 -- 34,296 (- 0.9%)
05/2018: Wonder Woman #46 -- 34,430 (+ 0.4%)
05/2018: Wonder Woman #47 -- 33,848 (- 1.7%)
06/2018: Wonder Woman #48 -- 34,418 (+ 1.7%)
06/2018: Wonder Woman #49 -- 34,129 (- 0.8%)
07/2018: Wonder Woman #50 -- 38,375 (+ 12.4%)
07/2018: Wonder Woman #51 -- 50,901 (+ 40.2%) [53,791]
08/2018: Wonder Woman #52 -- 36,259 (- 32.6%)
08/2018: Wonder Woman #53 -- 34,900 (- 3.5%)
09/2018: Wonder Woman #54 -- 34,966 (- 0.1%)
09/2018: Wonder Woman #55 -- 33,851 (- 3.2%)
10/2018: Wonder Woman #56 -- 55,178 (+ 63.0%)
10/2018: Wonder Woman #57 -- 42,217 (- 23.5%)
11/2018: Wonder Woman #58 -- 44,467 (+ 5.3%)
11/2018: Wonder Woman #59 -- 37,418 (- 15.9%)
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6 months: + 19.9%
1 year : + 2.6%
2 years : - 31.5%
5 years : + 22.1%
10 years: + 23.0%
15 years: + 41.3%
G. Willow Wilson & Cary Nord come on board, and Wonder Woman continues to sell where Wonder Women comics tend to sell. Might do better in trades though, as that’s where Wilson tends to have her audience.
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36 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ($3.99)
11/2013: Justice League Dark #25 -- 38,760
11/2014: Justice League Dark #36 -- 24,495
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07/2018: Justice League Dark #1 -- 60,318 (+159.7%) [64,452]
08/2018: Justice League Dark #2 -- 46,545 (- 25.6%) [47,963]
09/2018: Justice League Dark #3 -- 44,656 (- 6.9%)
10/2018: Justice League Dark #4 -- 53,443 (+ 20.8%) [53,932]
11/2018: Justice League Dark #5 -- 43,953 (- 18.5%)
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5 years : + 13.4%
Quickly settling into the low- to mid-40K range, which is a historically good level for JLD if it holds.
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37, 39 - FLASH ($3.99)
11/2003: Flash #204 -- 35,423
11/2008: Flash #246 -- 27,746
11/2013: Flash #25 -- 41,838
11/2014: Flash #36 -- 38,145 [38,842]
11/2015: Flash #46 -- 36,153 [36,701]
11/2016: Flash #10 -- 70,681
11/2016: Flash #11 -- 68,304
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11/2017: Flash #34 -- 50,364 (- 27.7%)
11/2017: Flash #35 -- 48,496 (- 2.5%) [49,127]
12/2017: Flash #36 -- 47,998 (- 2.3%)
12/2017: Flash #37 -- 46,881 (- 2.3%)
01/2018: Flash #38 -- 48,279 (+ 3.0%)
01/2018: Flash #39 -- 49,595 (+ 2.7%)
02/2018: Flash #40 -- 46,149 (- 6.9%)
02/2018: Flash #41 -- 46,040 (+ 1.3%) [46,736]
03/2018: Flash #42 -- 46,170 (- 1.2%)
03/2018: Flash #43 -- 45,616 (- 1.2%)
04/2018: Flash #44 -- 45,626 (+ 0.0%)
04/2018: Flash #45 -- 45,402 (- 0.5%)
05/2018: Flash #46 -- 52,255 (+ 15.1%)
05/2018: Flash #47 -- 53,222 (+ 1.9%) [56,293]
06/2018: Flash #48 -- 53,686 (+ 0.9%)
06/2018: Flash #49 -- 54,265 (+ 1.1%)
07/2018: Flash #50 -- 58,311 (+ 7.5%)
07/2018: Flash #51 -- 53,616 (- 5.4%) [55,159]
08/2018: Flash #52 -- 54,588 (- 1.0%)
08/2018: Flash #53 -- 48,992 (- 10.3%)
09/2018: Flash #54 -- 46,677 (- 4.7%)
09/2018: Flash #55 -- 45,729 (- 2.0%)
10/2018: Flash #56 -- 57,439 (+ 25.6%)
10/2018: Flash #57 -- 44,251 (- 23.0%)
11/2018: Flash #58 -- 43,008 (- 2.8%)
11/2018: Flash #59 -- 42,020 (- 2.3%)
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6 months: - 21.7%
1 year : - 14.5%
2 years : - 38.8%
5 years : + 1.6%
10 years: + 53.2%
15 years: + 20.0%
Falling, but still ahead of the last half of the New 52 series. But not for long if it keeps losing 1000 copies per issue...
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46 - AQUAMAN ($3.99)
11/2003: Aquaman #12 -- 23,993
11/2013: Aquaman #25 -- 41,624
11/2014: Aquaman #36 -- 32,838 [33,312]
11/2015: Aquaman #46 -- 25,962
11/2016: Aquaman #10 -- 39,816
11/2016: Aquaman #11 -- 38,109
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11/2017: Aquaman #30 -- 27,243 (- 1.1%)
12/2017: Aquaman #31 -- 25,474 (- 6.5%)
01/2018: Aquaman #32 -- 25,232 (- 0.9%)
02/2018: Aquaman #33 -- 24,974 (- 1.0%)
03/2018: Aquaman #34 -- 24,323 (- 2.6%)
04/2018: Aquaman #35 -- 23,594 (- 3.0%)
05/2018: Aquaman #36 -- 23,057 (- 2.3%)
06/2018: Aquaman #37 -- 24,076 (+ 4.4%)
07/2018: Aquaman #38 -- 24,836 (+ 3.2%)
08/2018: Aquaman #39 -- 30,311 (+ 22.0%)
09/2018: Aquaman #40 -- 31,010 (+ 2.3%)
10/2018: Aquaman #41 -- 35,121 (+ 13.3%)
11/2018: Aquaman #42 -- 38,608 (+ 9.9%)
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6 months: + 67.4%
1 year : + 41.7%
2 years : - 0.9%
5 years : - 7.2%
15 years: + 60.9%
A second “Drowned Earth” tie-in. The new creative team arrives in December, as does the movie.
