Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.
As mentioned in last month’s column, DC are purposely reducing the number of individual comics they publish each month. And since December and January were odd months due to the holiday publishing schedule, February is the first month that we get a good look at what their typical publishing output may be going forward. With just 59 new comics titles in, February is the lowest monthly output for a regular four-shipping-week month that they’ve had in at least sixteen years, and likely much longer (but the stats I have on hand only go back to March 2003).
The anticipation is that eventually this will lead to better average sales per title. Has that happened? Not quite yet, as there’s still a lot of cruft left in the bottom of the chart, with too many title selling below the 10K mark. Most of those are scheduled the end in the next few months, and as long as DC doesn’t try to replace those with more low-selling series that oughta improve their sales average.
(How can they tell if a series will be low-selling? Not making more mini-series starring d-list characters would be a good start, as would not launch big new sublines featuring entirely new characters in many titles over a few short months.)
March will see the start of the second part of DC’s refocussing on their output: their DC Ink and DC Zoom line of kid- and YA-focused OGNs; but we’ll wait until next month’s column before diving in to that.
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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1 - THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS ($4.99)
12/2018: Batman Who Laughs #1 of 6 -- 220,055 [242,238]
01/2019: Batman Who Laughs #2 of 6 -- 116,827 (- 50.1%) [117,994]
02/2019: Batman Who Laughs #3 of 6 -- 101,771 (- 13.7%)
An expected third issue percentage drop. Despite its strong sales, The Batman Who Laughs is not immune to the Law of Standard Attrition. The first issue gets another 8K in reorders, and the second issues gets about 1K.
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2, 3 - BATMAN ($3.99)
02/2004: Batman #624 -- 84,081
02/2009: Batman #686 -- 111,353 [128,780]
02/2014: Batman #28 -- 114,089 [115,891]
02/2015: Batman #39 -- 118,106 [128,627]
02/2016: Batman #49 -- 102,689
02/2017: Batman #16 -- 102,096 [102,772]
02/2017: Batman #17 -- 99,637 [102,256]
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02/2018: Batman #40 -- 95,541 (+ 0.4%) [95,741]
02/2018: Batman #41 -- 93,889 (- 0.9%) [94,841]
03/2018: Batman #42 -- 93,825 (- 0.6%) [94,257]
03/2018: Batman #43 -- 91,649 (- 1.8%) [92,538]
04/2018: Batman #44 -- 125,849 (+ 45.6%) [134,747]
04/2018: Batman #45 -- 96,448 (- 22.3%) [104,685]
05/2018: Batman #46 -- 100,140 (- 4.0%) [100,512]
05/2018: Batman #47 -- 101,566 (+ 2.2%) [102,740]
06/2018: Batman #48 -- 112,122 (+ 9.6%) [112,617]
06/2018: Batman #49 -- 121,836 (+ 9.3%) [123,047]
07/2018: Batman #50 -- 440,819 (+235.3%) [412,541]
07/2018: Batman #51 -- 111,549 (- 72.6%) [113,142]
08/2018: Batman #52 -- 102,344 (- 9.2%) [102,712]
08/2018: Batman #53 -- 99,191 (- 2.7%) [99,920]
09/2018: Batman #54 -- 94,985 (- 5.0%) [94,921]
09/2018: Batman #55 -- 105,609 (+ 12.5%) [106,808]
10/2018: Batman #56 -- 107,578 (+ 5.2%) [112,329]
10/2018: Batman #57 -- 95,296 (- 15.0%) [95,465]
11/2018: Batman #58 -- 94,930 (- 0.5%) [94,975]
11/2018: Batman #59 -- 93,029 (- 1.5%) [93,545]
12/2018: Batman #60 -- 91,275 (- 2.4%)
12/2018: Batman #61 -- 88,428 (- 0.5%) [90,830]
01/2019: Batman #62 -- 90,634 (- 0.2%)
01/2019: Batman #63 -- 83,659 (- 7.7%) [84,682]
02/2019: Batman #64 -- 93,400 (+ 10.3%)
02/2019: Batman #65 -- 89,123 (- 4.6%)
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6 months: - 9.9%
1 year : - 4.2%
2 years : - 11.0%
5 years : - 21.3%
10 years: - 29.1%
15 years: + 8.5%
Batman gets a bump this month, due to a Heroes in Crisis tie-in crossover with The Flash, “The Price.” But unlike “The Button” from a couple of years ago it’s not a huge bump, due to several factors: HiC isn’t a huge blockbuster, these are fill-in issues, and there are no lenticular covers.
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5 - HEROES IN CRISIS ($3.99)
09/2018: Heroes in Crisis #1 of 9 -- 140,699 [152,785]
10/2018: Heroes in Crisis #2 of 9 -- 88,547 (- 36.0%) [97,826]
11/2018: Heroes in Crisis #3 of 9 -- 83,794 (- 10.2%) [87,828]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Heroes in Crisis #4 of 9 -- 82,151 (- 4.9%) [83,539]
01/2019: Heroes in Crisis #5 of 9 -- 79,087 (- 3.2%) [80,850]
02/2019: Heroes in Crisis #6 of 9 -- 79,006 (- 2.3%)
Settling in, with first month sales nearly identical to the previous issue. There’s nothing wrong with a comic selling 80K—in fact, DC needs more of those—but these are disappointing sales for what was billed as a Big Event Series. DC will be doubling down on this grim-dark, anti-Rebirth version of the DCU with their upcoming Year of the Villain.
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8, 16 - FLASH ($3.99)
02/2004: Flash #207 -- 41,982 [46,626]
02/2009: --
02/2014: Flash #28 -- 33,853 [34,561]
02/2015: Flash #39 -- 43,635 [46,855]
02/2016: Flash #48 -- 34,903
02/2016: Flash #49 -- 34,407
02/2017: Flash #16 -- 57,039 [57,790]
02/2017: Flash #17 -- 55,234 [56,812]
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02/2018: Flash #40 -- 46,149 (- 7.0%) [46,566]
02/2018: Flash #41 -- 46,040 (+ 0.6%) [46,853]
03/2018: Flash #42 -- 46,170 (- 2.9%) [45,494]
03/2018: Flash #43 -- 45,616 (+ 1.8%) [46,294]
04/2018: Flash #44 -- 45,626 (- 0.6%) [46,035]
04/2018: Flash #45 -- 45,402 (+ 0.4%) [46,219]
05/2018: Flash #46 -- 52,255 (+ 13.1%) [52,266]
05/2018: Flash #47 -- 53,222 (+ 9.8%) [57,401]
06/2018: Flash #48 -- 53,686 (- 6.4%) [53,718]
06/2018: Flash #49 -- 54,265 (+ 2.0%) [54,797]
07/2018: Flash #50 -- 58,311 (+ 6.8%) [58,541]
07/2018: Flash #51 -- 53,616 (- 5.4%) [55,355]
08/2018: Flash #52 -- 54,588 (- 0.8%) [54,924]
08/2018: Flash #53 -- 48,992 (- 10.1%) [49,357]
09/2018: Flash #54 -- 46,677 (- 5.2%) [46,770]
09/2018: Flash #55 -- 45,729 (- 2.0%) [45,822]
10/2018: Flash #56 -- 57,439 (+ 25.1%) [57,304]
10/2018: Flash #57 -- 44,251 (- 22.4%) [44,466]
11/2018: Flash #58 -- 43,008 (- 3.2%) [43,046]
11/2018: Flash #59 -- 42,020 (- 2.1%) [42,133]
12/2018: Flash #60 -- 42,212 (+ 0.2%)
01/2019: Flash #61 -- 40,596 (- 3.8%)
01/2019: Flash #62 -- 39,349 (- 3.1%)
01/2019: Flash #63 -- 38,263 (- 2.8%) [39,099]
02/2019: Flash #64 -- 67,712 (+ 73.2%)
02/2019: Flash #65 -- 60,031 (- 11.3%)
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6 months: + 22.5%
1 year : + 36.7%
2 years : + 11.5%
5 years : + 84.8%
10 years: n.a.