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47 - MISTER MIRACLE ($3.99)
08/2017: Mr. Miracle #1 of 12 -- 33,493 [51,958]
09/2017: Mr. Miracle #2 of 12 -- 41,575 (- 14.7%) [44,301]
10/2017: Mr. Miracle #3 of 12 -- 40,488 (- 1.9%) [43,464]
11/2017: Mr. Miracle #4 of 12 -- 39,202 (- 2.4%) [42,442]
12/2017: Mr. Miracle #5 of 12 -- 37,693 (- 4.0%) [40,760]
01/2018: Mr. Miracle #6 of 12 -- 38,655 (- 1.8%) [40,029]
02/2018: --
03/2018: Mr. Miracle #7 of 12 -- 40,337 (+ 0.8%)
04/2018: Mr. Miracle #8 of 12 -- 39,326 (- 2.5%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: Mr. Miracle #9 of 12 -- 39,367 (+ 0.1%)
07/2018: --
08/2018: Mr. Miracle #10 of 12 -- 41,267 (+ 4.8%)
09/2018: Mr. Miracle #11 of 12 -- 38,489 (- 6.7%)
10/2018: --
11/2018: Mr. Miracle #11 of 12 -- 38,489 (+ 0.2%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 9.3%
Steady on for the final issue. Despite a few delays, sales on Mister Miracle stayed remarkably consistent, and a rare milted seres whose final issue sold more that the first-month sales of its initial issue. Not smash hit, but a solid performer that should also do well in trade.
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52 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY ($3.99)
09/2018: Justice League Odyssey #1 -- 57,114
10/2018: Justice League Odyssey #2 -- 46,662 (- 18.3%) [47,116]
11/2018: Justice League Odyssey #3 -- 35,727 (- 24.2%)
Not catching on, possibly due to a confused premise.
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53 - BATGIRL ($3.99)
11/2003: Batgirl #46 -- 27,167
11/2008: Batgirl #5 of 6 -- 21,595
11/2013: Batgirl #25 -- 40,752
11/2014: Batgirl #36 -- 50,247 [50,992]
11/2015: --
11/2016: Batgirl #5 -- 35,210
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11/2017: Batgirl #17 -- 20,337 (- 4.6%)
12/2017: Batgirl #18 -- 20,056 (- 1.4%)
01/2018: Batgirl #19 -- 18,887 (- 5.8%)
02/2018: Batgirl #20 -- 18,729 (- 0.8%)
03/2018: Batgirl #21 -- 18,217 (- 2.7%)
04/2018: Batgirl #22 -- 17,596 (- 3.4%)
05/2018: Batgirl #23 -- 19,252 (+ 9.4%)
06/2018: Batgirl #24 -- 26,457 (+ 37.4%)
07/2018: --
08/2018: Batgirl #25 -- 37,712 (+ 42.5%)
08/2018: Batgirl #26 -- 25,947 (- 31.2%)
09/2018: Batgirl #27 -- 28,843 (+ 11.2%)
10/2018: Batgirl #28 -- 37,397 (+ 35.6%) [39,119]
11/2018: Batgirl #29 -- 35,356 (- 9.6%)
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6 months: + 83.6%
1 year : + 73.9%
2 years : + 0.4%
5 years : - 13.2%
10 years: + 63.7%
15 years: + 30.1%
Batgirl sales are kind of all over the map at the moment, trying to find a new level.
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61 - DEATHSTROKE ($3.99)
11/2014: Deathstroke #2 -- 36,356 [37,484]
11/2015: Deathstroke #12 -- 31,939 [32,568]
11/2016: Deathstroke #6 -- 37,177
11/2016: Deathstroke #7 -- 35,782
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11/2017: Deathstroke #25 -- 20,899 (- 4.9%)
12/2017: Deathstroke #26 -- 19,432 (- 7.0%)
01/2018: Deathstroke #27 -- 18,746 (- 3.5%)
02/2018: Deathstroke #28 -- 17,672 (- 5.7%)
03/2018: Deathstroke #29 -- 17,677 (+ 0.0%)
04/2018: Deathstroke #30 -- 38,956 (+151.1%) [44,294]
05/2018: Deathstroke #31 -- 35,805 (- 19.3%)
06/2018: Deathstroke #32 -- 38,535 (+ 7.6%)
07/2018: Deathstroke #33 -- 36,092 (- 6.3%)
08/2018: Deathstroke #34 -- 35,168 (- 5.3%)
09/2018: Deathstroke #35 -- 31,554 (- 7.7%)
10/2018: Deathstroke #36 -- 27,299 (- 13.5%)
11/2018: Deathstroke #37 -- 30,734 (+ 12.6%)
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6 months: - 14.2%
1 year : + 47.1%
2 years : - 15.8%
It would appear that a few more people are sticking around post-Batman than retailers had initially projected. It likely helps that Deathstroke is now in Arkham with a bunch of Bat-villains. Also probably Slade used his Mind Manipulation.
---
68, 66 - HARLEY QUINN ($3.99)
11/2003: Harley Quinn #38 -- 14,305
11/2013: Harley Quinn #0 -- 114,212 [141,580]
11/2014: Harley Quinn #12 -- 71,245 [72,503]
11/2015: Harley Quinn #22 -- 58,344 [58,734]
11/2016: Harley Quinn #7 -- 56,878
11/2016: Harley Quinn #8 -- 54,111
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11/2017: Harley Quinn #31 -- 34,688 (- 9.7%)
11/2017: Harley Quinn #32 -- 34,366 (- 0.9%)
12/2017: Harley Quinn #33 -- 33,694 (- 2.0%)
01/2018: Harley Quinn #34 -- 33,222 (- 1.4%)
01/2018: Harley Quinn #35 -- 32,183 (- 3.1%)
01/2018: Harley Quinn #36 -- 31,602 (- 1.8%)
02/2018: Harley Quinn #37 -- 31,619 (+ 0.1%)
02/2018: Harley Quinn #38 -- 31,314 (- 1.0%)
03/2018: Harley Quinn #39 -- 30,593 (- 2.3%)
03/2018: Harley Quinn #40 -- 30,318 (- 0.9%)
04/2018: Harley Quinn #41 -- 30,229 (- 0.3%)
04/2018: Harley Quinn #42 -- 30,838 (+ 2.0%)
05/2018: Harley <3 --="" 33.8="" 41="" joker="" nbsp="" p="">
05/2018: Harley <3 --="" 10.3="" 37="" joker="" nbsp="" p="">
06/2018: Harley Quinn #43 -- 29,948 (- 19.1%)
06/2018: Harley Quinn #44 -- 29,545 (- 1.3%)
07/2018: Harley Quinn #45 -- 30,518 (+ 3.3%)
07/2018: Harley Quinn #46 -- 29,343 (- 3.9%)
08/2018: Harley Quinn #47 -- 29,144 (- 0.7%)
08/2018: Harley Quinn #48 -- 28,705 (- 1.5%)
09/2018: Harley Quinn #49 -- 29,293 (+ 2.0%)
09/2018: Harley Quinn #50 -- 30,059 (+ 2.6%)
10/2018: Harley Quinn #51 -- 30,709 (+ 2.2%)
10/2018: Harley Quinn #52 -- 41,301 (+ 35.8%) [41,718]
11/2018: Harley Quinn #53 -- 27,903 (- 33.1%)
11/2018: Harley Quinn #54 -- 28,028 (+ 0.4%)
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6 months: - 28.5%
1 year : - 19.0%
2 years : - 49.6%
5 years : - 80.2%
15 years: + 95.5%
Going to monthly starting in January.
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71 - TEEN TITANS ($3.99)
11/2003: Teen Titans #5 -- 68,078 [71,313]
11/2008: Teen Titans #65 -- 37,880
11/2013: Teen Titans #25 -- 32,395
11/2014: Teen Titans #4 -- 36,364 [36,921]
11/2015: Teen Titans #13 -- 26,511
11/2016: Teen Titans #2 -- 52,877
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11/2017: Teen Titans #14 -- 30,596 (- 4.6%)
12/2017: Teen Titans #15 -- 38,745 (+ 33.2%) [40,747]
01/2018: Teen Titans #16 -- 28,873 (- 29.1%)
02/2018: Teen Titans #17 -- 27,828 (- 3.6%)
03/2018: Teen Titans #18 -- 27,289 (- 1.9%)
04/2018: Teen Titans #19 -- 26,124 (- 4.3%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: TT Special #1 -- 32,702 (+ 52.4%) [39,803]
07/2018: Teen Titans #20 -- 67,978 (+ 78.5%) [71,036]
08/2018: Teen Titans #21 -- 32,095 (- 54.8%)
09/2018: Teen Titans #22 -- 30,608 (- 4.6%)
10/2018: Teen Titans #23 -- 36,902 (+ 20.6%)
11/2018: Teen Titans #24 -- 27,192 (- 26.3%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 11.1%
2 years : - 48.6%
5 years : - 16.1%
10 years: - 28.2%
15 years: - 61.9%
---
72, 77 - TITANS ($3.99)
11/2008: Titans #7 -- 41,507
11/2015: Titans Hunt #2 of 12 -- 22,466
11/2016: Titans #5 -- 52,511
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11/2017: Titans #17 -- 33,960 (- 1.8%)
12/2017: Titans #18 -- 32,276 (- 5.0%)
01/2018: Titans #19 -- 31,478 (- 2.5%)
02/2018: Titans #20 -- 30,686 (- 2.5%)
03/2018: Titans #21 -- 29,674 (- 3.3%)
04/2018: Titans #22 -- 29,018 (- 2.2%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: Special #1 -- 31,898 (+ 9.9%)
07/2018: Titans #23 -- 33,060 (+ 11.1%) [35,438]
08/2018: Titans #24 -- 30,889 (- 12.8%)
09/2018: Titans #25 -- 28,654 (- 7.2%)
09/2018: Titans #26 -- 28,240 (- 1.4%)
10/2018: Titans #27 -- 34,857 (+ 23.4%)
10/2018: Titans #28 -- 31,493 (- 9.7%)
11/2018: Titans #29 -- 26,673 (- 15.3%)
11/2018: Titans #30 -- 26,120 (- 2.1%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 22.3%
2 years : - 49.7%
10 years: - 36.4%
Returns to monthly in February.
---
73, 74 - NIGHTWING ($3.99)
11/2003: Nightwing #87 -- 29,674
11/2008: Nightwing #150 -- 50,993
11/2013: Nightwing #25 -- 44,039
11/2014: Grayson #4 -- 47,590 [47,886]
11/2015: Grayson #14 -- 31,831 [32,201]
11/2016: Nightwing #8 -- 56,091
11/2016: Nightwing #9 -- 52,984
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11/2017: Nightwing #32 -- 31,215 (- 1.7%)
11/2017: Nightwing #33 -- 30,418 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: Nightwing #34 -- 29,426 (- 3.3%)
12/2017: Nightwing #35 -- 29,310 (- 0.4%)
01/2018: Nightwing #36 -- 28,493 (- 2.8%)
01/2018: Nightwing #37 -- 28,873 (+ 1.3%)
02/2018: Nightwing #38 -- 27,188 (- 5.8%)
02/2018: Nightwing #39 -- 27,731 (+ 2.0%)
03/2018: Nightwing #40 -- 27,202 (- 1.9%)
03/2018: Nightwing #41 -- 26,951 (- 0.9%)
04/2018: Nightwing #42 -- 26,323 (- 2.3%)
04/2018: Nightwing #43 -- 25,986 (- 1.3%)
05/2018: Nightwing #44 -- 26,229 (+ 0.9%)
06/2018: Nightwing #45 -- 26,242 (+ 0.0%)
07/2018: Nightwing #46 -- 26,899 (+ 2.5%)
08/2018: Nightwing #47 -- 26,467 (- 1.6%)
09/2018: Nightwing #48 -- 25,733 (- 2.8%)
09/2018: Nightwing #49 -- 25,475 (- 1.0%)
10/2018: Nightwing #50 -- 29,450 (+ 24.5%) [31,710]
10/2018: Nightwing #51 -- 35,026 (+ 10.5%)
11/2018: Nightwing #52 -- 26,623 (- 24.0%)
11/2018: Nightwing #53 -- 26,442 (- 0.7%)
-----------------
6 months: + 1.2%
1 year : - 13.9%
2 years : - 51.3%
5 years : - 39.8%
10 years: - 48.0%
15 years: - 10.6%
Returns to monthly in January.
---
78 - SUICIDE SQUAD ($3.99)
11/2013: Suicide Squad #25 -- 27,067
11/2014: New Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,920 [35,707]
11/2015: New Suicide Squad #14 -- 32,925 [33,219]
11/2016: Suicide Squad #6 -- 61,973
11/2016: Suicide Squad #7 -- 59,452
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11/2017: Suicide Squad #29 -- 30,113 (- 4.8%)
11/2017: Suicide Squad #30 -- 29,301 (- 2.7%)
12/2017: Suicide Squad #31 -- 28,229 (- 3.7%)
12/2017: Suicide Squad #32 -- 27,631 (- 2.1%)
01/2018: Suicide Squad #33 -- 26,715 (- 3.3%)
01/2018: Suicide Squad #34 -- 26,515 (- 0.7%)
02/2018: Suicide Squad #35 -- 26,798 (+ 1.1%)
02/2018: Suicide Squad #36 -- 25,531 (- 4.7%)
03/2018: Suicide Squad #37 -- 25,367 (- 0.6%)
03/2018: Suicide Squad #38 -- 24,910 (- 1.8%)
04/2018: Suicide Squad #39 -- 24,141 (- 3.1%)
04/2018: Suicide Squad #40 -- 27,170 (+ 12.5%)
05/2018: Suicide Squad #41 -- 28,499 (+ 4.9%)
05/2018: Suicide Squad #42 -- 26,759 (- 6.1%)
06/2018: Suicide Squad #43 -- 27,089 (+ 1.2%)
07/2018: Suicide Squad #44 -- 26,076 (- 3.7%)
08/2018: Suicide Squad #45 -- 28,068 (+ 7.6%)
09/2018: Suicide Squad #46 -- 27,306 (- 2.7%)
10/2018: Suicide Squad #47 -- 35,715 (+ 30.8%)
11/2018: Suicide Squad #48 -- 25,507 (- 28.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 7.7%
1 year : - 14.1%
2 years : - 58.0%
5 years : - 5.8%
Ending with #50; no relaunch has been announced yet, but presumably will come sooner rather than later.