15 years: + 37.0%
The other half of “The Price,” the Heroes in Crisis tie-in crossover with Batman. As is typical, the lower-selling of the titles involved in the crossover gets the bigger boost.
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12, 15 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($3.99)
02/2004: Detective Comics #791 -- 34,995
02/2009: --
02/2014: Detective Comics #28 -- 56,619
02/2015: Detective Comics #39 -- 54,698 [55,457]
02/2016: Detective Comics #49 -- 45,300
02/2017: Detective Comics #950 -- 62,628 [63,553]
02/2017: Detective Comics #951 -- 59,630 [61,006]
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02/2018: Detective Comics #974 -- 51,189 (- 3.6%) [51,577]
02/2018: Detective Comics #975 -- 51,856 (+ 2.0%) [52,626]
03/2018: Detective Comics #976 -- 51,341 (- 1.6%) [51,807]
03/2018: Detective Comics #977 -- 50,556 (- 1.1%) [51,247]
04/2018: Detective Comics #978 -- 51,083 (+ 0.2%) [51,356]
04/2018: Detective Comics #979 -- 50,049 (- 1.2%) [50,757]
05/2018: Detective Comics #980 -- 51,162 (+ 1.0%) [51,263]
05/2018: Detective Comics #981 -- 50,757 (+ 0.4%) [51,477]
06/2018: Detective Comics #982 -- 51,763 (+ 0.8%) [51,904]
06/2018: Detective Comics #983 -- 52,016 (+ 1.0%) [52,399]
07/2018: Detective Comics #984 -- 51,879 (- 0.4%) [52,185]
07/2018: Detective Comics #985 -- 51,750 (+ 1.2%) [52,830]
08/2018: Detective Comics #986 -- 53,346 (+ 1.5%) [53,611]
08/2018: Detective Comics #987 -- 51,362 (- 4.4%) [51,248]
09/2018: Detective Comics #988 -- 51,405 (+ 1.1%) [51,817]
09/2018: Detective Comics #989 -- 50,479 (- 1.2%) [51,176]
10/2018: Detective Comics #990 -- 61,040 (+ 19.5%) [61,149]
10/2018: Detective Comics #991 -- 50,318 (- 16.8%) [50,891]
11/2018: Detective Comics #992 -- 51,002 (+ 0.8%) [51,285]
11/2018: Detective Comics #993 -- 48,971 (- 3.5%) [49,510]
12/2018: Detective Comics #994 -- 51,772 (+ 16.1%) [57,468]
01/2019: Detective Comics #995 -- 51,246 (- 4.7%) [54,772]
01/2019: Detective Comics #996 -- 52,263 (+ 1.6%) [55,645]
01/2019: Detective Comics #997 -- 53,071 (- 1.5%) [54,830]
02/2019: Detective Comics #998 -- 60,447 (+ 10.2%)
02/2019: Detective Comics #999 -- 62,953 (+ 4.1%)
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6 months: + 17.7%
1 year : + 18.4%
2 years : - 0.9%
5 years : + 9.0%
10 years: n.a.
15 years: + 76.3%
Sales continue to build as the count-up to next-month’s issue #1000 continues. And with re-orders this month for December & January’s issues, it appears that this may be due in some part to actual reader interest in the story.
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18, 19 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($3.99)
02/2014: Justice League #28 -- 80,901 [82,335]
02/2015: Justice League #39 -- 72,904 [75,492]
02/2016: Justice League #48 -- 72,704
02/2017: Justice League #14 -- 65,458 [65,672]
02/2017: Justice League #15 -- 64,230 [64,956]
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02/2018: Justice League #38 -- 45,314 (+ 1.2%) [45,352]
02/2018: Justice League #39 -- 44,148 (- 1.5%) [44,692]
03/2018: Justice League #40 -- 44,562 (+ 0.2%) [44,787]
03/2018: Justice League #41 -- 43,675 (- 1.0%) [44,353]
04/2018: Justice League #42 -- 43,423 (- 1.7%) [43,611]
04/2018: Justice League #43 -- 42,959 (- 0.2%) [43,543]
05/2018: No Justice #1 of 4 -- 86,775 (+106.5%) [89,909]
05/2018: No Justice #2 of 4 -- 68,812 (- 18.9%) [72,916]
05/2018: No Justice #3 of 4 -- 65,916 (- 4.6%) [69,584]
05/2018: No Justice #4 of 4 -- 64,342 (+ 1.3%) [70,513]
06/2018: Justice League #1 -- 200,235 (+188.6%) [203,492]
06/2018: Justice League #2 -- 86,001 (- 54.6%) [92,463]
07/2018: Justice League #3 -- 80,669 (- 12.4%) [81,002]
07/2018: Justice League #4 -- 77,023 (- 1.2%) [80,019]
08/2018: Justice League #5 -- 76,592 (- 3.3%) [77,340]
08/2018: Justice League #6 -- 75,156 (- 1.4%) [76,286]
09/2018: Justice League #7 -- 74,393 (- 1.9%) [74,820]
09/2018: Justice League #8 -- 76,360 (+ 4.3%) [78,012]
10/2018: Justice League #9 -- 72,687 (- 6.4%) [72,991]
10/2018: Justice League #10 -- 84,179 (+ 16.2%) [84,788]
11/2018: Justice League #11 -- 74,204 (- 12.3%) [74,385]
11/2018: Justice League #12 -- 70,105 (- 4.9%) [70,774]
12/2018: Justice League #13 -- 66,852 (- 5.5%)
12/2018: Justice League #14 -- 61,940 (- 5.5%) [63,198]
01/2019: Justice League #15 -- 60,326 (- 4.5%)
01/2019: Justice League #16 -- 59,577 (- 1.2%)
02/2019: Justice League #17 -- 57,105 (- 4.1%)
02/2019: Justice League #18 -- 55,988 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: - 26.4%
1 year : + 25.6%
2 years : - 13.4%
5 years : - 31.3%
Tracking 7K lower than the Rebirth series. Issue #17 was a one-off, and #18 was yet another fill-in.
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21 - SUPERMAN ($3.99)
02/2004: Superman #202 -- 50,449 [66,640]
02/2009: Superman #685 -- 48,027
02/2014: Superman #28 -- 34,296 [34,400]
02/2015: Superman #38 -- 48,987 [53,740]
02/2016: Superman #49 -- 36,318
02/2017: Superman #16 -- 56,105 [56,512]
02/2017: Superman #17 -- 54,561 [55,219]
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02/2018: Superman #40 -- 43,776 (- 2.8%) [43,834]
02/2018: Superman #41 -- 42,694 (- 1.5%) [43,192]
03/2018: Superman #42 -- 43,799 (+ 2.9%) [44,423]
03/2018: Superman #43 -- 42,291 (- 3.7%) [42,799]
04/2018: Superman #44 -- 42,493 (- 0.2%) [42,729]
04/2018: Superman #45 -- 41,927 (+ 0.1%) [42,758]
05/2018: Special #1 -- 43,378 (+ 2.5%) [43,824]
06/2018: --
07/2018: Superman #1 -- 133,703 (+212.1%) [136,777]
08/2018: Superman #2 -- 77,464 (- 42.8%) [78,282]
09/2018: Superman #3 -- 67,405 (- 12.8%) [68,240]
10/2018: Superman #4 -- 67,197 (- 1.0%) [67,553]
11/2018: Superman #5 -- 54,727 (- 18.0%) [55,378]
12/2018: Superman #6 -- 52,414 (- 3.5%) [53,428]
01/2019: Superman #7 -- 50,713 (- 5.1%)
02/2019: Superman #8 -- 50,475 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 35.5%
1 year : + 16.0%
2 years : - 9.6%
5 years : + 46.7%
10 years: + 5.1%
15 years: - 24.3%
Just a small drop from last month; maybe the Liefeld variant cover held off attrition?