---
83 - RED HOOD: OUTLAW ($3.99)
11/2013: Red Hood & Outlaws #25 -- 30,632
11/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #36 -- 19,245
11/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #6 -- 19,857
11/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #4 -- 36,740
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11/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #16 -- 23,610 (- 0.3%)
12/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #17 -- 21,838 (- 7.5%)
01/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #18 -- 21,385 (- 2.1%)
02/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #19 -- 20,744 (- 3.0%)
03/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #20 -- 20,214 (- 2.6%)
04/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #21 -- 19,590 (- 3.1%)
05/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #22 -- 18,989 (- 3.1%)
06/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #23 -- 19,034 (+ 0.2%)
07/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #24 -- 18,829 (- 1.1%)
08/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #25 -- 21,874 (+ 16.2%)
09/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #26 -- 24,688 (+ 12.9%)
10/2018: Red Hood: Outlaw #27 -- 30,343 (+ 22.9%)
11/2018: Red Hood: Outlaw #28 -- 24,485 (- 19.3%)
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6 months: + 28.9%
1 year : + 3.7%
2 years : - 33.4%
5 years : - 20.1%
---
93 - ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS ($3.99)
11/2017: Super Sons #10 -- 30,051 (- 5.1%)
12/2017: Super Sons #11 -- 37,356 (+ 30.1%) [39,095]
01/2018: Super Sons #12 -- 35,068 (- 10.3%)
02/2018: Super Sons #13 -- 29,625 (- 15.5%)
03/2018: Super Sons #14 -- 28,999 (- 2.1%)
04/2018: Super Sons #15 -- 27,667 (- 4.6%)
05/2018: Super Sons #16 -- 27,089 (- 2.1%)
06/2018: --
07/2018: --
08/2018: Adventures #1 of 12 -- 36,795 (+ 35.8%)
09/2018: Adventures #2 of 12 -- 26,500 (- 28.0%)
10/2018: Adventures #3 of 12 -- 23,839 (- 10.0%)
11/2018: Adventures #4 of 12 -- 22,320 (- 6.4%)
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6 months: - 17.6%
1 year : - 25.7%
---
97 - HAWKMAN ($3.99)
11/2003: Hawkman #21 -- 27,593
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12/2017: Hawkman Found #1 -- 64,617 (- 32.4%) [86,906]
01/2018: --
02/2018: --
03/2018: --
04/2018: --
05/2018: --
06/2018: Hawkman #1 -- 42,123 (- 50.3%) [43,175]
07/2018: Hawkman #2 -- 30,781 (- 28.7%)
08/2018: Hawkman #3 -- 27,331 (- 11.2%)
09/2018: Hawkman #4 -- 24,687 (- 9.7%)
10/2018: Hawkman #5 -- 30,171 (+ 22.0%)
11/2018: Hawkman #6 -- 21,818 (- 27.7%)
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15 years: - 20.9%
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99 - BATMAN: KINGS OF FEAR ($3.99)
08/2017: Kings of Fear #1 of 6 -- 40,036
09/2017: Kings of Fear #2 of 6 -- 27,137 (- 32.2%)
10/2017: Kings of Fear #3 of 6 -- 23,794 (- 12.3%)
11/2017: Kings of Fear #4 of 6 -- 21,436 (- 9.9%)
---
100 - SUPERGIRL ($3.99)
11/2008: Supergirl #35 -- 45,518
11/2013: Supergirl #25 -- 25,377
11/2014: Supergirl #36 -- 28,373
11/2016: Supergirl #3 -- 37,316
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11/2017: Supergirl #15 -- 34,314 (+ 8.2%)
12/2017: Supergirl #16 -- 28,450 (- 17.1%)
01/2018: Supergirl #17 -- 26,466 (- 7.0%)
02/2018: Supergirl #18 -- 31,675 (+ 19.7%)
03/2018: Supergirl #19 -- 30,669 (- 3.2%)
04/2018: Supergirl #20 -- 30,787 (+ 0.4%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: --
07/2018: --
08/2018: Supergirl #21 -- 28,507 (- 7.4%)
09/2018: Supergirl #22 -- 22,113 (- 22.4%)
10/2018: Supergirl #23 -- 44,775 (+102.5%)
11/2018: Supergirl #24 -- 21,295 (- 52.4%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 37.9%
2 years : - 42.9%
5 years : - 16.1%
10 years: - 53.2%
Why aren’t you buying this? It’s SUPERGIRL AND KRYPTO HAVING ADVENTURES IN SPACE!! It’s everything you could want from a comic book!
---
105 - OLD LADY HARLEY ($3.99)
10/2018: Old Lady Harley #1 of 5 -- 36,520 [37,148]
11/2018: Old Lady Harley #2 of 5 -- 20,427 (- 45.0%)
No variant for the second issue, so that’s a typical percentage drop from such a case for mini-series.
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106 - THE DREAMING (Vertigo) ($3.99)
09/2018: Dreaming #1 -- 37,258
10/2018: Dreaming #2 -- 21,559 (- 42.1%)
11/2018: Dreaming #3 -- 19,815 (- 8.1%)
The top-selling non-DCU title for November, and a fairly soft third-issue drop.
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110 - THE TERRIFICS ($2.99)
02/2018: Terrifics #1 -- 45,493 [51,924]
03/2018: Terrifics #2 -- 34,525 (- 31.2%) [35,707]
04/2018: Terrifics #3 -- 30,134 (- 13.0%) [31,069]
05/2018: Terrifics #4 -- 28,849 (- 7.1%)
06/2018: Terrifics #5 -- 26,676 (- 7.5%)
07/2018: Terrifics #6 -- 24,736 (- 7.3%)
08/2018: Terrifics #7 -- 22,825 (- 7.7%)
09/2018: Terrifics #8 -- 21,240 (- 6.9%)
10/2018: Terrifics #9 -- 25,545 (+ 20.3%)
11/2018: Terrifics #10 -- 19,035 (- 25.5%)
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6 months: - 34.0%
The top-selling “New Age of Heroes” title, and likely to be the only one left standing in a few months.
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113 - GREEN ARROW ($3.99)
11/2003: Green Arrow #32 -- 38,385
11/2008: Green Arrow/BC #14 -- 25,599
11/2013: Green Arrow #25 -- 29,591
11/2014: Green Arrow #36 -- 21,842
11/2015: Green Arrow #46 -- 24,393
11/2016: Green Arrow #10 -- 43,355
11/2016: Green Arrow #11 -- 41,576
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11/2017: Green Arrow #34 -- 25,181 (- 3.0%)
12/2017: Green Arrow #35 -- 23,682 (- 6.0%)
01/2018: Green Arrow #36 -- 23,012 (- 2.8%)
02/2018: Green Arrow #37 -- 22,425 (- 2.6%)
03/2018: Green Arrow #38 -- 21,935 (- 2.2%)
04/2018: Green Arrow #39 -- 21,269 (- 3.0%)
05/2018: Green Arrow #40 -- 20,995 (- 1.3%)
06/2018: Green Arrow #41 -- 20,309 (- 3.3%)
07/2018: Green Arrow #42 -- 20,107 (- 1.0%)
08/2018: Green Arrow #43 -- 20,241 (+ 0.7%)
09/2018: Green Arrow #44 -- 18,667 (- 7.8%)
10/2018: Green Arrow #45 -- 34,241 (+ 83.4%)
11/2018: Green Arrow #46 -- 18,808 (- 45.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 10.4%
1 year : - 25.3%
2 years : - 55.7%
5 years : - 36.4%
10 years: - 26.5%
15 years: - 51.0%
---
116 - BATMAN BEYOND ($3.99)
11/2013: Universe #4 -- 16,889
11/2014: Universe #16 -- 13,211
11/2015: Batman Beyond #6 -- 27,778
11/2016: Batman Beyond #2 -- 41,313
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11/2017: Batman Beyond #14 -- 19,181 (- 6.3%)
12/2017: Batman Beyond #15 -- 18,336 (- 4.4%)
01/2018: Batman Beyond #16 -- 17,946 (- 2.1%)
02/2018: Batman Beyond #17 -- 17,197 (- 4.2%)
03/2018: Batman Beyond #18 -- 16,797 (- 2.3%)
04/2018: Batman Beyond #19 -- 16,335 (- 2.8%)
05/2018: Batman Beyond #20 -- 16,093 (- 1.5%)
06/2018: Batman Beyond #21 -- 16,049 (- 0.3%)
07/2018: Batman Beyond #22 -- 15,839 (- 1.3%)
08/2018: Batman Beyond #23 -- 15,743 (- 0.6%)
09/2018: Batman Beyond #24 -- 15,863 (+ 0.8%)
10/2018: Batman Beyond #25 -- 24,219 (+ 55.7%) [24,703]
11/2018: Batman Beyond #26 -- 18,652 (- 24.5%)
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6 months: + 15.9%
1 year : - 2.8%
2 years : - 54.9%
5 years : + 10.4%
Hmm, hanging on to a bit of its boost from last month.
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120 - THE BOOKS OF MAGIC (Vertigo) ($3.99)
10/2018: Books of Magic #1 -- 32,284 (+197.1%)
11/2018: Books of Magic #2 -- 18,189 (- 45.0%)
No variant for the second issue, so that’s a typical percentage drop in such a case.
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Coming in at #122 is the DC Nuclear Winter Special #1, the latest in DC’s $9.99 80-page short story anthologies, with 17,253 in sales. While the high price somewhat limits the sales appeal, it does mean that the book is #39 on the dollar rankings for November.
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123 - SUICIDE SQUAD BLACK FILES ($4.99)
11/2018: SS Black Files #1 of 6 -- 16,953
DC’s latest attempt at a Suicide Squad anthology does about as well as would be expected (especially considering there does not appear to have been a variant cover for this first issue). I smell inventory burn-off...
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124 - LUCIFER (Vertigo) ($3.99)
11/2003: Lucifer #44 -- 13,517
11/2016: Lucifer #12 -- 8,133
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10/2018: Lucifer #1 -- 28,216 (+340.4%)
11/2018: Lucifer #2 -- 16,871 (- 40.2%)
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2 years : +107.4%
15 years: + 24.8%
The second-best sales figure for a Lucifer comic in at least fifteen years (just under the debut issue of the previous Lucifer series).
---
128 - ELECTRIC WARRIORS ($3.99)
11/2018: Electric Warriors #1 of 6 -- 16,152
Mini-series set in the future of the DCU does pretty much as you would expect. And that is with a variant cover...
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132 - PLASTIC MAN ($3.99)
06/2018: Plastic Man #1 of 6 -- 31,997
07/2018: Plastic Man #2 of 6 -- 20,632 (- 35.5%)
08/2018: Plastic Man #3 of 6 -- 19,596 (- 5.0%)
09/2018: Plastic Man #4 of 6 -- 17,548 (- 10.5%)
10/2018: Plastic Man #5 of 6 -- 16,495 (- 6.0%)
11/2018: Plastic Man #6 of 6 -- 15,341 (- 7.0%)
---
134 - HOUSE OF WHISPERS (Vertigo) ($3.99)
09/2018: House of Whispers #1 -- 28,346
10/2018: House of Whispers #2 -- 16,763 (- 40.9%)
11/2018: House of Whispers #3 -- 14,943 (- 10.9%)
A typical third issue drop. Of course, these Sandman Universe titles are really designed to sell trade collections in the bookstore market, so their single issue sales are largely immaterial. Still, they’re doing a darn sight better than any other Vertigo comic of late, so that has to be reassuring.
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141 - AMERICAN CARNAGE (Vertigo) ($3.99)
11/2018: American Carnage #1 -- 12,891
This month’s Vertigo debut, comes in lower than the previous two (Hex Wives and Border Town).
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146 - COVER (Jinxworld) ($3.99)
09/2018: Cover #1 of 6 -- 27,354
10/2018: Cover #2 of 6 -- 15,350 (- 43.9%)
11/2018: Cover #3 of 6 -- 11,848 (- 22.8%)
147 - PEARL (Jinxworld) ($3.99)
08/2017: Pearl #1 of 6 -- 32,701 [33,252]
09/2017: Pearl #2 -- 16,808 (- 49.5%)
10/2017: Pearl #3 -- 13,760 (- 18.1%)
11/2017: Pearl #4 -- 11,693 (- 15.0%)
165 - SCARLET (Jinxworld) ($3.99)
11/2013: --
11/2014: --
11/2015: --
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08/2018: Scarlet #1 of 5 -- 24,509 (+231.8%)
09/2018: Scarlet #2 of 5 -- 13,746 (- 45.5%)
10/2018: Scarlet #3 of 5 -- 11,710 (- 14.8%)
11/2018: Scarlet #4 of 5 -- 10,405 (- 11.1%)
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5 years : n.a.
193 - THE UNITED STATES VS. MURDER, INC. (Jinxworld) ($3.99)
11/2014: --
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09/2018: US vs Murder #1 of 6 -- 18,530 (+123.7%)
10/2018: US vs Murder #2 of 6 -- 9,750 (- 47.4%)
11/2018: US vs Murder #3 of 6 -- 8,049 (- 17.4%)
Were the Superman books selling like gangbusters, then the sales on these JInxworld titles would be immaterial. But as it stands, DC may be a bit more trepidatious about running four concurrent JW books in the future.