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22 - THE GREEN LANTERN ($3.99)
02/2004: Green Lantern #174 -- 29,403
02/2009: Green Lantern #38 -- 68,908 [77,372]
02/2014: GL/Red Lanterns #28 -- 49,200 [52,891]
02/2015: Green Lantern #39 -- 41,997 [42,459]
02/2016: Green Lantern #49 -- 35,237
02/2017: Green Lanterns #16 -- 37,845 [38,026]
02/2017: Green Lanterns #17 -- 36,636 [37,227]
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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 (+317.5%) [102,343]
12/2018: The Green Lantern #2 -- 64,127 (- 36.0%) [65,522]
01/2019: The Green Lantern #3 -- 54,398 (- 17.0%)
02/2019: The Green Lantern #4 -- 50,176 (- 7.8%)
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6 months: +108.1%
1 year : +100.9%
2 years : + 33.4%
5 years : - 5.1%
10 years: - 35.1%
15 years: + 70.7%
Pretty much following the new series attrition script.
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27, 26 - WONDER WOMAN ($3.99)
02/2004: Wonder Woman #201 -- 29,210
02/2009: Wonder Woman #29 -- 33,237
02/2014: Wonder Woman #28 -- 31,464 [32,710]
02/2015: Wonder Woman #39 -- 42,634 [44,330]
02/2016: Wonder Woman #49 -- 35,398
02/2017: Wonder Woman #16 -- 49,921 [50,474]
02/2017: Wonder Woman #17 -- 48,662 [49,668]
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02/2018: Wonder Woman #40 -- 36,464 (- 0.2%) [36,625]
02/2018: Wonder Woman #41 -- 35,572 (- 1.2%) [36,170]
03/2018: Wonder Woman #42 -- 35,358 (- 1.6%) [35,594]
03/2018: Wonder Woman #43 -- 35,043 (- 0.3%) [35,502]
04/2018: Wonder Woman #44 -- 34,606 (- 1.4%) [34,990]
04/2018: Wonder Woman #45 -- 34,296 (- 0.7%) [34,740]
05/2018: Wonder Woman #46 -- 34,430 (- 0.9%)
05/2018: Wonder Woman #47 -- 33,848 (- 0.6%) [34,234]
06/2018: Wonder Woman #48 -- 34,418 (+ 0.9%) [34,545]
06/2018: Wonder Woman #49 -- 34,129 (- 0.4%) [34,424]
07/2018: Wonder Woman #50 -- 38,375 (+ 11.8%) [38,472]
07/2018: Wonder Woman #51 -- 50,901 (+ 39.9%) [53,808]
08/2018: Wonder Woman #52 -- 36,259 (- 32.1%) [36,514]
08/2018: Wonder Woman #53 -- 34,900 (- 2.6%) [35,553]
09/2018: Wonder Woman #54 -- 34,966 (- 1.0%) [35,191]
09/2018: Wonder Woman #55 -- 33,851 (- 2.9%) [34,162]
10/2018: Wonder Woman #56 -- 55,178 (+ 61.6%) [55,214]
10/2018: Wonder Woman #57 -- 42,217 (- 22.9%) [42,566]
11/2018: Wonder Woman #58 -- 44,467 (+ 6.2%) [45,188]
11/2018: Wonder Woman #59 -- 37,418 (- 15.5%) [38,212]
12/2018: Wonder Woman #60 -- 36,966 (- 3.2%)
01/2019: Wonder Woman #61 -- 36,413 (- 1.5%)
01/2019: Wonder Woman #62 -- 33,780 (- 7.0%)
01/2019: Wonder Woman #63 -- 34,963 (+ 3.2%)
02/2019: Wonder Woman #64 -- 45,866 (+ 31.2%)
02/2019: Wonder Woman #65 -- 46,007 (+ 0.3%)
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6 months: + 27.5%
1 year : + 26.2%
2 years : - 8.3%
5 years : + 40.4%
10 years: + 38.2%
15 years: + 57.3%
Big sales bump this month; not because more people are suddenly interested in reading Wonder Woman, but because both issues have Artgerm variants.
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29 - ACTION COMICS ($3.99)
02/2004: Action Comics #812 -- 51,466 [70,458]
02/2009: Action Comics #874 -- 48,360
02/2014: Action Comics #28 -- 35,305 [35,847]
02/2015: Action Comics #39 -- 38,070 [38,519]
02/2016: Action Comics #49 -- 31,496
02/2017: Action Comics #973 -- 43,047 [43,895]
02/2017: Action Comics #974 -- 41,712 [42,739]
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02/2018: Action Comics #997 -- 43,509 (+ 3.6%) [43,887]
02/2018: Action Comics #998 -- 43,810 (+ 2.1%) [44,686]
03/2018: Action Comics #999 -- 51,534 (+ 18.2%) [52,151]
04/2018: Action Comics #1000 -- 449,787 (+858.0%) [504,243]
05/2018: Action Special #1 -- 47,236 (- 90.6%) [47,323]
06/2018: --
07/2018: Action Comics #1001 -- 79,327 (+ 72.2%) [81,646]
08/2018: Action Comics #1002 -- 61,916 (- 23.9%) [62,645]
09/2018: Action Comics #1003 -- 57,865 (- 7.4%) [58,555]
10/2018: Action Comics #1004 -- 60,420 (+ 4.4%) [61,281]
11/2018: Action Comics #1005 -- 49,149 (- 19.6%) [49,601]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Action Comics #1006 -- 46,140 (- 7.0%)
01/2019: Action Comics #1007 -- 44,405 (- 3.8%)
02/2019: Action Comics #1008 -- 44,084 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: - 29.6%
1 year : - 0.4%
2 years : + 2.3%
5 years : + 23.0%
10 years: - 8.8%
15 years: - 37.4%
Like Superman, Action also has a small drop (and no Liefeld cover). So maybe both titles are leveling out?
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34 - SHAZAM! ($3.99)
12/2018: Shazam! #1 -- 66,950 [69,670]
01/2018: Shazam! #2 -- 43,607 (- 35.6%) [44,892]
02/2018: Shazam! #3 -- 37,905 (- 15.6%)
An expected third issue drop. Will the upcoming movie help sales at all? Past experience on these things says no...
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40 - YOUNG JUSTICE ($3.99)
01/2019: Young Justice #1 -- 73,952 (+974,2%) [76,654]
02/2019: Young Justice #2 -- 37,081 (- 51.6%)
That’s a pretty large percentage drop for a second issue, though the first was propped up by number variant covers (seven variants, versus just one variant for issue #2). The first issue also gets a second printing.