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148 - SIDEWAYS ANNUAL ($4.99)
11/2018: Terrifics Annual #1 -- 11,643
149 - SIDEWAYS ($2.99)
02/2018: Sideways #1 -- 35,086 [36,969]
03/2018: Sideways #2 -- 23,807 (- 35.6%)
04/2018: Sideways #3 -- 19,890 (- 16.5%)
05/2018: Sideways #4 -- 18,300 (- 8.0%)
06/2018: Sideways #5 -- 16,543 (- 9.6%)
07/2018: Sideways #6 -- 15,152 (- 8.4%)
08/2018: Sideways #7 -- 13,637 (- 10.0%)
09/2018: Sideways #8 -- 12,503 (- 8.3%)
10/2018: Sideways #9 -- 17,305 (+ 38.4%)
11/2018: Sideways #10 -- 11,629 (- 32.8%)
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6 months: - 36.5%
The Annual actually sells a handful of copies more than the main title. It’s all immaterial though, as the series ends with issue #13 in February.
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151 - DAMAGE ($2.99)
01/2018: Damage #1 -- 37,001 [41,076]
02/2018: Damage #2 -- 27,044 (- 33.3%) [27,792]
03/2018: Damage #3 -- 22,394 (- 19.4%)
04/2018: Damage #4 -- 20,166 (- 9.9%)
05/2018: Damage #5 -- 18,923 (- 6.2%)
06/2018: Damage #6 -- 17,308 (- 8.5%)
07/2018: Damage #7 -- 15,433 (- 10.8%)
08/2018: Damage #8 -- 13,778 (- 10.7%)
09/2018: Damage #9 -- 12,383 (- 10.1%)
10/2018: Damage #10 -- 17,230 (+ 39.1%)
11/2018: Damage #11 -- 11,501 (- 33.3%)
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6 months: - 39.2%
So far hasn’t been announced as ending...
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155 - RAVEN: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS ($3.99)
11/2016: Raven #3 of 6 -- 19,154
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01/2018: Daughter #1 of 12 -- 26,192 (+ 58.4%)
02/2018: Daughter #2 of 12 -- 16,496 (- 37.0%)
03/2018: Daughter #3 of 12 -- 14,734 (- 10.7%)
04/2018: Daughter #4 of 12 -- 13,764 (- 6.6%)
05/2018: Daughter #5 of 12 -- 13,066 (- 5.1%)
06/2018: Daughter #6 of 12 -- 12,611 (- 3.5%)
07/2018: --
08/2008: Daughter #7 of 12 -- 12,081 (- 4.2%)
09/2008: Daughter #8 of 12 -- 11,916 (- 1.4%)
10/2008: Daughter #9 of 12 -- 11,449 (- 3.5%)
11/2008: Daughter #10 of 12 -- 11,070 (- 3.7%)
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6 months: - 15.3%
2 years : - 42.2%
---
160 - SCOOBY APOCALYPSE (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
11/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #7 -- 21,983
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11/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #19 -- 12,974 (- 3.7%)
12/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #20 -- 12,369 (- 4.7%)
01/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #21 -- 12,072 (- 2.4%)
02/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #22 -- 11,684 (- 3.2%)
03/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #23 -- 12,410 (+ 6.2%)
04/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #24 -- 11,713 (- 5.6%)
05/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #25 -- 15,577 (+ 33.0%)
06/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #26 -- 13,166 (- 15.5%)
07/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #27 -- 12,221 (- 7.2%)
08/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #28 -- 12,044 (- 1.4%)
09/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #29 -- 11,615 (- 3.6%)
10/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #30 -- 11,337 (- 2.4%)
11/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #31 -- 10,906 (- 3.8%)
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6 months: - 30.0%
1 year : - 15.9%
2 years : - 50.4%
---
168 - THE SILENCER ($2.99)
01/2018: The Silencer #1 -- 30,131 [33,101]
02/2018: The Silencer #2 -- 21,003 (- 36.5%)
03/2018: The Silencer #3 -- 18,208 (- 13.3%)
04/2018: The Silencer #4 -- 16,145 (- 11.3%)
05/2018: The Silencer #5 -- 15,261 (- 5.5%)
06/2018: The Silencer #6 -- 13,868 (- 9.1%)
07/2018: The Silencer #7 -- 12,524 (- 9.7%)
08/2018: The Silencer #8 -- 11,802 (- 5.8%)
09/2018: The Silencer #9 -- 10,970 (- 7.0%)
10/2018: The Silencer #10 -- 15,439 (+ 40.7%)
11/2018: The Silencer #11 -- 10,018 (- 35.1%)
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6 months: - 34.4%
So far hasn’t been announced as ending...
---
169 - HEX WIVES (Vertigo) ($3.99)
10/2018: Hex Wives #1 -- 17,158 [18,101]
11/2018: Hex Wives #2 -- 9,869 (- 45.5%)
Some encouraging re-orders for the first issue.
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176 - INJUSTICE ANNUAL ($4.99)
11/2013: Injustice Year 1 Annual -- 21,764
10/2014: Injustice Year 2 Annual -- 17,086 (- 21.5%)
04/2015: Injustice Year 3 Annual -- 14,905 (- 12.8%)
12/2015: Injustice Year 4 Annual -- 13,372 (- 10.3%)
11/2016: Injustice Year 5 Annual -- 12,277 (- 8.2%)
11/2017: Injustice 2 Annual #1 -- 11,278 (- 8.1%)
11/2018: Injustice 2 Annual #2 -- 9,500 (- 15.8%)
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1 year : - 15.8%
2 years : - 22.6%
5 years : - 56.3%
The end of the Injustice saga, selling nearly the same as the final issue of the regular series. It went out with a bit of a whimper, sales-wise, but in all it ran for six full years, once- or twice- monthly (123 issues total!), which is kind of amazing for a video game tie-in. And for a while it was the best-selling digital comic.
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178 - THE CURSE OF BRIMSTONE ($2.99)
04/2018: Curse of Brimstone #1 -- 33,707
05/2018: Curse of Brimstone #2 -- 20,244 (- 39.9%)
06/2018: Curse of Brimstone #3 -- 15,949 (- 21.2%)
07/2018: Curse of Brimstone #4 -- 13,741 (- 13.8%)
08/2018: Curse of Brimstone #5 -- 11,966 (- 12.9%)
09/2018: Curse of Brimstone #6 -- 10,731 (- 10.3%)
10/2018: Curse of Brimstone #7 -- 28,525 (+165.8%) *
11/2018: Curse of Brimstone #8 -- 9,463 (- 66.8%)
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6 months: - 20.9%
Ending with issue #12 in March.
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184 - TEEN TITANS GO! (Digital-First) ($2.99)
11/2003: Teen Titans Go! #1 -- 29,055 [30,847]
11/2014: --
11/2015: --
11/2016: --
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11/2017: --
12/2017: Teen Titans Go! #25 -- 8,197 (- 2.5%)
01/2018: --
02/2018: Teen Titans Go! #26 -- 8,133 (- 0.8%)
03/2018: --
04/2018: Teen Titans Go! #27 -- 8,159 (+ 0.3%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: Teen Titans Go! #28 -- 8,625 (+ 5.7%)
07/2018: --
08/2018: Teen Titans Go! #29 -- 9,049 (+ 4.9%)
09/2018: Teen Titans Go! #30 -- 8,867 (- 2.0%)
10/2018: --
11/2018: Teen Titans Go! #31 -- 8,597 (- 3.0%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
15 years: - 69.3%
The movie made $29.8M domestically and $52M world-wide. And yet the comic sells fewer than 9,000 copies.
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185 - BORDER TOWN (Vertigo) ($3.99)
09/2018: Border Town #1 -- 15,259 [16,798]
10/2018: Border Town #2 -- 8,847 (- 47.3%)
11/2018: Border Town #3 -- 8,564 (- 3.2%)
Ending early with issue #4, though not due to sales.
---
186 - THE UNEXPECTED ($2.99)
06/2018: Unexpected #1 -- 28,028
07/2018: Unexpected #2 -- 16,441 (- 41.3%)
08/2018: Unexpected #3 -- 12,285 (- 25.3%)
09/2018: Unexpected #4 -- 10,116 (- 17.7%)
10/2018: Unexpected #5 -- 13,825 (+ 36.7%)
11/2018: Unexpected #6 -- 8,462 (- 38.8%)
The lowest-selling DCU title for November. Ending with issue #8 in January.
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211 - INJUSTICE VS. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ($3.99)
11/2013: --
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07/2018: Injustice vs. MotU #1 of 6 -- 27,250 (+ 55.7%)
08/2018: Injustice vs. MotU #2 of 6 -- 18,474 (- 32.2%)
09/2018: Injustice vs. MotU #3 of 6 -- 17,192 (- 6.9%)
10/2018: Injustice vs. MotU #4 of 6 -- 15,927 (- 7.4%)
11/2018: Injustice vs. MotU #5 of 6 -- 6,591 (- 58.6%)
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5 years : n.a.
Whoa, huge drop-off, which makes me think that a significant fraction of copies may have been delayed to December.
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226 - SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP (All-Ages) (Hanna-Barbera) ($2.99)
11/2013: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #1 -- 14,340
11/2014: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #7 -- 7,530
11/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #13 -- 8,008
11/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #20 -- 7,708
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11/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #32 -- 5,207 (- 9.6%)
12/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #33 -- 5,900 (+ 13.3%)
01/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #34 -- 6,610 (+ 12.0%)
02/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #35 -- 5,491 (- 16.9%)
03/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #36 -- 5,301 (- 3.5%)
04/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #37 -- 6,237 (+ 17.7%)
05/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #38 -- 5,823 (- 6.6%)
06/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #39 -- 6,947 (+ 19.3%)
07/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #40 -- 6,526 (- 6.1%)
08/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #41 -- 5,804 (- 11.1%)
09/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #42 -- 5,879 (+ 1.3%)
10/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #43 -- 6,281 (+ 6.8%)
11/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #44 -- 5,580 (- 11.2%)
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6 months: - 4.2%
1 year : + 7.2%
2 years : - 27.6%
5 years : - 61.1&
Teaming up with Dastardly & Muttley.
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292 - LOONEY TUNES (All-Ages) ($2.99)
11/2003: Looney Tunes #108 -- 3,446
11/2008: Looney Tunes #168 -- 2,610
11/2013: --
11/2014: --
11/2015: --
11/2016: --
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11/2017: Looney Tunes #240 -- ????? (< 4,763)
12/2017: --
01/2018: Looney Tunes #241 -- 2,761
02/2018: --
03/2018: Looney Tunes #242 -- 2,866 (+ 3.8%)
04/2018: --
05/2018: Looney Tunes #243 -- 3,037 (+ 6.0%)
06/2018: --
07/2018: Looney Tunes #244 -- 3,080 (+ 1.4%)
08/2018: --
09/2018: Looney Tunes #245 -- 3,346 (+ 8.6%)
10/2018: --
11/2018: Looney Tunes #246 -- 3,109 (- 7.1%)
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6 months: + 2.4%
1 year : ????%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : n.a.
10 years: + 19.1%
15 years: - 9.8%
DC’s lowest-selling title for November.
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Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, director’s cuts, and magazines; based on first-month sales only.)
DC COMICS
11/2003: 25,397
11/2008: 25,340
11/2013: 32,664
11/2014: 28,654 **
11/2015: 30,743
11/2016: 36,894 **
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11/2017: 32,415 (- 6.9%) **
12/2017: 29,762 (- 8.2%)
01/2018: 28,657 (- 3.7%)
02/2018: 25,798 (- 10.0%)
03/2018: 27,449 (+ 6.4%)
04/2018: 30,117 (+ 9.7%)
05/2018: 29,876 (- 0.8%)
06/2018: 31,374 (+ 5.0%)
07/2018: 40,199 (+ 28.1%)
08/2018: 29,661 (- 26.2%)
09/2018: 33,904 (+ 14.3%)
10/2018: 32,789 (- 3.3%)
11/2018: 29,150 (- 11.1%)
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6 months: - 2.4%
1 year : - 10.1%
2 years : - 21.0%
5 years : - 10.8%
10 years: + 15.0%
15 years: + 14.8%
DC UNIVERSE
11/2003: 28,712
11/2008: 33,096
11/2013: 35,282
11/2014: 36,710
11/2015: 38,396
11/2016: 45,659
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11/2017: 39,600 (- 5.5%)
12/2017: 35,878 (- 9.4%)
01/2018: 35,579 (- 0.8%)
02/2018: 31,696 (- 10.9%)
03/2018: 34,751 (+ 9.6%)
04/2018: 37,752 (+ 8.6%)
05/2018: 37,935 (+ 0.5%)
06/2018: 39,466 (+ 4.0%)
07/2018: 50,334 (+ 27.5%)
08/2018: 33,866 (- 32.7%)
09/2018: 40,021 (+ 18.2%)
10/2018: 40,096 (+ 0.2%)
11/2018: 35,313 (- 11.9%)
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6 months: - 9.3%
1 year : - 10.8%
2 years : - 22.7%
5 years : + 0.1%
10 years: + 6.7%
15 years: + 23.0%
WILDSTORM
11/2003: 15,803
11/2008: 10,220
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11/2017: 14,474 (- 12.8%)
12/2017: 13,202 (- 8.8%)
01/2018: 12,763 (- 3.3%)
02/2018: 7,968 (- 37.6%)
03/2018: 12,321 (+ 54.6%)
04/2018: --
05/2018: 11,091 (- 10.0%)
06/2018: 10,298 (- 7.1%)
07/2018: 10,067 (- 2.2%)
08/2018: 9,997 (- 0.7%)
09/2018: 9,671 (- 3.3%)
10/2018: 9,575 (- 1.0%)
11/2018: --
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
10 years: n.a.