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42 - HARLEY QUINN ($3.99)
02/2014: Harley Quinn #3 -- 63,967 [81,514]
02/2015: --
02/2016: Harley Quinn #25 -- 51,495
02/2017: Harley Quinn #13 -- 45,400 [45,936]
02/2017: Harley Quinn #14 -- 43,798 [43,533]
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02/2018: Harley Quinn #37 -- 31,619 (- 0.6%) [31,899]
02/2018: Harley Quinn #38 -- 31,314 (- 0.4%) [31,758]
03/2018: Harley Quinn #39 -- 30,593 (- 3.1%) [30,774]
03/2018: Harley Quinn #40 -- 30,318 (- 0.0%) [30,773]
04/2018: Harley Quinn #41 -- 30,229 (- 1.3%) [30,366]
04/2018: Harley Quinn #42 -- 30,838 (+ 3.4%) [31,407]
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06/2018: Harley Quinn #43 -- 29,948 (- 19.7%) [29,945]
06/2018: Harley Quinn #44 -- 29,545 (- 2.8%) [29,112]
07/2018: Harley Quinn #45 -- 30,518 (+ 5.2%) [30,622]
07/2018: Harley Quinn #46 -- 29,343 (- 2.8%) [29,764]
08/2018: Harley Quinn #47 -- 29,144 (- 1.5%) [29,315]
08/2018: Harley Quinn #48 -- 28,705 (- 1.6%) [28,841]
09/2018: Harley Quinn #49 -- 29,293 (+ 1.7%) [29,343]
09/2018: Harley Quinn #50 -- 30,059 (+ 3.5%) [30,364]
10/2018: Harley Quinn #51 -- 30,709 (+ 1.3%) [30,755]
10/2018: Harley Quinn #52 -- 41,301 (+ 35.9%) [41,796]
11/2018: Harley Quinn #53 -- 27,903 (- 33.0%) [27,985]
11/2018: Harley Quinn #54 -- 28,028 (+ 1.4%) [28,386]
12/2018: Harley Quinn #55 -- 27,742 (- 2.3%)
12/2018: Harley Quinn #56 -- 26,491 (- 4.5%)
01/2019: Harley Quinn #57 -- 26,407 (- 0.3%)
02/2019: Harley Quinn #58 -- 36,010 (+ 36.4%)
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6 months: + 23.8%
1 year : + 13.1%
2 years : - 19.5%
5 years : - 55.8%
Is Derrick Chew—who provided this month’s variant cover—the new Argerm? His cover appears to be worth nearly 10K in additional sales for this month’s second half of a story guest-staring Batman.
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47 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ($3.99)
02/2014: Justice League Dark #28 -- 30,519 [29,808]
02/2015: Justice League Dark #39 -- 24,023
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07/2018: Justice League Dark #1 -- 60,318 (+160.3%) [64,590]
08/2018: Justice League Dark #2 -- 46,545 (- 25.7%) [47,986]
09/2018: Justice League Dark #3 -- 44,656 (- 4.9%) [45,632]
10/2018: Justice League Dark #4 -- 53,443 (+ 18.7%) [54,154]
11/2018: Justice League Dark #5 -- 43,953 (- 18.1%) [44,367]
12/2018: Justice League Dark #6 -- 41,720 (- 6.0%)
01/2019: Justice League Dark #7 -- 35,967 (- 13.8%)
02/2019: Justice League Dark #8 -- 33,554 (- 6.7%)
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6 months: - 30.1%
5 years : + 12.6%
---
48 - CATWOMAN ($3.99)
02/2004: Catwoman #28 -- 23,955
02/2014: Catwoman #28 -- 23,974
02/2015: Catwoman #39 -- 26,450 [28,608]
02/2016: Catwoman #49 -- 13,659
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07/2018: Catwoman #1 -- 121,056 (+649.8%) [117,842]
08/2018: Catwoman #2 -- 64,721 (- 47.3%) [65,553]
09/2018: Catwoman #3 -- 55,068 (- 14.9%) [55,830]
10/2018: Catwoman #4 -- 72,130 (+ 31.0%) [72,244]
11/2018: Catwoman #5 -- 50,131 (- 30.5%) [50,313]
12/2018: Catwoman #6 -- 48,014 (- 2.0%) [49,326]
01/2019: Catwoman #7 -- 35,490 (- 28.1%)
02/2019: Catwoman #8 -- 32,360 (- 8.8%)
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6 months: - 50.6%
5 years : + 35.0%
15 years: + 35.1%
---
60 - BATGIRL ($3.99)
02/2004: Batgirl #49 -- 25,258
02/2014: Batgirl #28 -- 34,567 [34,981]
02/2015: Batgirl #39 -- 40,880 [43,024]
02/2016: Batgirl #48 -- 25,625
02/2017: Batgirl #8 -- 26,539
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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 (+ 35.9%) [26,168]
07/2018: --
08/2018: Batgirl #25 -- 37,712 (+ 43.9%) [37,668]
08/2018: Batgirl #26 -- 25,947 (- 30.2%) [26,302]
09/2018: Batgirl #27 -- 28,843 (+ 11.0%) [29,201]
10/2018: Batgirl #28 -- 37,397 (+ 34.2%) [39,185]
11/2018: Batgirl #29 -- 35,356 (- 9.0%) [35,665]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Batgirl #30 -- 31,084 (- 12.8%)
01/2019: Batgirl #31 -- 33,287 (+ 7.1%)
02/2019: Batgirl #32 -- 29,839 (- 10.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 6.7%
1 year : + 59.3%
2 years : + 12.4%
5 years : - 14.7%
15 years: + 18.1%
Hey, here’s a Derrick Chew variant again. Not quiet as popular as last month’s Artgerm variants, but definitely on par with the recent Josh Middleton variants.
---
64 - WONDER TWINS ($3.99)
02/2019: Wonder Twins #1 of 6 -- 27,584
The third Wonder Comics book come in with first issue sales nearly identical to last month’s first issue of Naomi.
---
65 - NIGHTWING ($3.99)
02/2004: Nightwing #90 -- 28,688
02/2009: Nightwing #153 -- 37,651
02/2014: Nightwing #28 -- 36,940 [37,616]
02/2015: Grayson #7 -- 41,164 [41,313]
02/2016: Grayson #17 -- 30,257
02/2017: Nightwing #14 -- 42,656 [42,871]
02/2017: Nightwing #15 -- 41,423 [42,017]
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02/2018: Nightwing #38 -- 27,188 (- 6.7%) [27,237]
02/2018: Nightwing #39 -- 27,731 (+ 3.1%) [28,090]
03/2018: Nightwing #40 -- 27,202 (- 3.0%) [27,242]
03/2018: Nightwing #41 -- 26,951 (- 0.0%) [27,238]
04/2018: Nightwing #42 -- 26,323 (- 2.9%) [26,443]
04/2018: Nightwing #43 -- 25,986 (- 0.6%) [26,272]
05/2018: Nightwing #44 -- 26,229 (+ 0.0%) [26,283]
06/2018: Nightwing #45 -- 26,242 (- 0.0%) [26,270]
07/2018: Nightwing #46 -- 26,899 (+ 2.5%) [26,931]
08/2018: Nightwing #47 -- 26,467 (- 1.8%) [26,440]
09/2018: Nightwing #48 -- 25,733 (- 2.7%)
09/2018: Nightwing #49 -- 25,475 (- 1.0%)
10/2018: Nightwing #50 -- 29,450 (+ 24.6%) [31,751]
10/2018: Nightwing #51 -- 35,026 (+ 11.4%) [35,379]
11/2018: Nightwing #52 -- 26,623 (- 24.5%) [26,705]
11/2018: Nightwing #53 -- 26,442 (+ 0.5%) [26,826]
12/2018: Nightwing #54 -- 28,269 (+ 5.4%)
12/2018: Nightwing #55 -- 26,060 (- 7.8%)
01/2019: Nightwing #56 -- 25,044 (- 3.9%)
02/2019: Nightwing #57 -- 26,845 (+ 7.2%)
-----------------
6 months: + 1.5%
1 year : - 2.9%
2 years : - 36.8%
5 years : - 28.6%
10 years: - 30.5%
15 years: - 6.4%
New artist Travis Moore & villain Joker’s Daughter give Nightwing a little boost this month.