15 years: n.a.
VERTIGO, JINXWORLD
11/2003: 18,008
11/2008: 11,936
11/2013: 13,958
11/2014: 8,511 **
11/2015: 9,780
11/2016: 14,623 **
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11/2017: 9,604 (+ 37.2%) **
12/2017: 6,468 (- 32.7%)
01/2018: 11,226 (+ 73.6%)
02/2018: 14,325 (+ 27.6%)
03/2018: 9,990 (+ 27.6%)
04/2018: 7,430 (- 25.6%)
05/2018: 5,837 (- 21.4%)
06/2018: 5,783 (- 0.9%)
07/2018: 5,366 (- 7.2%)
08/2018: 23,104 (+330.6%)
09/2018: 22,472 (- 2.7%)
10/2018: 17,168 (- 23.6%)
11/2018: 13,012 (- 24.2%)
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6 months: +122.9%
1 year : + 35.5%
2 years : - 11.0%
5 years : - 6.8%
10 years: + 9.0%
15 years: - 27.7%
Vertigo average (7 comics): 14,449; Jinxworld average (4 comics): 10,499.
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DC COMICS - TOTAL SALES
11/2003: 1,777,789
11/2008: 2,077,895
11/2013: 2,286,284
11/2014: 2,378,297 **
11/2015: 2,305,737
11/2016: 3,025,276 **
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11/2017: 2,917,319 (+ 8.9%) **
12/2017: 2,351,182 (- 19.4%)
01/2018: 2,493,119 (+ 6.0%)
02/2018: 2,270,180 (- 8.9%)
03/2018: 2,305,728 (+ 1.6%)
04/2018: 2,439,466 (+ 5.8%)
05/2018: 2,210,850 (- 9.4%)
06/2018: 2,321,651 (+ 5.0%)
07/2018: 2,452,128 (+ 4.5%)
08/2018: 2,135,622 (- 12.9%)
09/2018: 2,203,739 (+ 3.2%)
10/2018: 2,557,578 (+ 3.2%)
11/2018: 1,953,053 (- 23.6%)
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6 months: - 11.7%
1 year : - 33.1%
2 years : - 35.4%
5 years : - 14.6%
10 years: - 6.0%
15 years: + 9.9%
With only sixty-seven titles in November (down from seventy-eight in October), DC’s total sales drop below 2 million for the first time in the Rebirth era.
Sales Indices
=============
The Sales Index number is the ratio of that comic’s sales to the average sales of all comics in that category.
DCU: Average: 35,313. Median: 26,933. No.: 50. Total: 1,765,633.
3.2 - The Green Lantern
2.7 - Batman (58)
2.6 - Batman (59)
2.4 - Heroes in Crisis
2.1 - Justice League (11)
2.0 - Justice League (12)
1.5 - Superman
1.4 - Detective Comics (992)
1.4 - Catwoman
1.4 - Aquaman/Justice League Drowned Earth
1.4 - Action Comics
1.4 - Detective Comics (993)
1.3 - Wonder Woman (58)
1.2 - Justice League Dark
1.2 - Flash (58)
1.2 - Flash (59)
1.1 - Aquaman
1.1 - Mister Miracle
1.1 - Wonder Woman (59)
1.0 - Justice League Odyssey
1.0 - Batgirl
0.9 - Deathstroke
0.8 - Harley Quinn (54)
0.8 - Harley Quinn (53)
0.8 - Teen Titans
0.8 - Titans (29)
0.8 - Nightwing (52)
0.7 - Nightwing (51)
0.7 - Titans (30)
0.7 - Suicide Squad
0.7 - Red Hood Outlaw
0.6 - Adventures of the Super Sons
0.6 - Hawkman
0.6 - Batman Kings of Fear
0.6 - Supergirl
0.6 - Old Lady Harley
0.5 - The Terrifics
0.5 - Green Arrow
0.5 - Batman Beyond
0.5 - DC Nuclear Winter Special
0.5 - Suicide Squad Black Files
0.5 - Electric Warriors
0.4 - Plastic Man
0.3 - Sideways Annual
0.3 - Sideways
0.3 - Damage
0.3 - Raven Daughter of Darkness
0.3 - The Silencer
0.3 - The Curse of Brimstone
0.2 - The Unexpected
Vertigo & Jinxworld: Average: 13,012. Median: 11,848. No.: 11. Total: 143,137.
1.5 - The Dreaming
1.4 - The Books of Magic
1.3 - Lucifer
1.1 - House of Whispers
1.0 - American Carnage
0.9 - Cover
0.9 - Pearl
0.8 - Scarlet
0.8 - Hex Wives
0.7 - Border Town
0.6 - United States vs. Murder Inc
Digital First & Other: Average: 7,381. Median: 7,594. No.: 6. Total: 44,283.
1.5 - Scooby Apocalypse
1.3 - Injustice 2 Annual
1.2 - Teen Titans Go!
0.9 - Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe
0.8 - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
0.4 - Looney Tunes
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The Fine Print (Disclaimers, et cetera)
The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com and Comichron, according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.
ICv2.com's and Comichron’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it's a "month-to-month" column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.
Bear in mind that the figures measure sales of physical comics to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include many sales to bookstores, newsstands, libraries, other mass-market retail chains, or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book's initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month; or they show up in the year-end Top 1000. Keep in mind that sales for some titles may include incentives to acquire variants and not every unit sold is necessarily even intended to be sold to a customer.
If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book's initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in brackets behind those issues (e.g. "[36,599]"). Likewise, any lower numbers due to returns or other factors returns will also be reflected in the brackets. Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used. Titles which are returnable have their numbers artificially adjusted down by Diamond. To make up for that this column increases the reported numbers for those titles by 10%. Which is likely also wrong, but it's a different and likely less wrong kind of wrong, and experience has shown that this leads to sales figures which are more consistent.
Titles released under the All-Ages line and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don't tell us much about their performance. Likewise, Digital First comics are published online before print, and may do a significant amount of their sales in that arena. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well.
Please keep in mind that raw sales numbers do not tell us about how profitable a book is for a publisher or for the creators.
Above all, do not allow sales numbers to dictate your purchasing and enjoyment of a particular comic. If you enjoy reading a comic series then go right on buying and reading that comic, no matter what the sales figures say.
** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it's assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.
Opinions expressed in this column are mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer; The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors; or my former neighbor's dog Miles.
The author of this column does weekly snapshots of Amazon comic sales charts at http://yetanothercomicsblog.blogspot.com/ and tweets about comics and related subjects on Twitter at @davereadscomics (PM me there is you need to contact me). As always, we welcome your comments and corrections below. Please try to keep things civilized.
This article was originally published January 2, 2019 on Yet Another Comics Blog.
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