---
67 - FEMALE FURIES ($3.99)
02/2019: Female Furies #1 of 6 -- 26,515
Maybe they’re hoping to capitalize on the recent success of Mister Miracle?
---
68 - AQUAMAN ($3.99)
02/2004: Aquaman #15 -- 24,753
02/2014: Aquaman #28 -- 34,939 [35,478]
02/2015: Aquaman #39 -- 32,162 [33,267]
02/2016: Aquaman #49 -- 23,546
02/2017: Aquaman #16 -- 31,408 [31,542]
02/2017: Aquaman #17 -- 30,584 [30,973]
------------------------------
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 (+ 22.8%) [30,490]
09/2018: Aquaman #40 -- 31,010 (+ 3.0%) [31,406]
10/2018: Aquaman #41 -- 35,121 (+ 11.9%) [35,155]
11/2018: Aquaman #42 -- 38,608 (+ 11.8%) [39,314]
12/2018: Aquaman #43 -- 30,920 (- 18.1%) [32,180]
01/2019: Aquaman #44 -- 26,416 (- 17.9%) [27,071]
02/2019: Aquaman #45 -- 26,291 (- 17.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 13.8%
1 year : + 5.3%
2 years : - 15.9%
5 years : - 25.9%
15 years: + 6.2%
Did you hear that Aquaman had a big hit movie? You couldn’t tell from the sales of the comic book...
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69 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY ($3.99)
09/2018: Justice League Odyssey #1 -- 57,114 [58,286]
10/2018: Justice League Odyssey #2 -- 46,662 (- 19.0%) [47,239]
11/2018: Justice League Odyssey #3 -- 35,727 (- 23.8%) [36,011]
12/2018: --
01/2019: Justice League Odyssey #4 -- 31,696 (- 12.0%)
01/2019: Justice League Odyssey #5 -- 28,776 (- 9.2%)
02/2019: Justice League Odyssey #6 -- 26,248 (- 8.8%)
---
76 - TEEN TITANS ($3.99)
02/2004: Teen Titans #8 -- 68,190
02/2009: Teen Titans #68 -- 35,096
02/2014: Teen Titans #28 -- 26,732
02/2015: Teen Titans #7 -- 34,051 [35,304]
02/2016: Teen Titans #17 -- 23,566
02/2017: Teen Titans #5 -- 39,028 [39,361]
-----------------------------------
02/2018: Teen Titans #17 -- 27,828 (- 3.6%) [28,129]
03/2018: Teen Titans #18 -- 27,289 (- 1.9%) [27,414]
04/2018: Teen Titans #19 -- 26,124 (- 4.3%) [26,354]
05/2018: --
06/2018: TT Special #1 -- 32,702 (+ 52.4%) [40,205]
07/2018: Teen Titans #20 -- 67,978 (+ 78.5%) [71,257]
08/2018: Teen Titans #21 -- 32,095 (- 54.8%) [32,628]
09/2018: Teen Titans #22 -- 30,608 (- 4.6%) [30,765]
10/2018: Teen Titans #23 -- 36,902 (+ 20.6%) [37,016]
11/2018: Teen Titans #24 -- 27,192 (- 26.3%) [27,416]
12/2018: Teen Titans #25 -- 27,285 (- 0.5%)
01/2019: Teen Titans #26 -- 24,208 (- 11.3%)
02/2019: Teen Titans #27 -- 23,137 (- 4.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 29.1%
1 year : - 17.7%
2 years : - 41.2%
5 years : - 13.4%
10 years: - 34.1%
15 years: - 66.1%
A crossover with Deathstroke starts next month.
---
78 - TITANS ($3.99)
02/2009: Titans #10 -- 36,361
02/2016: Titans Hunt #5 of 8 -- 22,678
02/2017: Titans #8 -- 44,028 [44,397]
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02/2018: Titans #20 -- 30,686 (- 2.1%) [30,861]
03/2018: Titans #21 -- 29,674 (- 3.4%) [29,805]
04/2018: Titans #22 -- 29,018 (- 2.1%) [29,165]
05/2018: --
06/2018: Special #1 -- 31,898 (+ 9.9%) [32,064]
07/2018: Titans #23 -- 33,060 (+ 10.9%) [35,553]
08/2018: Titans #24 -- 30,889 (- 12.9%) [30,759]
09/2018: Titans #25 -- 28,654 (- 7.2%) [28,733]
09/2018: Titans #26 -- 28,240 (- 1.1%) [28,417]
10/2018: Titans #27 -- 34,857 (+ 22.9%) [34,926]
10/2018: Titans #28 -- 31,493 (- 8.8%) [31,852]
11/2018: Titans #29 -- 26,673 (- 16.0%) [26,762]
11/2018: Titans #30 -- 26,120 (- 1.6%) [26,330]
12/2018: Titans #31 -- 24,870 (- 5.5%)
01/2019: Titans #32 -- 23,843 (- 4.1%)
01/2019: Titans #33 -- 23,507 (- 1.4%)
02/2019: Titans #34 -- 22,928 (- 2.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 25.5%
1 year : - 25.7%
2 years : - 48.4%
10 years: - 36.9%
Final issue will be #36 in April (though I imagine with a television series on DC Universe it will be back sooner rather than later...)
---
80 - MARTIAN MANHUNTER ($3.99)
02/2016: Martian Manhunter #9 -- 17,938
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12/2018: Martian Manhunter #1 of 12 -- 39,312 (+224.6%) [40,748]
01/2019: Martian Manhunter #2 of 12 -- 26,573 (- 34.8%)
02/2019: Martian Manhunter #3 of 12 -- 22,431 (- 15.6%)
A typical third issue percentage drop. Tracking on par with the previous MM series.
---
84 - SUPERGIRL ($3.99)
02/2009: Supergirl #38 -- 34,225
02/2014: Supergirl #28 -- 23,567
02/2015: Supergirl #39 -- 26,304
02/2017: Supergirl #6 -- 26,240
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02/2018: Supergirl #18 -- 31,675 (+ 16.8%) [31,108]
03/2018: Supergirl #19 -- 30,669 (- 0.1%) [31,092]
04/2018: Supergirl #20 -- 30,787 (- 0.2%) [31,044]
05/2018: --
06/2018: --
07/2018: --
08/2018: Supergirl #21 -- 28,507 (- 7.3%) [28,782]
09/2018: Supergirl #22 -- 22,113 (- 23.2%)
10/2018: Supergirl #23 -- 44,775 (+102.0%) [44,667]
11/2018: Supergirl #24 -- 21,295 (- 52.3%)
12/2018: Supergirl #25 -- 21,564 (+ 1.3%)
01/2018: Supergirl #26 -- 29,499 (+ 36.8%)
02/2019: Supergirl #27 -- 19,980 (- 32.3%)
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6 months: - 30.6%
1 year : - 35.8%
2 years : - 23.9%
5 years : - 15.2%
10 years: - 41.6%
No Artgerm variant = big sales drop. Which means there were close to 10K copies ordered by retailers last month just for people who wanted a variant cover by that particular artist.
---
Coming in at #85 on the Diamond-NA chart this month is the Man and Superman 100 Page Super Spectacular, a story originally created for the Superman Confidential series which had apparently been sitting in the bottom of a drawer for the past several year. Its sales of 19,782 are pretty good for a $10 comic, enough so that DC are planning on releasing a hardcover deluxe edition of the comic in a few months.
---
88 - DEATHSTROKE ($3.99)
02/2015: Deathstroke #5 -- 32,863 [37,315]
02/2016: Deathstroke #15 -- 26,534
02/2017: Deathstroke #12 -- 27,226
02/2017: Deathstroke #13 -- 26,328
-----------------------------------
02/2018: Deathstroke #28 -- 17,672 (- 5.7%)
03/2018: Deathstroke #29 -- 17,677 (+ 0.0%)
04/2018: Deathstroke #30 -- 38,956 (+154.0%) [44,898]
05/2018: Deathstroke #31 -- 35,805 (- 20.1%) [35,874]
06/2018: Deathstroke #32 -- 38,535 (+ 8.3%) [38,848]
07/2018: Deathstroke #33 -- 36,092 (- 7.0%) [36,134]
08/2018: Deathstroke #34 -- 35,168 (- 4.8%) [34,405]
09/2018: Deathstroke #35 -- 31,554 (- 7.7%) [31,761]
10/2018: Deathstroke #36 -- 27,299 (- 13.8%) [27,387]
11/2018: Deathstroke #37 -- 30,734 (+ 12.2%) [30,719]
12/2018: Deathstroke #38 -- 28,803 (- 6.2%)
01/2019: Deathstroke #39 -- 21,442 (- 25.6%)
02/2019: Deathstroke #40 -- 19,608 (- 8.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 43.0%
1 year : + 11.0%
2 years : - 26.8%
A crossover with Teen Titans starts next month.
---
89 - ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS ($3.99)
02/2017: Super Sons #1 -- 99,380 [97,401]
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02/2018: Super Sons #13 -- 29,625 (- 15.5%) [30,024]
03/2018: Super Sons #14 -- 28,999 (- 2.1%) [29,271]
04/2018: Super Sons #15 -- 27,667 (- 4.6%) [28,018]
05/2018: Super Sons #16 -- 27,089 (- 2.1%) [27,458]
06/2018: --
07/2018: --
08/2018: Adventures #1 of 12 -- 36,795 (+ 72.3%) [47,323]
09/2018: Adventures #2 of 12 -- 26,500 (- 43.3%) [26,813]
10/2018: Adventures #3 of 12 -- 23,839 (- 11.1%)
11/2018: Adventures #4 of 12 -- 22,320 (- 6.4%)
12/2018: Adventures #5 of 12 -- 20,965 (- 6.1%)
01/2019: Adventures #6 of 12 -- 19,969 (- 4.8%)
02/2019: Adventures #7 of 12 -- 19,570 (- 2.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 58.6%
1 year : - 34.8%
2 years : - 79.9%
---
90 - RED HOOD: OUTLAW ($3.99)
02/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #28 -- 23,236
02/2015: Red Hood & Outlaws #39 -- 17,270
02/2016: Red Hood/Arsenal #9 -- 22,341
02/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #7 -- 28,753 [29,131]
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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 (+ 24.3%) [30,688]
11/2018: Red Hood: Outlaw #28 -- 24,485 (- 20.2%)
12/2018: Red Hood: Outlaw #29 -- 23,836 (- 2.7%)
01/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #30 -- 20,247 (- 15.1%)
02/2019: Red Hood: Outlaw #31 -- 19,546 (- 3.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 10.6%
1 year : - 5.8%
2 years : - 32.9%
5 years : - 15.9%
---
95 - HAWKMAN ($3.99)
02/2004: Hawkman #25 -- 36,137
02/2017: Death of Hawkman #5 of 6 -- 11,879
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02/2018: --
03/2018: --
04/2018: --
05/2018: --
06/2018: Hawkman #1 -- 42,123 (- 49.5%) [43,884]
07/2018: Hawkman #2 -- 30,781 (- 28.2%) [31,501]
08/2018: Hawkman #3 -- 27,331 (- 12.1%) [27,694]
09/2018: Hawkman #4 -- 24,687 (- 10.9%)
10/2018: Hawkman #5 -- 30,171 (+ 22.7%) [30,303]
11/2018: Hawkman #6 -- 21,818 (- 28.0%)
12/2018: Hawkman #7 -- 20,625 (- 5.5%)
01/2019: Hawkman #8 -- 20,198 (- 2.1%)
02/2019: Hawkman #9 -- 18,829 (- 6.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 32.0%
2 years : + 58.5%
15 years: - 47.9%
---
100 - GREEN ARROW ($3.99)
02/2004: Green Arrow #35 -- 35,507
02/2009: Green Arrow/BC #17 -- 23,392
02/2014: Green Arrow #28 -- 26,725
02/2015: Green Arrow #39 -- 19,651
02/2016: Green Arrow #49 -- 22,096
02/2017: Green Arrow #16 -- 33,371 [33,508]
02/2017: Green Arrow #17 -- 32,392 [32,834]
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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 (+ 82.5%) [34,073]
11/2018: Green Arrow #46 -- 18,808 (- 43.3%) [19,313]
12/2018: Green Arrow #47 -- 18,951 (- 1.9%)
01/2019: Green Arrow #48 -- 18,989 (+ 0.2%)
02/2019: Green Arrow #49 -- 17,694 (- 6.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.6%
1 year : - 21.1%
2 years : - 46.7%
5 years : - 33.8%
10 years: - 24.4%
15 years: - 50.2%
Ending with issue #50 in March, with a relaunch coming later this year
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104 - HIGH LEVEL (Vertigo) ($3.99)
02/2019: High Level #1 -- 16,824
This month’s Vertigo debut is the top non-DCU title for February. But don’t get too excited, as it comes in below the debuts of the currently tanking Hex Wives and Goddess Mode.
---
108 - BATMAN BEYOND ($3.99)
02/2014: Universe #7 -- 14,435
02/2015: --
02/2016: Batman Beyond #9 -- 19,449
02/2017: Batman Beyond #5 -- 27,495
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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%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Batman Beyond #27 -- 16,695 (- 10.5%)
01/2019: Batman Beyond #28 -- 16,018 (- 4.1%)
02/2019: Batman Beyond #29 -- 16,174 (+ 1.0%)
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6 months: + 2.7%
1 year : - 5.9%
2 years : - 41.2%
5 years : + 12.0%
---
111 - THE DREAMING (Vertigo) ($3.99)
09/2018: Dreaming #1 -- 37,258 [38,029]
10/2018: Dreaming #2 -- 21,559 (- 43.3%)
11/2018: Dreaming #3 -- 19,815 (- 8.1%)
12/2018: Dreaming #4 -- 18,185 (- 8.2%)
01/2018: Dreaming #5 -- 17,054 (- 6.2%)
02/2018: Dreaming #6 -- 15,989 (- 6.2%)
The top-selling of the Sandman Universe titles. None are exactly lighting up the charts, but The Dreaming at least is holding its own compared to just about any other recent Vertigo series. DC is no doubt counting on sizable trade collection sales on these as well.
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112 - THE TERRIFICS ($2.99)
02/2018: Terrifics #1 -- 45,493 [52,540]
03/2018: Terrifics #2 -- 34,525 (- 31.2%) [36,243]
04/2018: Terrifics #3 -- 30,134 (- 13.0%) [31,147]
05/2018: Terrifics #4 -- 28,849 (- 7.1%) [29,568]
06/2018: Terrifics #5 -- 26,676 (- 7.5%) [27,029]
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%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Terrifics #11 -- 17,352 (- 8.8%)
01/2019: Terrifics #12 -- 16,657 (- 4.0%)
02/2019: Terrifics #13 -- 15,917 (- 4.4%)
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6 months: - 30.3%
1 year : - 69.7%
The only New Age of Heroes book whose cancellation has not been announced as of this writing.
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113 - NAOMI ($3.99)
01/2019: Naomi #1 -- 27,777 [31,441]
02/2019: Naomi #2 -- 15,838 (- 49.6%)
A biggish drop on a title that did not have a lot of wriggle room. Even with re-orders on the first issue, this has already been cancelled after issue #6. (And no, unlike two of the other Wonder Comics books, this was not announced as a limited series.)
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115 - 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%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Old Lady Harley #3 of 5 -- 17,032 (- 16.6%)
01/2019: Old Lady Harley #4 of 5 -- 15,484 (- 9.1%)
02/2019: Old Lady Harley #5 of 5 -- 15,580 (+ 0.6%)
Final issue of the mini-series, whose sales show that it is a much different market for HQ books than it was back in 2016. Did releasing so much Harley Quinn content over the past few years deaden the market, or were DC just striking while the iron was hot to milk out all the sales that they could while Harley was hot?
---
124 - 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%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Books of Magic #3 -- 15,886 (- 12.7%)
01/2019: Books of Magic #4 -- 14,581 (- 8.2%)
02/2019: Books of Magic #5 -- 13,864 (- 4.8%)
Continuing to follow the attrition playbook.
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126 - FREEDOM FIGHTERS ($3.99)
12/2018: Freedom Fighters #1 of 12 -- 23,826 (+199.7%) [25,248]
01/2019: Freedom Fighters #2 of 12 -- 14,091 (- 44.2%)
02/2019: Freedom Fighters #3 of 12 -- 13,619 (- 3.3%)
Settling in quickly, which is good because it’s a long way to go to issue #12...
---
129 - LUCIFER (Vertigo) ($3.99)
02/2004: Lucifer #47 -- 12,911
02/2016: Lucifer #3 -- 11,614
02/2017: Lucifer #15 -- 7,120
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10/2018: Lucifer #1 -- 28,216 (+349.6%) [28,805]
11/2018: Lucifer #2 -- 16,871 (- 41.4%)
12/2018: Lucifer #3 -- 14,929 (- 11.5%)
01/2019: Lucifer #4 -- 14,474 (- 3.0%)
02/2019: Lucifer #5 -- 13,413 (- 7.3%)
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2 years : + 88.4%
15 years: + 3.9%
---
138 - THE WILD STORM (WildStorm) ($3.99)
02/2017: The Wild Storm #1 -- 54,442 [45,832]
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02/2018: --
03/2018: The Wild Storm #12 -- 16,821 (- 1.9%)
04/2018: --
05/2018: The Wild Storm #13 -- 14,661 (- 12.8%)
06/2018: The Wild Storm #14 -- 14,107 (- 3.8%)
07/2018: The Wild Storm #15 -- 13,787 (- 2.3%)
08/2018: The Wild Storm #16 -- 13,712 (- 0.5%)
09/2018: The Wild Storm #17 -- 13,211 (- 3.7%)
10/2018: The Wild Storm #18 -- 13,021 (- 1.4%)
11/2018: --
12/2018: --
01/2019: The Wild Storm #19 -- 12,360 (- 5.1%)
02/2019: The Wild Storm #20 -- 12,312 (- 0.4%)
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6 months: - 10.2%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 73.1%
Settling in to the home stretch, with the series coming to a planned end with issue #24.
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145 - 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%)
12/2018: House of Whispers #4 -- 13,619 (- 8.9%)
01/2019: House of Whispers #5 -- 12,505 (- 8.2%)
02/2019: House of Whispers #6 -- 11,566 (- 7.5%)
---
169 - SUICIDE SQUAD BLACK FILES ($4.99)
11/2018: SS Black Files #1 of 6 -- 16,953
12/2018: SS Black Files #2 of 6 -- 13,378 (- 21.1%)
01/2019: SS Black Files #3 of 6 -- 11,326 (- 15.3%)
02/2019: SS Black Files #4 of 6 -- 10,328 (- 8.8%)
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160 - SCOOBY APOCALYPSE (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
02/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #10 -- 17,993
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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%)
12/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #32 -- 10,514 (- 3.6%)
01/2019: Scooby Apocalypse #33 -- 10,242 (- 2.6%)
02/2019: Scooby Apocalypse #34 -- 9,959 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: - 17.3%
1 year : - 14.8%
2 years : - 44.7%
Ends with issue #36 in April.
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165 - SIDEWAYS ($2.99)
02/2018: Sideways #1 -- 35,086 [37,403]
03/2018: Sideways #2 -- 23,807 (- 36.4%)
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%)
12/2018: Sideways #11 -- 11,150 (- 4.1%)
01/2018: Sideways #12 -- 10,201 (- 8.5%)
02/2018: Sideways #13 -- 9,625 (- 5.6%)
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6 months: - 29.4%
1 year : - 74.3%
Final issue. And nope, it couldn’t stay about 10K.
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171 - DAMAGE ($2.99)
02/2018: Damage #2 -- 27,044 (- 33.6%) [28,431]
03/2018: Damage #3 -- 22,394 (- 21.2%)
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%)
12/2018: Damage #12 -- 10,713 (- 6.9%)
01/2019: Damage #13 -- 9,963 (- 7.0%)
02/2019: Damage #14 -- 9,164 (- 8.0%)
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6 months: - 33.5%
1 year : - 67.8%
Ends with issue #16 in April.
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176 - THE SILENCER ($2.99)
02/2018: The Silencer #2 -- 21,003 (- 39.6%)
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%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: The Silencer #12 -- 9,231 (- 7.9%)
01/2019: The Silencer #13 -- 8,683 (- 5.9%)
02/2019: The Silencer #14 -- 8,302 (- 4.4%)
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6 months: - 29.7%
1 year : - 60.5%
Ends with issue #18 in June.
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188 - THE CURSE OF BRIMSTONE ($2.99)
04/2018: Curse of Brimstone #1 -- 33,707 [34,337]
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 (+168.9%) [28,854] *
11/2018: Curse of Brimstone #8 -- 9,463 (- 67.2%)
12/2018: Curse of Brimstone #9 -- 8,707 (- 8.0%)
01/2019: Curse of Brimstone #10 -- 8,074 (- 7.3%)
02/2019: Curse of Brimstone #11 -- 7,484 (- 7.3%)
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6 months: - 37.5%
Ending with issue #12 in March.
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197 - HEX WIVES (Vertigo) ($3.99)
10/2018: Hex Wives #1 -- 17,158 [18,101]
11/2018: Hex Wives #2 -- 9,869 (- 45.5%)
12/2018: --
01/2019: Hex Wives #3 -- 8,286 (- 16.0%)
01/2019: Hex Wives #4 -- 7,157 (- 13.6%)
02/2019: Hex Wives #5 -- 6,740 (- 5.8%)
No issues have been solicited past issue #6...
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209 - THE UNITED STATES VS. MURDER, INC. (Jinxworld) ($3.99)
02/2015: US of Murder #6 of 6 -- 8,284
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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%)
12/2018: US vs Murder #4 of 6 -- 7,164 (- 11.0%)
01/2019: US vs Murder #5 of 6 -- 6,631 (- 7.4%)
02/2019: US vs Murder #6 of 6 -- 6,290 (- 5.1%)
Another mini-series, The United States of Murder, Inc. vs. The Vatican, is planned for later this year.
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212 - GODDESS MODE (Vertigo) ($3.99)
12/2018: Goddess Mode #1 -- 17,471
01/2019: Goddess Mode #2 -- 8,116 (- 53.5%)
02/2019: Goddess Mode #3 -- 6,231 (- 23.2%)
No issues have been solicited past issue #6...
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220 - ELECTRIC WARRIORS ($3.99)
11/2018: Electric Warriors #1 of 6 -- 16,152
12/2018: Electric Warriors #2 of 6 -- 8,398 (- 48.0%)
01/2019: Electric Warriors #3 of 6 -- 6,540 (- 22.1%)
02/2019: Electric Warriors #4 of 6 -- 5,732 (- 12.4%)
DC have cancelled the planned trade collection; so if you were planning on reading this, you may want to scour your LCS to see if they have any copies on the shelf (not likely—given these sales most stores were likely only ordering for subs and not shelf copies).
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222 - AMERICAN CARNAGE (Vertigo) ($3.99)
11/2018: American Carnage #1 -- 12,891 [13,436]
12/2018: American Carnage #2 -- 7,434 (- 44.7%)
01/2019: American Carnage #3 -- 6,539 (- 12.0%)
02/2019: American Carnage #4 -- 5,673 (- 13.2%)
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257 - SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (All-Ages) ($2.99)
02/2004: Scooby-Doo #81 -- 5,297
02/2009: Scooby-Doo #141 -- 3,861
02/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #42 -- 4,540
02/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #54 -- ?????
02/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #66 -- 4,867
02/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #78 -- 4,362
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02/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #90 -- 3,896 (- 2.6%)
03/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #91 -- 3,978 (+ 2.1%)
04/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #92 -- 4,115 (+ 3.4%)
05/2018: --
06/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #93 -- 4,238 (+ 3.0%)
07/2018: --
08/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #94 -- 4,424 (+ 4.4%)
09/2018: --
10/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #95 -- 4,402 (- 0.5%)
11/2018: --
12/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #96 -- 4,214 (- 4.3%)
01/2019: --
02/2019: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #97 -- 4,112 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: - 7.1%
1 year : + 5.5%
2 years : - 5.7%
5 years : - 9.4%
10 years: + 6.5%
15 years: - 22.4%
The lowest-selling new issue from DC in February.
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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
02/2004: 26,900
02/2009: 23,080
02/2014: 27,070
02/2015: 24,537 **
02/2016: 24,611 **
02/2017: 32,473 **
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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%)
12/2018: 36,514 (+ 25.3%)
01/2019: 27,526 (- 24.6%)
02/2019: 29,807 (+ 8.3%)
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6 months: + 0.5%
1 year : + 15.5%
2 years : - 8.2%
5 years : + 10.1%
10 years: + 29.1%
15 years: + 10.8%
DC UNIVERSE
02/2004: 30,632
02/2009: 30,224
02/2014: 33,327
02/2015: 32,403
02/2016: 31,503
02/2017: 40,430
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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%)
12/2018: 44,269 (+ 25.4%)
01/2019: 32,835 (- 25.8%)
02/2019: 34,801 (+ 6.0%)
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6 months: + 2.8%
1 year : + 9.8%
2 years : - 13.9%
5 years : + 4.4%
10 years: + 15.1%
15 years: + 13.6%
WILDSTORM
02/2004: 21,164
02/2009: 8,019
02/2017: 54,442
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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: --
12/2018: --
01/2019: 12,360 (+ 29.1%)
02/2019: 12,312 (- 0.4%)
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6 months: + 23.2%
1 year : + 54.5%
2 years : - 77.4%
10 years: + 53.5%
15 years: - 41.8%
VERTIGO & JINXWORLD
02/2004: 14,808
02/2009: 11,353
02/2014: 13,215
02/2015: 8,612 **
02/2016: 6,274 **
02/2017: 8,434 **
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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%)
12/2018: 11,983 (- 7.9%)
01/2019: 10,822 (- 9.7%)
02/2019: 10,732 (- 0.8%)
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6 months: - 53.5%
1 year : - 25.1%
2 years : + 27.2%
5 years : - 18.8%
10 years: - 5.5%
15 years: - 27.5%
Vertigo average (8 comics): 11,288; Jinxworld average (1 comic): 6,290.
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DC COMICS - TOTAL SALES
02/2004: 1,640,916
02/2009: 1,592,545
02/2014: 1,978,404
02/2015: 2,110,183
02/2016: 1,895,009 **
02/2017: 2,662,746 **
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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%)
12/2018: 1,898,752 (- 2.8%)
01/2019: 2,367,265 (+ 24.7%)
02/2019: 1,758,617 (- 25.7%)
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6 months: - 17.7%
1 year : - 29.5%
2 years : - 34.0%
5 years : - 11.1%
10 years: + 10.4%
15 years: + 7.2%
Sales Indices
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The Sales Index number is the ratio of that comic’s sales to the average sales of all comics in that category.
DCU: Average: 34,801. Median: 26,515. No.: 47. Total: 1,635,644.
2.9 - Batman Who Laughs
2.7 - Batman (64)
2.6 - Batman (65)
2.3 - heroes in Crisis
1.9 - Flash (64)
1.8 - Detective Comics (999)
1.7 - Detective Comics (998)
1.7 - Flash (65)
1.6 - Justice League (17)
1.6 - Justice League (18)
1.5 - Superman
1.4 - The Green Lantern
1.3 - Wonder Woman (65)
1.3 - Wonder Woman (64)
1.3 - Action Comics
1.1 - Shazam!
1.1 - Young Justice
1.0 - Harley Quinn
1.0 - Justice League Dark
0.9 - Catwoman
0.9 - Batgirl
0.8 - Wonder Twins
0.8 - Nightwing
0.8 - Female Furies
0.8 - Aquaman
0.8 - Justice League Odyssey
0.7 - Teen Titans
0.7 - Titans
0.6 - Martian Manhunter
0.6 - Supergirl
0.6 - Man and Superman 100-Page Super Spectacular
0.6 - Deathstroke
0.6 - Adventures of the Super Sons
0.6 - Red Hood Outlaw
0.5 - Hawkman
0.5 - Green Arrow
0.5 - Batman Beyond
0.5 - The Terrifics
0.5 - Naomi
0.4 - Old Lady Harley
0.4 - Freedom Fighters
0.3 - Suicide Squad Black Files
0.3 - Sideways
0.3 - Damage
0.2 - The Silencer
0.2 - The Curse of Brimstone
0.2 - Electric Warriors
Vertigo & Jinxworld: Average: 10,732. Median: 11,566. No.: 9. Total: 96,590.
1.6 - High Level
1.5 - The Dreaming
1.3 - The Books of Magic
1.2 - Lucifer
1.1 - House of Whispers
0.6 - Hex Wives
0.6 - United States vs. Murder Inc
0.6 - Goddess Mode
0.5 - American Carnage
WildStorm: Average: 12,312. Median: 12,312. No.: 1. Total: 12,312
1.0 - The Wild Storm
Digital First & Other: Average: 7,036. Median: 7,036. No.: 2. Total: 14,071.
1.4 - Scooby Apocalypse
0.6 - Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
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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 Association for Food Protection; 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 March 26, 2019 on Yet Another Comics Blog.
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